Pictures of diminishing rain forest on display at centre ; Time lines

JUNE 1991: Mary Ashwell has been preserving her memories throughthe medium of art, due to her concerns for the future of the world'srain forests.

The 93-year-old spent most of her youth surrounded by theArgentinian forests, and they made a lasting impression on her life.

She had been visualising her memories of the rainforests thathave mostly been cleared and industrialised, through paintings andsketches and submitted nine acrylics and three charcoal studies tohang at the Shenfield Road Community Centre.