News & Events
March 2010 Newsletter
There is now a March 2010 edition of the club newsletter Highlight available, Click here.
January 2010 Newsletter
There is now a January 2010 edition of the club newsletter Highlight available, Click here.
November 2009 Newsletter
The November 2009 edition of the club newsletter Highlight is now available, Click here.
October 2009 Newsletter
The October 2009 edition of the club newsletter Highlight is now available, Click here.
August 2009 Newsletter
The August 2009 edition of the club newsletter Highlight is now available, Click here.
May 2009 Newsletter
The May 2009 edition of the club newsletter Highlight is now available, Click here.
Presentation Dinner
Here are the talented winners from last seasons competitions.
The Winners:
Alex Bisset Cup - Ron Streeter
Jack Bolton Cup - Sid Newman
Face of Alton - Mary Bisset Cup - Colin Vincnet
Shirley Finden Cup - Ron Streeter
DPI Colour - Joyce Vincent Cup - Chris Pearce
Meadows Audio Visual - Anne Streeter
Children In View - Norman Rogers President Cup - Sam Green
Norman Rogers Cup - Ron Streeter
Colour Prints Tankard - Ron Streeter
Dorothy Rogers Tankard -Glynis Larter - Whitcher
Home & Gardens - Daisy Parratt Cup - Anne Streeter
Kay Stickland - Jack Cruttenden
The Merlin Trophy - Glynis Larter - Whitcher
Member of The Year - Eric Bennett
Safari Shield - Steve Kirkby
Panaromic Competition - Steve Emmerson
Roll of Honour Citation - Jennie Pearson
Jennie Pearson has been a member of Alton Camera Club for almost forty years and in that time has
undertaken such tasks as diverse as weekly tea lady to club chairman.
One of the first duties she undertook from the mid seventies right up until the end of the 2007/2008
season, with only one or two year breaks, was that of press officer. Over 30 reports a year for
around 30 years, to two local papers, works out at around 1800 reports and at least half of them
would have been done before the use of a computer perhaps made this task less of a chore.
Again in the mid seventies she joined the Audio Group and regularly submitted AV Sequences for the
clubs annual audio visual show both individually and as a co-author. Over the last five or six years
she has fronted the group’s shows given to clubs and organisations around the district.
Although Jennie’s name has never appeared officially as such she has co-edited the club magazine
Highlight for over 20 years, (in fact typed most of it) until its demise just over two years ago.
She now proof reads the newsletter.
For twenty-five years Jennie co-produced Presentation Evening, the club’s annual prize giving.
This involved assembling work submitted by members, writing and recording scripts and over the last
ten or twelve years or so, reading this script on Presentation Evening.
Since Eric Bennett was elected to the post of Programme Secretary in 1996 Jennie has acted as his
correspondence secretary.
Club Weekend – This event which has become known as the Club Weekend has been organised by Jennie
with her son who is manager with Truman’s Travel a local coach travel firm. These weekends were
started in the year of the first Gulf War when the club’s winter holiday had to be cancelled.
Club Safari Jennie and Eric Bennett organised six or seven of these annual events back in the 1980’s
Club Handbook. Although originally produced by Sylvia Cox,. Jennie has carried out at least three
updates over the years.
Introductory Booklet. This booklet was produced in order that the club should have something to
give to new and prospective members explaining what the club was all about. Most of the work involved
in producing this booklet was undertaken by Jennie.
In the summer of 2006 Jennie did most of the work involved in drafting the club’s successful Lottery
application.
The club owe her a great deal!.
Jennie receiving her award from SPF Chairwoman Terri Neill-Griffin
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