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Jottings - YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD
Wey Ceramics Society is returning to the Harvey Road Gallery, Harvey Road, Guildford GU1 3RX, from Monday 13th April until Saturday 25th April for their Spring Exhibition, ‘Firing on all Cylinders’. For full directions see their website www.harveygallery.co.uk or tel: 01483 518539.The Gallery is open from 10am-4pm Monday to Friday and from 10am-12 noon on Saturday. The Wey Ceramics Society has a membership of around 30 ceramicists with many of these exhibiting regularly. New members are always made welcome and the society is open to professionals, enthusiastic amateurs and anyone with an interest in ceramics. The Society’s activities include: regular visits and demonstrations from leading potters (usually a full day three or four times per year). Examples of events include a pit firing or smoke firing. Group attendance at major ceramic events. Twice yearly exhibitions of members work. Examples of the Society’s work and demonstrations can be found on their web site www.weyceramics.co.uk.
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Waverley Dowsers next meeting, their AGM, is on 14th April, at 7pm for 7.30pm and is at the Unitarian Hall in Godalming. They draw their membership from roughly a 15 mile radius. You will be most welcome at the AGM and following that are invited to join in with some of the fun aspects of this intriguing science. Their website, www.waverleydowsers.co.uk gives a good over view of the subject. They have research locations during the year and last year they did work at Waverley Abbey and a park in Farnborough. Whilst Dowsing is an ancient
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well-tried custom it does have modern day applications in checking foods, finding lost things, in gardening and dealing with little-appreciated things such as geopathic stress in houses. Previous speakers have dealt with the energy lines which run through England, the chakra system, crystal communication, horse ailments and the work of TC Lethbridge. In May they are arranging an event concerning trees and the energies surrounding them which can be dowsed. If you are interested do have a look at the website or call Michael Haxeltine, the current chairman of Waverley Dowsers, on 01252 541639. Tuesday 14th April is the date for the next Electric Theatre Jazz Café. The evening features Jo Fooks the tenor sax and flute player who is a former Young Scottish Musician of the Year. Jo was originally due to perform in Guildford in June 2013 but came down with Bells Palsy which left her unable to play for 14 months. Following her recent recovery, she is welcomed back with renowned guitarist Dominic Ashworth, Buster Birch on drums, and Marianne Windham on double bass. Starts at 7.30pm, tickets £12 from Electric Theatre box office on 01483 444789. The Electric Theatre is in Onslow Street, Guildford GU1 4SZ. The Onslow Village Residents’ Association’s next event on Tuesday 14th April will be a talk on Guildford Castle. Chris Shaw, a chartered civil and structural engineer, will be describing the restoration of an ancient stone wall, a Grade 2 star listed structure and part of The Royal Castle and Palace at Guildford, itself a scheduled ancient monument.
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SPRING COLOUR at
WATTS GALLERY Artists’ Village • Galleries • Chapel • Tea Shop • Artists’ Home & Studio
LIBERATING FASHION EXHIBITION Spring colours in the grounds • Make! Easter crafts Free family trails • Easter cakes in the Tea Shop Companions in Art watercolour exhibition
Kids go FREE
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