Chairman's Newsletter No. 54

Firstly I must apologise for an omission from last weeks newsletter.
I should have reported that after a delay of 3 weeks I was at last able to present the PDI Primary image of the year trophy to a surprised Martin Brown - well done Martin.

AV Evening. Last evening was well supported with 6 members sending in their AV sequences, we saw 20+ sequences so we had a full evening.  It was not easy to score these. Members remarked afterwards on how they had enjoyed the evening and that they thought the standard our members are achieving in their AV's was high, and I have to agree with them. I would have been proud to have been the author of any one of them. Terry has taken all the score sheets away and will work out the top 5 or 6 and let us know which of the AV's will be used in the competitions coming up. Thank you Terry for your work on this.

PRINTS for Exhibition - don't forget to bring some along for Martin next week, he will be choosing our entry for the exhibition; so we want some good work please.

A plea as you are all aware we have no external competition secretary and it is only because one or two people have come forward to take on a few of the competitions that we are able to participate. We have 80+ members so I hope that during this year someone will think about stepping into this role at the AGM otherwise next year will see us drop out of all external competitions.

We are still looking for your participation - this coming week we have the Christmas card choice to make. So send in your images by Friday.  Then come along next week to help choose your favourite.

Christmas Dinner.  I have started to collect deposits for the Christmas Dinner (£5 per person) so please bring your money along next week since I have to pay by the 5th November. If you will not be at the club next week but want to come then please email me.

Goodbye to Sheila.  Several members attended the funeral of Sheila Budden last week, and it was good to see Edna Webb there as well.  Edna was the wife of the late Stan Webb, one of the founder members of our club, which just goes to show how long Arthur and Sheila have been members. Arthur I know appreciated the support of Viewfinders as well as their friends and family and it spoke volumes to see the number of people wanting to celebrate Sheila's life and support Arthur in his loss.

Hope several of you managed to visit the Landscape of Year 2009 at Moors Valley Country Park (not sure if it is still there - check the website) Roy and I visited last week and there are some stunning images, even in the junior section!

see you all next week
Lynn