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Thursday 31 July 2014

PAGB News No.122

CLICK HERE for e-news 122 with Dinah Jayes MPAGB, the PAGB Diary 2014, Inter-Fed Award Winners and much more .........

See also e-news 121, an "Edge Hill Special" with all the information you will need about the Inter-Club Print Championship in October.

The selection for the world’s oldest photography exhibition, the RPS International Print Exhibition 157, has been made and the exhibition of 100 prints will open in London on 31 July 2014. The winners, who come from Germany, USA and the UK, will be announced at a reception that evening.
All the selected images will be posted on the RPS website at the beginning of August.
For information about venues and the exhibition, visit the RPS website: www.rps.org/IPE157

Saturday 26 July 2014

Tour of Britain - Wednesday 23 July 2014

Where to watch the Tour of Britain
Wednesday 23 July 2014

The route for the Wiltshire stage of the Tour of Britain has been announced and now spectators will be looking for the best spots to catch the action.

Wiltshire Council is working with the tour backers and local communities to provide the latest information as the county prepares to host one of the major sporting events of the year.

Stage 6 will see more than 100 of the world's top cyclists racing through the streets of Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge, Devizes and Pewsey and the villages along the 67.5km Wiltshire route.

Sir Bradley Wiggins was crowned champion last year and thousands are expected to line the roads through the county following the success of the Tour de France in Britain.

The Tour of Britain starts in Liverpool city centre on September 7 and will arrive in Wiltshire five days later as the riders tackle a 205.7km stage from Bath to Hemel Hempstead.

Stage 6 starts in front of Royal Crescent in Bath before heading into Wiltshire at Lower Stoke at around 10.40am.

The race continues along the B3108 before the crowds gathered at Bradford on Avon get their first glimpse of the riders on the A363 Masons Lane at just after 10.50am.

Spectators can watch the peloton in Silver Street and St Margaret’s Street before the teams head for Trowbridge along the A363 and are due to arrive on the outskirts of town at around 10.55am.

Bradford Road, Stallard Street and Bythesea Road will be closed as the cyclists speed through the town centre and onto Hilperton at around 11am.

The villages of Semington and Seend will become a blur as the peloton reaches speeds of more than 40kmh on the A361 before the next stop Devizes at 11.20am.

Soon the beautiful Vale of Pewsey will be the backdrop as the riders take first the A342 before turning onto the A345 and onto Pewsey itself, arriving in the town at around 11.50am.

The peloton will head out of town on the B3087 before finally turning onto the A338 and out of Wiltshire.

Jane Scott, leader of Wiltshire Council said: “This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the county of Wiltshire to a global audience and we are delighted to host Stage 6 of the tour.

“The Tour of Britain is now one of the major cycling events in the world and the perfect event to continue to encourage people to enjoy the benefits of cycling following the success of the Tour de France in Britain.

“Since 2012, we have recognised the benefits of building a legacy in Wiltshire and we promote a number of beautiful cycling routes across Wiltshire for local communities and visitors to enjoy. We want to continue to boost the local economy and have a host of activities that encourage people to get more active and improve their health and wellbeing.

"I hope this major event will see communities getting involved, like they did when we welcomed the Olympic Torch in 2012, and that they will take the opportunity to showcase what makes them unique. We hope that school children and local people will line the streets and show their support for the cyclists as they pass through our county.”

The full list of roads used on the 67.5km Wiltshire section of Stage 6:

11.42am - B3108 Lower Stoke before heading along the B3108 Winsley Hill and Winsley Road.

10.51am - Bradford on Avon: A363 Masons Lane, Silver Street and St Margaret's Street before heading out of town along the A363 Trowbridge Road and through Widbrock Hill, Trowle and Cockhill.

10.57am - Trowbridge: A363 Bradford Road, Stallard Street and Bythesea Road before the A361 County Way and Hilperton Road and then B3105 Trowbridge Road.

11.02am - Hilperton: Devizes Road and A361 Trowbridge Road.

11.14am - Seend: A361 High Street, Seend Hill and Caen Hill.

11.23am - Devizes: A361 Bath Road, New Park Street, Gains Lane before A341 Nursteed Road and A342 Monument Hill, Andover Road in Chirton, Pewsey Road in Charlton and Rushall Road.

11.52 am Pewsey: A345 Salisbury Road and Church Street before out of town along the B3087 High Street, Milton Road and Burbage Road.

12.03pm - A338 Grafton Road, Piccadilly (Morten) and into West Berkshire.

Friday 25 July 2014

Hello,
I work for National Trust property Lacock Abbey and would like to draw the attention of your camera club to our current photography competition.

The competition, titled Love Lacock, asks for photographs of Lacock village, abbey or countryside that reflect what the photographer loves about this area.
Please also submit a statement with the image of 50 words or less that describes what the image represents.

There are four categories:

1.            Digital photography (aged 17+)
2.            Traditional photography (aged 17+ and film/traditional processes)
3.            Young photographer: 11 and under (any medium)
4.            Young photographer: 12 – 16 (any medium)

The prize:
•             20 finalists will be chosen to form an exhibition in the grounds of Lacock Abbey throughout October 2014. The winner of each category and overall winner will be decided by visitors to this exhibition.
•             Category winners will receive a gift hamper
•             The overall winner will receive a VIP Lacock Experience for themselves and up to four guests which includes: a private tour of the abbey’s attic,  learning about Fox Talbot’s photographic process with Roger Watson the curator of the Fox Talbot Museum, an indulgent cream tea in The Stables tea-room and 10% discount in Lacock’s three National Trust shops.

How to enter:
Email your photograph, statement and category to:

The competition closes midnight 31 August 2014.

For more information and full terms and conditions please seehttp://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lacock/visitor-information/article-1355833053586/

Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.
If yourselves or your families would be interested in entering we would be very happy to receive your submissions.

Many thanks,
Claire
Claire Selman
Visitor Experience Assistant
Lacock Abbey
Tel: 01249 730510

The Granary
Manor Farm Estate Yard
High Street, Lacock
Wiltshire, SN15 2LG

Wednesday 23 July 2014

Chichester Camera Club’s 65th annual exhibition

Hello from Chichester.

The Chichester Camera Club’s 65th annual exhibition of its members’ work will take place from August 16th, 2014 through to August 23rd, 2014 (with the exception of Sunday, August 17th). 
It will be held, as usual, in the Assembly Rooms on North Street in Chichester and will be open between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm
We would like to invite members of your Club to drop by and see our work if they are in Chichester during the exhibition. They will receive a warm welcome.

The opening of the exhibition will be held on the evening of Friday, August 15th, 2014

We would like to invite up to 4 members of your Club to join us for the opening ceremonies, a light buffet and a viewing of the show. The doors will open at 7:00 pm for a 7:30 programme start.

We look forward to seeing you in the Assembly Rooms.

Sincerely,
Peter Rocchiccioli
(Exhibition Secretary)

RSVP: rocchiccioli.peter@talktalk.net

BRCC Exhibition 2014


Tuesday 8 July 2014

PAGB News No. 120 July 2014

CLICK HERE for e-news 120 with MPAGB pictures by Brian Clarke, a new Nature definition, "Nude without Rude" and more...

ONLY A FEW DAYS to our Inter-Club PDI Championships at the University of Warwick. .... CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Many of our Corporate Sponsors will be at Warwick next Saturday (12 July) and there will be some great show offers. The main PDI Championship Sponsors, FOTOSPEED, are offering up to 30% of ALL their products throughout the day.
www.fotospeed.com

Proud Sponsors of the PAGB Inter-Club PDI Championship

AWARDS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC MERIT (APM) WORKSHOPS

The WPF is hosting an APM Workshop on behalf of the PAGB at
Talbot Green Community Centre, Cowbridge Road, Talbot Green, CF72 8HS
Sunday, 21 September 2014 from 10am.
CLICK HERE for a ticket application

The NCPF is hosting an APM Workshop on behalf of the PAGB at
Clara Vale Community Centre, Stannerford Road, Clara Vale, NE40 3ST
Saturday 18th October 2014 from 10am. (Shown incorrectly as Sunday in the last e-news)
CLICK HERE for a ticket application