Visit to Gallery Oldham 11.01.07

We went to see the Alan Rankle exhibition and on arrival were welcomed with a hot drink, much needed after battling our way through wind and rain to reach the gallery.

Alan Price, the gallaery Natural History curator had prepared a hands on array of lots of items taking us through the evolution of Oldhan from ice age to present. A fascinating talk and lots of fun digging our fingers into sand, clay, moss and then examining ferns, twigs and feathers.

Stephen Whittle gave us a history of Alan Rankle, whose landscapes were on display. He is a local Oldham boy and his paintings were an indication of the ecological changes to our area by the development and decay of evolution and the industrial development of our region.

Anne Hornsby was on hand and give a very lively and detailed description of the paintings on disply. A most enjoyable tour of the exhibition.

Unfortunately, the extra seata did not arrive until almost the end of the visit and some of us who cannot stand for very long had had to resort to sitting on the benches in the middle of the gallery, thus missing some of the descriptions.

Many thanks to Gallery Oldham for yet again looking after us so well and ensuring that we gained as much as possible from the visit.