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every month.
Happy Valentines day - if that is your thing.
We've
had a
hectic month of filming and interviews! The new biopic 'Becoming Jane'
has stirred up a mass on interest from the media and for some reason
they want to film our staff and get their opinions.
We've
four members of staff taking part in a BBC2 programme examining the
differences between being a women in the 19th and the 21st centuries.
They even filmed a couple of our ladies dressed in Regency
attire chatting up the men at a local nightspot! We are all looking
forward to having fun watching this one on the TV.
On a more
serious note please follow the link to the 'Power of
Hands' lace project website in this newsletter. These ladies
from Sri Lanka are keeping alive a dying art. They hand produce the
lace used in many reproduction costumes such as those created for the
ITV film of 'Persuasion' and are struggling to
rebuild their communities after the devastation of the Tsunami.
This
project is helping towards making the craftspeople of this area
self-sufficient.
You will be hearing more about our association with
this project in a later newsletter.
Jackie Herring
*Many
thanks
again to austenblog and it's
contributors for keeping the newsletter informed of some of the many
events and happenings in the world of Jane Austen.
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Read a
review of
the latest film ‘Becoming Jane’ and have a
look at some exclusive photos of the hero and heroine and find out
whether you
think John
Willoughby is Sense
and Sensibility’s
only sexy man?
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The traditional lace makers of Sri Lanka
who have supplied the lace for many film productions including the
latest ITV production of Persuasion would like you
to visit their website.
The economy of their region has been devastated by the tsunami, tourism
has not recovered and these traditional lace-making skills are in
danger of becoming lost.
We are helping
to find a new route to market for their exquisite products.
Please follow the link
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Join us for the second chapter of our
serialised novel. Follow your favourite
‘Northanger Abbey’
characters as they discover secrets in Regency Era Bath.
In this chapter,
Henry and Catherine return to the city little knowing what awaits them
there.
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Come to Bath to
see and be seen. Stroll through the Georgian streets at one of the
highlights of The Jane Austen Festival.
The Festival Promenade takes place on Saturday 22nd of September
starting at
11.30am
Everyone is welcome, so if you would like to take part in costume,
please follow the link to register and book your place. |
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A return of the
popular series of lunchtime lectures during March.
Enjoy a Regency
themed lecture followed by lunch at the Regency Tea Rooms at the Jane
Austen Centre in Bath.
Follow the link for
more information.
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An
informative article from our online magazine about Regency footwear.
Or, how
court shoes gave way to "Polished Hessians" for the Regency Dandy.
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The weather is
always central to most conversations these
days – as it always was.
We
welcome any
feedback about the quiz. Is it too easy, too hard, just about right?
Anything
you might like to tell us will be relayed to our quizmaster Tamara.
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