 NEWSLETTER IN THIS EDITION: This week at the club Committee vacancies Annual exhibition Return of trophies SLF Finals – free tickets available Upcoming meetings THIS WEEK AT THE CLUB Thursday 30 March Presentation – “The Art of Macro” with Tony North A great opportunity to prepare us for getting out in the fields during springtime. Tony has a passion for macro and landscape photography and says there’s something about spending a few hours in a wildflower meadow capturing images of butterflies and dragonflies that really excites him. Hopefully his talk will also excite and inspire us for what is the perfect time of year. 7.45pm at the USC COMMITTEE VACANCIES The support of members in running the club is vital to maintain its future. There are currently two vacancies to join the Executive Committee for the 2023/24 season onwards; elements of each role could be divided between members to spread the workload: Programme Secretary Responsibilities include: Organising the annual programme of speakers, workshops and competitions. Clive has already begun working on the 23/24 programme and is happy to support the new Programme Secretary. This role could also be divided between a couple of members. Attending committee meetings (around 6 per year, held on Zoom). Club Secretary Responsibilities include: Sending the weekly newsletter through Mail Chimp. Charlotte will provide full training on how to use this system. Attending committee meetings (around 6 per year, held on Zoom), writing agendas and taking minutes. If you are interested, or would like any more information, please speak to any member of the committee. ANNUAL EXHIBITION The club has the opportunity to hold an annual exhibition again – the first since Covid. However, this will not be able to take place without the support of other members. Jobs will include setting up the exhibition, marshalling the event (short shifts) and taking it down afterwards. If you are prepared to help, or would like more information, please speak to Brian. RETURN OF TROPHIES If you have a trophy from last season, please return it to the club by the end of April so that it can be engraved with this year’s winners. SLF FINALS Bromley Camera Club is in the PDI Final of the SLF Finals, which will be held on 22 April 2023 at Beckenham County Cricket Ground. Doors open at 1pm and the event starts at 2pm. There are ten tickets available to members and the cost is £5 each; please see Brian if you are interested. However, if you are happy to help with the set up/take down (similar to our own club nights but on a larger scale), you do not need to pay for your ticket. UPCOMING MEETINGS Tuesday 4 April Larter Cup (West Wickham vs Beckenham vs Bromley) at West Wickham Thursday 6 April Panel PDI Competition Judge: Steven Galvin LRPS via Zoom at USC Please submit PDI panels of up to 5 images. There is no set theme, so any subject/genre will be good, but all the images in each panel must have a consistent theme. Thursday 13 April Colour & Mono Print Competition – round 2 Judge: Naomi Getzy BA (Hons) Photography. Please note that this competition has been rearranged from an earlier date and all prints originally submitted will be used for this evening. |