This Friday, 18 March at 7.30pm we welcome Penny & Spike Piddock both DPAGB, EFIAP from Dorchester Camera Club https://www.dorchestercameraclub.co.uk/index.html for their online talk “Like Sandpaper - Based on Ambon in The Spice Islands.” This talk will take you underwater to meet the “critters” and above water to meet the locals with a few pictures that are a bit of both.

Visitors are welcomed to join the talk through Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/like-sandpaper-based-on-ambon-in-the-spice-islands-tickets-261820019727 for £3.50

On 25 March Peter Jones ARPS, DPAGB, BPE3* http://www.wildwatchtours.co.uk presents his online talk “Namibia Revisited” Peter says, “My presentation is a record of two visits to Namibia where I show Landscape photography of the sand dunes, its wonderful wildlife and some of its culture.”

Visitors are welcomed to join this talk through Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/namibia-revisited-an-online-talk-with-peter-jonesarpsdpagbbpe3-tickets-291699540177 for £3.50

Midphot Presentation Day https://www.mcpf.co.uk/midphot-2/ is Sunday 27 March starting at 10am at The Old Schoolhouse, Churchbridge, Oldbury, B69 2AS. Entry is £3 payable on the door. The full programme can be found on the link.

There’s an Open House weekend at Severn Valley Railway https://www.svr.co.uk/whats-on/open-house-weekend/ on 2 and 3 April. There’s a lot of activities including signal box tours at Kidderminster and Bewdley and Boilershop tours at Bridgnorth. See the link for the full range of activities and to purchase tickets online.

Finally, The Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2022 https://www.comedypetphoto.com are open for entry until 1 July. There is a small entry fee - £1.95 for 1 entry, £5 for 5 and £10 for 15 entries. The winning photo entry receives £2000 cash, plus a trophy, a goodie bag and they get to choose a charity to donate £5000 to, courtesy of Animal Friends