I have never been close up to see these horses and when the Shire Horse Show in Peterborough happened on the weekend of 15/16 March 2008, Angela and I took a drive up on the Sunday to go and have a look.
Recently, it has been on the news that there is concern that these beautiful, gentle giants could become extinct.
Unfortunately, the weather was really horrible and most of the outdoor activities did not happen, so we were restricted to the main arena and the stables.
Luckily we decided to go into the stables before going home and as we were walking out, all the carts came back from their judging in the arena.
The slideshow is a couple of the images I managed to capture on the day:
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On Saturday, 15 March 2008, I met up with Sonya and Andy for the first time, to discuss their upcoming wedding on 12 April 2008 at All Saints Pastoral Centre, London Colney with the reception to be held at Fanhams Hall, near Ware.
I was a bit nervous as we hadn’t met before they booked and was worried that we would “click”. I needn’t have worried, as they are a wonderful, warm and genuine couple and I deem it a privilege to have been commissioned to cover their wedding.
Luckily for us the weather held and it did not pour down, but there was a slight drizzle, which didn’t bother us.
There was a lot of laughter whilst I posed Sonya and Andy against trees and in doorways as the general public were walking by and soon they were comfortable with the camera in their faces and didn’t even notice people looking.
I have put together a slideshow of the images of the day, please enjoy and if you wish to purchase any of the images, they will be on my website very soon.
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On Saturday, 1 March 2008, Angela and I were invited to our neighbours’ Pardie and Anne’s 40th Ruby Wedding Anniversary party at the Town Hall in Haverhill, Suffolk.
As a surprise, Anne had arranged a performance of Platinum ABBA, a ABBA tribute band as her niece is one of the singers. This went down a storm and really made the evening a most enjoyable one, especially for those who enjoy and can still remember ABBA.
On Sunday, at the local Catholic Church, Pardie and Anne renewed their wedding vows during the morning service.
As a gift to them, I was approached to record their anniversary celebrations and have put together a little slideshow below of some of the images.
