New Flickr account

My photos, past and present, can be seen on my page on Flickr. My user name is, Gwyn Hughes, so just I should be easy to find! Hope you like them. Here is the direct link if you want to go there now.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26888284@N07/?saved=1

Aberconwy MIND

As some people probably know I completed my basic counselling course at Llandrillo College about a couple of months now. I think I'll be getting an interview for the intermediate course next month, though I haven't got the official ok. To help me get on this course, where every applicant is highly scrutinised and it's really tough to get on it, I have been a volunteer for Aberconwy MIND for the last 4 or 5 weeks. I only do a couple of hours on Monday and Wednesday mornings and I help out by talking to the members, and listening to what they have to say. It is surprising how effective giving attention and conversing can be to a person. I must say that I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience and will continue to help out as much as I can. The drop in centre has an open door policy (anyone can walk in no questions asked) and is located above the Alice in Wonderland museum on Trinity Square.

Updated video for Janet's web site

Here at last, after a lot of deep thinking and image manipulations, is the definitive video intro to Janet's web site on her family history...I think! No, seriously this is it, it won't get changed again. I wasn't that happy with the previous version, so a rethink was needed. I am pleased with my effort and of course I'm hoping Janet and her family are too. I'd heard from her that her dad had seen the previous version and was pleased with it. This new version is more representative of the family occupations, being the maritime and the coal industries, and the video is more consistently spread out throughout. I've tried to co-ordinate the music to particular scenes on the video. For instance when the sailors fall into the sea, the perccusion (the cymbols more accurately) chime in just at the right moment. I particulary love the moment when the miner smiles to the camera the tinkling of the cymbols can be heard. I look forward to trying my hand at other projects such as these, and I would be glad to make more for anybody who is interested. Just get in touch with me through this blog.

Leeds gets through to Play off final!

Leeds pulled off one of their best performances of the season to pull back a 2-1 deficit from the Elland Road leg to win tonight with a score of 2-0. Jonny Howson was the hero who grabbed a goal in both halves, the second coming in the 91st minute. Now they are off to Wembley to play either Doncaster or Southend a week on Sunday. Expect a massive Leeds crowd in London that day.

A new home

After 44 years and a lot of memories my parents in law, Stan and Joy, have moved home. They are now residents of Capel St Mary and it looks like they will settle in well to their new community. We all wish them well in their new home and hope to go down and visit very soon.

New video for a web site

Here is a new video for a web site I am developing for a lady from Portsmouth. It will be the opening page to her family history website, pending her approval of course. It's a mixture of video and photos sent to me from Janet.