Arts Council Funding

Great news for Stokesley Photographic Society; we have been successful in securing funding of £4280 from the Arts Council. This, together with the £500 obtained from North Yorkshire County Council last year, will enable us to update most of our equipment to ensure that we maintain our position as one of the foremost and progressive photographic clubs in the Northern region.
I would personally like to thank Carol Hudson for the tremendous amount of work she has put in on the various funding applications that we have been involved with over the last 12 months. Without Carol's efforts, and expertise in these matters, I doubt if we would have had such a positive outcome.
There is now much work to be done, because the funding is conditional upon us setting up a project to record, through photography, people and places within the Stokesley area, and to create a record for posterity. Members of the community will be encouraged to participate in the taking of photographs for the project, with assistance and guidance provided by our members, if required.
I will keep you all informed on the progress of the project once our committee has met to decide on the best way forward.

John C Davies, Chairman.