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“It most certainly is,” smiles a kind looking bald
headed man with a check shirt and braces,
“please take a seat,” he says pulling out a chair
for her.
The lady with blonde hair and glasses looks
around. “You must be Jane, I remember you
phoning the other day, it’s good to see you – my
name’s Ivy. We all read about four pages of our
work and then give constructive comments
about your work.”
A bearded man sitting opposite adds, “I really
enjoy coming here; there’s great camaraderie
and such variety in writing, crime, true stories,
poetry, historic and all types of fiction.
Anything you’ve written is fine by us”.
“I write romantic fairytales,” says the wide - eyed
girl with dark curly hair. “Tell us, what’s your
story about”
Jane opens her orange folder, pulling out the
crisp white sheets of paper. “It’s something I feel
so deeply passionate about” she says quietly “It’s
been smouldering away for ages, I needed to
write it down, to get it out. Then the trickle of
words started to flood out.”
“Sounds wonderful” says Ivy. “Would you like to
start”
She nods, then looking down at her papers and
taking a deep breath, Jane’s special story begins
to flow.
Billericay Writers Group meets in the Fold,
Laindon Rd at 8.00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th
Wednesday in the month.
I was invited to join some years ago when I was
a relative beginner – since then it has become the
highlight of my week. I have found much
stimulation and support from the members. We
do not have a tutor, but gain ideas and
encouragement from each other. Painting is a
very therapeutic and absorbing occupation and
I find that whatever worries or cares I may have
at times, they are suspended for a while as I lose
myself in attempting to achieve a picture with
which I am half-way satisfied!
The emphasis is very much on friendship and
laughter, until we all get down to the business of
concentrating on our painting – then you could
almost hear a pin drop! (Until, of course, it is
time for coffee!)
Members work in all mediums and every kind of
subject from portraits, landscapes and even
abstract. As well as helping each other, we
support exhibitions organised by local charities
and churches and regularly provide paintings
for medical centres to display in their waiting
rooms.
Buttsbury Art Society
By Valerie Dekker – Member
More people than ever have time for
leisure activities these days and if you
live in Billericay, you are very fortunate
to have a huge selection of clubs and societies
from which to choose.
Buttsbury Art Society was formed over 30 years
ago by Rose Ayton. Several of the original
members are still with us today. We meet weekly
at the Fold Arts Centre, Billericay.
If you have never held a brush before you will
find, with practice, it is not long before you see
the world around you in quite a different light,
as you study nature and people with new eyes.
We hold an exhibition every year at the Fold Arts
Centre, 72 Laindon Road. Why not come along
then – it may inspire you to begin painting
yourself.
Work from previous exhibitions can be seen by
visiting www.essexinfo.net/buttsbury
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