Chelmsford YHA Group

CYHA News

The Monthly Newsletter of Chelmsford YHA Local Group

January 2011

Photo Competition 2010

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. Once again it was a very entertaining evening and a great opportunity to remember all the trips we've had in the year. There were dozens of excellent entries, and the voting was very close.

(Click on any picture to see a larger version)


Dovercourt (Tom)

Winner of Best Landscape category: Tom's photo of the Dovercourt lighthouses.

Runner-up in Landscape category: Doug's photo of sunset over Oban.

Oban (Doug)
Win Hill (Ali)

Runner-up in Landscape category: Win Hill in snow (Ali).


Winner of Best Portrait category: Tom's picture of Ali in the Essex Rose tearoom, Dedham.

Ali (Tom)
Puffin (Ali)

Runner-up in Portrait category: Ali's picture of a puffin on Lunga.

Runner-up in Portrait category: Dave P's picture of puffins.

Puffins (Dave P)

Cheddar Gorge (Dave P)

Winner of Spirit of CYHA category: Dave P's picture of the group at Cheddar Gorge.

Runner-up in Spirit of CYHA category: Ali's photo on the Chelmsford Centenary Circle.

Chelmsford (Ali)
Dengie (Dave P)

Runner-up in Spirit of CYHA category: Dave P's picture of wet cyclists sheltering at St Lawrence, Dengie.


Winner of Best Caption category: (Tom)
"They said this hostel was pants"

(Ali's photo of a dormitory at Youlgreave hostel)

Youlgreave hostel (Ali)
Mull (Dave P)

Runner-up in Caption category:

(Tom) "Stop complaining, it's your fault we missed the ferry"

(Dave P's photo on Mull)


Runner-up in Caption category: (Tom)
"Dave was horrified when the price of scones doubled"

(Ali's photo of Dave P)

Dave P (Ali)

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