Hello everyone, I hope you are all managing to keep well.

Thursday Zoom Meetings

The virtual meetings are going well; last Thursday we had the Photo Travel Quiz after which Vera and Ioannis gave presentations.

It is not too late to sign up to join the meetings each week; you just need to download an app called Zoom Meetings.  You also need to let Greg have a note of your email address. What will then happen is that on Thursday Greg will email you with a meeting invite. If you accept this you will be patched in to all those others who have joined the meeting. We have changed the time to 8:05pm so members can clap the NHS at 8 o’clock, but as it takes a while for members to log in 8.05pm is not a rigid start time and you can log in at any time during the meeting, which lasted for a couple of hours last week.

To give you are idea of what is planned and to give you time to get those snaps taken please see list below, although there may be changes of which I will notify you.

Thursday 23 April

Competition. The theme is Lockdown: Easter (3 x PDIs submitted to Brian the PDI Secretary by Tuesday 21st April).

Just a reminder that qualifying images need to have been taken since the Zoom meeting last Thursday and to cover the extended Easter period, in the house or garden. Ideas could include the religious aspect, hot cross buns, the weather, flowers, Easter bonnets, Easter bunnies, and what you are doing over the Easter period.

Please keep to the Government’s instructions to only leave your home for the very limited reasons we are now all familiar with. 

Thursday 30 April

For the first part of the evening Steve Jones will give a presentation on solarisations. If any member would also like to contribute to the evening please let the programme secretary Chris know.

Thursday 7 May

Competition. Lockdown: Everyday Abstract. Maybe using utensils and other everyday items. Abstract (3 x PDIs submitted to the PDI Secretary by Tuesday 5th May)

Thursday 14 May

Nothing planned as yet but if any member would like to contribute to the evening please let the programme secretary know.

Thursday 21 May

Competition. Lockdown: Portraits (3 x PDIs submitted to the PDI Secretary by Tuesday 19th May)

Thursday 28 May

Nothing planned as yet but if any member would like to contribute to the evening please let the programme secretary know.

Thursday 4 June

Competition. Lockdown: Light and shade (3 x PDIs submitted to the PDI Secretary by Tuesday 2nd June)

Thursday 11 June

Nothing planned as yet but if any member would like to contribute to the evening please let the programme secretary know.

Thursday 18 June

Competition. Lockdown: The Great Outdoors – think gardens and window views (3 x PDIs submitted to the PDI Secretary by Tuesday 16th June)

Thursday 25 June

Competition. End of lockdown judged competition? We can hope!

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Val