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Humber Estuary at Cleethorpes
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to help open the joint Exhibition of Cleethorpes Camera Club and Grimsby Photographic Society and to speak at each of the Cleethorpes clubs on the following two days. It was also a wonderful opportunity to catch up with my long-term friend Barbara and take a few photographs. The day began with a visit from Barbara’s local urban fox, Lyndsey. …then a walk along the estuary…
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Appleby Horse Fair
A few riders from the Appleby Horse Fair. Every June Gypsies and Travellers from the UK and Ireland gather to buy and sell horses at Appleby in Westmorland…a custom that has lasted since 1775. At certain times, the horses are brought down to the river Eden to be hand-washed or ridden through the water before being sold. There has been much controversy about the cruelty aspect of this spectacle and the RSPCA now patrol the event and riders who are seen to abuse the horses are reported and given a warning or may be prosecuted…but most of the riders appeared to look after the horses well and instances of cruelty are said to…
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A Taste of Malta and Gozo
Visit to Malta, June 2015 Malta I was lucky enough to be invited to Malta as the guest judge and speaker at the Malta Photographic Society in Valletta. We spent six days there in June and our hosts were most generous in taking us around the islands and taking care of all our needs. Whilst many British people, arriving for the first time in Malta, might expect it to seem rather British, in fact, it does not! Although there are red telephone boxes and post boxes and the cars drive on the left hand side, there are so many other influences in the culture and architecture of the islands that result…
