Roger Clark

About Roger Clark

Another Chandler's Ford ex-IBMer who is just learning to say NO to volunteer opportunities. Enjoyed flying and sailing after retirement but now golf and wildlife photography in the ascendancy. I do feel responsible for putting something back into the Community or organisations that I have enjoyed. Hence I have an active interest in the Hiltingbury Community Organisation and the Hilt, Winchester Photographic Society, South Winchester Golf Club, Festival Medical Services, and a charity called Ovacome.

Travelling for Lisa

February 19, 2019 By Roger Clark 6 Comments

Sequel story to: Doctor’s father makes second epic journey in daughter’s memory after snapping wrong penguin on 8,000-mile trip (The Telegraph), and Trip of a Lifetime – My Antarctic Trip on Chandler’s Ford today.

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Lisa loved to travel and her extreme joy of being abroad was expressed in several of her diaries. She wrote about the places she visited, whom she met and how she felt on the journey. People and places were often recorded in her photo album. [Read more…] about Travelling for Lisa

Tags: Chandler’s Ford community, community, culture, inspiration, memory, ovarian cancer, storytelling, travel

Trip of a Lifetime – My Antarctic Trip

December 2, 2016 By Roger Clark 2 Comments

I have just returned from a trip of a lifetime – a visit to an Emperor Penguin colony on the frozen Weddell Sea within the Antarctica Continent.

Yes it was a bit of a hike to get there. It took me a couple of days to travel to the gathering point in Punta Arenas, Chile. [Read more…] about Trip of a Lifetime – My Antarctic Trip

Tags: adventure, bereavement, Chandler’s Ford community, charity, community, education, fundraising, health, inspiration, memory, ovarian cancer, storytelling, travel

When a Curtain Closes Another One Opens

December 12, 2015 By Roger Clark Leave a Comment

Thank you to all of those who came last night to see Far from the Madding Crowd at The Hilt. A good ol’ romantic to finish the season. Yes, I did notice the afterglow as you exited :-).

We have really had some good Movies this year with an average audience of about 80. The Imitation Game was the most highly attended with 124. [Read more…] about When a Curtain Closes Another One Opens

Tags: arts and crafts, Chandler’s Ford community, community, entertainment, event, Hiltingbury, local interest, memory, music, social, The Hilt, theatre, Thornden Hall

Indian Dance Mela – Sunday 29th November 2015 at Thornden Hall

November 23, 2015 By Roger Clark 1 Comment

Sitara Koushik lives in Chandler’s Ford and for a time worked as a volunteer for the Hiltingbury Community Association.

A celebrated dancer in India she has now organised a Mela – a presentation of classical dances – for this Sunday 29th November 2015 at Thornden Hall. [Read more…] about Indian Dance Mela – Sunday 29th November 2015 at Thornden Hall

Tags: arts and crafts, Chandler's Ford, community, culture, entertainment, event, local interest, review, social, theatre, Thornden Hall, Winchester Road

From Movies at the Hilt to Movies at the Hall

November 15, 2015 By Roger Clark 7 Comments

Dear Moviegoer,

I mentioned a few months ago that Nigel and I would be retiring from running Movies @ the Hilt from the end of this year. We had thoroughly enjoyed providing this service but we both had reasons for freeing-up our respective personal time. [Read more…] about From Movies at the Hilt to Movies at the Hall

Tags: arts and crafts, Chandler's Ford, community, entertainment, event, Hiltingbury, local interest, music, social, The Hilt, theatre, Thornden Hall

The Hiltingbury Woodpecker

November 5, 2014 By Roger Clark Leave a Comment

Photoblog:

What I appreciate about Hiltingbury is the beautiful wildlife and especially the comical Greater Spotted Woodpecker, who visits several times a day. [Read more…] about The Hiltingbury Woodpecker

Tags: Chandler's Ford, Hiltingbury, nature, photography, wildlife

Neighbourhood Killer And Child

September 20, 2014 By Roger Clark Leave a Comment

Off Vancouver Island last Monday, we saw a Killer Whale with baby. It went on to take a seal – this type of Orca is a mammal (rather than fish) eating one. Baby seals and dolphins are its main food.

Oddly enough an adult seal on seeing an Orca will take to land. Baby seals [Read more…] about Neighbourhood Killer And Child

Tags: adventure, nature, photography, travel, wildlife

Inspiring Hindi Movie Hemalkasa at Hiltingbury

July 7, 2014 By Roger Clark 1 Comment

(Update: Event at the Hilt – Meet the Real Heroes: Doctor Prakash Amte and Doctor Manda Amte on Sunday 13th September 2015)

An inspiring Hindi film Hemalkasa by Samruddhi Porey will be shown at Hiltingbury Community Centre (The Hilt) on the 19th of July (Saturday) at 7.30pm.

It will be the film Hemalkasa’s Hampshire Premiere and the producer will also present for Q & A with the audience.

This biographical film was [Read more…] about Inspiring Hindi Movie Hemalkasa at Hiltingbury

Tags: celebrations, Chandler's Ford, charity, community, entertainment, film, Hiltingbury, The Hilt

Squirrel In Hiltingbury

July 6, 2014 By Roger Clark 4 Comments

Photoblog:

I took this picture in our back garden this afternoon in Hiltingbury.

Tags: Chandler's Ford, Hiltingbury, nature, photography, wildlife

Glastonbury 2014 Ramblings

July 1, 2014 By Roger Clark 9 Comments

My wife Lyn and I worked at Glastonbury for a charity called Festival Medical Services (FMS). I worked as a driver and Lyn a first aider.

FMS are responsible for providing medical services ranging from first-aid and paramedic to surgery and psychiatry. [Read more…] about Glastonbury 2014 Ramblings

Tags: community, culture, entertainment, event, humour, music, review, social, storytelling, travel

Swans and Cygnets on the River Itchen

May 21, 2014 By Roger Clark 3 Comments

While waiting for a Planetarium show at the Winchester Science Centre with our grand-daughter, we decided to kill some time along the River Itchen.

We parked nearby the river at Itchen Stoke and were hoping to find some ducks for Lucy to feed with the remains of her packed lunch.

As it was, there were no ducks around and so [Read more…] about Swans and Cygnets on the River Itchen

Tags: days out, family, Itchen, local interest, nature, photography, travel, walking, wildlife, Winchester

Lisa Clark’s Legacy

May 13, 2014 By Roger Clark 8 Comments

Twenty years ago, our daughter Lisa was studying at Charing Cross Medical School. She once wrote a letter to say that she had just been to an oncology lecture and was very alarmed by the high incidence of women’s cancer and at a relatively low median age.

In the letter, she said she looked around the lecture theatre and wondered who would not be around at the age of 40. Prophetically, and bitterly sad, but [Read more…] about Lisa Clark’s Legacy

Tags: bereavement, Chandler’s Ford community, charity, community, education, fundraising, health, inspiration, memory, ovarian cancer, storytelling

The Hilt Showing Railway Man

May 4, 2014 By Roger Clark Leave a Comment

This coming Friday at The Hilt we will be showing Railway Man starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman.

Based on his best-selling memoir, the film tells the extraordinary and epic true story of Eric Lomax, a British Army officer who is tormented as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labour camp during World War II. [Read more…] about The Hilt Showing Railway Man

Tags: Chandler's Ford, community, entertainment, Hiltingbury, Hiltingbury Road, social, The Hilt

Richard Stock: Fundraising for Ovacome

April 14, 2014 By Roger Clark 2 Comments

I’m pleased to tell you that Richard Stock completed the London Marathon in just over 4 hours yesterday.

This is a remarkable achievement for somebody who had never run a full marathon and indeed had never run over 20 miles!

Richard ran the marathon to raise money for Ovacome, in memory of my daughter, Dr. Lisa-Jayne Clark, [Read more…] about Richard Stock: Fundraising for Ovacome

Tags: adventure, Chandler’s Ford community, charity, community, education, fundraising, good neighbours, inspiration, London, ovarian cancer, social, travel

Eye Of The Pacific Gray Whale

March 2, 2014 By Roger Clark Leave a Comment

I took this photograph of a Pacific Gray Whale recently in the San Ignacio Lagoon off the coast of Baja, Mexico.

Gray Whales often approach the Panga (boat) when they want to seek human interaction. They are happy to be stroked and petted as they come alongside the boat. They will even tease with a splash, a spout of air or a head butt! [Read more…] about Eye Of The Pacific Gray Whale

Tags: adventure, education, hobby, humour, nature, photography, travel

Winchester Photographic Society: Spring Lecture By Martin Parr

January 27, 2014 By Roger Clark 1 Comment

Each Spring the Winchester Photographic Society (WPS) invites a photographer, of international distinction and standing, to deliver a lecture at the Winchester Discovery Centre.

We are delighted to announce that Magnum photographer, Martin Parr, who has been described as a “chronicler of our age”, is to present the 2014 Spring lecture in March. [Read more…] about Winchester Photographic Society: Spring Lecture By Martin Parr

Tags: community, crafts, culture, education, hobby, how-to, photography, social, Winchester

Roger Clark

About Roger Clark

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