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Visit to Nevill Holt Festival URGENT FRIDAY 12TH JUNE 2026 (afternoon – times tba) We are delighted to have been offered an opportunity during this year’s Festival to have a private guided tour of David Ross’ art collection in Nevill Holt Hall together with a talk by this year’s Festival featured artist, Harland Miller all for £25/head. David Ross has built a unique collection of artwork by 20th Century artists, which isn’t often available for public view. The Hall itself dates back to the 13th Century, with many famous owners from the Kirby and Nevill families to the Cunards, all championing the arts. Harland Miller is a leading international artist and an exhibition of his work, including The Great Elephant Migration will be displayed in the grounds this year. He is also a writer, whose work is infused with irreverent northern English humour and his lifelong love of language. His work synthesises references from both high and low culture, spanning literature, music, self-help manuals and medieval iconography. After the tour and talk, you will have an opportunity to explore the spectacular grounds and beautiful gardens designed by Chelsea award winner Rupert Golby together with sculptures by Antony Gormley, Rachel Whiteread and Eduardo Paolozzi and fantastic views over three counties! You may also wish to extend your visit by booking some of the other events that are on that day separately! Many of you will know that the Nevill Holt Festival embraces arts and culture and includes a lineup of opera, concerts, conversations, performances, film screenings, art exhibitions and more. This year the festival runs from the 29 May - 21 June and you can find what’s on by following the link below. https://nevillholtfestival.com/whats-on/ We understand that time is short, but Nevill Holt have only just been able to confirm their arrangements with us. Timings will be confirmed, once we know numbers. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT NO LATER THAN TUESDAY 28TH MAY – djstones@aol.com Della Stones Visits Organiser Visit to Norwich – The Sainsbury Centre and Norwich Castle Teapot Collection TUESDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2026 We are planning a trip to Norwich on Tuesday 6th October 2026. Leaving Uppingham by coach at approximately 7.45am we will travel to the outskirts of Norwich to visit: The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts which is sited on the campus of the University of East Anglia. The Sainsbury Centre is a fantastic place to visit and we will have a guided tour of the Centre together with an opportunity to immerse ourselves in living art and explore a special exhibition in their mezzanine gallery – Joy Like Time. The campus also has a Sculpture Park with works by notable artists such as Henry Moore, Elisabeth Frink, Lynn Chadwick, Liliane Lijn and Antony Gormley. Sainsbury Centre, Main Hall Following our tour, we will have a sandwich lunch in their highly rated Modern Life Café. We will then move on to Norwich Castle situated in the heart of the city for a guided tour of their collection of almost 3,000 teapots! This is the largest collection of ceramic teapots in the world, displayed in the Twining Teapot Gallery. The majority of teapots were acquired from Colonel Edward Bulwer and his wife and Philip and Patricia Miller. This will also tie in with our June lecture on tea and teapots by Christopher Garibaldi. The Castle also houses many other artefacts together with Cotman paintings and there may be an opportunity to explore these in your own time. We aim to leave Norwich 4-4.30pm to return to Uppingham. Ruth Barrett-Danes porcelain craft teapot with five sculpted lizard forms clambering over a central form, moulded mesh patterns used to depict scales, highlights in blue glaze. Norwich Castle The cost of the day including coach travel, driver tip, lunch, entry and guides to both venues will depend on numbers, but is likely to be in the region of £75-£92. Note: Art Fund members get free admission to Norwich Castle but pay for the tour). Please note that this trip can only proceed if we have at least 20 participants. If you would be interested in this trip, please contact our Visits Organiser: Della Stones at djstones@aol.com
Visits Visit to Nevill Holt Festival -URGENT- FRIDAY 12TH JUNE 2026 (afternoon – times tba) We are delighted to have been offered an opportunity during this year’s Festival to have a private guided tour of David Ross’ art collection in Nevill Holt Hall together with a talk by this year’s Festival featured artist, Harland Miller all for £25/head. David Ross has built a unique collection of artwork by 20th Century artists, which isn’t often available for public view. The Hall itself dates back to the 13th Century, with many famous owners from the Kirby and Nevill families to the Cunards, all championing the arts. Harland Miller is a leading international artist and an exhibition of his work, including The Great Elephant Migration will be displayed in the grounds this year. He is also a writer, whose work is infused with irreverent northern English humour and his lifelong love of language. His work synthesises references from both high and low culture, spanning literature, music, self-help manuals and medieval iconography. After the tour and talk, you will have an opportunity to explore the spectacular grounds and beautiful gardens designed by Chelsea award winner Rupert Golby together with sculptures by Antony Gormley, Rachel Whiteread and Eduardo Paolozzi and fantastic views over three counties! You may also wish to extend your visit by booking some of the other events that are on that day separately! Many of you will know that the Nevill Holt Festival embraces arts and culture and includes a lineup of opera, concerts, conversations, performances, film screenings, art exhibitions and more. This year the festival runs from the 29 May - 21 June and you can find what’s on by following the link below. https://nevillholtfestival.com/whats-on/ We understand that time is short, but Nevill Holt have only just been able to confirm their arrangements with us. Timings will be confirmed, once we know numbers. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT NO LATER THAN TUESDAY 28TH MAY – djstones@aol.com Della Stones Visits Organiser Visit to Norwich – The Sainsbury Centre and Norwich Castle Teapot Collection TUESDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2026 We are planning a trip to Norwich on Tuesday 6th October 2026. Leaving Uppingham by coach at approximately 7.45am we will travel to the outskirts of Norwich to visit: The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts which is sited on the campus of the University of East Anglia. The Sainsbury Centre is a fantastic place to visit and we will have a guided tour of the Centre together with an opportunity to immerse ourselves in living art and explore a special exhibition in their mezzanine gallery – Joy Like Time. The campus also has a Sculpture Park with works by notable artists such as Henry Moore, Elisabeth Frink, Lynn Chadwick, Liliane Lijn and Antony Gormley. Sainsbury Centre, Main Hall Following our tour, we will have a sandwich
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