Morning All

A lovely Bank Holiday week-end so far and don’t forget to visit our stand at Oaklands on Monday, 2.30pm – 5pm.

Events Cup change

September 10^th Saturday – Events Cup destination, Kendal

In September there are bridge repairs planned on the M6 between J33 and J32. This is going to involve closing the southbound carriageway from 9.00pm on Friday evening until 5.00am on Monday morning for 4 weekends starting on Friday September 9th.

The diversion is south bound on the A6! We can foresee huge queues on the A6 from the Galgate roundabout going South, and probably also backing up on the M6 to leave at junction 33 and, of course, the potential to snarl up Lancaster and surrounding roads!

Full details can be found by googling ‘M6 road closure September 2022’.

If the Events Cup destination of Kendal on the 10th September was to go ahead it could well be a nightmare getting home again.

So, Lewis and I have decided to cancel Kendal and replace the ‘destination’ with Paint Garstang on Saturday Sept 3^rd. So, any images taken on this date will be eligible to be entered into the Events Cup.

To quality for entry, any image(s) taken (for the competition) must contain at least one painter, it can’t be just of Garstang.

We do apologise for this cancellation and the short notice given but it has been taken for the best possible reason.

As you can see, from the September dates below, the final Events Cup destination, Blackpool Zoo, will still be on Saturday September 25^th.

Attached to this newsletter is an official communication from the LCPU.

A reminder of September dates:

Sept 3^rd Saturday – Preston Military Show, Fulwood Barracks, free entry, gates open at 11am.

Sept 3^rd Saturday – Paint Garstang; Now an Events Cup ‘destination’. 9am – 4pm, judging 4.30, prize giving at 5pm.

You can still show your results at our first meeting on Wednesday 7^th Sept; you wouldn’t need to stand up at the front, we’ll show the images and you could talk about them.

Sept 7^th Wednesday – Our first club meeting of the ‘season’. We will be welcoming you all back to the regular club get-togethers and, hopefully, welcoming some new members. Programme for the evening to be sent out in next week’s newsletter.

Sept 10^th Sat and Sept 11^th Sun – Lancashire Game and Country Festival at Woodacre Farm – PR3 1BN.

September 14^th Wednesday – The speaker is Adrian Almond, ‘live’ in the Arts Centre; Title: A photographer in Transition.

September 21^st Wednesday – The speakers are Alan and Julie Walker ‘live’ in the Arts Centre; Title: Bulgaria and Beyond.

September 25^th Saturday – Events Cup destination – Last one: Blackpool Zoo; details to follow shortly.

September 28^th – members evening.

That’s all folks

Mike and Lewis