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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20151015T100000
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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/williamson-to-have-and-to-hold/
SUMMARY:Williamson Art Gallery & Museum: Williamson: ...To Have and to Hold
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition runs Thursday 15 October - Sunday 20 December 2015\n
 \n..TO HAVE AND TO HOLD\n\nThe Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead will b
 e celebrating romance this autumn when it hosts a display of wedding dress
 es.\n\nThe dresses displayed belong to members of Heswall U3A\, who have a
 lso contributed family photographs\, invitations and treasured tokens of t
 heir very special days ranging from the 1920s to the present day.\n\nThe U
 niversity of the Third Age is a national organisation for men and women wh
 o are retired or semi-retired and wish to continue learning and sharing kn
 owledge. U3A branches are operationally independent and run by the volunta
 ry efforts of their members. The exhibition has been organised by Heswall 
 U3A and will be featured in the Williamson’s local history gallery.\n\nO
 ne of the dresses featured in the exhibition will be from Karen Rees\, Joi
 nt Chair Activities at Heswall U3A. Karen\, nee’ Brown married Steven Ja
 mes Rees in 1978 at Ebenezer United Reformed church\, Chatham\, Kent.\n\nK
 aren and Steve met in 1977 at a mutual friend’s wedding. The wedding of 
 Karen’s primary school friend and Steve’s engineering apprentice house
 mate was in Kent where Karen lived. Steve lived in Liverpool. He came to K
 ent on his motorbike and Karen was asked to take him to the wedding in her
  mini. Steve was rude about her driving\, but as they were both on their o
 wn\, they spent the day together.\n\nThe following year was spent commutin
 g between Liverpool and Chatham in Kent\, Steve – on his motorbike and K
 aren traveling by train. Steve proposed six weeks later. They became engag
 ed in November 1977\, bought a house in Irby in January 1978\, which Steve
  moved into in April while Karen organised the wedding in Kent for July. S
 teve at that time was\, and continued to be\, a teacher at Calday Grange G
 rammar School and Karen started work for Cheshire County Council after the
  wedding. At the time of their marriage Karen was a social worker.\n\nKare
 n’s dress and veil was made by her mother from a Vogue Pattern (This alo
 ng with other patterns will be in the exhibition). The material is white s
 lub satin. Steve’s suit (which will also be on show) was made to measure
  from Burtons in Birkenhead. Karen’s veil was recently worn by her daugh
 ter Vivien\, who married Michael Williams at Walton Hall in Warrington in 
 May 2015.\n\nAlison Bailey Smith of the Friends of the Williamson said of 
 the exhibition:\n\n“It is a wonderful way to connect with a pivotal mome
 nt in the lives of the contributors and I am sure will touch the hearts of
  many who will view the exhibition. I am sure the display will bring back 
 many memories for our visitors\, we hope to hear of many stories of specia
 l dresses\, something old and something new during the exhibition and to c
 apture stories of local weddings”.\n\nMembers of the public can keep up 
 to date with all the activities at the Williamson Art Gallery and Birkenhe
 ad Priory following The Friends of the Williamson’s facebook page\, Twit
 ter and on their blog.
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