Hi Everyone

A few updates for you!!

Christmas Fair Update from 16 November

Just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who helped and everyone who supported the Christmas Art & Craft Fair on 16 November – it was another successful Fair for us and we raised over £400 on the day. I know the Fair is greatly appreciated by the community and we get lots of visitors each time. Thank you to our terrific stallholders for the terrific display of great art and craft items you put on.

Christmas Social Night – 9 December & Fragmented Picture Segments

Thanks to everyone who has told me that they are coming to the social night next Monday 7pm to 9pm, it would be great to see as many of you there as possible. We have a 1970s buffet and a few games/quizzes on the night – come along and join in!!

Christmas Jumpers are entirely optional 🙂 but I will have mine on!!

Carol West will be handing out the fragmented picture segments on 9 Dec so we can all get painting our segments for submission at the 10 Feb 25 AGM Meeting

Membership for 2025 – Deadline by 20 Dec 2024

Our membership runs from Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 – we have a full programme organised for 2025, lots of different artists and artistic techniques included, plus our Exhibition, Art & Craft Fairs and 3 Workshops next year – so lots of reasons to join!!

Our Programme booklet is in production at the mo, so have I have provided a draft Programme for your information ahead of 2025 for you as an attachment.

The fees are £40 for the year and are payable by cash (you can bring this to Ricki at the 9 Dec Christmas Social Night) or better still by BACS transfer – don’t forget to put your name on the BACS Transfer info so Ricki knows who has paid please!! You can pay by cheque if you cannot get to the social or have access to bank transfer – you can make cheques out to ‘Hinckley & District Society of Art’ and post to Sara Wykes, 153 Ashby Road, Hinckley, LEICS, LE10 1SH

Please note – we are not taking payment via credit card for membership as we get charged fees on each transaction.

I have put the membership form in this email for you. If your contact details are the same as for 2024 – you don’t need to fill out another form to join for 2025 just send or bring payment through.

AGM Art Materials Auction – 10 Feb 25

We are still collecting art materials/books etc for the art auction at the Feb 25 AGM meeting, so if you have anything which would be suitable please bring it along to 9 Dec meeting.

Mikk Murray – Monday 13 Jan 2025

Mikk is inspired by ancient woodland and our connection to nature – come and join us for our first acrylic demonstration for 2025.

So lots going on as usual – I hope to see you all on Monday 9 December, but if you cannot make it, have a lovely Christmas all!!

Best Wishes

Sara Wykes
HDSA Secretary
07522 861125