Inn Focus finished joint fifth in the final of the National DPI Championships at Warwick, a remarable effort being (we believe) the first ever WPF club to reach the final eight. Also Tenby won the plate final by 2 points. So effectively this means that Inn Focus were 5th and Tenby 9th out of the top 35 or so camera clubs in the UK. What a great day for the WPF clubs. More details to follow when we have them. Wigan 10 returned to winning ways after missing out last year.
2012 Barrian Cup Results
The Barrian Cup took place on Saturday 9th of June with around 100 people attending. It was opened by the Councillor Eric Hacker, Mayor of Glamorgan Council, who also presented the Barrian Cup. Mrs Heather Hacker presented the Dave Cowdrey Trophy. The judge for the day was Margaret Salisbury FRPS,APAGB,MFIAP who did an excellent job and was extremely entertaining. Winners were Gwynfa Camera Club with 87 points from Tenby & District CC and Aberdare CC (both 86) and Rhondda CC, Inn Focus and Barry CC (all on 85). Gwynfa’s winning prints were: ‘Yellow Dung Fly‘ by Bob Beynon (18), ‘Skogafoss Reflected‘ by Leigh Woolford (17), ‘Mug Shot‘ by Terry Donnelly (16), ‘Juvenile Kingfisher‘ by Alec Stewart (17) and ‘Bible Reading‘ by Margot Rowlands (19). The Dave Cowdry Trophy for the best Landscape Seascape print went to Brian Merry of Rhondda CC for his print entitled ‘Raw Power’. Well done to everyone who had a print selected to represent their club.
Mike Lewis wishes to thank the members who helped on the day and also to all the members who supplied the food and contributed to a very successful 2012 Barrian Cup and one that will be remembered for a long time.
Urgent news for clubs – we got the money back….
Following on from the Crown Court`s verdict concerning Neil Jones on Friday 25th May, thus bringing to a positive conclusion 12 months of effort, the WPF Exec is thrilled to announce that we have some unexpected and wonderful news. Continue reading “Urgent news for clubs – we got the money back….”
Neil Jones Sentenced
The former treasurer of the Welsh Photographic Society, Mr. Neil Jones, has been sentenced for the theft of monies totalling approximately £16,500 from the society after pleading guilty to all charges brought against him. The honourable judge, justice John Curran said said that this was a serious breach of trust in taking the members subscription money for his own ends and his decision was to sentence Mr. Jones to 12 months, suspended for 2 years including 6 months on probation. He further said that Mr. Jones should not be relieved of his responsibility to repay the funds but realising his situation he was making an order that he should do so at a rate of £20 per week. Consequently, Mr Jones will have repaid the money he stole in around 16 years.
The WPF Exec would like to take this opportunity to thank all the clubs and their members for their generous and sympathetic support during what has been a very difficult couple of years.
Well Done Malcolm
Many congratulations to Malcolm Kingswell AWPF AFIAP DPAGB who has just been awarded his ARPS for his wonderful bird photography. Well done Malcolm.
Bridgend 5 to 8 Results 2012
The fifth Bridgend 5 to 8 competition again provided an interesting, varied and stimulating evening for members and visitors as our Judge, Robert Albright MA FRPS, provided an insightful and constructive critique of the entries for the 2012 competition. The final result was:-   Continue reading “Bridgend 5 to 8 Results 2012”
Well Done Allen
Many congratulations to Allen Lloyd who has accepted an invitation to be a member of the LRPS judging panel.
2012 Welsh Salon Award Winners
The main awards for the 2012 Welsh Salon of Photography are as follows: Continue reading “2012 Welsh Salon Award Winners”
2012 Welsh Salon Results
A Note on Website Navigation
If you are on this website looking for up to the minute information on a particular subject, the best place to look is in the ‘News Categories’ (which are listed on the lower right hand side of every page). Each category contains the latest posts on that subject. For example click on Competitions – Ace of Clubs and you will find posts containing dates, scores, photos etc. Continue reading “A Note on Website Navigation”