Great Yarmouth Photographic Society

Great Yarmouth & District Photographic Society gyps@eaf.org.uk

Founded in 1948, we have around 30 members, meeting every Wednesday evening at St Mary Magdalene Church Hall, Magdalene Square, Gorleston, NR31 7BZ  from September to April and outside at photo-friendly venues in the summer.

The majority of members use digital photography in one form or another, though we still have members working with traditional black & white and colour negative film. New members are welcomed what ever their interests or level of expertise. An exhibition of members’ work is held annually and smaller exhibitions are held from time to time as opportunities arise. (There will be an exhibition at Gt Yarmouth Library Galleries from 24th to 29th September).

The annual subscription is £30 for the year running from the start of the winter programme in September through to the following summer. Interested new-comers are welcome to attend four meetings before the subscription is due.

Summer Programme 2012

The summer programme consists of outside meetings on Wednesday evenings at 7pm.

Bring a camera.

MAY

9          Pakefield Beach/Boats. NR33 OJZ. Meet at Beach or Church

16        Herringfleet Woods/Mill. Herringfleet Road, St Olaves Car Park

23        Ludham Village/Staithe. Meet in village Centre

30        Beccles Riverside/Town Centre. Meet at Beccles Yacht Station. Parking at Fen Lane, NR34 9BH

JUNE

6          Winterton Village/Beach. Beach Car Park

Thursday 14   Power Boat Racing Oulton Broad  18.00 hrs

20        Whitlingham Country Park, Trowse  NR14 8TR. Car park

27        Southwold      Pier/Town/Lighthouse. Seafront car park

JULY

4          Filby Village/Broad.  Car Park at Filby Broad

11         BBQ. c/o Les Seabert Rollesby

18        Upton Broad/Marshes. Meet at NWT Car Park, NR13 6EQ

25        Woodbastwick Village

AUG

1          Reedham, Village/Riverside/Church. Riverside parking NR13 3TE

8        Loddon Village/Riverside. Parking at the Staithe and Church Plain

15        Coltishall Staithe. Village/Lock/Church

22         Norwich Cathedral Close & Riverside. Adam and Eve Car Park

29        Pleasure Beach, Gt Yarmouth

Assignments. (These subjects will be in the winter programme, take your pictures during the summer)

Reflections. Sport. Jubilee. Rural Landscape. Machinery

The next winter programme will start in September 2012.

Meeting at St Mary Magdalene Church Hall, Magdalen Way, Gorleston.

The winter programme will be available during the summer and will be posted on the websites:

www.greatyarmouthphotographic.co.uk

For more information contact the Secretary
Maurice Hood on 01493 669305 ,
e-mail: gyps@eaf.org.uk

Other photographic websites
http://www.greatyarmouthphotographic.co.uk/

http://www.photomemorabilia.co.uk/

http://www.greatyarmouthphotographic.co.uk/ilfordltd/index.html

http://www.eaf.org.uk/

http://seasidephotographer.greatyarmouthphotographic.co.uk/index.html

Library Service Draw

This January, the Norfolk County Council library service is aiming to attract an extra 2,000 members by the end of the month, or 5,000 in total to join the 226,782 people in Norfolk who are ‘active users’ of the library – members who have used their library card in the last 12 months.

During January, anyone over the age of 16 who joins the library will be automatically entered into a prize draw to win a Sony Reader Pocket Edition, donated by AudioGO, which will allow the winner to download and borrow ebooks from the Norfolk County Council’s digital library from their own home PC at no cost. Twelve to 16-year-olds who join the library in January will be entered into a draw to win an MP3 player, donated by Ulversoft, while children under the age of twelve who join will have the chance to win £25 of book tokens.

For more information click here.

Gorleston Community Cinema

Volunteers are being sought to help run a community cinema club which will be held at Gorleston Library.  The equipment for the cinema club will be loaned by Creative Arts East as part of their Village Screen programme.

There are many opportunities to be involved with, for example, setting up the equipment, organising the film nights, through to managing the finances and publicity. If you’d like to know more please contact Rachel Houghton 01493 844551 or email: rachel.houghton@norfolk.gov.uk

Gorleston Lunchtime Book Club

If you like reading and would enjoy talking about books in a relaxed and informal atmosphere, join the new Gorleston Lunchtime Book Club!

Meetings will be held in Gorleston Library on the last Monday of each month (except December) from 1.00 – 2.00 p.m. Free tea and coffee will be served.

If you are interested in joining, ask any member of staff for further details, or come along to a meeting  at the library on Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, NR31 6SG.  For further information please telephone (01493) 662156, email libraries@norfolk.gov.uk

Village Screen

Creative Arts East has been awarded RIFE funding of £4000 to support the development of its Village Screen scheme in West Norfolk and East Norfolk. CAE is working with Gorleston Library and the Children’s Centre at Gorleston to develop new groups to arrange regular screenings. Creative Arts East  now owns two additional sets of equipment and these will be based at Downham Market and Gorleston libraries. For further information please contact Alice Morelli or telephone her on 01953 713390

For details about Village Screen check the Creative Arts East website by clicking here.