Northern Ceramic Society Meetings The Northern Ceramic Society holds monthly meetings on a Saturday at differing venues in Northern England. These meetings are free of charge to all members, and usually feature a morning lecture and afternoon lecture or lectures by speakers on a specialist aspect of antique or collectable ceramics. The Society's programme of meetings runs from February to June, and from September to November, with winter and summer breaks. In June or July there is also a special Summer Visit to a privately owned house or to a specialist museum offering a chance to view a ceramic collection not normally open to the public. Programme of Meetings       27th Mar 2010 Grosvenor Museum, Chester  view map 11.30 am 'Blue and White Ceramics: a World View', by Maurice Hillis 2.00 pm OPEN MEETING - 'Terracotta Warriors: Two Underground Armies from China', by Rose Kerr   24th Apr 2010 Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery  view map 11.30 am 'The Tale of the Toilet' by Terry Woolliscroft 2.00 pm 'The Spode Archive - an Extraordinary Collection' by Pam Woolliscroft   29th May 2010 Potteries Museum, Stoke-on-Trent  view map 11.30 am 'Some Hampshire Case Studies: Ceramics from the Mysterious South, 1672-2008', by Neil Hyman 2.00 pm ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, and Display of Members' Pots Northern Ceramic Society Seminars Members of the Northern Ceramic Society normally have an opportunity each year to attend one or more weekend seminars, and also a summer school. Advance particulars of all seminars, together with the relevant booking forms, are sent to all NCS members. Further details can be obtained from the NCS Programme Secretary, who is also Course Organiser.  Programme of Seminars       10th Aug 2010 to 15th Aug 2010 University of Chester view map Ceramics of the Severn and Bristol The course will examine the importance of the River Severn and the port of Bristol to the ceramics of the area and to their distribution, and includes: a half day visit to Rode Hall; a relevant handling session at the Potteries Museum; a display and discussion of members' pots; and presentation of members' papers. Speakers: Nick Berthoud, Sam Cole, Roger Edmundson, Geoffrey Godden, Jonathan Gray, Maurice Hillis, John Sandon, Karin Walton, Maurice Wright. Two bursaries are being offered for the Course, to cover accommodation, meals, lectures and visits but not travel to Chester. They are open to anyone (NCS members and others) who feel they would benefit from the opportunity to attend this event. Applications, stating why a bursary would be of particular benefit to the applicant and an indication of their ceramic interests, should be sent to the course organiser by May 30th 2010.