Chelmsford YHA Group

CYHA News

The Monthly Newsletter of Chelmsford YHA Local Group

January 2005

Photo Competition 2004

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 was 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)

Tom on a rock (Jim)

Winner of Best Portrait category: Jim's picture of Tom relaxing on a Dartmoor Tor.

Runner-up in Portrait category: Ali's picture of Dave and Trudi in the Lake District.

 Dave and Trudi in the Lake District (Ali)
Pen-y-Ghent (Dave P)

Winner of Best Landscape category: Dave P's picture of Pen-y-Ghent, taken on our New Year trip to the Yorkshire Dales.

Runner-up in Landscape category: Dave P's picture of sunset behind Stac Pollaidh, Scotland, May 2004.

 Stac Pollaidh sunset (Dave P)
Boots at Dolgoch (Ali)

Winner of Spirit of CYHA category: Ali's picture of boots drying at Dolgoch hostel in Mid Wales

Runner-up in Spirit of CYHA category: John's picture of Loch Fionn, Inverpolly, Scotland

 Loch Fionn (John)
Care in teh Community (Ali)

Winner of Best Caption category: (Dave J)
"Care in the Community"

(Photo of Dave P, Trudi & Colin on Beda fell in the Lake District)

Runner-up in Caption category: (Ali)
"97...98...99...100 - coming, ready or not!"

(Tom's photo of Fergus covering his eyes on a hillside)

 Fergus in the Lakes (Tom)

Runner-up in Caption category: (Ali)
"Jim proudly poses by the new Ford prototype"

(Ian's photo of Jim in Shropshire in July)

 Jim in Shropshire (Ian)

Runner-up in Caption category: (Ali)
"The Girls are stunned as Gerry describes the size of his mega-zoom"

(Tom's photo at Nigel's barbecue)

 Nigel's birthday party (Tom)

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