THE members of Bowburn Art Group would like to extend our thanks to Colin Ranson, facilities manager at Spennymoor Town Hall, for giving us the chance to display our work there. We are also grateful to John Banham who supported us with advice and publicity.

The preview evening on Friday, May 8, gave us the chance to meet the professional local artists, Eric Thompson and Gary Smith, who are also exhibiting. They were happy to talk about their work and give advice to us amateurs and made the whole event a real pleasure to attend.

The exhibition continues until May 30.

To paraphrase Bill Bryson's words on Durham: If you have never been to the Bob Abley Gallery in Spennymoor Town Hall, go there at once. Take my car. It's wonderful.

Janice Young, Coxhoe.