Fovant Badges Society

Please let me introduce myself. I am the PR/Newsletter Officer for the Fovant Badges Society. As you probably know, we are a charity charged with preserving the scheduled war memorials that are the Fovant badges and with educating the public about the badges and their history. To this end, we produce an annual newsletter and as editor I am always looking for new ways of illustrating the badges in the landscape.
Last winter we had a fair amount of snow and I am very interested in obtaining a copy of any pictures that were taken of Fovant Down and the badges that captured these fairly rare wintry conditions. My attempts were sadly very poor. I wonder if I could trouble you to ask your members if they have taken any pictures that might be suitable for inclusion in the 2009 newsletter? Please give me a call if you would like to know a little more about the Society

Plaese contact Richard Bullard on (01722 714782)
or richardandjanet.bullard@btinternet.com

New Printer

Following my previous post, Peter sent me details of an on-line print company, DS Colour Labs. I'm not really into on-line shopping but I thought I would have a go. I wanted images 15" x 10" but to get them to go over email, I reduced the image size down to 2mb. I was thinking that they would be grainy, or even pixilated, but, at only 85p a go, well it would be rude not to give them a chance. I filled in all their boxes and pressed send. I was looking to have 5 pics done. This was on the Sunday night. On Wednesday morning, Postman Pat arrived at 10:00 am with my prints. Beautiful. I wasn't happy with one, but that was my fault, not theirs. If I was going to have that one reprinted, then I might as well get them to print the rest of the panel and have them all printed the same way and on the same paper. Again I ordered on Sunday, and this time I had a note shoved through the door from Postman Pat, on TUESDAY at 10:30. They were waiting for me at the sorting office! Now, I know that I was looking for a bit of interest from my printer, or at least a bit of service, this wasn't quite what I had in mind. The speed, the quality, the price. Unbeatable. If, like me, you don't have an A3 printer, and you have yours done retail, I can only suggest that you give this lot a go. Peter recommeded them to me, and I have no hesitation in endorsing his opinion. NOW.............

Do you remember? We had a presentation some time in the early spring and the speaker talked about the guy who did his mounts. This was another internet site.................. but which one? Again, please either leave a comment here, or email me direct.

Phil.

More Archives 2

This time I have found 3 pictures from 1995 of a Committee meeting no less.
There a faces here from the past. Can you name them?
Click HERE

Chairman's Report & Latest Committee Minutes

These two items have now been placed on our web site
For the Minutes see HERE
and for Tony's report is HERE
Both worth reading.

Saintes Exhibition and Wiltshire Life

In 1990 and 1991 Salisbury Camera Club put on an exhibition in Salisbury twin city of Saintes. At that time we had a good deal of interaction with Saintes. Sheila and I visited the city and met their camera club and went to their own exhibition. I remember being quite amazed at some of the photos of insects. The quality was outstanding. Far better than anything we have seen in the UK. But we have lost contact it seems. Who speaks passable French? Perhaps we could try opening up the channel of communication again? Saintes city is a rather good place to visit with lots of Roman remains and a lovely river. See HERE
I have included the posters advertising these shows HERE
Also a cutting from Wiltshire Life magazine showing our work from the Wiltshire cup in 2004 HERE

League Finals Sunday 26th April 2009 RESULTS

Club results

PRINTS 1st Winchester PS 2nd Bracknell CC

SLIDES 1st Southampton CC 2nd Bracknell CC

Individual slide awards

1st

ANTARCTIC ICE

COLIN DUNN

NEWBURY CC

2nd

KEY RING

Sheila Read FRPS.

SALISBURY CC

3rd

Sibling Rivalry

Louis Rumis MPAGB

HIGHCLIFFE & INFINITY CC

HC

Relaxing

Sid Newman

ALTON CC

HC

John

Steve Emmerson

ALTON CC

HC

Goshawk On Prey

Teresa Debnam

BEAULIEU CG

HC

GOLDEN EAGLE

R RAINFORD

BOURNEMOUTH PS

HC

Sandstorm Walkers

Caroline Colgate LRPS

BRACKNELL CC

HC

IMPALA – RIVER CROSSING

DAVID FILLER,LRPS,CPAGB,

FARNBOROUGH CC

HC

Hoodie

Peter Locke

NEW FOREST CC

HC

Folk Dancers

Martin Williams

ORDNANCE SURVEY PS

HC

GOLDFINCH

JOHN ASKEY

WIMBORNE CC

HC

BLEAK HOUSE

CAROL WATSON

WINCHESTER PS

Individual print awards

1st

Havana Club

Nigel Byrom

GUERNSEY PC

2nd

GREAT EGRET

JOHN HODGE

OVERTON PC

3rd

David Weir Leads Kurt Fearnley

Colin Fieldgate

YATELEY CC

HC

Nearly There Girl

Peter Hartland

ANDOVER SPLIT IMAGE PS

HC

Delphinium

Peter Ellis LRPS

BRACKNELL CC

HC

RUST

PHIL COLBORNE

GOSPORT CC

HC

Spooked Zebras

David Toft CPAGB

ORDNANCE SURVEY PS

HC

RHUM VIEW

Peter Read DPAGB LRPS

SALISBURY CC

HC

The Gondolier A La Grand

John Chandler C.P.A.G.B.

SOUTH READING CC

HC

Blue Damselfly

Roy Lambeth BPE1 CPAGB

VIEWFINDERS OF ROMSEY CC

HC

EARLY MORNING ON MANNINGTON HEATH

ROGER HOLMAN, ARPS

WIMBORNE CC