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AV News 196 - May 2014 The judge this year was Jim McCormick DPAGB from the Northern AV Group at Snod's Edge, and he awarded the Ralph Smith trophy to the Club President, Tony Collinson LRPS, for his moving sequence, 'Greater Love', chronicling the outbreak of the Plague which took place in the Derbyshire village of Eyam in the 17th Century. The audience vote was won by David Firth LRPS for his sequence, 'The Spirit of '42', based on images of a 1940s themed event set with suitable humour to appropriate music and sounds of the period. The trophy based on the audience vote for the sequence from a newcomer was won by Phill Brady for his sequence recounting the replacement of a bridge over the A1M close to his home in Wetherby backed by the familiar march from Thunderbirds. Next year will obviously mark an important milestone for the Leeds AV Group with the 40th show at St Chad's Centre in March 2015. More information about the group, which is always delighted to welcome new members, can be found on its web site, www.leedsavgroup.co.uk and please feel able to contact us for more information. Finally the committee of LAVG would like to thank all those who support us and our show, the many visiting judges over the years, and most of all the members of the group who work so hard to produce sequences and set up the hall for the show. T h e W lim s lo w G u ild F ie s ta John Smith APAGB CPAGB The annual Wilmslow Guild Fiesta public show took place this year on the 28th February and 1st March. Each year we hold the Fiesta, primarily for entertainment, but additionally to help publicise the art of AV. This year we did something a little different - we showed again some of the sequences that audiences have voted as their favourites over the last 20 years. This year's audience enjoyed a great many memorable digital sequences including: 'The Light' and 'This is a Town' by Colin Balls, 'Idwal Bach' by Ron Davies, 'Voices from the Past' by Suzanne Gregory and 'The Baby' by Howard Gregory. Howard Bagshaw's 'Migrant Mother' was well received, as was 'Special' - the excellent award winning sequence made with Jeff Mansell. The 'Colour Thief' by Jill K Bunting showed how much it was ahead of its time with its superb animation and the audience was moved by last year's winner, 'A Very Special Job' by Sheila Davies. Humour was provided by Harry Bosworth's 'Consortium', 'The Messiah' by John Smith and the tantilisingly titled 'Italian Beds and Belgian Balls' by Keith Fisher. The winner of the audience vote this year was.. ....well you will just have to come along next year to find out! Page 17