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St Anne’s experienced technical difficulties in livestreaming In conversation with Fr Nigel yesterday. We realise this was disappointing for those who joined online. Unfortunately we have not been able to provide a recording of the event. Please accept our sincere apologies.

To order a copy of this  new book ‘Gainsborough in London’ By Dr Susan Sloman.    Contact the Kew Bookshop – Hewson Books  via Email:  Phone:  020 8876 1717.  www.hewsonbooks.co.uk

FORMER  TREASURER OF THE FRIENDS OF ST ANNE’S CHURCH –  RIP March 2nd 2021 We are very sad to report that Anne Barker,   a  dedicated Trustee of The Friends of St Anne’s and loyal longtime supporter has died very peacefully today after a  long illness. Anne served  for many years as the Treasurer of the Charity...

In December 2019 The Friends of St Anne’s  welcomed Jonathan Rugman,  the award-winning Channel 4 News Foreign Affairs Correspondent who investigated the life and death of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 in his new book ‘The Killing in the Consulate’  See the breaking news in the report released 26 February 2021   https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/26/saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-personally-app

ART DETECTIVE – RIP February 2021  Charley Hill is most fondly remembered for having helped locate Edvard Munch’s 1893 version of The Scream after it was stolen from the National Museum in Oslo in 1994.  Please see the linked obituary in Art News The Times 2nd March 2021 Daily Telegraph 5th March 2021 Tribute from Lorraine Neale. Chairman,...

This week’s meeting with the Culture Secretary was an illustration of our institutions’ independence – in the face of loud complaints SIR IAN BLATCHFORD Sir Ian Blatchford is chair of the National Museum Directors’ Council and director of the Science Museum Group Read his  article & report of the meeting here ‘Cancelling’ history is anathema to...