Following on from the announcement of the sad passing of Doug Hogg we have now been informed of the details regarding his funeral.

The funeral will be held on Friday April 1st at 1.15pm. The location is Ponteland Methodist Church.

Thursday 24th March 2022.
3rd Pdi Competition.
Last night was our final scoring competition of this season, Malcolm Boyed was our judge.
He started by commenting on the high standard of entries members had entered.
He gave a very balanced and reflective critique and announced the Highly Commended as he went through his presentation.
A big thank you to all who entered.
Highly Commended;-
Roseberry Topping, Bob Finlay
Butterfly, Brian Vandemast
Alert Robin, Liz Gordon
End of a Pier, Paul Dunn
What’s Over There?  Brian Vandemast


5th Place, Two Stacks Standing, Ray Barnes
4th Place, Seaton Sluice,  Brian Vandemast
3rd Place, I’m Not Talking, John Ridley
2nd Place, Worth the Effort, Paul Kidd,
1st Place, Standing Tall in Buttermere, Ray Barnes.

​To view the top 5 images please click.............(HERE)


Colin Livingstone
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The results of the 3rd Open PDI Competition will be revealed this coming Thursday. Our Judge for this competition is Malcolm Boyd. 

Ponteland PS will also be hosting the results of the North Tyne PDI Competition on the same evening.

3rd Open Print Competition
Tonight (3rd March) David Hall judged this seasons 3rd and final Open Print Competition, providing enthusiastic feedback on each of the images. Although the number of entries was low they covered a variety of subjects resulting in David swapping the top 5 images before settling on the final places.
Congratulations also go to tonight’s winners, Paul Dunn (Mono) and Derek Parker (Colour).
A full list of the prints 'placed' and' highly commended' are shown below. To view the images, both colour and mono click ...(HERE)
 
Paul Dunn 
(Print Competition Secretary)

Colour    

1. At the Shrine            Derek Parker   
2. Final Straight           Ray Barnes
3. The Competitor       Derek Parker
4. Skyline                      Colin Livingstone
5. The Stirrup Cup       Ray Barnes

Mono

1. Guitar Man.              Paul Dunn
2. Training in NYC        Colin Livingstone
3. Charlies Garden.      Paul Dunn
4. Sage & Tyne.             Colin Livingstone
5. Reflections                Colin Livingstone

Highly Commended

South Stack                        Paul Dunn 
A Wintery Scene                Elizabeth Gordon
Sore Looser                        Ray Barns    
Chasing the Colours         Elizabeth Gordon
Brown Hare                        Derek Parker