MARCH 2010 TALK
TOPIC: OHMS : On His Majesty’s Service
SPEAKER: Helen Binckes
DATE: Tuesday, 16 March 2010
TIME: 19h45 for 20h00
VENUE: The Athenaeum
Helen Binckes and her husband Graeme, retired architect & former chairman, have
contributed much to VASSA over the many years that they have been members.
Helen is an Art Educator and Art Therapist, at present running a “Special Needs”
course at the South African National Gallery. Having originally qualified at UCT,
she is now writing her masters degree as the result of a life long interest in
memorials particularly from the wars. Her grandfather was killed in Ypres on the
Belgium/French border in the 1st World War and her father was killed in Egypt in
the 2nd World War.
She has just produced a most informative and beautifully illustrated book called
OHMS in which she talks about the poppy as a visual symbol of all that was lost in
World War One. This will be on sale at the meeting for R200.
AGM
We would welcome any assistance to help organise our traditional AGM party. Any
willing pair of hands on or better still, before the night please phone Joy Saxon
on 021 674 4717. For nonvolunteering members, please join us for our après AGM
party and annual opportunity to acknowledge and thank you for your support and
membership of the society.
