Morning All
A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s 4 week camera course a success!  
We couldn’t have zoomed, panned, or focused without you so, thanks for helping us keep things in frame, in focus, and (mostly) in control!
We even managed without electric power last Wednesday, though cake and water at the end sounded a bit hollow! – better than bread and water though!
For the record, out of the 20 ‘guests’ we started with only one went missing without trace!
If anyone has any reflections, thoughts or suggestions about the course please email in or chat to me, Stan, Elaine or Freda over the next few weeks; any ideas gratefully received.

Notices:
Summer Outings:
Following on from the camera course we have on:

Wednesday 23^rd July – A visit to Brockholes Nature Reserve:
Just off Junction 31 of the M6, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 OAG
Weather forecast: looking a bit ‘iffy’ at the moment, coat maybe required!
Sunset at 21.23.
Car park – open daily 6am to 9pm; The actual Nature Reserve is free but there is a charge of £5 per car.
Car sharing? Please meet at Kirkland Memorial Hall (The Avenue, Churchtown, Preston PR3 0HS) at 6pm.
We then leave at 6.05pm to arrive at Brockholes about 6.30pm – A6 road works etc permitting, of course!
As you can see from the above info the car park shuts at 9pm but that gives us a good 2 hrs 15 mins there.
However, you can park ‘outside’ the reserve – map attached, thanks Stan – and then walk into the reserve, so no possibility of getting shut in, your choice!

Events Cup:
Reminder!
The last Events Cup destination is Downham Village and Clitheroe, 31 miles – 52 minutes. The 2 visits are on Tuesday 12^th August OR Saturday 16^th August.
Details for this destination will be in a future newsletter.

Challenges:
Just another reminder!
Alphabet challenge – On-going throughout the summer/autumn; here we are looking for, in theory, 26 images representing the letters of the alphabet. You may get some from the above club outings!

Very early notice:

The Opening Night Competition; 3rd September.
Best Projected Digital Image (PDI); Open, any subject, colour or monochrome.
One only PDI from any member taken in the last 12 months.
Image sent to me (Mike) by Monday 1st September on info@garstangcameraclub.co.uk
All presented, anonymously, in a PowerPoint presentation.
On the night, each person present will vote, anonymously, on each one; maximum score of 20 points for each image, and a minimum of 12 points.
The winner is the image with the most points!
Brownie points only though I might have a bottle of wine/chocolates for the winner.
Winner announced the following Wednesday. 10^th September.

Up and coming programme of events:
Wednesday 23^rd July – Club outing to Brockholes Nature Reserve.

Wednesday 30^th July – Club outing to Morecambe promenade.

Wednesday 6^th August – Club outing to the Brock River.

Tuesday 12^th August – Events Cup 5^th destination, possible trip to Downham Village and Clitheroe – see above

Wednesday 13^th August – No meeting (Committee meeting). 

Saturday 16^th August – Events Cup 5th destination, possible trip to Downham Village and Clitheroe

Wednesday 20^th August – ‘Show-and-Tell’ from the above 3 club outings.

That’s all folks!

Mike