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YOUR SOCIETY NEEDS YOU!

From July we will need some new Committee Members: a Secretary, an Events Team (2 people) and a Chair.  Job-sharing has worked well and is encouraged.  If you let us know soon, you could start with some shadowing, so you're all set to take over the role in July.  The Membership Sec role has been filled.

If you are interested in ensuring our Society can continue, please contact our Vice Chair & Treasurer Kevin Barnett at tandktas@icloud.com to discuss further.

Please remember, we are also interested in Really Useful Members who cannot commit to a committee role but can offer specific help – see below.

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Welcome to the Arts Society Chester!  We host monthly lectures on a wide range of topics relating to the Arts, normally meeting on the third Tuesday of the month from September to June. Our talks commence at 11am and are repeated at 1.30pm, with tea and coffee served before each lecture.  All our lectures are given by speakers who are nationally-acclaimed experts in their subject.  We welcome guests and new members to join us. 

We also arrange Days of Special Interest, focussing in depth on a particular topic, and Visits to places of interest.  In addition, we provide funding for local community arts projects through our monthly raffle, held at the lectures.  See the News section for information on our current projects.

Guest Taster Sessions  We welcome guests to an initial lecture free of charge.  If you wish to attend, please contact the membership secretary on  membership.chester@theartssociety.org to arrange it.

Become a member  See the attachment section for the membership form, which you may complete and return as indicated on the form.  The Word version is intended for email: you will need to save it to your computer, type in the information, then email it to the address given.  The PDF version is for those who wish to complete it by hand: print it off, fill it in, and hand it in at your first meeting.

In addition to the talks, membership gives you access to national Arts Society events and resources, and the quarterly magazine, which reviews arts and events nationwide.

Want to help? The success of our Society is due to members supporting the committee by helping at lectures and by joining the committee to help plan and deliver our lectures and events.  Please speak to a committee member if you would be interested in joining the committee.

We are also interested in identifying 'Really Useful Members', who can offer specific expertise or ad hoc help, even if you do not wish to join the committee or offer a regular commitment.

Meetings are held at:
Cheshire View,
Plough Lane,
Christleton,
Chester,
CH3 7PT

FUTURE EVENTS:

For our planned Programme of Lectures, please see Event details below.  For more information about these events click on the title or 'Find out more' button to see the information.