River View Sunrise by Roger Blows
 
The Friends of Paxton Pits is delighted to announce the winners of our inaugural Photographic Competition! Congratulations to all the winners. 
 
We are very grateful to the following supporters for offering prizes: Jim Stevenson, Head Ranger at Paxton Pits, B Inspired Magazine, Little Paxton Parish Council and St Neots and District Camera Club
 
All the winning entries will be on display at St Neots Museum as part of an Exhibition – Paxton Pits in Focus which will be open in the Museum from 1st May until 8th June 2019. 

The winners

  • Gold Crest by Jaqueline Hill
    Member of the Friends of Paxton Pits and St Neots U3A Photography Group
    Best Overall Picture – Winner (One year’s membership of the St Neots & District Camera Club)
    Best Picture by a Member of the Friends of Paxton Pits – Winner (£25 gift voucher)
    Best Bird Picture – Winner (£25 gift voucher)
  • Frost & Ice by David Hyde
    Member of the Friends of Paxton Pits
    Best Landscape Picture – Winner (£25 gift voucher)
    Best Overall Picture – Highly Commended
  • Paxton Highland Cattle by John Greig
    Member of the St Neots & District Camera Club and St Neots U3A Photography Group
    Best Picture Cgosen by B Inspired Magazine – Winner
  • Thistles by Ethan Barrett
    Best Picture by a Young Person Under 16 – Winner (A day out with Head Ranger Jim Stevenson)
  • Can I Get In by Margaret Gates
    Member of the Friends of Paxton Pits and St Neots U3A Photography Group
    Best Unusual Picture – Winner (£25 gift voucher)
    Best Bird Picture – Highly Commended
  • Dragonfly by Christopher Kennedy
    Member of the Friends of Paxton Pits
    Best Living Creature (excluding birds) – Winner (£25 gift voucher)
  • Common Toads by Carol Leather
    Member of the Friends of Paxton Pits
    Best Living Creature (excluding birds) – Highly Commended
  • River View Sunrise by Roger Blows
    Member of the Friends of Paxton Pits, St Neots & District Camera Club and St Neots U3A Photography Group
    Best Water Picture – Winner (£25 gift voucher)
  • Reflections by Jenny Smyth
    Member of Sandy Photography Group
    Best Water Picture – Highly Commended
  • Cormorant Roost by John McDonough
    Member of the Friends of Paxton Pits and St Neots U3A Photography Group
    Best Tree Picture – Winner (£25 gift voucher)
  • Little Acorns by Gina Isaac
    Member of Sandy Photography Group
    Best Tree Picture – Highly Commended
  • Chicken of the Woods by Trevor Warrs
    Member of the Friends of Paxton Pits
    Best Fungi Picture – Winner (£25 gift voucher)
  • Early blooms by Carlos Santino
    Member of Sandy Photography Group
    Best Flower Picture – Winner (£25 gift voucher)
  • Common Tern by Carol Leather
    Member of Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
    Best Picture Featuring a Tern – Winner (membership of the Kingfisher Lottery)
  • Lunch on the Fly by Roger Willoughby
    Member of the Friends of Paxton Pits
    Best Picture Featuring a Tern – Highly Commended
  • Great White Egret Preening by Carol Leather
    Member of the Friends of Paxton Pits and St Neots U3A Photography Group
    Best Unusual Picture – Highly Commended

For further information or queries please contact – Peter Hagger