The Arts Society Bowdon

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NEXT LECTURE

Our next lecture is CHRISTMAS BACKSTAGE AT COVENT GARDEN, a week earlier than usual on Monday 8th December.

Our speaker is Sarah Lenton who has spent her working life in the theatre; her principal employers are the Royal Ballet and Opera, English National Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Garsington Opera.

Every year the Royal Ballet and Opera puts on a season of Christmas shows, this talk takes you into the wings, down the traps and under the stage including as the legendary Christmas Tree of Nutcracker is moved onto its lift.

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SPRING LUNCH - 2026

Tickets will be available from Monday 8th December for our spring lunch in 2026 which will be held on Thursday 19th March at Ringway Golf Club.

Tickets are £39.50 for 2 course meal including coffee or tea.

Our speaker will be Peter Murray from Pulse of Perfumery a bespoke perfumery in Knutsford who take us through the passion that led him to open a fragrance boutique for anyone looking for their signature scent.

More details can be found in our events by following this link: https://theartssociety.org/events/spring-2026-guest-lunch

WE NEED YOUR HELP

We currently have 2 vacant positions for volunteers to help us run the society. We are looking for:

A Secretary to take the minutes at our monthly committee meetings and

An Events organiser to arrange events and visits for our members to enjoy

If you'd like to join the committee team please let us know by emailing us at: bowdon@theartssociety.org or letting someone know at a lecture meeting.

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A Bit About Us

The Arts Society Bowdon was established in 1982. It is a friendly and welcoming society affiliated to The Arts Society, a leading arts education charity with a global network of local Societies which brings people together through a shared curiosity for the arts.

We meet at the beautiful Edwardian Bowdon Rooms. We offer illustrated talks given by lecturers of national and international standing on subjects related to a wide spectrum of the arts. We host one or two Guest Events each year which usually take the form of a special Society lunch and lecture and these have proved popular with the members and their guests. When circumstances allow, we offer two one-day visits each year to places of interest to members and there are also opportunities to join visits arranged by the Arts Society and neighbour Societies in the North West.

Our volunteers undertake various projects in the local community such as restoration work at the library at Tabley House. We also sponsor educational work in local schools and colleges and this year our Young Arts Group is taking part in the art bytes programme. We have recently created popular Heritage Trails of Bowdon the most recent being about 3 female Altrincham artists. Details can be found on our News page.

The North West Area Arts Society covers all the societies in our area, details of events across the North West can be found on their web page. Click here for details.

To Join Us

The Annual membership fee for 2025/6 is £70 per person. The New Member/Renewal form can be downloaded using the link in the attachments box and either brought to a meeting or posted/emailed to the Membership secretary using the details below.

We are always looking for volunteers to help run our society. If you are interested in helping run our society, please contact us using the details below. You can also complete a nomination form in the Attachments box.

We look forward to welcoming you to Bowdon Arts Society.

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