Please come along and support this really great event with the Barberettes singing songs from the 50s through to the 80s in close harmony a capella. The event is raising funds for the Duchess of Kent House charity. It starts tonight at 19:00 and tickets are £10.
The venue is St. Andrew’s Church, Albert Road, Caversham RG4 7PL
I’ll be there getting a few pictures.
I shall be photographing the Reading Half Marathon on Sunday April 1 for charity Sue Ryder. I’m looking forward to it.
Watch here and my page on Facebook for pictures on the day.
Last night’s fund-raising event for Support U at the Rising Sun in Reading was a big success. I was only there for a short while and left before it got really busy but I got some pictures, a selection of which are below. There are more on my Facebook page.
This event, like many I help out with, was organised by the lovely people at 3Munkees.
I had a load of fun shooting The Only Way is Bling Ball on Saturday night at Taplow House. They were a great bunch of people and the venue is beautiful with real character.
The web site promoting the event says dress to impress and there were some lovely outfits on show.
The whole event is to raise money for cancer research so it’s all in a good cause.
The pictures for the ball are now accessible through the Events page. If you were at the ball, please contact the event organiser or email me for the code.
Here is a selection of some of my favourite shots from the evening.
This morning saw the gathering of around sixty people for the Charity Fit Camp for Robbie the Robot at Bearwood Rec in Winnersh.
The turn out was excellent considering the chilly morning and there were all ages present working off their Christmas pounds and overcoming the holiday lethargy.
You can find a write-up of the event on FastTrack Fit Camp’s web site along with my pictures.
Wondering around with my camera prevented me taking a full part in the exercises but I still left significantly the better for it.
I’m not just photographing this but I’m doing it too.
For the second year, after the success of last year’s event, FastTrack Fit Camp are holding a charity fitness event on Bearwood Rec., in Winnersh.
The event is in aid of the Robbie the Robot Appeal - a charity supporting the operation of robotic assisted key-hole surgery on prostate cancer sufferers.
So here’s a chance to work off those mince pies and Christmas pudding and reverse the decline from sitting around for days, while your muscles whither.
Register for the event here, which takes place on Monday, January 2nd and starts at 10:00. It only lasts 45 minutes and you might just discover a really effective way to keep fit that doesn’t require a gym membership or take hours every week.
The Bling Ball is an annual fundraising event in aid of Cancer Research held at the magnificent Taplow House Hotel near Maidenhead.
Dress to impress and enjoy fine food and drink with great company and music in sumptuous surroundings.
The event kicks off at 7pm on Saturday January 28th with drinks and I’ll be there photographing portraits of the guests as they arrive.
Treat yourself and do something good for Cancer Research by checking out the Ball’s Web site and ordering tickets.
Use it as a late Christmas present or a treat for business associate or customer.
Oh yes, there’s a raffle, too, with some excellent prizes.
Never seen a Bollywood film or seen one and love them? Or would just like to take part in a fun charity event with dressing up and a dance class?
Whatever the reason, why not come to The Forbury Hotel on January 26th at 19:30 for the Bollywood Movie Night?
Come dressed up in traditional Indian dress or a Sari, enjoy the film, which is “Bride and Prejudice” (PG), then take part in the Bollywood style dance class.
The event is in aid or Red Balloon, who care for and educate bullied children.
For more information and tickets, please email sallyann@3munkees.com or call 07774086923.
There’s also a Facebook event page about the evening.
I’ll be there taking portraits on entry and getting a few pictures of the event.
The poster I’ve attached to this post has the wrong date but the other details are correct.
Somewhat later than I hoped, here are this year’s Reading Toy Run Pictures. Unfortunately, I had a shoot shortly after the event and didn’t have time to stick around or post the pictures yesterday.
It was a fantastic event with more participants than I’ve seen before and more effort going into decorating bikes and costumes. This was all the more remarkable given the rain right up until kick off at 14:00 when, as if taking pity on everyone, the clouds parted and we had sun for the whole run.
The most impressive display that I saw was a Gold Wing decorated in a vast amount of tinsel and 10,000 lights. The picture doesn’t do it justice.
There was also a boat. Possibly ridden by someone who was expecting the weather to get worse.
These are mostly pictures of the gathering before we set off but I grabbed a few at the other end as others were arriving and handing their toys in.
There are more pictures on my Facebook page and on Google+ here.
I had a tremendous day yesterday roaming the Wokingham Winter Carnival taking pictures. It was packed; the unusually bright day must have swelled the crowd.
The highlights for me were the large number of live music acts performing. I stood watching one act for too long and nearly missed another act elsewhere that I was supposed to be photographing.
Here is a small selection of pictures.
There is a larger set viewable on Google+ here (nicer picture viewer) or Facebook here.
