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50 Phonebox Magazine | October 2024Valeriia%u2019s Fellowship off erOlney-based artist and Ukrainian heritage promoter Katya Belaia-Selzer writes:I%u2019d like to share very exciting news that one of our Olney-based Ukrainian refugees, Valeriia Kravchenko, has been off ered an extremely prestigious Fellowship in painting conservation at The National Gallery of London.She had done so much hard work to prepare for the interview and we were over the moon when the news came last week. Valeriia will undertake closely supervised work in the cleaning and restoration and the structural repair of paintings and have a role in the documentation and examination of loans to and from the Gallery.There will also be the opportunity to become involved in research on paintings in the collection, working in collaboration with the Scientifi c and Curatorial Departments.This is a tremendous achievement as there would have been top conservators from all the world applying for the National Gallery Fellowship and it%u2019s very competitive. Valeriia hopes to become a conservation ambassador in Ukraine in order to promote its heritage to the world.More recently, Valeriia has been involved in conserving the portrait of Heyley from Olney%u2019s Cowper and Newton Museum so generously funded by the Woodmansterne Art Conservation Award. Ukraine Supporters EveningLike to talk to supporters and helpers from UK aid groups helping Ukraine? Interested to see how you can get involved further while socialising with like-minded volunteers, have a chat or let off some steam and rant about your experiences? The chance is here: thanks to a Ukraine Supporters Evening being held at All Saints Church, Emberton, on Saturday 12th October at 7pm. Everyone is welcome. More details at info@helpukrainebamk.uk.OLNEY UKRAINE AID NEWSWinter Comfort bags Lynne King writes:Will you be feeling the cold as autumn turns to winter in the UK? Spare a thought for soldiers in Ukraine. HelpUkraineBAMK are making up winter comfort bags to be distributed to male and female troops in Ukraine. Donations of toiletries, shaving gel, disposable razors, lip salve sticks, cold and fl u tablets, dark woolly hats, warm black socks, foot powder, antiseptic cream, hand and foot warmers and head torches will be gratefully received.I am happy to receive donations and make up the bags. For more information, contact me: 07766 425523.David KnowlesIt was with great sadness that Phonebox Magazine learned of the death of David Knowles, a journalist w i t h t h e Te l e g ra p h newspaper. David was the instigator of the %u2018Ukraine: The Latest%u2019 daily podcast available on YouTube which has featured some of the best reporting of the war in Ukraine since the confl ict started. Many of our readers will be following the podcast which continues to this day. Tributes are pouring in from all over the world, highlighting the effect and influence of quality journalism in informing the public about the situation in Ukraine from not just the war situation but the eff ect on the daily lives of ordinary Ukrainians.We wish David%u2019s family, friends, and colleagues well, and we continue to pray for peace in Ukraine.Congratulations to Valeriia, winner of an extremely prestigious Fellowship in painting conservation at The National Gallery of London.Image republished with permission from The Telegraph