AV News 193 - August 2013
Great Northern AV Weekend
Howard Gregory
The 2013 Great Northern will be held on Friday 29th November to Sunday 1st
December at the usual venue - Wilmslow Guild Adult Education Centre,
Wilmslow, just south of Manchester. Wilmslow has excellent road, rail and air
connections and several convenient hotels. This may well be the last Great
Northern, so if you haven't yet been to one, this might be your last chance.
(See note on Page 47. Eds)
Friday 29th November, at 7.30pm - Colin & Rhona Balls - The Falkland
Islands - where nature is still in charge.
Whilst the word 'Falklands' may have unfortunate political connotations, the
islands are one of the last unspoilt wildernesses left on earth. There are over
700 islands - most inhabited only by wildlife. The total human population is
around 2,600, almost all of whom live in Port Stanley, the capital. The third
largest island, Weddell, which is about the size of the Isle of Wight, has a
population of five. And that was including Colin & Rhona.
We have seen Colin & Rhona's photography, accompanied by Colin's
inimitable commentary, on several occasions in the past - most memorably
when they filled the main hall (twice) with their presentation on Antarctica.
This promises to be a superb evening, so join us for a feast of wildlife, scenery
and an insight into a completely different way of living.
This event will be open to the general public, so book early to avoid
disappointment.
Saturday 30th November, at 10.00am - 'Great Northern Festival'
A national audio visual competition open to anybody resident in the British
Isles, and to overseas members of British AV Groups.
This years' jury members will be:
Keith Brown FRPS FIPF EFIAP MPAGB APAGB
(chair) Keith's serious interest in photography
started when he joined Aston & Erdington PS
(Birmingham) in the 1970's. Black and White
photography was his first love until he discovered
Audio Visuals (AV's) after seeing a show by Ray
Dowding. He gained his FRPS in AV in 1982. He
worked with Clive Atkins a