Welcome

The Arts Society Ashford or ADFAS as it was then, met for the first time in 1984, to provide those who live in and around Ashford with the opportunity to increase their knowledge of the arts.

We continue to flourish with over 300 members, drawn mainly from Wye and the villages around Ashford and because of the Health and Safety limits on the Village Hall, and the comfort of our members, we may have a waiting list at the time you apply. More details are on the Joining Us page, and the current situation will be given there. We are pleased that many of the original founders remain members. The first Chairman, Jan Talbot, is now our Honorary President, and Jenny Beaugié now heads our Church Recorders team.

Our lecture meetings continue in Aldington Village Hall usually on the third Tuesday of each month from September to June. Meetings begin at 10.15 with coffee and time to booking visits and special interest days.  Lectures begin at 11.00 after the Chairman’s remarks, and last about an hour.  We do not have formal questions after lectures, but members can usually talk informally to speakers afterwards. The lectures are given by experts in their fields, all of whom have gone through  a rigorous selection process by The Arts Society, the national organisation to which all local Societies belong, and are included in the membership fee.

Members may invite non-members as guests at a cost of £7 per lecture.