S.O.F.A. news
The first Stephanie Kay Manchipp Memorial Award was presented yesterday at the society’s AGM, held at the Union Jack Club in London. The award is presented in honour of Stephanie Manchipp, who very sadly died in January. Stephanie was passionate about encouraging new members to become full members of the society. In her memory, the … More The Stephanie Kay Manchipp Memorial Award
08 September 11am – 3pm Norwood Green, London. RSPCA’s stray cat centre in Southall look after and re-home hundreds of moggies that have been abandoned every year in London. On 08 Sept they are holding a fair and open day which will include a stall selling feline art, cards, prints and paintings by a number … More RSPCA Southall Cattery Open Day
Over 100 guests gathered at a prestigious London venue in mid May to talk about cats. The sun shone, the wine flowed and a good time was had by all as FAB hosted the Feline Event 2012. Once again, the setting was Kensington Roof Gardens in London and, as ever, the exotic flamingos proved to … More Feline Fun In The Sun With FAB
EDVARD Munch’s painting The Scream sold for a record price on Thursday. It was bought by an anonymous buyer at Sotherby’s in New York during an auction involving seven bidders, which is said to have lasted 12 minutes. It makes the work, by the Norwegian expressionist, the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. The … More The Meow Is A Scream
SOFA member Pollyanna Pickering is proud to announce that she has accepted the official role of Conservation Partner to the Wildlife Conservation Division of the Department of Forests and Park Services of Bhutan. Initially she is helping to support their new Tiger and Carnivore Conservation awareness project. In the spring of 2007, Pollyanna spent five … More Tiger Conservation Partnership – Bhutan
Thank you to the 9 members who entered the competition, Irina Cawton, Kathie Gregory,Toni Goffe, Cynthia House, Sara C Lee, Tamsin Lord, Stephanie Manchipp, Glynis Mills and Peggy Pickering. The standard of the designs was very high and professional. I presented the designs to the Selection Committee anonymously. They unanimously chose the design of Stephanie … More Logo Competition
