PARABOLA ARTS CENTRE -

2010-2011 SEASON

The Parabola Arts Centre was completed in July 2009, full details of the second season will be available here shortly.

In September 2010 around 30 girls from The Cheltenham Ladies’ College will perform the premier of a brand-new and specially commissioned play by Sharman Macdonald. Lu Lah, Lu Lah will have five performances from 10-14 September.  We have reserved 100 tickets for Guild and Guild Hon members on Friday 10 September and will be holding a drinks reception at 6pm – to reserve a ticket please email events@cheltladiescollege.org. The play will be available for production by other theatres and schools in 2011; information on this can be obtained by contacting Joanna Bratten, at The Cheltenham Ladies’ College, on 01242 707307.

WORK PLACEMENTS - click here for further information on opportunities available to Guild members

DRAWING TOGETHER - CALLING ALL GUILD ARTISTS

A special exhibition, Drawing Together, is planned for the new gallery spaces in the Parabola Arts Centre.  It will open with a reception on the evening of Friday 26th November 2010, at which the guest speaker will lecture on an aspect of drawing.

The Art Department would like to invite members of Guild to submit their own drawings so that we can curate an entirely new exhibition of art created by a wide variety of artists and students, all of whom have attended CLC. We are very keen to involve Guild members who engage in any form of drawing. Drawings, for this purpose, are pieces of art or design primarily concerned with line and mark-making and usually made using dry materials. The purpose for which the drawing is made is not a limiting factor – an architectural design, a dress pattern and a scribbled diagram are all as welcome as a life-class drawing or a plan for a painting or sculpture. We invite Guild members, especially those currently or recently at art colleges, to exhibit.  We very much hope that other members will also take up the challenge and submit their work too. 

To register your interest and for further details please email the Guild Office or download an application form here. Further details to be posted here when available.  Closing date for entries: 27th August 2010.

 

GUILD WEEKEND - MAY 2010

Nearly 200 Guild and Honorary members returned to College on 14th and 15th May to attend The Leavers' Concerto Concert, the Guild Biennial Meeting, U A Fanthorpe - An Illustrated Conversation with Dr Rosie Bailey, Beale and Cambray Silver Jubilee Tea and a Pimms Party for Mrs Jenny Piper. Click here for a report and photos.

At the Guild Biennial Meeting, Katie Robyns (Etchells, 1981, Glenlee) was voted in as the new Chairman and Maggie Henderson-Tew (Tew, 1976, St Margaret's) was voted in as the new Vice Chairman, Maggie and Katie have switched roles - having previously been Chairman, Maggie is going to concentrate her efforts on International Guild.   To find out more about Katie and Maggie please click here.

 

ATLANTIC RISING

Atlantic Rising is a project circumnavigating the Atlantic along the 1.5meter contour which is predicted to be the new coastline Leaping into the Amazonof the ocean in 100 years.  Guild member Lynn Morris (Sidney Lodge/Beale, 1992-1998) set off in June 2009, the aim of the expedition is to establish a network of schools in English speaking communities around the Atlantic rim in places as far apart as Scotland, Ghana, Belize and Canada. To follow Lynn's trip and for for further information please click here for her latest report (July 2010) or go to the Atlantic Rising website.

 

SPOTLIGHT LUNCH - THURSDAY 22 APRIL 2010
A lunch for Guild members involved in CHARITABLE AND VOLUNTARY wGri Harrisonork was held at The Lansdowne Club, Berkeley Square, W1.  We were thrilled that Mrs Grisilda Harrison (Mullin, 1958-1965, St Austin's), who is the new National Chairman of NADFAS (The National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies), generously agreed to speak after the lunch.  A report of the lunch will follow here shortly.

 

DOROTHEA BEALE DEBATE

The 2009 annual debate featuring CLC vs Guild took place on Saturday 5 December and the motions were: 'This House would legalise assisted suicide' and 'This House would have more women in Parliament'

The Guild teams included two members who are also current parents, Dr Jamanda Haddock (1970-1976) and Dr Marcia Hall (1975-1981) as well as recent leavers Harriet Shone and Claire Brand (2001-2008).  The first debate was won by the College team of Clemmie Hobson (Dr Haddock's daughter) and Evie Paterson and they went on to win the overall trophy for College.  The second debate was won by the Guild team of Claire and Harriet.  Both debates were extremely provocative and inspired every age group from the LC1s upwards wanting to be involved.  Full report to follow shortly.

 

GUILD BROOCHES AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE BAGS

FOR SALE...

The Guild Office has some Silver and Enamel Brooches for sale at a cost of £55 (plus P&P) and some Performing Arts Centre Bags at a cost of £14.99 (plus P&P).   For further details please email guild@cheltladiescollege.org or telephone 01242 256581.

 

SPONSORSHIPS

Guild invites members of all ages to apply for a donation from the limited funds available to support challenging projects which should include a course of study, research, training or life-enhancing experience and there must be some form of service to the community or to the environment.  There are various criteria to be fulfilled, for further details please click here.   To read the latest sponsorship reports from 2004 leaver Catherine Wilson and 2002 leaver Lucy Simmonds on their medical electives in Kenya and Peru respectively click here.

LOST TOUCH? Guild Online can help... In 2007 we launched Guild Online.  For further details click here.

Exciting events for 2010 ...

Looking ahead for the year don't forget these dates for your diaries:

 

Friday 10 September

Lu Lah, Lu Lah - World Premiere

7pm in PAC (Guild drinks reception at 6pm)

To reserve a ticket email events@cheltladiescollege.org

Saturday 11 September

2010 Leavers' Lunch
12.30pm in GCR

Tuesday 22 September

Bellis Society Lunch
12.30pm in College

Saturday 9 October

Principal's Lecture Series:
Patsy Rodenburg
11.20am to 1.00pm in PH

Friday 25 November
Corporate Members' AGM
11.00am in Lower Hall

Drawing Together 2010 Exhibition opens  in PAC

Saturday 11 December

Beale Debate

9.00am in PH

For further details and a complete list of events please go to the Events page or click here.

Local events...

There are a number of local events planned in for next year which are being organised by the Area Representatives.  For further details click here.

Finally a message for all 2009 leavers!   Photos and reports of both the Leavers' lunch and the Leavers' Ball have now been published on the 2009 Leavers' Page. If you have any photographs which you took on your camera/phones, and would like to see included, please do email them to us and we will add them to the webpage. Also, don't forget to send us your stories and news for the 2009 Leavers' Page.  If any of you are at a loose end for a few weeks and would like some volunteer work experience (always good for the cv!), St Hilda's East is looking for help at their day centre in London.  Contact the Guild Office or St Hilda's East for further information.


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St. Hilda's East

Guild has close ties with this charitable organisation.  St. Hilda's aims to meet the diverse needs of the local community by providing good quality services that promote social inclusion and help and empower individuals.

An update from St. Hilda's East was given earlier this year in prayers by Director Rupert Williams, to read more click here.

Click here for the latest St Hilda's East Newsflash (No 8 Spring 2010)

 

Click here to find out more about the work undertaken at this London community centre.