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icons to view the Event Posters| September 2010 | |||
| Saturday 4th | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | Bats & Moths - a guided walk 7.30 pm - late - Lights will attract moths some as colourful as butterflies. Bat detecting is on this evening's agenda too. Bring a torch Price:Adults £4, RSPB members £2 |
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| Sunday 5th | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | Meet the Moth 10.30 am - 12.30 pm - See some of the wonderful moths we caught last night, before they are safely released. A free event | |
| Wednesday 8th | Refuse Collection |
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| Wednesday 8th | Swavesey & Over Conservation Society | “OVERLOOKED WILDLIFE” Presented by Brian Eversham – Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trust | |
| Thursday 9th | Swavesey Camera Club | Welcome Evening - An opportunity to see what is lined up in the programme for this year, plus an insight into what some of the members have been up to in the summer... | |
| Wednesday 15th | Refuse Collection |
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| Thursday 16th | Swavesey Camera Club | Travels of a Naturalist - The snow last January meant that Gordon Follows ARPS could not get to us. Gordon is an outstanding natural history photographer and a member of the RPS Nature Group. | |
| Saturday 18th | Over Day Centre | Dance band spectacular - BIG LIVE MUSIC NIGHT featuring BOOGIE NIGHTS also Spillage will be playing in aid of Over Day Centre (to be held in field next to Guided Bus stop). Contact Pippa Corney on 01954 231221 Tickets enquire John Dyer 01954 23 |
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| Wednesday 22nd | Refuse Collection |
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| Wednesday 22nd | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | Car Free Walk - 10 am - 1 pm - Meet at the Swavesey Busway stop for a walk around the lakes to the Fen Drayton Lakes request stop. Adults £8, RSPB members £4, FREE for non car users. |
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| Thursday 23rd | Swavesey Camera Club | Let's Talk about Pictures - Judge: Caroline Guthrie LRPS - A chance to share some of the pictures we have taken recently | |
| Monday 27th | Swavesey Parish Council | Monthly Parish Council Meeting at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall | |
| Wednesday 29th | Refuse Collection |
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| Thursday 30th | Swavesey Camera Club | Photography of the Heavens - In this session Lee Sproats will cover how to choose and use the necessary equipment (from beginners upwards) and how to get the best from your results, as well as showing us his own amazing images. | |
| October 2010 | |||
| Wednesday 6th | Refuse Collection |
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| Thursday 7th | Swavesey Camera Club | Annual Projected Image Competition - Judge: Dave Stewart - An open competition with max 4 colour and/or mono images, each less than 2 years old. None entered in this competition before and no more than 2 entered into any previous internal competition | |
| Thursday 7th | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | Autumn Birds Walk - 10 am - 1 pm, Drayton Lakes is the birds' equivalent of a motorway service station at this time of year, as migrants stop off to rest and refuel Price:Adults £4, RSPB members £2, Children £1 |
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| Wednesday 13th | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | How to Watch Wildlife 10 am - 1 pm - This workshop will introduce you to the basics of what you need and how to find wildlife in autumn. Booking required on 01954 233260 Price:Adults £4, RSPB members £2, Children £1 |
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| Wednesday 13th | Refuse Collection |
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| Wednesday 13th | Swavesey & Over Conservation Society | FARMLAND BIRDS - A presentation with slides by Dr Rob Robinson from the BTO | |
| Thursday 14th | Swavesey Camera Club | A Tale of Two Cities - Ron Tear will give us an illustrated lecture about London and New York - all about similarities as seen from his perspective. | |
| Tuesday 19th | Swavesey Camera Club | October: Print Battle! - A new fixture for us: we go head-to-head with Bottisharn and Burwell Photographic Club in an away match. | |
| Wednesday 20th | Refuse Collection |
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| Thursday 21st | Swavesey Camera Club | Practical Workshop 1 - Our popular workshops are back again this year: this time we look at how to get digital images right for competitions, at creating a photo gallery on Flickr and at some basic PhotoShop/Elements techniques. | |
| Saturday 23rd | South Cambs Conservative Association - Swavesey | Autumn Supper (Salt Beef) with Speaker 7:30pm in the Memorial Hall Licensed Bar, Raffle.Tickets £10 will be available from Gordon (01954 230606), Ann (01954 230313) or Mandy (01954 230253). |
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| Sunday 24th | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | Fungus Foray 1.30 pm - 4 pm - Discover some of the mysterious mushrooms and toadstools of autumn with local expert, Alan Robbins. Adults £4, RSPB members £2, Children £1 |
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| Monday 25th | Swavesey Parish Council | Monthly Parish Council Meeting at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall | |
| Wednesday 27th | Refuse Collection |
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| Thursday 28th | Swavesey Camera Club | Beyond the Moment of Capture - You will certainly remember Brian Beaney FR PS's amazing fine-art images last year: Brian uses a lot of mainly simple techniques that we can all use to improve our own work. | |
| Sunday 31st | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | Story Telling - 5.30 pm - 7 pm - Malcolm Busby returns to tell us some Halloween stories. Suitable for children aged 8 years and over. Bring a torch. Booking required on 01954 233260 Price: Children £2, Wildlife Explorers £1, Adults £1 |
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| November 2010 | |||
| Wednesday 3rd | Refuse Collection |
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| Wednesday 3rd | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | Duck Tour 10 am - 1 pm - Large numbers of ducks will be here for the winter. Fen Drayton Lakes are nationally important for gadwalls, and regionally important for several other duck species. Price: Adults £4, RSPB members £2, children £1 |
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| Thursday 4th | Swavesey Camera Club | Set Subject Competition - Judge: Wes Gibbon The subject for our first set subject competition is "Red" and this will be a projected digital image entry. Max 3 images, each less than 2 years old. |
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| Wednesday 10th | Swavesey & Over Conservation Society | “OH DEER” Arnold Cooke | |
| Wednesday 10th | Refuse Collection |
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| Thursday 11th | Swavesey Camera Club | Travel and Photography in the Polar Regions - John Procter's talk will be based on travel in the High Arctic and the Southern Ocean | |
| Wednesday 17th | Refuse Collection |
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| Thursday 18th | Swavesey Camera Club | Colour Workflow - In this talk, Peter Lovelock will give you a better understanding of what colour management is and why it is so important in today's digital photography environment. | |
| Saturday 20th | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | Willow Weaving Workshop 10 am - 4 pm - Create your own masterpiece with willow harvested from Fen Drayton Lakes. You only need bring a packed lunch. Booking required on 01954 233260 Price: Adults £15, RSPB Members £10, Children £7 |
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| Tuesday 23rd | Swavesey Parish Council | Monthly Parish Council Meeting at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall | |
| Tuesday 23rd | Swavesey Camera Club | Print and Projected Image Battle! - A friendly(ish...) competition against St Neots & District Camera Club. We lost last season, so we need to get lots good images together so we can get our revenge...!! | |
| Tuesday 23rd | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | Afternoon Walk & Roost Watch 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm - When the days are short, birds must spend the daylight hours feeding. Flocks feed on wild berries and seeds, then settling down for the night. Price: Adults £4, RSPB Members £2, Children £1 |
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| Wednesday 24th | Refuse Collection |
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| Thursday 25th | Swavesey Camera Club | New Frontiers - Peter Cairns is one of Europe's leading wildlife photographers and co-director of Wild Wonders of Europe, one of the most ambitious nature photography initiatives ever staged | |
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Bethel Baptist Church | Alternative Market - 11am - 3pm at Bethel Baptist Church |
| December 2010 | |||
| Wednesday 1st | Refuse Collection |
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| Thursday 2nd | Swavesey Camera Club | Monochrome Trophy - Judge: Barbie Lindsay EFIAP, MPAGB, FBPE An open competition with a max 4 mounted prints, each less than 2 years old. None entered in this competition before and no more than 2 entered in any previous internal competition. |
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| Wednesday 8th | Refuse Collection |
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| Wednesday 8th | Swavesey & Over Conservation Society | CHRISTMAS SOCIAL - The usual mixture of food, wine and members memorabilia – a good chance to get to know each other. Suggestions for the next cycle of activities welcome. Why not bring a friend (or two)? Please bring a contribution of food or dri |
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| Thursday 9th | Swavesey Camera Club | Flash Lighting Revealed - Jac Swindell and Mel Yeneralski - who are medical photographers at Addenbrooke's Hospital - will demonstrate lighting both with handheld portable flash units and studio flash equipment. | |
| Thursday 9th | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | Winter Wildlife Walk - 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm - Take time out from the Christmas preparations and join our walk, looking for seasonal wildlife. Price Adults £4, RSPB Members £2, Children £1 |
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| Saturday 11th | Swavesey Women's Institute | Annual Cake Stall 9.30am, in the Memorial Hall this year and will include Christmas Fare for the Freezer and Christmas Crafts along with coffee, tea and bacon rolls. A chance to chat with others and stock up the freezer. | |
| Monday 13th | Swavesey Parish Council | Monthly Parish Council Meeting at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall | |
| Wednesday 15th | Refuse Collection |
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| Thursday 16th | Swavesey Camera Club | The President's Evening - Simon Shore will be showing some of his stunning landscape and travel images on this special festive evening, and telling us something of how he does it. | |
| Wednesday 22nd | Refuse Collection |
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| January 2011 | |||
| Thursday 6th | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | Winter Wildlife Walk - 10 am - 1 pm - We'll try to find as many species as possible, to get the New Year off to a flying start. Price: Adults £4, RSPB Members £2, Children £1 |
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| Thursday 6th | Swavesey Camera Club | Practical Flash - Bring your cameras for this second session on flash. Jac and Mel will guide us through setting up and using studio flash equipment. | |
| Wednesday 12th | Swavesey & Over Conservation Society | “KINGFISHERS - UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL” - A talk and photographs by Jeff Harrison | |
| Thursday 13th | Swavesey Camera Club | Chinese Takeaway - John Law FRPS has been privileged to help with judging the Chinese National Photo event with some 100000 prints | |
| Thursday 20th | Swavesey Camera Club | Bamber Trophy - Judge: Allan Hale Max 2 sets, each comprising 5 colour and/or mono digital projected images numbered in projection sequence and all less than 2 years old |
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| Thursday 27th | Swavesey Camera Club | Maximising the Moment - Malcolm Clements gives us an illustrated talk looking at cameras/lenses and their functions together with compositional techniques to help you "get it right in camera | |
| February 2011 | |||
| Wednesday 2nd | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | World Wetlands Day - 10 am - 1 pm - The Ramsar Convention was signed on this day in 1971. Today's walk will explore the importance of Fen Drayton Lakes. Price:Adults £4, RSPB Members £2, Children £1 |
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| Thursday 3rd | Swavesey Camera Club | Wild about Nature - Kevin and Margery Maskell show us their natural history photography in Florida, Canada and the UK and tell us something about their techniques. | |
| Wednesday 9th | Swavesey & Over Conservation Society | “HAWKS & HUMMERS IN TEXAS” Presented with slides by Peter Wilkinson | |
| Thursday 10th | Swavesey Camera Club | Set Subject Competition - Judge: Daphne Hanson CPAGB APAGB The subject for our second set subject competition is "Abstract" and this will be a print entry. Max 3 prints, each less than 2 years old. |
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| Thursday 17th | Swavesey Camera Club | The Digital Workflow - Simon Brown FBIPP, FIMI is a professional photographer with far too many years in the medical photography world than he cares to remember and now runs his own businesses – Sharpen Your Image and medicalphotography.co.uk. | |
| Thursday 24th | Swavesey Camera Club | Photographing People - Howard Denner AFIAP "Photographing People" is a set of observations, taken over a period of some 40 years, of the human race going about its business . | |
| March 2011 | |||
| Thursday 3rd | Swavesey Camera Club | Themed Print Panel Competition - Judge: Cohn Southgate FRPS DPAGB 5 individually mounted colour and/or monochrome prints on a common theme of the entrant's choice. |
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| Sunday 6th | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | Courting Ducks - 10 am - 1 pm - We'll look for the exuberant courtship displays of goldeneye ducks today. Price: Adults £4, RSPB Members £2, Children £1 |
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| Wednesday 9th | Swavesey & Over Conservation Society | “NON-NATIVE CRAYFISH” - COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVATION, Presented by Abby Stancliffe–Vaughan (Anglia Ruskin) | |
| Thursday 10th | Swavesey Camera Club | Camera RAW: How and Why - Tonight Steve de Roeck gives us a talk aimed at beginners and intermediates. We will look at several aspects of camera raw; what it is, its function and limitations, when best to use it. | |
| Thursday 17th | Swavesey Camera Club | Close-up and Macro Photography - An informative talk/slide show by Roger Hance FRPS AFIAP showing how to get the best results with macro photography. Not just showing the finished image, but how the image was obtained in the field and/or studio. | |
| Thursday 24th | Swavesey Camera Club | Set Subject Competition - Judge: Bob Wickens The theme for our third set subject competition is "Film Titles" and this will be a digital projected image entry. Max 3 images, each less than 2 years old. |
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| Wednesday 30th | RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes | Has spring arrived? - 10 am - 1 pm - Many of our winter visitors will have left us, but the first summer visitors - sand martins and chiffchaffs - are expected before the end of March. Adults £4, RSPB Members £2, Children £1 |
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| Thursday 31st | Swavesey Camera Club | Practical Workshop 2 - Bring your camera for an evening of practical skills exercises: just what do all those knobs and buttons do? | |
| April 2011 | |||
| Saturday 2nd | Swavesey Camera Club | Spring Exhibition - Each year it gets bigger and better! A great chance to showcase our work for family and friends. | |
| Thursday 7th | Swavesey Camera Club | Dawn on the Horizon - An evening with Dawn Osborn FRPS, AFIAP. Beautiful wildlife and landscape images are on the menu tonight | |
| Thursday 14th | Swavesey Camera Club | Annual Colour Print Competition - Judge: Maggie Tear LRPS CPAGB An open competition with max 4 mounted prints, each less than 2 years old. None entered in this competition before and no more than 2 in any previous internal competition. |
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| Thursday 21st | Swavesey Camera Club | Getting More From Your Photography with Panels of Prints - Following our first attempt at a Panel competition, Barry Freeman will show us panels of colour and monochrome prints (sets of 6 and 4) to demonstrate how they are best formed/set out. | |
| Thursday 28th | Swavesey Camera Club | A Matter of Life and Death - John Bulpitt FRPS is from Cambridge CC. His photographic interests cover sport, wildlife, travel and candid street photography, all of which will feature in this evening's lecture | |
| May 2011 | |||
| Thursday 5th | Swavesey Camera Club | Image of the Year Competition - Judge: Patricia Kreyer ARPS A second chance to see the winning entries for the year. Following an informed commentary from the judge, members will vote for their winning print and projected image of the year. |
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| Thursday 12th | Swavesey Camera Club | Annual General Meeting - Come along and have your say | |
| Monday 16th | Swavesey Camera Club | Annual Dinner - Details to be announced | |
| July 2011 | |||
| Saturday 9th | St Andrews Church | St. Andrews Church Annual Fete From 2.30pm on Swavesey Market Street Green |
Black Bin Collection
Green Bin & Boxes