Chelmsford YHA Group

CYHA News

The Monthly Newsletter of Chelmsford YHA Local Group

January 2004

Photo Competition 2003

Here are the winners of our annual photo competition to find the best pictures of CYHA events over the last year. Many thanks to all those who brought along their pics. It proved to be a most entertaining evening and a great opportunity to remember all the wonderful trips we've had this year. There were dozens of excellent entries, and the voting was very close.

(Click on any picture to see a larger version)


Group on the Giants Causeway (Ali)

Winner of Best Portrait category: Ali's picture of the group on the Giant's Causeway, taken during our week in Ireland in May.

Runner-up in Portrait category: Jim's picture of Ian in a pub in Ireland.

Ian in an Irish Pub (Jim)
The Church at Ulting (Tom)

Winner of Best Landscape category: Tom's picture of the church at Ulting, taken on our walk along the Chelmer and Blackwater navigation in March.

Runner-up in Landscape category: Jim's picture of the cloisters of Winchester Cathedral, taken during our stay at Winchester hostel in March.

Winchester Cathedral cloister (Jim)
Dave and Jane at Blaxhall (Gerry)

Winner of Best Caption category:
Jane: "Together we make a wonderful couple, me and my Morgan!"

(Photo of Jane and Dave taken by Gerry outside Blaxhall hostel in June)

Runner-up in Caption category:
Bicycle Repair Man: "How do you repair a puncture on this model?"

(Photo of Jim on a concrete cow at Milton Keynes during our weekend at Bradwell Village hostel in October, taken by Tom)

Jim on a Concrete Cow (Tom)
On the bridge at Youlgreave (Dave P)

Winner of Spirit of CYHA category: Dave P's picture on the footbridge over the River Bradford, Youlgreave (July)

Runner-up in Spirit of CYHA category: Tom's photo of St.Martha's on the Hill (Tanner's Hatch, Surrey weekend in November)

St.Martha's on the Hill (Tom)

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