Soon it will be the start of the new NDPS season, and we look forward to welcoming you to our first meeting on Tuesday 7th September 2010 at 7.15 p.m. Whether you are new to the club or already a member, this is for you. It will be an evening to show prospective new members the sort of things we do and the photographs we produce, with special focus on pictures from our 2010 Annual Exhibition. More details later. It’s also an opportunity to catch up with old friends or meet new ones.

We are pleased and proud to announce that on 14th September 2010 Tom Mackie will be presenting his superb images to the society. Tom is undoubtedly one of the world’s leading landscape photographers, and this is a wonderful opportunity to see his photographs and hear him talk about them. To find out more about Tom and his work, use this link to a post on the NDPS Forum -
http://ndps.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2512
This event is free for paid-up members of NDPS; for non-members tickets are available from Committee members at a cost of £10.

We hope you are all enjoying the summer and taking some great photographs, and we look forward to seeing you in September.

Funeral Arrangements

Details of the funeral for Reg Belcher are as follows:

10.30am, 19^th July

Earlham Crematorium
193 Earlham Road
Norwich NR2 3RG

and afterwards at...

Black Horse
50 Earlham Road
Norwich NR2 3DE

In accordance with Reg’s wishes this will be a simple farewell. There will be no ceremony but there will be an opportunity, for any who would like to do so, to say a few words in remembrance.

No flowers please, but donations may be made to either of two charities:

Cancer Research UK
http://supportus.cancerresearchuk.org

MacMillan Cancer Support
http://www.macmillan.org.uk

There will be a cold buffet at the Black Horse afterwards. One of Reg’s requests was that his friends should have a drink to suitably wish him goodbye and so both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be available at his expense.

Invitation to the funeral is extended to all who would like to come. I am well aware that there will be some who do not access this Forum and would be grateful therefore if someone (perhaps a committee member) could pass these details on to all NDPS members.

In order to have an idea of the number of those attending, please could you let Nel Hickson (formerly Helen Williams) know if you, or others you know of, are coming: helen@prioritas.co.uk

If you are unable to let us know of your attendance that should, of course, most certainly not deter you from coming!

Mark Hickson.

rsvp helen@PriorITas.co.uk
or Mark on 07515456521

Reg Belcher (1947-2010)

It is with sadness that we have to announce the death of Reg Belcher.

In the five years he was a member of the Society he had a big impact on committee life, serving as vice-chairman for a couple of months and then as chairman. As webmaster, he helped the Society maintain its web-presence.

Reg was, as members were aware, suffering from a recurrence of prostate cancer which had become increasingly aggressive. His final illness was short and has taken us all by surprise.

He is survived by his mother, Irene.

Further information will appear as it becomes known.