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Upcoming Events

Date/Time	Event
12/05/2021	AGM & Lecture ~ The Roaring Twenties
09/06/2021	Lecture ~ Peggy Guggenheim
04/07/2021	Summer Gathering at Dutton Hall, Ribchester / Sun 4 July 2021
16/05/2022 - 20/05/2022	Suffolk Tour – Advance Notice 16-20 May 2022

News Items

Summer Gathering at Dutton Hall, Ribchester / Sun 4 July 2021

Summer Gathering of Arts Society Ribble & Craven to be held in the gardens of Dutton Hall, Ribchester

Zoom Cheese-tasting Evening / WED 14 APRIL 2021 at 7pm

Following our very successful wine-tasting last month, we have arranged an evening of cheese tasting with Courtyard Dairy of Settle.

Tour of the Historic Houses & Heritage of Suffolk – ADVANCE NOTICE 16 – 20 May 2022

The Suffolk Tour originally scheduled for May 2020 but cancelled because of the pandemic. Is being revived and will now take place between 16 May and 20 May 2022.

An evening of wine tasting / Fri 19 February 2021 at 7pm

To complement February’s lecture on The History of Wine. David Wright hosted a wine tasting evening for those members who signed up for it. David explored with us the wines of Portugal through the three recommended for this wine tasting.

Fireside Chat with Catherine Penny and Thomas Woodcock / 27 Jan 2021

Members were shown two striking photographs of each of them in their ceremonial dress. Thomas wears a magnificent tabard and Catherine has a dark green velvet suit and hat, and of course, the Lancashire Rose.

Virtual Tour: Wilde about Oscar

Your committee has planned another bonus event: Join Simon Whitehouse, an award-winning London Blue Badge tourist guide (and Oscar devotee), who will take us on a ‘virtual stroll’ of “Oscar Wilde’s London” and the haunts that featured so prominently in his...

MULLED WINE & ARTS QUIZ / 16 DEC 7pm

A Christmas Arts-orientated quiz, with Betty Stringer. Join us armed with a glass of mulled wine to mark the festive season. Details and zoom link will be sent as usual by email.

Bonus Lecture 15th July 2020 “Great Railway Stations – evoking the spirit of romance and adventure”

Your committee has decided to provide a “bonus” lecture for our members this July. It will be delivered by Zoom, in the same way as the lecture on 10 June , and will be at 10.30am on Wednesday 15 July 2020.

Our First Webinar “Gardens of Earthly Delight” by Stella Lyons

Many members managed to attend the Zoom meeting and gave great feedback on both the use of technology and the lecture content.

Trip to Manchester Ship Canal 7th May 2020

A Trip is being organised by Maureen King with an overnight option at the Copthorne Tara Hotel.
If you would like to enquire please get in touch via the ‘contact us’ form on the website, or call Maureen: 01200 426794

50th Anniversary Exhibition of Arts and Skills

To celebrate The Arts Society’s 50th Anniversary, The Art Society Ribble & Craven held an ‘Arts and Skills Day’ on 7 July at Dutton Hall, Ribchester – home of President Andrew Penny and his wife Catherine.

Marsh Awards 2016

RCDFAS Heritage volunteers Michael and Nonie Brasier-Creagh receive National Marsh Award

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