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Bromley Creative Community celebrates 2nd successful year

Over 30 Bromley creatives attend Bromley Creative Community welcome party

1:34pm Saturday 19th March 2011

Bromley Creative Community (BCC) is one of Bromley’s success stories at over 100 creative member businesses.

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

11:44pm Tuesday 8th March 2011

Hints and tips of the most common photographic software package, Photoshop, were shown to the Orpington Photographic Society's regular Tuesday meeting at The Small Hall, Christ Church, Charterhouse Road, Orpington, by committee member, Peter Humphrey LRPS.

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

11:11pm Tuesday 1st March 2011

The Orpington Photographic Society's third Colour Print competition was judged by Chris Parry of Sittingbourne Photographic Society held at the OPS's regular Tuesday meeting at The Small Hall, Christ Church, Charterhouse Road, Orpington.

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

10:49pm Tuesday 22nd February 2011

The Orpington Photographic Society were treated to an exceptional evening of "Infinity and Beyond" by Glyn Bareham LRPS CPAGB with his two-part presentation of automotive prints and landscape images.

Bromley seminar for women who struggle to find enough time and want to do something about it

Churchill Theatre Bromley to play host to seminar for women who struggle to find enough time and want to do something about it

3:49pm Thursday 24th February 2011

A seminar that promises to help busy women find more time will be held at the Churchill Theatre Bromley on Wednesday 9 March at 8 pm – 9.30 pm.

Business speed networking event returns to Bromley

Business speed networking event returns to Bromley

6:47pm Sunday 20th February 2011

A new form of business networking which allows people to speed network with each other is returning to Bromley in March.

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

11:16pm Tuesday 8th February 2011

The Orpington Photographic Society's second Colour Print competition was judged by Richard Walton FRPS - member of Sittingbourne Photographic Society - during the OPS's regular Tuesday meeting at The Small Hall, Christ Church, Charterhouse Road, Orpington.

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

11:12pm Tuesday 1st February 2011

The art of stormchasing was explained to the Orpington Photographic Society at their regular Tuesday meeting when Andrew Garnham-Archer presented a series of slides of his experiences of "Chasing Storms" in the mid-west of North America.

Business speed networking event returns to Bromley

11:20am Friday 4th February 2011

A new form of business networking which allows people to speed network with each other is returning to Bromley this month(10 February).

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

10:55pm Tuesday 25th January 2011

An internal competition judged by Society member, John Abrook FRPS, on the subject of "Play" was held at the Orpington Photographic Society's regular Tuesday meeting.

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

11:14pm Tuesday 18th January 2011

The first colour print competition of the new 2011 season for the Orpington Photographic Society welcomed judge Mike Gleave ARPS DPAGB from Bromley Camera Club.

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

11:07pm Tuesday 4th January 2011

With a return to better weather and the New Year, the Orpington Photographic Society started 2011 with their postponed PDI competition from November 30th, 2010 on their first Tuesday meeting of the year.

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

10:38pm Tuesday 11th January 2011

The second round of the PDI (Projected Digital Images) Competition was held at the Orpington Photographic Society's regular Tuesday meeting this week.

Biggin Hill & Westerham Lions Club - Christmas Activities

Lion Keith Nixon collecting in Tesco Orpington.

6:12pm Friday 17th December 2010

Despite having to cancel their annual senior citizens xmas party due to adverse weather Biggin Hill & Westerham Lions are still having a busy December.

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

11:24pm Tuesday 16th November 2010

The Orpington Photographic Society held their Monochrome Print and Slides competition (Comp 4) judged by St Mary's Bay Camera Club member, Colin Brownett.

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

11:11pm Tuesday 9th November 2010

A highly entertaining and extremely interesting evening was presented to the Orpington Photographic Society's regular Tuesday meeting when they had Roger Force FRPS DPAGB APAGB from Dartford and District Photographic Society visit for his talk "A to D to F".

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

10:53pm Tuesday 2nd November 2010

A unique way to spend a club evening was the thoughts at Orpington Photographic Society's usual Tuesday meeting when the OPS held an in-house panel competition with over 15 members presenting three prints on a theme at The Small Hall, Christ Church, Charterhouse Road, Orpington.

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

10:54pm Tuesday 26th October 2010

The Orpington Photographic Society viewed superb examples of photography in a DVD presentation of the Royal Photographic Society Members' Exhibition 2009.

Public Act of Remembrance in Biggin Hill

Last years Rememberance Service

3:59pm Wednesday 3rd November 2010

An Act of Remembrance will take place at the War Memorial on Biggin Hill Green on Sunday November 14 th.

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

11:03pm Tuesday 19th October 2010

The OPS held their second Monochrome Print and Slide Competition at their weekly Tuesday meeting at The Small Hall, Christ Church, Charterhouse Road, Orpington.

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

11:07pm Tuesday 12th October 2010

Society Committee member, Paul Griffiths, gave the Orpington Photographic Society an insight into the world of photographic magazines at the Tuesday meeting at The Small Hall, Christ Church, Charterhouse Road, Orpington with With the other mediums of video and podcasts Paul gave the OPS the opportunity to experience what will be the possible future for photographic magazine distribution.

Biggin Hill & Westerham Lions Club - Lions Awareness Week

Lions Andy Antcliff and Keith Nixon collecting in Sainsburys Otford

10:09am Saturday 16th October 2010

Lions Clubs International, the World’s largest voluntary service club organisation is holding its Lions Awareness Week. From 9th to 17th October, many Lions from the 970 Clubs in towns, cities and villages throughout the UK and Ireland are working together to demonstrate some of the work that they do.

ST. PAUL'S CRAY: Hammond makes his mark

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11:19pm Saturday 9th October 2010

ORPINGTON: ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

11:02pm Tuesday 28th September 2010

The Orpington Photographic Society held their Monochrome Print and Slide Competition No 1 at their weekly Tuesday meeting at The Small Hall, Christ Church, Charterhouse Road, Orpington.

Sundridge Park Manor features in glitzy new wedding TV series for C4

Sundridge Park Manor features in glitzy new wedding TV series for C4

6:41pm Tuesday 5th October 2010

Sundridge Park Manor, Bromley’s Grade I listed 17th century Manor House, has made a spectacular backdrop to a brand new Channel 4 ‘Wedding House’ series, starting tonight (Tuesday 5 October) at 8pm for an eight-week run.

ORPINGTON - ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

11:32pm Tuesday 21st September 2010

Orpington Photographic Society welcomed Judge Marcus Scott-Taggart who made very helpful and supportive comments when viewing the digital and print contributions to the OPS's Summer Exhibition 2010.

ORPINGTON PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, ORPINGTON

10:49pm Tuesday 14th September 2010

The launch of the Orpington Photographic Society's new revamped website was the highlight at their first regular Tuesday meeting for the 2010-2011 season. The site, at http://www.orpingtonphotographicsociety.co.uk has showcased its members best images in galleries. Committee member, Paul Griffiths, gave members a tour of the site and other linked web sites.

Join Bromley Creative Community and save £s

9:44pm Monday 23rd August 2010

New members joining the Bromley Creative Community (BCC) will save on the £15 one-off joining fee. But they’ll have to be quick!

Biggin Hill & Westerham Lions - Promotional Event

Roary with Mimi Bennett

12:20pm Sunday 22nd August 2010

Biggin Hill & Westerham Lions Club held a promotional event in Main Road, Biggin Hill on Saturday 21st August. With the help of their mascot Roary they gave away nearly 200 goodie bags.

Biggin Hill & Westerham Lions Club - Shoebox Appeal - THANKS

Keith Nixon, (Secretary Biggin Hill & Westerham Lions Club) and Chris Iles (District Shoebox Officer) at central Warehouse with some of the goods that have been packaged, weighed, valued and documented in readiness for shipment.

6:46pm Monday 16th August 2010

A big thank you to all your readers who made contributions to our Shoebox Appeal. Your gererous donations have now undertaken the first leg of their journey. They have been taken to the Lions central warehouse in Gravesend to be amalgamated with goods collected by other Lions Clubs in the South East of England. From there they will make their journey to Gomel, Belarus in September.

Biggin Hill Festival

Allstarz

6:31pm Wednesday 7th July 2010

BIGGIN HILL FESTIVAL FAIR 3rd July 2010 Saturdays Biggin Hill Festival Fair was a great success.

Gentle exercise classes in Bromley for the over 65's

9:48am Monday 28th June 2010

Bromley older people's charity CarePlus is inviting local people (65+) to join its two weekly gentle exercise classes.

Human Cruelty in Occupied Palestine Threatens Thousands

9:07pm Friday 18th June 2010

Right now hundreds of thousands of lives are being ruined by the discriminative acts being carried out by the Israeli troops. Israel is attempting to slowly drive out the Palestinians by completely cutting off their water supplies. Israelis have destroyed Palestinian pipes and hoses used for water transfer and rainwater cisterns used for collecting water. They’re also confiscating water tanks and tractors with the excuse of people not owning a permit, even though the equipment may have been on their own private property.

YOUTH: Jobs For Teenagers.

9:47pm Thursday 17th June 2010

Money.

BECKENHAM: Community Fear

9:11pm Tuesday 18th May 2010

In a town where the regular sounds of the night are police helicopters flying over houses as you sleep in your bed and sirens in a nearby street dealing with an argument it’s not surprising that more and more people are starting to feel unsafe in their own home.

Biggin Hill & Westerham Lions Club - Shoebox Appeal

Lions Keith Nixon and Malcolm Lowing with donated items from last years appeal

8:39pm Tuesday 18th May 2010

Biggin Hill & Westerham Lions Club are again combining with other Lions Clubs in the South East to send aid to Gomel in Belarus.

Do you ever wish you had the chance to bounce business ideas around with people who really understand?

BROMLEY: Bromley Creative Community

3:59pm Saturday 15th May 2010

Bromley Creative Community (BCC), the non-profit Bromley venture run by creatives for creatives, is hosting a peer-to-peer development session this month (Tuesday 18 May) exclusively for its members (basic and premium).

ST. PAUL'S CRAY: The Wands - making an exhibition of themselves

8:00am Friday 14th May 2010

To celebrate their 150th anniversary, Cray Wanderers FC is holding an exhibition at the Bromley Museum, which runs until 26th June.

ORPINGTON: Orpington Photographic Society Exhibition

8:06pm Tuesday 11th May 2010

The Orpington Photographic Society is holding it's Annual Colour Print and Digital Images Exhibition from August 14th to 15th 2010 between 10:00 to 16:00 at: Coolings Garden Centre Rushmore Hill Knockholt Kent TN14 7NN

Spring Fair to raise funds for Bromley older people's charity CarePlus

Bromley volunteers attend CarePlus charity 'thank you' event

12:52pm Sunday 9th May 2010

A Spring Fair will be held on Saturday 22 May between 12 noon and 4 pm at Bromley United Reformed Church, 20 Widmore Road to raise money for Bromley older people's charity CarePlus.

BECKENHAM WOMENS INSTITUTE

2:12pm Monday 3rd May 2010

Members enjoyed a fashion show presented by Pauline Turner, our own members modelled some very fashionable clothes to suit all ages and sizes the models were Marion Maggie Barbara Rita Jeanette , we were then let loose on the rails of clothes for some retail therapy Marathon runner Our own Lorna Clark did us proud by running in the London Marathon,she ran for Combat Stress a charity which looks after the mental health of ex service men and women who are strugglingto cope after returning to civilian life Lorna raised over £1.ooo to this worthy cause and found the experience of running the marathon incredable.

ORPINGTON: Orpington Photographic Society

11:05pm Tuesday 20th April 2010

The Orpington Photographic Society learned more about the advance features of one of the most popular photographic software package, Photoshop, presented by Jack Casement ARPS of the Tonbridge Camera Club.

Biggin Hill & Westerham Lions Club

Last Summer's Bromley Lions Carnival

7:48pm Monday 26th April 2010

Biggin Hill & Westerham Lions Club are appealing for donations of books, records, CDs, DVDs and computer games to sell at Fetes and Fairs throughout the summer.

Biggin Hill Festival

GYMNASTICS DISPLAY BY ALLSTARZ GYMNASTICS CLUB

7:28pm Monday 26th April 2010

Plans are now well in hand to make this year's Festival every bit as successful as previous years. The Festival Fair takes place on 3rd July 2010 in the Recreation Ground, Church Road, Biggin Hill, It provides a fun day out for all the family and gives local charities, clubs etc. an opportunity to raise money for good causes. There will be other events during the week.

ORPINGTON: Orpington Photographic Society

10:58pm Wednesday 14th April 2010

The abilities of photographic software were shown to their best to the Orpington Photographic Society by Paul Adams DPAGB at their regular Tuesday meeting.

Meow Meow - Plant Food Kills

6:39pm Tuesday 20th April 2010

The drug Mepherdrone is a plant fertiliser but is also recognised and sold as a recreational drug under such names as meph, bubbles or meow (meow). This is a drug that has recently become more popular in the streets of the UK, following cocaine, marijuana and ecstasy, it also has just as horrifying and harmful effects on the body, long term and short.

YOUTH: Is Texting Ruining The Way We Speak?

7:58pm Monday 19th April 2010

‘So, whats happening today?’ ask your parents.

The National Television Awards 2010

7:42pm Monday 19th April 2010

A sparkling fifteen years of awards.

The Brit Awards 2010

7:47pm Monday 19th April 2010

Could you be more patriotic?

You're probably quoting Caesar right now.

7:49pm Monday 19th April 2010

Truly.






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