Newsletter February 2026
Dear Beechwood Members,
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The AGM will take place on Wednesday 4th March at Amersham Common Village Hall commencing at 11.30 am. The agenda is attached to the Newsletter recently emailed to members. Please arrive before the start time but note that there will be no painting session taking place that morning.
If you have anything you wish to bring to the Committee’s attention under Any Other Business, please let Liz Grammenos or any member of the Committee know. The names and contact details of the Committee Members are on your membership e-card sent as an email when you joined the group or renewed your subscription. The Treasurer’s Report will be available on the day of the meeting.
If you would like to take part in the painting competition bring your painting with you. The subject this year is ‘Ancient and Modern’. This can be a painting you have done in the past and not necessarily during one of our painting sessions. A small prize will be awarded for the most popular.
Those attending the AGM will not have to pay if they stay on for the afternoon painting session, which will take place as normal. A reminder again that if you use the kitchen, you need to wash, dry and put away your cup when you have finished with it.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
The membership renewal forms for 2026 are attached to the email recently sent to members and on the table on Wednesdays. Because we are reverting to pre-Covid subscription renewal dates in 2027 (1st January to 31st December), the subscription fee for this year will be reduced as it will only cover the period 1st April to 31st December 2026. All details are on the membership renewal form. The forms must be returned by the 7th April at the latest, failing which you will be removed from the membership list and should you wish to rejoin, you will put on a waiting list if there is no availability at the time.
WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
Following the Oil pastels demonstration by Stephen Cheeseman on the 11th of February, Stephen will return on Monday the 9th of March to give us a workshop with the theme, ‘Sport in Action’. Bookings for Workshops by email to dinahkane@icloud.com or by phone on the number advised in the email to members.
NEW PAINTINGS FOR SMALL HALL AT ACVH
We would like to remind you that we still need new paintings for the small hall at Amersham Common Village Hall which is a permanent display. There is a list on the Wednesday table where you can indicate what size painting you intend to create to fit in the existing mounts and frames.
Kind regards to all,
Cecile (Gallina)
Beechwood Secretary