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DOVER & DEAL Dover & Deal DFAS has sponsored two visits by primary schoolchildren to The Turner Contemporary in Margate, with more being planned. A talk by a gallery facilitator, a tour round the exhibition Entangled: Threads and Making and then the fun of a workshop provided the children with a wonderful opportunity to see and experience the many colourful and varied exhibits. All the children wanted to return to the gallery to see more.1 Pupils at the Turner Contemporary in front of Margate Knot by Anna Ray ISLE OF MAN A small group of Heritage Volunteers from Isle of Man DFAS has been invited by the Trustees to help at Milntown, a historic house and estate on the Isle of Man which for many generations was owned by the Christian family. One of the family members, Fletcher Christian, became renowned for his part in the infamous Mutiny on the Bounty.12Many thanks to all those who have contributed to surveys about the magazine over the last year; I hope you’re enjoying this issue of The Arts Society Review. The revitalised design responds to your requests and ideas – we all agree it should retain its high quality and be as informative and entertaining as our lectures. With its expanded arts content, the Review will also have a wider external appeal. As our main publication, it reflects our new identity, enables us to showcase what we are passionate about and is an extension of our educational programmes.With limited space in the Review, we’ve traditionally been restricted to publishing only a few of the countless innovations and volunteering projects that Societies tell us about. In future, there’ll be dedicated space on theartssociety.org (no password required) so you can share the latest from your corner of The Arts Society. The benefits are no space restrictions or copy deadlines – telling your story as it happens, along with your images.We welcome your feedback – your comments will influence developments in 2018: review@theartssociety.org With your agreement, we’d like to post some of your news on social media too. Now our name explains who we are, we want to tell the world what we do. With all good wishesJune RobinsonNational ChairmanThe house was bequeathed to the Manx nation by the previous owners and is now being restored. The work undertaken by the volunteers is varied, but includes cataloguing and cleaning books and objects.2 A volunteer painstakingly cleans a chandelierHORSLEY Horsley DFAS has paid £200 towards an art project at a local lower school that benefitted all 330 children. SOCIETIES NEWSVOLUNTEERING PROJECTS FROM THE ARTS SOCIETY68SOCIETIES NEWSThe Arts Society ReviewSummer 2017