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FONA Newsletter No. 20 – January 2019 Newsletter 20 January 2019 In this issue 2019 - A year 2019 - A year of change and opportunity Retiring Chairman, of change and Richard Gaunt, predicts a bright future for FONA. opportunity pages 1 - 2 FONA’s News Review This change in leadership provides A visual reminder of FONA with an opportunity to take some of our previous stock of where it currently stands, Newsletters. whether it is fulfilling all the functions it can (or should) do and page 3 planning towards a sustainable, A very special event workable future as a support, a Details of our joint event resource, and a celebration of with the Friends of the our wonderful Archives service in National Archives. Nottinghamshire. The organisation is currently taking stock of its page 4 current strengths, considering The Journals of Anne ways in which it can (with Cooke As many of you will have seen independent, external support) Karen Winyard takes us from the programme card and build the organisation and - where on a fascinating voyage What’s On brochure for December appropriate - seeking funding of discovery through the 2018 - March 2019, I am standing support to enable it to initiate Archives. down as Chairman of FONA and new initiatives. So my departure - editor of the newsletter at the R-EXIT (to coin a phrase) - need not pages 5 - 6 AGM in March, after seven years in mean the end of the organisation, Remembering the these roles. I have been delighted but the start of its next phase. West Bridgford UDC to be involved in establishing Please be part of that process of buses the organisation from its initial renewal and offer the organisation Peter Hammond’s talk on conception to the position it enjoys whatever help and support you can this once-familiar public today. However, it is the right - not only as members (though we time for me, both personally and prize that nevertheless) but also as transport undertaking. professionally, to stand down, potential committee members or in pages 7 - 9 having completed three full two- willingly responding to requests for year terms of office (as well as opinions, ideas and information on a year in the role of prospective what the organisation might do in chairman before the organisation the future. was officially constituted). 1 Debts of Honour Signed and a chaired discussion of the topic and a chance to meet with others I’ll be speaking at the AGM sealed of like-minded views. Please do about my time in the role of As we move forward, we need support the event and book as Chairman and how I have to try new ventures and reach soon as possible. The viability of seen the organisation develop out to different sorts of partners. the event depends upon us being and grow. But it is right for An obvious partnership is with able to break-even with advanced me to take this opportunity of the Friends of the National bookings. Please also let other extending a sincere thank you Archives. We have arranged a organisations and contacts know to all those - past and present joint event, in February, at which about this event which is open to - members of the committee, two speakers (including our own anyone who has booked ahead of members of the organisation, Ruth Imeson) will speak on the the day. heads of the archives service in topic of ‘Signed and Sealed’. In Nottinghamshire, and others, order to cost this effectively and Au Revoir not who have helped, encouraged cover the necessary travel and and supported the organisation other arrangements, we have, on Goodbye during these years. Particular this occasion, had to make this As we move into 2019, we may all thanks are due to the committee an openly bookable event, at a be feeling a sense of uncertainty members, without whom the higher than usual charge, without about the state of the world in organisation could not function. reserved tickets for members. which we live. However, within Mention should here be made of Details are available later in the our own organisation, we have Howard Parker and Christine newsletter. We would ask you to every reason for optimism. I look Drew, both of whom have given book via the Eventbrite link we forward to seeing FONA grow valuable time and commitment to have advertised to a site run by the and prosper in the future, in the FONA. Unfortunately, for personal Friends of the National Archives. knowledge that it has strong reasons, both of them have had to We have had to pass on a booking foundations and a supportive resign from the committee, ahead fee on this occasion. However, membership to sustain it. of the AGM. for £11.67, we are providing two excellent speakers, refreshments, Richard A. Gaunt I would also like to thank all those non-committee friends who have willingly undertaken additional, essential work, helping Subscription Renewal the organisation and making it the friendly and supportive Members should have received their renewal notices for subscriptions environment which it represents. before Christmas. As a new initiative, we have also included a programme Particular thanks are due to Sheila card, so that you know about all our events for the year ahead. Please Leeds and Pauline Chettle for refer to the card for full details on dates, timing and booking events. continuing to provide refreshments at FONA events, to the Archives staff for supporting with practical arrangements (including room layout, booking events and 2019 JANUARY technical support), and to Bob Stoakes, without whom our design 01 © and promotional materials would have looked distinctly below par. Later in the newsletter, there renew FONA is a montage of some of the membership 2019 Programme of Events newsletter front covers which have been created since Bob came on board. I remain indebted to him for all he has done to make the newsletter what it is today. 2 F FONA’s News Review Newsletter 11 January N 2016 A A In this issue A New Year to be A New Year to be inspired - and to N inspire inspired - and to Richard Gaunt describes January 2015 Athe proposed changes N to FONA’s role in inspire F July 2015 2016 Newsletter 9 FNewsletter 8 From Southwell to Botany Bay - an archive detective story Derek Wileman, Happy New Re-open for Volunteer Researcher In this issue at Southwell (Archives) Year! business! Workhouse, uncovers Many of you will be aware that, in November Re-open for business! fascinating details A look at the newly about the Fogg family 2015, a new Community Benefit Society - In this issue refurbished and of Sutton-on-Trent ‘Inspire – Culture, Learning and Libraries’ was extended launched in Nottinghamshire. The Victoria Nottinghamshire County History in You make us so Archives This new organisation has been established to deliver cultural, learning Nottinghamshire proud and library services on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council from 1 A commemoration of April 2016. Inspire has been established on a not-for-profit basis and will The social world FONA AGM and talk the black renaissance be run by its members, who will be able to vote for (and be nominated of Nottingham’s by Carol Barstow to) the organisation’s 12-strong Governance Board. One third of the historic green seats on the Board have been reserved for the membership, with the rest Carol Barstow, Librarian A Sunday to spaces remember - two made up from representatives of arts, heritage and learning as well as the at Bromley House, County Council, who will continue to own all the assets for which Inspire talks about her book hundred years ago will be responsible. Please note that, as they are separate organisations, Introducing “In Grandmother Gell’s 2016 will mark membership of Inspire is separate from membership of FONA. However, Judith Mills, Visitors to the archives meeting room will recogniseKitchen” this photograph the bicentenary of joining up is a simple, free process. Ask at the Archives or consult the FONA’s treasurer- as one of the Canal side scenes which adorned its walls. website address (given below) for further information. designate the Nottingham New Year is traditionally a time for looking back as well as planning Advertising for the ‘Opening Fun Day, 02 May 2015’.‘Earthquake’ Inspire will have a wide remit of operational responsibility including the ahead. This newsletter adopts somethingA visit of that sameto thespirit. As Boots well as reporting on recent events and visits for members, we consider projects Nottinghamshire Public Libraries, the Arts Development Service, the Talk and book signing Archive by local novelist, which rely on extensive use of Nottinghamshire Archives. By the time Nottinghamshire Archives re-opened to the Education Library Service and Nottinghamshire Archives and Records of the next newsletter (May 2015),Judith the Archives Mills extension reports programme on Alan Dance will have been completed and the service reopened to the public. As we public on 28 April 2015, following a £2.5m anticipate these new facilities,FONA’s the committee latest would outing like to wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year! investment to refurbish and extend the Visit to Manuscripts existing building, thereby helping to preserve & Special Collections, Richard Gaunt (Chairman) University of Our next event the county’s rich archival heritage for future Nottingham ‘Forman of Nottingham: generations. A Printing Legend’ January 2018 The new look archives building now includes additional space to January 2017 accommodate new archives, including Septemberspecialist storage for2017 photographs Newsletter 17 and digital media, a computerised building management system, an additional meeting room (which can be used as a learning space) and an improved computerNewsletter suite for accessing16 digital heritage, with free public Newsletter 14 wi-fi throughout the building.
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