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GOING ABROAD? Members would be warmly welcomed at lectures given by Societies in Europe and New Zealand or given by our sister organisation, ADFAS in Australia. Find Societies near your holiday destination at www.nadfas.org.uk (or www.adfas.org.au/societies.html for Australian Societies).Kington Langley lets children make their mark Kington Langley DFAS was the main sponsor of a striking piece of mosaic art that has been hung in the foyer at Langley Fitzurse Primary School. The artwork was designed by two children from each Key Stage Two year group (seven to 11 years old), who constitute the worship council for this primary school. The design depicts the school’s core values of Family, Faith, Friendship, Respect and Refl ection (shown above). Every child was able to contribute to the mosaic, created with the help of David Bowers. It was an event that provided a lot of fun, not only for the pupils but also for many of the staff, parents – and indeed the Chairman of KLDFAS, who placed his own mosaic tile onto the art piece.Bolton members travel through time to the French RivieraIn February, 60 members of Bolton DFAS attended a Special Interest Day entitled ‘Riviera Paradise’ held in the Studio of the Bolton Octagon Theatre. Art historian Mary Alexander created a virtual journey, which took her audience on the ‘train bleu’ to the Cote d’Azur. In the course of three fascinating talks, she showed the ‘time travellers’ how the Riviera developed in the fi rst four decades of the 20th century, from winter resort to a year-round playground for the rich and famous, under the infl uence of artists, writers, fi lm directors, couturiers, and musicians, such as Cole Porter, Coco Chanel and Picasso, all drawn to the azure light of the region.Bolton DFAS has recently celebrated its 40th anniversary.Above: Mary AlexanderA group of 25 from Wilmslow DFAS has enjoyed a visit to Brantwood, the home of John Ruskin for the last 28 years of his life. The house and grounds set on Lake Coniston are complete with many of his personal treasures, drawings and artefacts. The visit followed on from a great lecture the week before, looking at the works and life of the eminent Victorian, who was one of the age’s most important thinkers and painters.From Brantwood, the members went onto Blackwell on Lake Windermere, home of Sir Edward Holt, the Manchester brewing magnate, which was built by the Arts & Crafts architect MH Baillie Scott. Above: Members on the tourWilmslow views Ruskin houseMany stories about Society activities are still being sent without accompanying photos. We urge readers to always send in pictures. They make for a nicer looking magazine and give your story a better chance of being featured. For details of picture specifi cations, refer to the information at the bottom of this page.We welcome all entries from members and would like to receive more updates about Societies and their volunteering activites. We apologise to those that have sent in stories that do not appear on these pages; for the best chance photographic quality is key. Photos should be emailed as jpeg or tiff fi les at print-quality high resolution (300dpi /1MB or more), as attachments, not embedded.copy dates for NADFAS Review 2016/7Autumn 2016: 27/06/16Winter 2016: 05/09/16Spring 2017: 03/01/17Summer 2017: 20/03/17If you are sending in news items for NADFAS Review and you are able to email them, please send them to: nadfasreview@nadfas.org.uk.Photographs sent separately should be clearly labelled. Also, please avoid sending photos embedded in text documents as we are unable to use these. If text was previously emailed, please send a copy for reference. We still welcome stories from Societies and members who do not have access to email.SOCIETIES NEWSwww.nadfas.org.uk NADFAS REVIEW / SUMMER 2016 65