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MY CAMDEN!  MY BELOVED CAMDEN. 

Forget the 'Hawley Arms' (which may take 6 months to repair). What about my 'After Dark' Goth shop, & 'Punky Fish', 'G Heaven' & 'Concessions', amongst numerous other smaller vendors who are now totally out of business. We have been back to Camden several times since Easter and are as devastated as Camden Lock Market is itself. I was given to understand that only a small percentage of the traders were affected. NOT SO! The whole of the East side canal market is gone. Either totally burnt out (as was my favourite Goth shop) or they are no longer able to trade there.  Some have relocated, but where to? They are supposedly going to rebuild but we haven't seen much progress except for the Hawley Arms.

HAPPY RELAXED ATMOSPHERE BEFORE THE FIRE

& NOW BARE & DEPRESSING AFTER THE FIRE

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Recently we were honoured to be one of the selectors for the very popular internet based digital images exhibition hosted by the Vale of Evesham Camera Club. An enjoyable if not busy day was had by all. A difficult job to narrow down winners from 2,400+ entries.

See the selected images on www.photo2008.net

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By Daniel Fawbert Mills 'EVESHAM JOURNAL'

Barbie Lindsay, one of the judges for the Vale Camera Club's 2008 exhibition, is pictured next to her Personal Selector's Medal winning entry Dark Secret' by Mike Lawrence

THE winners of the Vale of Evesham Camera Club National Photographic Exhibition 2008 were selected by judges at Wickhamford Village Hall on Saturday 8th. Entries were divided into four categories of colour, creative, monochrome and natural history and judges spent over seven hours choosing the winners from 2,426 entries, an increase of 23 per cent on last year.The gold medal winners for best image in each category were Colour - Simple Diet' by Christine Widdal from Saddleworth, Oldham; Creative - Flying high' by Matt Johnston from Houston, Scotland; Monochrome - Let Us Pray' by Graham Heywood from Nottingham; Natural History - Potato Grouper and Snappers' by Len Deeley from Wormley, Surrey. Club chairman John Kellet said: "We would like to thank our four distinguished PAGB accredited selectors Russell and Barbie Lindsay, Tony Wharton and Irene Froy. Their efforts, supported by the camera club team, has created another quality exhibition." Now in its sixth year, the original Evesham Camera Club exhibition was the first totally digital format exhibition in the UK. It hosts accepted entries on the internet, and to-date it is still the largest national digital entry photo exhibition in the country.

     BEYOND GROUP NEWS

RESULTS OF THE VERY LASTEST PAGB NATIONAL SLIDE CHAMPIONSHIPS WHICH WERE HELD AT WARWICK 12/07/08 WERE AS FOLLOWS:-

1st WIGAN 10

2nd CARLUKE CC

3rd WREKIN ARTS

THE 'BEYOND GROUP' CAME 11th AND THEREFORE DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT TO THE FINALS. BUT WE WERE WELL SUPPORTED .

BUT THE 'BEYOND GROUP' IS NOT DOWNHEARTED AS IT HAS JUST BEEN GRANTED £6,000 FROM THE AWARDS FOR ALL LOTTERY GRANT, TO HELP FUND THE 'BEYOND GROUP'S 1ST NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF DIGITAL PROJECTION PHOTOGRAPHY'. 1ST PRESENTATION TO BE HELD AT WASHBRROK & COPDOCK VILLAGE HALL ON 13TH SEPTEMBER AT 2.30pm.

 

RESULTS OF THE EAF PRINT CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT BILDESTON SUNDAY JUNE 8TH 2008 

1st 'BEYOND GROUP'                       293

2nd Ipswich & DP                                 285 (they won the tie break for 2nd place)

3rd  Cambridge CC                               285

That means that both the Ipswich based clubs will represent the EAF at Connah's Quay for the National Print Championships in October, together with Cambridge who automatically qualified after being placed at last year's event.

 

Results of the EAF Slide Championships held at Harlow 17th February, the 'Beyond Group' won for the 3rd year in a row. Still a 100% record so far, and an EAF record to boot.  We won quite convincingly this year with a 23 point lead over Ware & District Photographic Society (with Chelmsford just missing out and taking 3rd place, 1 point behind them.)

    

BARBIE OF COURSE IS A FOUNDER MEMBER OF THE 'BEYOND GROUP'. A SMALL BUT ENTHUSIATIC

BUNCH OF PHOTOGRAPHERS SEEKING TO PUSH THEIR PHOTOGRAPHY TO NEW HEIGHTS.

The Beyond Group may only be a small group but they are not small in enthusiasm and so entered amongst the BIG boys in the 1st GB digital competition. The full results of the 1st Great British Club Cup (BIG CLUBS) competition are as follows:- (I'm not going to list the small club results but just to say that Hoylake PS won it with a score of 221).

1st   249	Wigan 10
2nd   244	Dumfries C C
3rd   242	Amersham P S
4th   241	Smethwick P S
5th   237	Carluke Camera Club
=6th   225	Beyond Group
=6th   225	Arden Photo Group
8th   221	Dorchester C C
9th   220	Tonbridge Camera Club
10th   217	Southport P S
11th   214	Bristol Photographic Society
=12th   212	Ashford Photographic Society
=12th   212	Worcester Camera Club
=14th   211	Basingstoke Camera Club
=14th   211	Slic
16th   210	Ayr Photographic Society
=17th   208	Stafford PS
=17th   208	Shillington & District CC
=19th   207	Farnborough Camera Club
=19th   207	Worksop & District P S
=21st   206	Bury Photographic Society
=21st   206	Harlow Photographic Society
=21st   206	Tenby & District
24th   205	Newton Abbot Photo Club
=25th   204	Peterborough P S
=25th   204	Wrekin Arts Photo Club
=27th   200	Beeston Camera Club
=27th   200	Harrogate Photographic Society
=27th   200	North Cheshire PS
30th   199	Helensburgh Photographic Club
=31st   198	Gwynfa Camera Club
=31st   198	Wolverhampton Photo Socy
=31st   198	York Photographic Society
34th   197	Chorley Photographic Society
=35th   196	Brentwood & District Photo Club
=35th   196	Gateshead Camera Club
=35th   196	Southampton Camera Club
=38th   195	Bracknell C C
=38th   195	Crewe Photographic Society
=38th   195	Northallerton C C
=41st   193	Reflex P C
=41st   193	South Liverpool P S
43rd   192	Chelmsford Camera Club
=44th   191	Colchester Photographic Society
=44th   191	Fordingbridge Camera Club
=44th   191	Harpenden Photographic Society
=44th   191	Horndean Camera Club
=44th   191	Stevenage Photographic Society
49th   190	Shirley Photographic Society
=50th   189	Barnet & Finchley P S
=50th   189	Bromley Camera Club
=50th   189	Sheffield Photographic Society
=53rd   188	Cheam Camera Club
=53rd   188	Clacton Camera Club
=55th   187	Kirkbymoorside & District C C
=55th   187	The Vale Photographic Club
=57th   186	East Kilbride C C
=57th   186	Warrington P S
=57th   186	Whickham Photographic Club
=60th   185	Lowestoft P & DI
=60th   185	Rushden & District Photo Socy
62nd   183	Cheltenham Camera Club
=63rd   182	F4 Photographic Club
=63rd   182	Morton P S
=65th   181	Dingwall Camera Club
=65th   181	Llanelli Photographic Society
=65th   181	Steyning Camera Club
=68th   180	Beckenham Photo Soc
=68th   180	Perthshire Photographic Society
=68th   180	Ripon City Photographic
=71st   179	Bleadon Photographic Group
=71st   179	Poole Camera Club
=71st   179	Viewfinders of Romsey C C
74th   178	Hebden Bridge C C
75th   174	Neath Photographic Society
=76th   173	Buckingham Camera Club
=76th   173	Windsor Photographic Society
=78th   172	Padiham & District
=78th   172	Wallasey APS
80th   169	Hampstead Photographic Society
81st   168	Bangor & North Down C C
82nd   166	Blaenau Ffestiniog C C
83rd   161	Enniskillen Photographic Society
=84th   160	Bradford Camera Club
=84th   160	Shepshed & District C C
86th   157	Rye & District Camera Club
87th   156	Carmarthen Photographic Society
88th   140	Carradale Camera Club

Slightly old hat news now...................     

                                  

Congratulations to Felixstowe Photographic Society, they are celebrating their Diamond Jubilee this year!

 photo by Jim Williams LRPS

They hold a very special place in my heart, as it was down to all of them, that my photography took off beyond all expectations. It was the first Camera club that I ever joined, they gave me the much needed encouragement to push myself further.  Always willing to give  friendly advise, tips etc., The likes of Basil, Granville, Claude, Tony, Wally, Peter, Steven, Ivan, Geoff & Dennis, to name but a few, who were such an inspiration to me. I THANK YOU. I would also like to thank them for including me in their recent jubilee celebrations. A good time was had by all.

   I also was judging at Felixstowe PS on my birthday and at the break I was presented with this lovely cake. Many thanks once again to all concerned.

Whilst Camden was burning back in Februaury, we were down in Swansea giving a lecture to Swansea Camera Club. Many thanks to Phil Davies and his lovely wife for giving us the use of their son's beautiful Seaview/Marina apartment for the few days that we were there. See Swansea Feb 2008  for some of the photographs taken during our stay. I have fallen in love with Swansea !  >>

Photo courtesy of Rusty Lindsay.

I have just proved what I have always known, that excercise is bad for you!  It is a dangerous pastime best to be avoided at all costs. Back in January I started jogging/brisk walking every morning at 6.30am. In February I tripped over a raised paving slab and fell like a goal keeper trying to save a goal and failing badly, and grazed my hands, knees and elbows in the process. Proof positive that excerise is dangerous! And NO I wasn't running in my high heels, perhaps I should have done. I was wearing pink trainers. Despite my lifelong motto that "I won't run if I can walk and I won't walk if I can be carried", I will be continuing this most dangerous of extreme sports. However, I have now purchased a treadmill and can exercise in the comfort and safety of my bedroom. Starting at 6.00am, usually with my eyes still closed for the first couple of minutes.

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