Chairman’s charity cycle
WADAC’s Chairman, Nick Shanagher, is embarking on an exciting and meaningful challenge this May and would love your support. Nick says: “I’ll be cycling 640 km from Montreal to Toronto to raise funds for #RideCanada4MS, a campaign launched by Dom (my friend and neighbour in Cholsey), aimed at supporting MS Brain Health initiatives. These initiatives...Continue reading→
Michelangelo – Love & Death (Exhibition On Screen)
On Wednesday 4 June at 2.30pm & 7.30pm The Corn Exchange Wallingford is showing an exhibition on screen film about the life and works of Michelangelo. Spanning his 88 years, Michelangelo – Love and Death takes a cinematic journey through the print and drawing rooms of Europe through the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and...Continue reading→
The Impressionists on screen
On Wednesday 9 April, the Corn Exchange Wallingford is showing an ‘exhibition on screen’ performance of The Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874. This is a wonderful exhibition from Musee d’Orsay, which highlights how in 1874, the first impressionist painters broke the mould by holding their own exhibition outside the official Salon. Impressionism was born and...Continue reading→
Panto time!
Hopefully you’ve managed to get tickets to The Corn Exchange panto in Wallingford, which this year is Dick Whittington. It runs from 17th January to 1 February – evenings and matinees. Mark Wood designed the set this year and was lead painter, helped by Nicola Webb and his daughter. The set comprises 6 cloths –...Continue reading→
Christmas social
This year’s Christmas meal will once again take place at The Dolphin on Tuesday December 17th. The cost will be £22pp for 2 courses and £26pp for three courses. Please see the menu choices below. Numbers are limited to 25, so to reserve youir place, please email Vicki Milne.
Cholsey sketch day – 29 June 2024
Nick Shanagher reports: “Seven club members braved the heat and sunshine at the end of June to sketch the Thames by the Cholsey Marshes nature reserve and the cricket match at the Cholsey Meadows ground. The group produced a variety of pencil, ink and watercolour sketches. The river was populated with a mix of wildlife,...Continue reading→