News Update

CPS 12th Leyland Invitation Exhibition.

These are the awards gained by Chorley photographers in the 12th Leyland Invitation Exhibition (Judged by Margaret Sixsmith AFIAP, ARPS, BPE5* and John Sixsmith AFIAP, ARPS, BPE3* and sponsored by Wilkinson Cameras).

The Exhibition officially opens on Saturday 1st December 2007 at 11am in:
The South Ribble Museum and Exhibition Centre
The Old Grammar School
Church Road
Leyland
PR25 3FJ
You are invited to see the high quality of this year’s entries. Eighty prints have been chosen to be displayed (of which eleven are from CPS members).
Opening times Tue and Fri 10am-4pm, Thur 1-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm

Chorley have entered the L&CPU "THE SLIDE KNOCK OUT 2007"
Why not go along and support the event.
Venue: Civic Hall, Park Lane, Poynton
Saturday 24th November 2007 at 7.00pm (sorry no directions)

Genius of Photography
is showing on BBC4 on Thursdays at 9pm.
It is a 6 part series and part 2 is on Thu 1st Nov 2007

On Sat 9th June 2007 the "Imaging Everest: The Serpa's Tale" exhibition opened at the South Ribble Museum, Leyland. On Sat 29th Sep it ended. David Hunt, the museum curator, wanted to mark the end of the exhibition with an event and many people were invited along to hear and share memories of the Himalayan region of Nepal. Radio Lancashire came along and did a live broadcast as part of their Joe Wilson breakfast radio programme. As I had visited the Everest region in 1985 David asked me to come along to contribute to the morning’s discussions. Just after 8am Sarah Walby, Radio Lancashire’s roving reporter, arrived with her vehicle and telescopic aerial. The surrounding trees caused a bit of a problem for the aerial and the vehicle had to be moved around to avoid the branches. Two live broadcasts were made from the museum; the first at 8:25am when I was interviewed, then another at 8:50am when David was interviewed. This was good publicity as it meant that even more people could be invited ‘on air’ to the official closing at 11am.

I returned at 11 to hear the wonderful news that George Band, the youngest member of the successful 1953 Everest expedition, would be able to do a live phone in discussion at 12 noon. George was busy doing lectures in the Cumbria region but was able to spare a few minutes to talk over the phone. We were also pleased to see that South Ribble’s mayor, Councillor Kath Beattie, was able to attend. After a short presentation by David and me, David set up a conferencing phone so when he telephoned George Band somewhere in Cumbria we were all able to speak directly to George and hear the replies.

For over 30 minutes we were able to ask George questions and hear full and fascinating replies to all of them. The audience were mesmerised by the complex tale of how the news of the successful ascent by Ed Hillary and Tensing Norgay was transmitted back to London just in time for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2nd June 1953. An intricate coding system had to be used so that only London knew the correct message, and it worked. A great morning was had by all.

B Harris.

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http://www.sirimo.co.uk/ukpr.php

Sorry about announcing this before but it has turned out to be a hoax.
There are a number of moves promoting the requirement of 'ID' cards to allow photographers to operate in a public place. It is a fundamental right of a UK citizen to use a camera in a public place, indeed there is no right to privacy when in a public place. These moves have developed from paranoia and only promote suspicion towards genuine people following their hobby or profession. Don't stand by and do nothing, sign the on-line petition here:
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