On Thursday 26th May just under 40 members set off at 8.00am for our annual Summer Gallery Trip, this year to Bath. After a brief stop en route we arrived at the Holburne Gallery in time for coffee. This Grade 1 listed building is situated in attractive grounds a ten minute walk from the city …
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An almost full coach of SAS members and friends set off on Friday 13th March for our annual Gallery Weekend. This was to see us based at the very comfortable Queens Hotel, situated in Leeds city centre. Packing in as much as possible, our first destination on the journey north was the impressive Hepworth Gallery …
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A full coach load of 50 members and friends on Saturday 4th July enjoyed a great day out in Liverpool. The Waterfront with its iconic buildings was glinting and gleaming in the sunshine to greet our arrival. It was buzzing with life as the city prepared for the culmination of its celebration of some 175 …
Members and friends set off from Shrewsbury at 8am on a very sunny Saturday 18th April for the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. After a pick-up at Wellington, we were soon heading south. News the night before that a massive fire had ripped through the Randoph Hotel opposite the Ashmolean’s main entrance, was on the minds …
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On a damp Friday 13th morning 46 Shropshire Art Society members and friends set off for Edinburgh with its splendid galleries and many other cultural delights. A lunch break at Carlisle allowed us to visit Tullie House Museum and Gallery, where we had the opportunity to view the challenging work of Anselm Kiefer. Then by …
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