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Colwyn Bay photographer- Well done Matthew

Tony Fanning — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:15:41 +0000

My youngest boy, Matthew, has only been going to gymnastics for less than a year and competed in his first competition this evening and he got a bronze medal!

Yep! He came third in his age group out of sixteen other children.

We are so proud and he couldn`t be any more chuffed if he tried.

Look out for him in the 2016 olympics!

He has another competition on Sunday so I`ll take a camera this time and hopefully he`ll do well.

Here are two pics of him with his medal. Woo Hoo!

Colwyn Bay photographer- First aid training

Tony Fanning — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:09:05 +0000

As a member of the Friends of Ysgol Pen y Bryn I organised some first aid training for the Friends so that we always have trained first aiders around whenever we hold events at the school.

There was eight of us there to be trained last night so we should be OK for a while.

A local company called Medic 1 kindly donated their time to help us with the training. Mainly because I`m good friends with Stephen Knight, the head of human resources at Medic 1. His wife Laurel Knight, the Chief of operations at Medic 1 and the brains behind the company (sorry Steve, it’s true ) also came along to the evening to share her considerable knowledge.

It was a very informative evening and to be honest, a little scary too. Practicing CPR on a baby sized resuscitation dummy really gets you thinking about life. It must be terrifying having to do it to a real baby! With any luck I`ll never have to do it for real.

The four hour lesson absolutely flew by , a real testiment to the teaching skills of Steve and Laurel. I can recommend them to anyone who needs medical training. They also do medical cover for events and sporting fixtures. Their list of clients and event coverage is very impressive. They have secured The 2010 Ryder Cup golfing event this year so they do know what they are doing.

Please visit their website for further details. MEDIC 1

I took a couple of photos while I was there (with Steves permission). I was so into the lesson I only took about ten shots all night which is not like me at all A few of Stephen Knight do his thing and Robbie, the Chairman of the Friends commitee practicing on “George”. Please excuse the messy background, it`s not a studio

Llandudno photographer- A Sunday morning stroll

Tony Fanning — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:11:59 +0000

Annie is still recovering from a knee operation so on Sunday we all went for a gentle stroll along the relatively flat West Shore side of the Great Orme in Llandudno. You could say it was bright and breezy and just about perfect for a morning out and about.

The boys loved the wide open spaces although Annie and I were all too aware that there are some big cliffs waiting for unsuspecting adventurous boys.

We did enjoy the morning out but Annie`s knees were in bits that afternoon. Too much too soon I think.

A couple of pics.

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North Wales photographer- My boys are growing up!

Tony Fanning — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:48:22 +0000

My handsome son Morgan, 8, is getting big now. here he is going off camping with Cubs today for the weekend wearing my old army Bergan rucksack! To be fair he can`t actually put it on himself when it`s loaded with all his gear but he was so excited to be going today AND using my old kit just added to the thrill for him.

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Monster trucks at Bodelwydden castle

Tony Fanning — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:29:12 +0000

Had a family day out at a balloon show in Bodelwydden castle today but because of the rubbish weather- strong gusty wind, they couldn`t even inflate the balloons.

The boys couldn`t really have cared less because they were more interested in the monster trucks and the stunt bikes.

The trucks were SO loud! Almost unbearable at times, but the boys were thrilled.

The commentator said they they only do 53 YARDS to a gallon of fuel (methanol) so not very good for the school run

The stunt bikes had trouble with the conditions as well but managed some cool jumps and tricks.

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Morgan and I on the dodgems!

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North Wales photographer- A day out in Blackpool.

Tony Fanning — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:43:07 +0000

We had a family day out in sunny (?) Blackpool this week. It was a really good day out with fat food and fun stuff to do.

We had tickets to go to the famous Blackpool tower circus and took the opportunity to go to the very top of the tower. Annie hates heights so was super brave going up in an elevator that has windows!

We also went into a 3D cinema that was showing a short film about dinosaurs that the boys loved.

Matthew found a teddy shop.

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In Pizza Hut

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On a tram

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In the 3D cinema

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At the top of the tower

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On the glass floor at the top of the tower- 380ft above the ground, gulp!

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Jungle Jim

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In the circus

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North Wales photographer ¦ Happy anniversary Annie.

Tony Fanning — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:49:34 +0000

14 years ago today I married a gorgeous welsh girl from beautiful Rowen in North Wales.

Despite her being “out of my league” we are still together and still in love.

So happy anniversary Annie and here`s to the next 14 years. xxxx

North Wales photographer ¦ Photo of the day- Toadstool

Tony Fanning — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:48:53 +0000

I don`t normally do this sort of stuff but as I was out with the boys and the dog I saw this HUGE toadstool and thought I`d take a snap or two.

It was so big my youngest son asked if he could sit on it

What do you think?

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