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North Staffordshire Anniversary Lunch

North Staffordshire society members celebrated The Arts Society's 50^th Anniversary in style at a special lunch at the Upper House, Barlaston, on 6 February. Invited guests included the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, the Lord Mayor and Mayoress of Stoke-on-Trent and The Arts Society

Four West Midlands Area Societies to the rescue …

Volunteers from four Arts Societies in the West Midlands have helped save a priceless collection of ancient books and documents from ruin at a major cathedral in the region. Following the recent discovery of serious water leakage from the deteriorating roof of Lichfield Cathedral’s unique two-st

Shrewsbury CR group hand over Record

Just over two years after starting their project the Arts Society Shrewsbury Church Recorders handed over the Record of Church Furnishings to the Chairman of Trustees of the town’s Unitarian Church. The 145-page bound Record was presented by the team leader, Martin Locke, at a special ceremony o

Venue and Dates for WM Area Meetings

Starting in 2018 our biannual WM (basic and enhanced) committee meetings will take place at the Edgbaston Golf Club on the following dates:

Head, Hand and Heart sings Birmingam artists' and craftsmen's praises

Fifty members from The Arts Society West Midlands area attended the Head, Hand and Heart Special Interest day at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery on 17 October, the last in a series of SI days organised by outgoing ACE, Margaret Locke.

WM Area committee lunch at Barnt Green

Former WM Area Chairman, Stephanie Faroqui, who also chaired the 2017 AGM Steering Group, hosted a lunch on 7 August at Barnt Green for committee members and those who organised events for this year’s AGM, held in Birmingham in May. Stephanie took the opportunity formally to thank Carol Austin f

Children’s Trail helps visitors explore history of Shrewsbury’s Georgian church

The trail, the Arts Society Shrewsbury’s second, (the first was for the Roman Catholic Cathedral) was presented to St Chad’s by the Chairman of The Arts Society Shrewsbury during the morning service on 25^th July 2017 and was gratefully accepted, on behalf of the vicar and congregation,

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