Chelmsford YHA Group

CYHA News

The Monthly Newsletter of Chelmsford YHA Local Group

January 2007

Photo Competition 2006

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.

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Winner of Best Portrait category: Dave P's picture of George and Ali at the Whittlesey Straw Bear festival.

Bigfoot (Ali)

Runner-up in Best Portrait category: Ali's picture of Dave P in Scotland.

Runner-up in Best Portrait category: Dave P's picture of Cress on the dodgem's at Walton pier.

Walton Pier (Dave P)
Wharfedale (Dave P)

Winner of Best Landscape category: Dave P's photo in Wharfedale, Yorkshire.

Runner-up in Landscape category: Jim's picture from Mam Tor.

Hope valley (Jim)

Runner-up in Landscape category: Jim's picture in Malhamdale.

Malhamdale (Jim)
Lochnagar (Mike)

Winner of Spirit of CYHA category: Mike's picture on Lochnagar.

Runner-up in Spirit of CYHA category: Tom's picture in the rain in the beer garden at Kenilworth.

Kenilworth (Tom)
Green Grass (Dave P)

Runner-up in Spirit of CYHA category: Dave P's picture walking near Stratford-upon-Avon.

Winner of Best Caption category: (Jim)
"Dave running his crime empire from prison"

(Ali's photo of Dave P at Portland Castle)

Portland Castle (Ali)

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Runner-up in Caption category:

(Jim) "Organising the Christmas Dinner takes its toll on Helen"

(Ali's photo)


Runner-up in Caption category: (George)
"I did it sideways"

(Tom's photo of Dave P in Boulogne)

 (Tom)

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