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Leeds based first direct announced a five year sponsorship deal with SMG which will see the new Leeds arena taking the name first direct Arena. The 13,500 capacity venue is effectively an amphitheatre with a roof, giving it what has been billed … Continue reading
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Since first taking to the ice on 28 October 1990, Blackburn Hawks Ice Hockey Club have been the ‘nearly boys’ of British hockey. There have been lots of ups and downs for the club over its 23-year history, some might … Continue reading
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I have recently replaced my previous DSLR, a Canon EOS 350D (Rebel XT) with their newest iteration, the 700D (T5i), and added a new lens, an 18-135mm zoom, the first in my collection with image stabilizer technology built in and a new, … Continue reading
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This is the famous Five-Rise locks at Bingley, West Yorkshire. Situated on the Leeds-Liverpool canal, 16 miles from Leeds and 110 miles from Liverpool, in the town of Bingley, just outside Bradford, the locks were built in 1774 by four … Continue reading
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March 2013 and it’s snowing again in the UK. We’re officially two days into spring and just nine days before the start of British Summertime, when the clocks move forward an hour, yet here we are facing blizzards. The snow … Continue reading
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It simply wouldn’t be right for me to let the snow pass without at least one photo of the white stuff; so here we have the stocks on East Bierley village green, 75% covered by the snow. It’s a good … Continue reading
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At the end of every year I take a look at the photographs that I’ve added to flickr and create a ‘year in photos’ set using my favorite pictures that sum up the events of that year. In case you’re … Continue reading
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Windermere is the largest of England’s lakes and lies within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. This panorama looks out from the dock at Lakeside village, with the popular holiday village of Bowness a few miles away on the … Continue reading
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Set on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, just outside Ingleton lies Pinecroft, a holiday park with seven log cabins built from Scandanavian pine and a larger lodge for groups of upto 48 people. Each of the lodges is named … Continue reading
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This is “Night Light”. There isn’t a big story behind this shot other than it was one of the first taken with my new digital compact Sony WX100. The shot was taken at a holiday park in Ingleton, Yorkshire Dales … Continue reading
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East Bierley Primary School held their Reception class nativity play this afternoon and I was on hand to take some photographs for the school’s website. You can a selection of shots over on the school’s website, with more to be … Continue reading
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At this years annual remembrance service at the East Bierley memorial guests were welcomed by Elgar’s Nimrod, played by the Driglington Brass Band, who later played Jerusalem and closed proceedings with the National Anthem. Here are a few photographs of … Continue reading
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Here’s Blarney Castle with post-processing courtesy of Instagram, the mobile photography sharing app. You can now see a selection of my photos with various Instagram treatments by downloading the app for iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch from the Apple App … Continue reading