Press Release
5 February 2001
The Joe Kay Trophy Comes Home
By Breda Quirke, Publicity Officer
On Monday 29 January 2001, Borehamwood Camcorder Club won the Joe Kay
Trophy, after losing it to Harrow Cine and Video Society for the
previous five years. The Trophy is an annual competition between the
two clubs. Each
club presented a programme of videos lasting 40 minutes. These
programmes are judged on entertainment value by four independent
judges who are not involved in video-making. The judges
were John and Maureen Pearce, nominated by Borehamwood, and Joy
O'Donnell and Nazeer Kwaja, nominated by Harrow. Both programmes were
of a very high standard, and the judges had a difficult job to decide
the winner.
Would you like one of your videos to represent Borehamwood Camcorder Club
next year? Come along to Room 3, The Community Centre, Allum Lane on
Monday nights at 8 pm. Visit our web site at
www.borehamwoodcamcorderclub.org.uk,
or telephone Breda Quirke on 07960 322 741.
About Borehamwood Camcorder Club
Borehamwood Camcorder Club is a group of amateur video-makers which was founded
in 1961. The club's main aims are:
- to improve members' video-making skills
- to make enjoyable and informative short videos
- to take part in local and national amateur competitions
- (most importantly) to have fun while doing all of these
The club is for anybody who makes, or would like to make,
videos on an amateur level.
They offer advice and practical help with all aspects of
video-making, from "which camcorder should I buy?", through
planning your video, to the finer points of non-linear editing. They
welcome new members, whether you want to learn from them or teach
them. Membership costs £28 per year, and your first visit is
free.
About the Joe Kay Trophy
Joe Kay was a member of Edgware Amateur Cine Society in the 1960s, who
was well-known for the entertaining films he made. When he died in
1968, Borehamwood Camcorder Club (then known as Borehamwood and
District 8mm Cine Club) presented a trophy in his memory, to be
competed for annually by the two clubs. The Edgware club closed in
1995, and most of its members joined Harrow Cine and Video Society.
As a result of this, Harrow agreed to continue the competition with
Borehamwood.
Photographs
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The club's chairman, Paul Fitzjohn (right) presents the Joe Kay Trophy
to Fraser Brown. Fraser is the director of
The Benchwatcher of Borehamwood,
one of Borehamwood's entries in the competition.
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This photo shows those members of Borehamwood Camcorder Club who were
involved in making the videos that Borehamwood entered in the competition.
Back row, left to right: Barbara Norman, Breda
Quirke, John Eakins, Steve Pemberton, Fraser Brown. Front row, left to
right: Peter Norman, Dennis Edwards, Paul Fitzjohn. Dennis is holding
the trophy.
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Some of the members of Borehamwood Camcorder Club
celebrating their victory. Standing, left to right: Barbara Norman,
Steve Pemberton, John Eakins, Fraser Brown, Jack Marshall, Chris Eakins,
Breda Quirke, Bert Dewdney, Mick Murphy, Paul Fitzjohn. Seated, left to
right: Dennis Miller, Charlie Clements, Dennis Edwards, Sheila Clements.
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