The Framers Forum

I've enclosed an invitation that was sent out today to the Fine Art Trade Guild North East Branch members for our next meeting to be held on Tuesday evening 18th October. Forum members are welcome to attend whether you’re Guild members or not. Our meetings are always well attended. There is a price to pay which on this occasion is £5.00 each for members and their partners and non members £10.00, but this subsidised price includes a superb buffet meal. It’s a great networking opportunity and we get a very good cross section of industry members to attend. Our guests are Louise Hay, CEO of the Fine Art Trade Guild and Joe Davis, Sales Manager at D & J Simons


All members, both new and old, are invited to join us for the next NE branch gathering on Tuesday 18th October.
Our regular venue, The Lodge at Leeming Bar, is easy to locate - A1 Northbound, 12 miles before Scotch Corner - and around the times of our meetings you'll find traffic flows very freely, so do please make the effort to come.
Our guests are the Fine Art Trade Guild CEO Louise Hay and Joe Davis. Joe who will be known to many of you is Sales Manager for D & J Simons. There’s an excellent networking opportunity for all, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and the usual excellent round the table dinner discussions will be followed by an open forum about the future of our art and framing industry, led by Joe, Louise and Max. We meet only three times a year - don’t miss out! There’s a fantastic buffet meal included in the price, so bring your partners and come along.
Put the date in your diary NOW! Tuesday 18th October, meeting in the bar area of The Lodge at Leeming Bar from 7.00pm to sit down at approx 7.30pm. We won’t keep you up too late - you can get home relatively early if you need to.
D & J Simons are generously sponsoring our meeting enabling us to cut the cost of admission including the meal, to only £5.00 for members and their guests and £9.00 none members (payment at the door). To book your places, please contact:
Please note that as this is a not-for-profit event, we will need to be informed of any cancellations at least one full day before the meeting.

Doesn't seem that long away now - very much looking forward to it Max.

It should be a really good discussion. When you consider how the art and framing industry has changed in the last 5 to 10 years, it makes you wonder what's going to happen in the next few years. I'll tell you one thing for certain and that will be that there'll be plenty of opinions in the room on the night. Should be informative as well as fun! It'll be good to see you. Max

Hi again. Final opportunity to book a place for Tuesday's meeting of the NE Branch at Leeming Bar. Let me know if you want to come by either leaving me a message on the phone, or by emailing me. We have to let the venue know numbers attending by Monday morning because of the catering. Should be a good gathering and all are welcome members or not. See the announcement for details.

Good luck with it Max.

Hi everyone - looking forward to seeing you all at this event.

I keep hearing how great the venue is - hope it lives up to the reputation.

Thanks Grahame. I'll post a very short report about the meeting which will hopefully be of interest to the Forum.

If ever there was a timeous post this was it. Totally forgot, nothing in Outlook, so thanks Max - see you later

Don't know what I'd do without Outlook!