Poldrate Arts and Craft Centre
Newsletter
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March 2013
FROM THE CHAIR
I hope that you have all enjoyed this term at PACC.
Our exhibition will be held just after Easter (dates below). As always we hope to see as
much work as possible on show as this is the best form of publicity we can get! We will
need help both with hanging the exhibition and with stewarding. This year we are going
to accept unframed work, these should be protected with plastic,
We still need more members to come on to the committee , the more people there are
on the committee the more the work of running the club can be spread out and with
more people hopefully we can develop new ideas.
Thank you to the majority of members who enrolled in plenty of time for this term and
who sent their form and cheque to the administrator. We will be using the same process
for enrolments for the summer term, you should get an enrolment form with this
newsletter and this should be sent, along with your payment, to the administrator by
Thursday 28th March. This allows us to know what classes still have places available, we
are already getting queries from people wishing to enrol and need to be able to let them
know if they can join a class.
Mary
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Summer Term:
Monday 15th April – Friday 24th May
Exhibition:
Handing in:
Preview:
Open
Pick-up:
Monday 1st April 6 – 8 pm
Friday 5th April 7 – 9 pm
Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th April 1 – 5 pm
Sunday 7th April 4.30 – 5pm
EXHIBITION
What to do: Have your work (maximum 2 items per person per class, £1 per item) ready
to be displayed (framed work should have D rings and string attached and unframed
work should be protected by plastic), label each piece on the back with your name and
the title of the piece and by fill in an exhibition card (available from your tutor or from
the envelope on the notice board) for each piece.
You’re invited and encouraged to come along to the preview on Friday evening and to
bring family and friends. This year we are not charging for the tickets but there will be a
donation box. Prize winners will not be notified in advance.
JOE MURRAY 1929 – 2013
Joe hasn’t been seen about the Mill and Granary in recent years but many members will
remember him and many will be familiar with the slender, upright figure who cycled his
way around Haddington.
In the early 1990’s Visual Arts Workshop, as we were then known, had a financial crisis
but was fortunate to have a member with banking experience who was able to put
matters back in order but only on condition that a new treasurer was promptly found and
that was when Joe stepped into the breach and took over as treasurer. There was little
money in the pot when he did but he left PACC, (as we had become), in much better
financial health when he retired as treasurer in 2006. For some 13 years the club
benefitted from the stability provided by his continuance as treasurer and PACC is in his
debt though he wouldn’t have seen it that way.
Shortly after taking over as Chairman in 2005 I met a Haddingtonian who told me how Mr
Murray had been “so kind” and as her maths teacher had put off extra time and
explained fractions to her; something she had struggled with. It was clear that I gained
kudos simply from knowing “Mr Murray”!
Few maths teachers are remembered fondly but this wasn’t the only occasion when I
learned that Joe was held in considerable affection by many of his former pupils.
Dependable, a man of great probity, with a dry sense of humour that showed in the
constructions of “found” objects that he produced from time to time and that
demonstrated his interest in creative crafts. I am glad to have known him.
Cynthia Hay
And from Rita Wilson,
“Flourishing, thank God.”
Joe was treasurer when I was on the committee in the mid ‘90’s and when I was
chairman; he was a pleasure to work with. He was always helpful and cheerful and when
one asked him how he was he always replied, “Flourishing, thank God.” It was the same
when I met him from time to time about the town: I shall miss that.
SUMMER WORKSHOPS
We are putting together a variety of workshops this year.
Workshops already booked to run are as follows:
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Sheena Philips
Michael Mulready
Anne Barbour
Jemma Derbyshire
Sheena Philips
(painting)
(painting)
(soft furnishings)
(painting)
(painting)
2nd July
6th & 7th July
27th July
5th – 9th August
17th & 18th August
Proposed workshops are:
 Cartooning
 Hat Making
 Painting Techniques on furniture
For further details about all workshops please go to the workshop page on
www.pacc.org.uk
The Mill Fayre at Poldrate, Haddington, EH41 4DA
Diary Date: Sunday November 3rd 2013 is our next Mill Fayre
All floors of the Poldrate Granary of the Poldrate Arts and Crafts centre and the ground
floor of Poldrate Mill in Haddington East Lothian will be open to the public to view and
purchase a wide variety of top quality arts and crafts in these beautiful Lamp of Lothian
buildings and find just the right affordable, original present for those special people in
your life.
In our second floor tearoom enjoy the live music at the same time as enjoying teas,
coffees and delicious cakes (including gluten free).
There is wheelchair access to all floors. Talk to the artists displaying and enquire and pick
up information leaflets about the arts and craft classes that are held in the building
throughout the year.
We look forward to welcoming everybody on the 3rd November.
Have a look at last year’s pictures of The Mill Fayre on www.pacc.org.uk
If you would like to help us on the day please contact: info@pacc.org.uk
FEES FOR THE SUMMER TERM 2013
The weekly cost of a standard class is just over £4.80. As you will be aware class, PACC is
a registered charity and we do not make profits. Fees cover tutor costs and overheads
such as insurance, heating, lighting and so on. Please encourage friends to come along
and try a class? Our classes are really good value for money; we have dedicated tutors,
we keep class sizes small and we occupy a wonderful building.
Cost Type of class
Band
A
B
C
Standard Class
Any Class using
kiln
Woodcarving
(Wed)
Fee for 1st
class each
term
£29
£37
Additional class
each term
Concession*
first class
Concession*
additional class
£20
£29
£15
£25
£12
£20
£43
n/a - must be
taken as 1st class
£22
n/a - must be
taken as 1st
class
D
Self-help
£15
£12
£15
£12
If more than one class is being booked the more expensive class will always be taken as
the first class.
*job-seekers or ESA recipients only; photocopied proof of status required with enrolment
form
We regret that PACC is not able to offer concessions to those who are 60 and over. We
are a self-funding organisation and it is only thanks to the goodwill of the Lamp of Lothian
Trustees who do not charge us rent for the building, that we are able to keep fees as
reasonable as they are.
Why you need to pay before the start of term
We need to know before term starts if a class has enough PAID UP students to run.
Please note - your tutor is unable to ‘reserve’ a place for you as he/she does not process
the enrolments. You need to have paid your fees by 28th March 2013 in order to have a
place in a class for the summer term. Please help us reduce our administration by paying
promptly. To ensure your place please send a cheque (payable to ‘PACC’) with your
completed enrolment to to:
PACC Registration
Upper Flat, Sunset View
Sea Wynd
Aberlady
EH32 0SD
CLASSES (Watch the website for updates.)
Timetable – Spring 2013
Day
Location
Mon
Tues
Granary Ground
Granary 1
Granary 3
Mill Ground
Mill 1
Granary Ground
Granary 1
Granary 3
Mill Ground
Mill 1
Wed
Mill Ground
Spinning/Weaving
Self help
Woodcarving
12 - 3
Acrylic Painting
Exploring
Drawing
&Painting
Pottery
Pottery
Self Help
Woodcarving
Self-help 12 – 7
Creative Embroidery Stained Glass
Self help
Granary 1
Oil Painting
Self Help
Mill Ground
Mill 1
Fri
Granary Ground
Granary 1
Granary 3
Mill Ground
Mill 1
Evening
7–9
Stained Glass Stained Glass
Camera Club
Mill 1
Granary Ground
Granary 3
Afternoon
2-4
Acrylic Painting
Granary Ground
Granary 1
Granary 3
Thurs
Morning
10 - 12
Basketwork
Kiln Glass &
Lampwork
Upholstery
10 – 12
Upholstery
1-3
Embroidery
Starts 10am
Watercolour
Embroidery
Ends 4pm
BAND
Acrylic Painting
DAY
TIME
TUTOR
CONTACT
A
Monday
10 -12
Pat Turquand
01620 810455
A
Wed
10 -12
Pat Turquand
01620 810455
A
Monday
10 – 12
Liz Balfour
07854324882
Self help
D
Thursday 2 – 4
Rita Wison
01620 826666
Exploring Painting
A
Wed
Georgina Bown
07969 031015
Kiln Glass/
B
Thursday 7 – 9
Richard Gregory
07981985837
Lampwork
A
Thursday 7 – 9
Richard Gregory
07981985837
Monoprinting
A
Monday
Georgina Bown
07969 031015
A
Thursday 10 - 12
Colin Cruikshank 01620 822752
self-help
B
Wed
10-12
Lorna Chamberlin 01875 612071
Pottery
B
Wed
7-9
Lorna Chamberlin 01875 612071
Self-help
D
Tuesday
10 –12
Debbie Zawinski 01368 840283
Stained Glass
A
Tuesday
2–4
Fiona Crombie
07935928288
Stained Glass
A
Tuesday
7-9
Fiona Crombie
07935928288
Stained Glass
A
Thursday 7 – 9
Fiona Crombie
07935928288
Upholstery
A
Thursday 10 - 12
Sylvia Murray
01620 830683
Upholstery
A
Thursday 1 – 3
Sylvia Murray
01620 830683
Watercolour
A
Friday
10 –12
Sheena Philips
01620 822522
Woodcarving
C
Wed
12 – 3
Christopher Hall
01835 862064
D
Thursday 12 – 7
Joe Cardow
0131 660 2779
Basketwork
Creative Embroidery,
7–9
10 - 12
Oil Painting,
self-help
Pottery,
Spinning/Weaving,
Woodcarving,
self-help
POLDRATE ARTS AND CRAFTS CENTRE COMMITTEE
Chairperson:
Mary Frith
01620 824695
Secretary:
Rosemary Kaye
Treasurer:
Vacant
Class Co-ordinator:
Colin Cruikshank 01620 822752
Publicity:
Anne Frost
01875 870405
Committee Members: Annemarie Child, David Chalmers
Poldrate Granary,
The Elizabeth Hamilton Buildings
Haddington,
East Lothian, EH41 4DA
email: info@pacc.org.uk
Phone: 07563 719978 - please leave a message; your call will be returned ASAP
Visit our website at - www.pacc.org.uk
We ask members to restrict any phone calls to committee members to between 9am and
8pm Monday – Friday. Email communication is preferred.