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In August the photography group mounted an expedition to North Shields, to the Fish Quay and its environs.  Despite the recent run of unbroken good weather, the morning of the trip found us in light rain in Barnard Castle, which turned into much heavier rain as we approached the Tyne. But we are not easily… Read more

In July the photography group excursion was in two parts.  In the morning a group of nine visited Hopetown in Darlington to explore the museum created there to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.  We found an interesting variety of subjects to photograph, with the added challenge of working around a… Read more

In June the photography group made an excursion to the Royal Horticultural Society gardens at Harlow Carr.  The previous day had seen heavy rain throughout the region, but on the day of our visit the rain held off, although the sky was overcast and intermittently threatening.  Some of the flowers looked a bit battered by the recent… Read more

Report by Alan Kenwright; Photographs by Ian Royston, Bob Marks, and Robin Taylor. In May the photography group visited the Beamish Museum.  Our recent run of blue sky days for Photography Group outings finally broke, as the weather was overcast with intermittent rain.  But at least that meant we didn’t have any harsh shadows to… Read more

Report by Alan Kenwright; Photographs by Anne Newton, Val Reynolds, Pete Redgrave and Alan Kenwright. In April the photography group visited Woodhorn Museum, a former coal mine near Ashington, now converted to use as a museum and gallery space.  Nine members of the group made the trip north of Newcastle and we were once again… Read more