EAST SURREY AREA DONATES "BEHIND THE ACANTHUS" TO SURREY
LIBRARY
In celebration of the 40th anniversary, NADFAS commissioned popular
lecturer and author Helen Clifford to write the history of the
Association's development, showing its continuing development
in education and volunteering within the Arts. The events recorded
in the book show how NADFAS has risen to the challenges of growth
and social changes, while remaining true to the original inspired
vision of its Founder, Patricia Fay. East Surrey Area has been
delighted to donate an inscribed copy to Surrey Libraries; this
has been catalogued and added to the special Art Collection held
at Epsom Library.

EAST SURREY AREA ADOPTS A WATTS
Following discussions with the Society Chairmen, we
are delighted that the surplus generated by the over-subscribed
Study Days has been used to sponsor the restoration of George
Frederick Watts’ painting "A
Parasite" at the Watts
Gallery in Compton. If their Hope Appeal is successful,
the Gallery will be undergoing extensive refurbishment and we
will look forward to the re-hanging of our adopted artwork on
its completion.
EAST SURREY AREA SPONSORS RESTORATION OF LOVELACE MAUSOLEUM AT
EAST HORSLEY
William King, Earl of Lovelace, acquired East Horsley Park in 1840;
he was created Lord Lieutenant of Surrey in the same year. During
the next thirty years, bricks from his brickworks in Ockham were
used to transform the building into a Gothic castle, including the
tower, which gave the name “Horsley Towers”. Lord Lovelace
attended nearby St. Martin's Church and is buried in the Mausoleum
he designed and built in the churchyard. The years have taken their
toll of the Mausoleum and NADFAS East Surrey Area has been delighted
to contribute to the fund for its restoration.