Morning All

Lewis and Mike would like to wish all members a happy, healthy and prosperous 2023!

4 + 1 quotes I always like:

• William E. Vaughan – an optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.
• Billy Vaughan – Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve. Middle Age is when you’re forced to.
• Nia Vardalos – “My New Year’s resolution list usually starts with the desire to lose between 10 and 3,000 pounds.”
• Charlie Brown – “You know how I always dread the whole year? Well, this time I’m only going to dread one day at a time.”
• My own – 10pm is the new midnight!

Message from Robin

A Journey Through Central America

Robin Shorrock will be giving a show on his trip through Central America on Friday 27th January 2023 starting at 7.00pm with hotpot supper in KIRKLAND and CATTERALL MEMORIAL HALL.

The Journey starts in Panama City visiting 3 very different parts of the city and then a sail on the Panama Canal.

Flying onto Costa Rica we first visit a coffee farm, then a quick overnight stay in the capital San Jose, then into the cloud forest to see some wildlife.

Other countries visited are Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.

In Honduras we visit the Mayan site of Copan with its fine stone carvings, and in Guatemala the larger Mayan site of Tikal with its tall temples piercing through the jungle canopy. Other things to look out for are the Bananas crossing the road and the volcano saying goodbye at the end of the trip.

Tickets cost £10 and are available from Robin Shorrock on 01995 602238

Proceeds to St Helen’s Church Churchtown.

I know this show is proving to be very popular and there are limited tickets available so to avoid disappointment please get in touch with Robin ASAP!

A few reminders of up and coming dates

• En Plein Air competition; if you any prints which you may wish to be displayed in the artist’s exhibition from Tues 10th January, please bring them in on Wednesday January 4^th so that I can hand them over to Sheila.
• Wednesday January 4^th: A presentation by Carmen Norman titled ‘Lake District Moods’. This will be available via zoom so if you wish to have a zoom invite, please send an email to Mike or Lewis.
• Wednesday January 11^th: A presentation by Antony Zacharias titled “Long Exposure Photography”. This will be available via zoom so if you wish to have a zoom invite, please send an email to Mike or Lewis.
• Wednesday January 18^th: Judging of our 3^rd internal competition – Creatures of the World and arbitrated by Paul King CPAGB. We had the following entries: print Mono – 9; print Colour – 29; DPI Mono – 24; DPI Colour – 46. That gives a grand total number entered of 108! Should be a busy and hopefully an enlightening good evening!
• Wednesday January 25^th: Members evening; details to follow
• Thursday January 26^th: Morecambe ‘Battle’ – 7.30pm, Heysham Library, 396 Heysham Road, Heysham, LA3 2BJ; takes about 30 mins by car. Will be available via zoom, Judge: Alfred Brown CPAGB. Hon L&CPU.

Coffee duty on this coming Wednesday is Ian and Freda – many thanks!

That’s all folks

Mike and Lewis