District News
Camera Club Friday’s meeting of Carluke Camera Club centred around the judging of the club’s digital image competition by renowned photographer Neil McGregor, a leading member of Milngavie and Bearsden Camera Club. Neil recently achieved distinction at national level with his award-winning action shot of an osprey taking a trout from the water at Aviemore. A radio transmitter, previously attached to the bird’s back, revealed that it later migrated from Aviemore to Senegal in north west Africa in August - an amazing journey of 3500 miles in only a fortnight. Judging the competition on Friday, Neil offered some constructive comments on each of the 59 entries before he announced the winners. In league two, Ian Gunning enjoyed his second triumph of the season with his print Faster!, while the overall winner in league one was Gaille Gray with her delightful print Daisies and Sunflowers. There will be no members’ workshop this week, but the topic at next Friday’s meeting will be Burma under exposed, presented by John McVie from Dumfries Camera Club. John is also the senior vicepresident of the Scottish Photographic Federation and his talk promises an interesting insight to photographic techniques and the countryside of Burma, itself. The club meetings are held in St Andrew’s Church hall on Fridays, at 7.30pm and are open to all. Full details on any of the above can be found on the club’s website at www.carluke-cc.org.uk. Carluke Bowling Club held their closing day and presentation of prizes on Saturday to complete another successful season. This year’s results were as follows: gents’ championship S Harrison, runner-up B Hall; presidents’ winner G Watson, runner-up C Mason; Adamson trophy winner G Watson, runner-up S Harrison; Alll winners’ trophy winner A Halley, runner-up R Smith; Hinksman trophy winner R Callan, runner-up E Bennett; nomination pairs winners WN Smith/W Wilson; two bowl pairs winners S Hill/T Moffat; championship pairs winners T Crooks/RK Hume; promiscuous winner W Copland; triples winners J McGinnes/T Angus/W Cavinue; rinks winners H Bone/R Fordyce/A Murdoch/J Murray; seniors single winner J Laurie, runner-up D Tonnar; pairs winners B Craig/S Logan, runners-up R Benyon/B Kirkhope. Twenty games were played for the Iain McGregor memorial trophy which was won by J Laurie. Ladies championship winner K Harrison, runner-up A Anderson; presidents’ trophy winner K Harrison, runner-up A Plenderleith; Lilly Leitch memorial trophy winner K Harrison, runner-up J Tonner; Nettie Patrick trophy winner K Harrison, runner-up A Anderson; championshi pairs winners E Cavinue/A Anderson, runners-up B Kirkhope/J Tonner. Day Centre The winners of the club’s Thursday game afternoon were as follows: whist - 1st M Struthers, 2nd J Tonner, 3rd L Forsyth; dominoes - 1st J Burleigh, 2nd T Paisley, 3rd T Scobie. Members are reminded that the club’s open prize whist and dominoes night this Thursday will begin in the Lifestyle Centre at 12.30pm. The Hallowe’en lunch will take place in the Masonic hall on Tuesday, October 31, at 12.30pm prompt. For enquires on any of the above, contact Mary on 01555 772214. St John’s Church It was another busy morning at St John’s Church on Thursday morning. The message was led by Mrs Bardley whose subject Hands was found to be an interesting and enjoyable subject by all those in attendance. The kettle’s on event was a busy venue with parishioners enjoying tea, coffee, cake and chat. All are invited to come along to this