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4 National Association of
Decorative & Fine Arts Societies
How’s Your Eyesight? If you had
perfect eyesight in your 20s, The November NADFAS (National
sometime in your mid 40s you’ll Association of Decorative and Fine Arts
suddenly find your arms are not Societies) meeting takes place on Thursday
long enough to focus on newsprint. Time to start buying November 24th at 2.30pm. Venue is the
hardback books with a larger typeface. Powis Suite, Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool.
Short-sighted people need glasses to see distant things The speaker is James Taylor, whose topic is 'Brilliant
but have to take them off for close-up reading. However, British Humour in the Forgotten Art of Picture
the majority of people in the western world tend to be Postcards 1909-1938'
long-sighted — the reverse is true for the far east Non-members are welcome, but a
countries like China and Japan where most people are donation of £5 is suggested to help
relatively short-sighted. cover costs. No need to book, just
There is a theory that the whole development of the two turn up.
cultures was related to the differences in human vision. For more information telephone
In the east their eyesight was best suited for work Avril on 01938 555938 or e-mail
needing close attention to tiny details — ceramics, avril@avrilhart.com
embroidery, calligraphy. In the west people could focus
on far distant objects — things seen on the horizon from LEIGHTON VILLAGE HALL
ships as well the movements of stars and planets. Being Management Committee
able to see these with the naked eye provided the
impetus to develop optical instruments to study them in MONDAY
more detail. 7th November
Telescopes from Galileo and Newton and the first
microscope from Robert Hooke were landmark scientific at 7 pm
tools. The knowledge of optics also led to eyeglasses so
anyone lucky enough to live longer than middle age Everyone most welcome
could carry on reading. Look at a facsimile of any of
Dickens’ journals or an episode of his novels to see how
critical spectacles had become to the general population
by the mid-Victorian era.
Have Kindles, tablets (and even phones) solved the
problem of reading difficulties forever? Magnify text
easily, handy for travelling, all the classics are free, touch
a word for an instant dictionary meaning — but… but…
there’s something about the individuality of books; the
publisher’s choice of type face, different covers, paper
and page sizes; and real newspapers just invite page
turning.
We hear the excellent Leighton School newsletter is
moving to the web. Put on your reading glasses and
enjoy the Leighton News on paper while you still can.
Steve Patricia
MARTON WELSHPOOL
Friday Monday mbeeyfooure
2nd December 10th October
at 7:00pm
at 7:30
IMDb
Tickets are £4.00. Under 16s £2.00. Doors open at 6:30pm at the Assembly Room.
Bar and refreshments. All welcome. Tickets: £3.50 Refreshments available.
Decorative & Fine Arts Societies
How’s Your Eyesight? If you had
perfect eyesight in your 20s, The November NADFAS (National
sometime in your mid 40s you’ll Association of Decorative and Fine Arts
suddenly find your arms are not Societies) meeting takes place on Thursday
long enough to focus on newsprint. Time to start buying November 24th at 2.30pm. Venue is the
hardback books with a larger typeface. Powis Suite, Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool.
Short-sighted people need glasses to see distant things The speaker is James Taylor, whose topic is 'Brilliant
but have to take them off for close-up reading. However, British Humour in the Forgotten Art of Picture
the majority of people in the western world tend to be Postcards 1909-1938'
long-sighted — the reverse is true for the far east Non-members are welcome, but a
countries like China and Japan where most people are donation of £5 is suggested to help
relatively short-sighted. cover costs. No need to book, just
There is a theory that the whole development of the two turn up.
cultures was related to the differences in human vision. For more information telephone
In the east their eyesight was best suited for work Avril on 01938 555938 or e-mail
needing close attention to tiny details — ceramics, avril@avrilhart.com
embroidery, calligraphy. In the west people could focus
on far distant objects — things seen on the horizon from LEIGHTON VILLAGE HALL
ships as well the movements of stars and planets. Being Management Committee
able to see these with the naked eye provided the
impetus to develop optical instruments to study them in MONDAY
more detail. 7th November
Telescopes from Galileo and Newton and the first
microscope from Robert Hooke were landmark scientific at 7 pm
tools. The knowledge of optics also led to eyeglasses so
anyone lucky enough to live longer than middle age Everyone most welcome
could carry on reading. Look at a facsimile of any of
Dickens’ journals or an episode of his novels to see how
critical spectacles had become to the general population
by the mid-Victorian era.
Have Kindles, tablets (and even phones) solved the
problem of reading difficulties forever? Magnify text
easily, handy for travelling, all the classics are free, touch
a word for an instant dictionary meaning — but… but…
there’s something about the individuality of books; the
publisher’s choice of type face, different covers, paper
and page sizes; and real newspapers just invite page
turning.
We hear the excellent Leighton School newsletter is
moving to the web. Put on your reading glasses and
enjoy the Leighton News on paper while you still can.
Steve Patricia
MARTON WELSHPOOL
Friday Monday mbeeyfooure
2nd December 10th October
at 7:00pm
at 7:30
IMDb
Tickets are £4.00. Under 16s £2.00. Doors open at 6:30pm at the Assembly Room.
Bar and refreshments. All welcome. Tickets: £3.50 Refreshments available.
