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🏳️‍🌈2024 PRIDES 🏳️‍⚧️ BALCHDER 2024 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Again, here's a schedule of the Prides that will be happening in Wales this year! Eto, dyma amserlen o'r digwyddiadau Balchder yng Nghymru blwyddyn 'ma!

  April/Ebrill: 20 April/Ebrill - Pride in Aberystwyth/Balchder yn Aberystwyth @prideinaber (Instagram, Facebook + https://www.prideinaber.co.uk/)

  May/Mai: 12- Colwyn Bay Pride Bae Colwyn @togetherforcolwynbay 18 - Swansea Pride @swanseapride (Insta, FB + Twitter) +18 -Balchder Machynlleth Pride @balchder_mach_pride (Insta + FB)  

June/Mehefin: 1 - NPT Pride, Port Talbot @nptpride (Insta, Twitter + FB) +1 - Torfaen, Pontypool Park https://www.torfaenpride.co.uk/

+1 - Bridgend Pride 13-16 - Pontardawe Pride @pontardawepride (Insta + FB) 15 - Barry Pride @barry.pride (Insta, Twitter + FB) +15 Pride Caerffili @pridecaerffili (Insta + FB) +15 Llandeilo Pride @llandeilo_pride (Insta + FB)

+15 Rhyl Pride, The Bodfor (The Bodfor FB)

16 - Cowbridge Pride @cowbridgepride (Insta + FB) 22 - Big Queer Picnic @bigqueerpicnic (Insta, Twitter + FB) +22 - Pride Cymru, Cardiff @lgbtpridecymru +22 - Flint Pride (Flint Pride FB group) 23 - Ystrad Pride Picnic (Ystrad Pride FB) 29 - Abergavenny Pride @abergavennypride (Insta + FB)  

July/Gorffennaf: 6 - Hay Pride @hay.pride  https://www.haypride.com/ 13 - Llanelli Pride @llanellipride (Insta + FB) 20 - Monmouth Pride Trefynwy @monmouth.pride.trefynwy (Insta + FB) +20 - North Wales Pride Balchder Gogledd Cymru @northwalespride (Insta + FB) +20 - Pembrokeshire Pride @pembspride (Insta + FB) 27 - Wrexham Pride Wrecsam (FB + Twitter) +27 - Brecon Pride Balchder Aberhonddu @breconpride (Instagram)

August/Awst: 3 - Glitter Pride @glittercymru (Insta, Twitter, Facebook) 10 - Caldicot Pride @caldicotpride (Instagram) 17 - Merthyr Pride @merthyrpride (Insta, Twitter + FB) 23rd-25th - Cardiff Trans Pride @transpridecardiff (Insta, Twitter + FB) - CANCELLED until 2025

31 - Balchder Caerfyrddin / Carmarthen Pride @carmarthenpride (Insta + FB)

  September/Medi 7 September - Pride in the Port Newport @prideintheport.newport (Insta, Twitter, FB) 28 September - Tywyn Pride (Facebook)  

Let me know if I've missed any! Do click through to the individual Prides' pages for more details - they also may need more support! Gad i fi gwybod os mae unrhyw un ar goll! Ac edrychwch ar dudalennau'r digwyddiadau Balchder am fwy o fanylion - efallai mae angen cefnogaeth arnynt!

[aimeedaisies]

Introduction to the Carers Trust Impact Report from their President, The Princess Royal.

Over the past year, the cost-of-living crisis has continued to make life extremely difficult for many people. As President of Carers Trust, I have seen first-hand the alarming impact it is having on unpaid carers, many of whom were already experiencing severe financial hardship because they had had to give up work to carry on caring for a family member.

This is why it has been so important this year to mark 50 years since the establishment of the first local carer organisation in the UK. The result was the Crossroads Care scheme which, along with The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, worked to develop a network of local carer organisations. As the need for a UK-wide network of local carer services became ever more obvious, the two charities merged in 2012 to form Carers Trust. The merger represented a key milestone in the building of such a network.

As part of marking this year’s 50th anniversary, I was pleased to attend a supporter reception in London in June. I was delighted to be able to personally thank the trusts, foundations, corporate partners and philanthropists that have enabled Carers Trust to keep delivering essential support for unpaid carers and local carer organisations.

In my visits to local carer services within the Carers Trust network, including Bridgend and Gloucestershire this year, I have seen the invaluable support and collective impact that Carers Trust and its network of local partner organisations continue to deliver right across the UK.

I am particularly pleased that The Princess Royal Respite Fund for Carers continues to enable Carers Trust to provide local carer organisations with funding to support unpaid carers to access much-needed respite and breaks. The Fund is successfully achieving its two main outcomes: reducing isolation and increasing resilience and optimism around life balance for unpaid carers.

I do hope you will choose to support Carers Trust in our endeavours to continue to expand our network and improve the lives of more and more unpaid carers.

(Read the report here)

[justforbooks]

In the closing minutes of Wales’s Five Nations meeting with France at Cardiff Arms Park in March 1976, the home side were resisting an onslaught by the visitors when the French wing Jean-François Gourdon found some space on the touchline by the north stand. Gourdon was then hit by a shuddering shoulder charge from Wales’s full-back, JPR Williams, that all but sent him spinning into the crowd. Williams raised his fist in triumph and Wales held on to win 19-13 and complete a seventh grand slam.

In truth, Williams’s tackle was far from legal, but the incident remains an indelible image in the minds of Welsh rugby supporters – that and a photograph of the Bridgend No 15 with blood pouring from his face after being trampled by a visiting All Blacks boot. International rugby in the 1970s was not for the squeamish, and JPR survived by being not just supremely skilful, but as hard as nails.

Williams, who has died aged 74 from bacterial meningitis, would forever be known as JPR, the three most evocative initials in the sport. Only France’s Serge Blanco could rival him as the greatest full-back in history. When the law-makers of the international board prevented the ball from being kicked directly into touch in 1968 it gave the opportunity for Williams and others such as Scotland’s Andy Irvine to forge a template for how a modern attacking full-back should play.

The source of Williams’s famous hardness is surprising. Unusually for top-class players in Wales, he came from a comfortable middle-class home. Williams once told of how he turned up at a Wales Schoolboys’ trial in a Rolls Royce. His upbringing, he said served as an incentive “to prove to my mates that I was tough and one of them”.

John Peter Rhys was born in Bridgend to Peter and Margaret, both doctors. Margaret had been born in Rochdale, so young John could have played for England, but that was not a subject much discussed in the Williams household.

It was on the lawns of Wimbledon rather than the muddy fields of Cardiff Arms Park or Bridgend that Williams first made his mark as a sportsman of renown. As a 17-year-old, he won the 1966 British junior tennis title at Wimbledon, beating David Lloyd in the final.

He was gaining a reputation at rugby in Bridgend, where his father was the club president and doctor. By this time Williams had left Bridgend grammar school for Millfield school in Somerset, where future Wales scrum-half Gareth Edwards was a pupil.

From Millfield, Williams went to St Mary’s hospital in London and had a spell at the London Welsh club. He chose to continue playing the amateur sport rather than tennis and concentrate on his medical studies, his father having told him that he would not make a living as a professional sportsman.

He was still a teenager when he was called into a Wales squad to tour Argentina in the summer of 1968. There were great expectations of the new boy John Williams, as he was then known, when he made his full Wales debut against Scotland at Murray Field the following February.

Wales had a new coach, their former captain Clive Rowlands. Barry John at fly-half scored the final try in Wales’s 17-3 win. Something was brewing in Wales and the 70s were a golden age. Once Phil Bennett, alongside Edwards, established himself as Barry John’s natural heir and once JPR was joined by the wings JJ Williams and Gerald Davies, Wales became an unstoppable force in northern hemisphere rugby. At the heart of their team was JPR, instantly recognisable with his Elvis-Presley style sideburns, flowing hair and socks often pulled down to his ankles.

What set him apart was his success as an attacking player which, allied to that rock-solid defensive play, made him a permanent fixture in the Wales side between his 1969 debut and 1981, when he retired from international rugby. He burnished his reputation on the successful British Lions tours to New Zealand in 1971 and South Africa in 1974, playing in all four Tests on each. Williams had been on a Wales tour to New Zealand in 1969 when they were humbled by the All Blacks in two Tests so the 2-1 series win by the Lions two years later came as a big relief.

In Auckland he settled the series with a long-range drop-goal in the final Test. It came as a surprise to his team-mates, but England’s Bob Hiller, his full-back understudy on that tour, had apparently joked to him that he could not consider himself a proper international until he had dropped a goal.

In South Africa three years later, Williams was heroic again as Willie John McBride’s team prevailed in an often brutal series win over the Springboks. The Lions’ call of “99” often signalled all-out punch-ups, and the sight of Williams racing upfield to thump the much larger South African lock Moaner van Heerden was a memorable one, though, as Williams confessed later it was not something of which he was particularly proud.

Williams won 55 caps for Wales, five of them as captain in 1978-79; in 1977 he was appointed MBE. In between those Lions victories he scored the final try in the Barbarians’ famous victory over the All Blacks at the Arms Park in 1973, and after retiring from the international stage played club rugby for Tondu as a back-rower until 2003, when he was 54.

He met Scilla (Priscilla) Parkin at medical school, and they married in 1973. His principal post as a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon was at the Princess of Wales hospital, Bridgend (1986–2004). Williams rarely joined the ranks of retired players who became pundits, but he was always happy to talk about a stellar career, particularly the 11 games against England, in which he always ended on the winning side.

He is survived by Scilla and their children, Lauren, Annie, Fran and Peter.

🔔 John Peter Rhys Williams, rugby player and orthopaedic surgeon, born 2 March 1949; died 8 January 2024

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FRCR Part 2 A: Determine the Different Exam Specifics

Fellow of Royal College of Radiologists is abbreviated as FRCR. A candidate must pass the Royal College of Radiologists’ (UK) three-part exam in order to be eligible for the fellowship. Upon passing the examination, candidates are admitted as fellows of the Royal College of Radiologists. In addition, the second exam that must be passed is FRCR Part 2 A. To learn more about the test, keep reading.

Additionally, there are two written MCQ-based papers that make up the FRCR Part 2 A test.

Syllabus Of the Exam

Cardiothoracic and vascular, MSK and trauma, GI, GU including adrenals, OB GYN, paediatric, CNS, and head and neck are the principal systems covered. The syllabus and curriculum are further covered in full on the RCR official website.

Structure Of the Exam

Up to 2017, there were six modules in FRCR Part 2 A. Additionally, these could be taken separately or in combination. It took six tries to pass every module. There is no longer a provision for this. According to the revised exam structure, you must finish 2A completely even if you only have one modality left to pass.

Part Two of FRCR Two papers from December 2017 make up an exam. Additionally, each paper has 120 questions with single best answers (SBAs). These inquiries also encompass the whole range. Additionally, both papers are conducted on the same day and have a duration of three hours each.

How To Go About the Exam?

On the RCR official website, under the FAQ section on FRCR Part 2, you will discover all the information you need regarding the exam paper. It is vital to possess a strong comprehension of radiology in order to pass this exam.

Each modality has the same amount of weight. You can utilise MCQ books as a reference. They can support you in maintaining focus and introspection. But you shouldn’t use them as the foundation for your planning.

There are a tonne of tools available online to help you study for your exam. You can review notes related to head and neck, musculoskeletal radiology and trauma, gastrointestinal radiology, genitourinary system, cardiovascular and thoracic, CNS, and paediatrics.

Online podcasts are accessible for free in order to prepare for the FRCR Part 2 A exam. They are easily downloadable. When you’re too lazy to open your books, you can listen to them on your way to work.

When is the best time to take the FRCR Part 2 Exam? Exams are given one or two years after residency is finished. Belfast, Birmingham, Cairo, Egypt, Crewe, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, India, Leeds, London, Malta, Plymouth, Singapore, and Bridgend Wales are among the locations for the exam.

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[pacifymebby]

What footie team do you support??

Sounds meh but I've never been crazy into football myself, just always supported my dad's team Penybont (Bridgend Town RIP) and Celtic (which is Bs team) (I'm very halfhearted about it all) I used to be into it more when I was younger and would watch with my dad but like nowadays I will watch it if B is watching it or my mates are going the pub to watch it.

Naturally Wales is my national team and always will be and I'm very dedicated to them haha

[floorinsite]

Recofloor ‘hits the road’ to support the industry

Recofloor hosted several pop-up visits and trade events at flooring distributors during summer 2023, which provided an excellent opportunity to introduce how the waste vinyl flooring collection scheme works and how it can help the flooring sector solve their disposal needs and challenges.

From May to September, Recofloor Scheme Manager, Carla Eslava visited distributor trade counters located from Manchester to Cardiff where she gave an overview of Altro and Polyflor’s take-back scheme to the trade counter staff and foot traffic.

In the first face-to-face visits since the start of the pandemic, Recofloor’s proactive approach was welcomed, particularly by trade counter staff who benefited from the latest news. New contractors were more interested in the longer and more educational morning trade events learning more about the scheme. Recofloor promotional materials, flyers, chocolates and pens, plus Altro and Polyflor goodies were delivered at the event. Recofloor branded window decals, specifically designed for distributors that indicates the site is a designated Recofloor drop-off point, were also dropped off.

“Many contractors were interested to hear that Recofloor can accept LVT offcuts and loose lay vinyl and were keen to increase their collections that include this material. It was helpful to remind them of what we can collect,” comments Carla. “Through engaging with customers, we can spread awareness of the scheme and the convenience of free waste vinyl flooring disposal and how their participation could contribute to winning more business. As so many Recofloor members can attest, ‘it’s a win-win all round’ for the environment and business cost savings.”

In addition to the visits and the morning trade events, the scheme undertook additional calls to distributors who also received flyers along with a short Recofloor video clip for those with a promotional monitor at their trade counters.

Pop-up visits and morning trade events, which included scheme promotional items, were held at the following locations:

May 2023

TradeChoice Carpet and Flooring, Birmingham 

3D Flooring Supplies, Bristol

Trade Choice & Flooring, Bristol

Richards, Bristol

July 2023

Pennine Floorings Supplies Ltd

TradeChoice Carpet and Flooring, Manchester 

Branagan Flooring Services Ltd

Lee Floorstok Ltd, Liverpool

September 2023

HFD Ltd, Bridgend, 

3D Flooring Supplies Ltd, Cardiff 

Birch Distribution Ltd, Sheffield

This year, Recofloor also welcomed two new distributor members to their drop-off network – HFD Ltd, Coleshill and SASGO Ltd, Glenrothes, Scotland, bringing the number of UK-wide drop-off sites to more than 60. Recofloor bins are now set up at the new sites and promotional flyers were delivered, informing vinyl customers of the service. More distributors are invited to join the network and benefit from extensive Recofloor support. All participants were invited by email to register for the regular Recofloor e-newsletter.  

Carla adds: “We provided flyers, in both digital and print formats, to promote distributors’ drop off points, also informing customers of the easy access to the Recofloor bins on site. The service is free, simple and offers a sustainable and cost-saving alternative to traditional waste disposal routes.

“As part of our ongoing communication efforts, we’re encouraging our distributor members, who are not already, to subscribe to our e-newsletter so that they receive timely updates and stay informed about all the latest developments within the Recofloor scheme.”

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Goo Goo Dolls bring Chaos in Bloom to Manchester

As part of their Chaos in Bloom tour, the Goo Goo Dolls played Manchester Academy on 23rd June.  They were supported by Those Damn Crows Those Damn Crows – a rock band from Bridgend – played a six-song set to start the evening.  The venue was pretty packed from the outset.  They began with fan favourite Who Did It, and had most of the crowd with them from the off. By the time they played their…

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Their latest album, "Dancing in the Face of Danger," is an absolute triumph that showcases their beautifully curious blend of pop-sensibility, delicacy, experimentation, and heaviness. It's a musical journey like no other, led by the mesmerizing sound of the piano and supported by a guitar-less arrangement that sets them apart from the rest. 🎶🔥

Recorded and mixed at the renowned Northstone Studios in Bridgend, this album builds upon the musical foundations of their previous work, "The Thing With Feathers." With each track, the band takes us deeper into their evolving musical landscape. Synthesizers and a live string section add texture and gravity to the piano-led core, creating an immersive experience that transcends conventional boundaries. 🌌🎵

One of the most fascinating aspects of "Dancing in the Face of Danger" is how each track tells its own tale. While the album isn't conventionally conceptual, Exploring Birdsong's lyrics invite you to embark on a journey through their storytelling. It's a testament to their artistry and ability to create music that resonates on both emotional and intellectual levels. 📖💫

I'm also thrilled to share the talented individuals behind this musical masterpiece. The music and lyrics were crafted by the exceptional trio of Lynsey Ward, Jonny Knight, and Matt Harrison.

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[aimeedaisies]

✨ 15 days of Princess Anne ✨

August is Princess Anne’s birth month and her 73rd birthday is on the 15th so until then we will look at her fascinating life, one photo for every year!

The nineties

1990 Princess Anne, Peter Phillips and Zara Phillips meeting members of the Scotland team before kick off at the Five Nations match between Scotland and England at Murrayfield on 17th March 1990.

1991 Princess Anne and Luciano Pavarotti at a horse trial in Modena, Italy on 16th September 1991.

1992 Just one photo wouldn’t do 1992 justice!

1. A very happy, newly divorced Princess Anne, toasting with Champagne a day after her divorce, aboard Pride of Teesside yacht, Southhampton, on 22nd April 1992.

2. Princess Anne and Commander Tim Laurence’s first public appearance as a couple, just a few days after her divorce was finalised from Phillips, dancing at the Caledonian Ball, on 8th May 1992.

3 & 4. Princess Anne and her new husband Commander Tim Laurence at their low-key wedding at Crathie Kirk Church in Balmoral on 12th December 1992.

5. A not so pleased looking Princess Anne on her way into her first engagement (three days) after her wedding to Commander Laurence at Church House to visit the National Association of Victims Support, on 15th December 1992.

6. Princess Anne and her new husband Tim Laurence at St Mary Magdalene Church to attend Christmas morning service on 25th December 1992.

1993 Princess Anne and Timothy Laurence visiting Mongolia, their first royal trip as a married couple in July 1993.

1994 Princess Anne firing the starting pistol to begin the first race after opening the Velodrome National Cycling Centre in Manchester in September 1994 (what a reaction pic lol)

1995 Princess Anne, Tim Laurence, Peter and Zara Phillips at the Jackie Stewart Celebrity Challenge at Gleneagles, Scotland on 1st July 1995.

1996 Princess Anne and Tim Laurence watch Peter Phillips playing in a Scottish Schools rugby match in Bridgend, South Wales on 5th January 1996.

1997 Princess Anne wiping away a tear after the decommissioning ceremony for The Royal Yacht Britannia in Portsmouth on 11th December 1997.

1998 Princess Anne greeting an elderly woman at the ICRC hospital in Lokichokio, Kenya on 29th September 1998.

1999 Princess Anne as Colonel of the Blues And Royals, riding for the first time in the Trooping of the Colour procession on 12th June 1999.

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A voice, a guitar and sad songs laced with hope: James Bay with Rug Wilson. Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 19/02/2022

Small venues are precious space for so many reasons. To name couple rather important: Great artists gracing the arenas/stadiums once were the opening/support acts, nothing beats the intimacy of a tiny, super sweaty venue without a barrier or corner to hide. Apart from these – every now and then the artists decide to go back to the roots, they abandon arenas in the favour of a club, bar, tiny church. Stripped back, quite often solo they rely on one thing only: their voice. The hunger in their fans is usually so tangible that those shows are truly special. So it couldn't be any different with James Bay doing a show in Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff (well, the whole 'New Songs New Stories' tour supporting small venues to be exact). The anticipation was even greater since the show has been postponed twice (both Covid-19 related reason – no surprise there: first being restrictions still in place, second: James testing positive on the first rescheduled date). I can only imagine that it got quite close to be postponed once more – this time due Eunice (the storm) wrecking havoc everywhere.

But it wasn't cancelled and when the show started the joy erupted with double strength.

Rug Wilson

Local support act: Rug Wilson, a kid from Bridgend met with crowd's approval. Audience seemed to really enjoy young singer-songwriter's songs and stories and it was good to see that people were engaged and listening, because we all know it's not easy to be an opening act. But if you've got a voice that carries like a bell and you don't really need a microphone or sound system to be heard, that's definitely speaking volumes (ha!) about your talent. There's a great potential in that great voice, especially that it finally came time for Rug to find his own (he was writing music for others before that).

James Bay

James is a storyteller, there's no doubt in that. You want to hear each and every anecdote as much as the next song. He's got a natural talent to captivate the attention of the whole room, all that wrapped in gentleness and warmth. Before you know it it feels like you're chilling with best mate and having a conversation that leads to three others (and a bit of a stand-up comedy show: like striking a bargain with a girl willing to pay £500 for a pick, James laughed saying people normally get it for free, he joked that he would claim it after the show and gave her the pick). No place for ego and James is the one to keep it in check.

The atmosphere became electric with joy quite quickly (and maybe few other feelings, when a female member of the audience yelled 'I want to have your babies', or when a male voice declared 'I love you'). A contradiction, he himself sounded rather pleased with the label he gave himself explaining how new songs came from hopeful place, yet they were still sad songs, because, well: he wrote them and that's what he does.

It's quite easy to understand: listening to 'Best Fake Smile' at home I'm not shy to say I bawled my eyes out to it, yet as first notes started at the show, there was no crying there: pure ball of energy exploded in the venue and there was no time to feel sad in the corner, it was more 'put on your dancing shoes on' moment and I loved every second of it.

Rather than going off stage (or as James summed it up: 'follow his ego offstage') and coming back for encore, surely summoned by cheers and clapping he decided to keep it going 'at the hottest gig' (might be the temperature in the venue – pretty hot, but most likely it was the steaming participation, anticipation and happiness upping the game) , because he didn't want to do it to the fans, so he carried on with songs.

No matter what the singalongs were there – sometimes quite misplaced: James restarted the song with laughter, because people sang wrong verse at the wrong time messing it up beautifully, then did it again, so eventually he cued the crowd saying 'wait for it...' and it was perfect). Some were literally just a singalong, not the full song – as he began 'Wild Love' audience was more than ready to sing it, he stopped laughing and said people were ready for next tour.

The show, even though stripped, was a blast and a proof that you don't need fancy sets, special effects and full band to provide top class entertainment. The voice, the guitar and the wit will do it. James Bay was absolutely charming and enchanting blending older songs (like 'Clocks Go Forward' with introductions of new ones (such as 'We Used to Shine' or 'Save Your Love'). From the first moments of 'Craving' to last notes of 'Hold Back the River' it was a gig filled with wholesome positive vibes that we all need and seek, ones you can't really fake, ones that put your jaded mind at ease.

Setlist:

Craving

Give Me The Reason

Clocks Go Forward

We Used To Shine

If You Ever Want To Be In Love

Us

Save Your Love

Let It Go

Pink Lemonade

One Life

Nowhere Left To Go

Scars

Best Fake Smile

Everybody Needs Someone

Hold Back The River

[natashahirst]

Sarah Murphy MS

It was a real joy to spend time with Sarah in Bridgend taking photos for her election campaign materials, an even greater joy to see her win the seat and take up her place in the Senedd.

It's an incredibly tough journey for women to get elected, from the exhausting selection process within political parties, to riding out the appalling level of misogyny and online abuse during the campaign and trying to maintain confidence through the ongoing scrutiny that comes with it all.

We need more women in politics and other decision-making and leadership roles. Central to that happening is women supporting each other to progress and build confidence in their talents and value. It's something I try to do as a photographer when I work with women and as a trade union activist in encouraging more women to get involved as reps.

Bridgend constituents have made a wise choice in electing Sarah and she will bring a new perspective and plenty of energy to the Senedd. Congratulations and good luck!

[callumhumphreys]

INTERVIEW: DAN WOOD

Callum Humphreys: Hi Dan, firstly, thanks for taking the time to speak to me. Can you give everyone reading a little background on yourself and the work you make?

Dan Wood: I’m a self-taught photographer from Bridgend in South Wales. I’ve been shooting seriously for 25 years and came to photography via the skateboarding culture, which I was very much a part of here in South Wales for many years.

CH: In an age where sharing work and ideas is instantaneous, what roll do you think the traditional photobook plays in modern photography?

DW: It’s extremely important and has became an art form in itself. In the age of digital everything it’s vital that books exist; something tangible that can be held and looked at away from the phone/computer screen. Another important aspect is that people should continue to support books and buy whenever possible as they are not only an incredible source of inspiration but also keep the industry cogs turning, so books will continue to be made and the small profits can help the photographer to continue making work.

CH: From following your social media accounts, I would imagine you own a small library of photobooks by now haha! I know personally I have found some great recommendations from your posts on Instagram tagged #photobookjousting. What is it about the photobook that interests you so much?

DW: I’m quite materialistic and always enjoy being surrounded by items I like, but apart from that, and as mentioned above, I find photobooks a great source of inspiration - they keep the fire burning in my belly! It often surprises me that quite a lot of photographers don’t realise the power of photobooks and are constantly buying new cameras or lenses to try and get through their creative block. These types need educating on the importance of photobooks; hence the hashtag #buybooksnotgear !

CH: Do you think narratives or ideas can be shared in the same way on social media as they can in a book?

DW: To a certain extent, yes, but there really is nothing like sitting down with an actual physical photobook and watching  the story unfold through every page turn. Photobooks are usually of excellent quality these days and a lot of expense goes into making them and that’s why they are usually about £30 or £40. The profits are minimal but to put something so special and of such quality out into the world is very rewarding.

CH: Do you think the resurgence in the popularity of film, and its tactile nature, has played a role in keeping physical prints and books alive?

DW: Definitely! I’ve been a film shooter for 25 years and there was a time when I was starting to get very worried about how much longer film would be around for, so it’s a huge relief. The only downside is that film has doubled in price over the last 10 years, but i’m prepared to take that on the chin. Prints, exhibitions and books are all thriving at this moment in time and it’s how photography should be - there’s a real buzz in the photo-world and I’m enjoying it immensely.

CH: In terms of your own work, I know you have already made a number of books. Do you know when starting a project that the final outcome will eventually be presented as a physical book?

DW: I fell into the book game by accident and I used to make work with the end result focused on exhibitions as as opposed to books - being published or self-publishing didn’t even cross my mind in the early days. It was an email, completely out of the blue, from Iain Sarjeant (Another Place press) where it all began - he was about to start a small any publishing company and wanted to publish Suicide Machine as their second release. These days I do have books in mind when shooting work, particularly long term projects as I like to draw a line under them when they are finished and, I feel, a book does just that.

CH: Can you remember the one photobook early on which made you realise that you wanted to share your work or ideas in a similar way?

DW: I can’t think of a definitive book that made me want to make books but I do know the book which pretty much changed everything and put me on the documentary photography path: Exiles by Josef Koudelka. I took it out of the University library (circa 1997) and It was that moment that I decided that they were the type of pictures I wanted to make - I was blown away.

CH: I understand you are working on a new body of work. Are you aiming to publish this like your past works and, can you share any details on the concept?

DW: The new work, which is about my local river and links the 2 former projects, Suicide Machine and Gap in the Hedge, will be Published by Another Place Press in late 2020. The project pays tribute to the Ogmore River, an unremarkable river that once ran black with coal dust. The series will touch on Wales’ industrial past as well as modern day environmental issues but also include personal memories of my childhood growing up with the river. I’m 1 year into making the project and aim for another year before completion - the work has been kept fairly secretive thus far and progress is only available to view on my website using a password.

CH: You have been working with ‘Another Place Press’ for some time now and have released a number of books with them. What is it like working with APP, is it a collaborative effort?

DW: I’ve been very fortunate to cross paths with Iain (Sarjeant) and have built up a strong, real life, friendship over the years - even though were are around 700 miles apart! We make an effort to get together once or twice a year, purely for social reasons, but when it comes down to the nitty gritty of book production, yes, it absolutely is a collaborative effort. When publishing a book, 2 people are definitely better than one and Iain really knows his stuff, he is a graphic designer by trade and that helps enormously with the actual book design etc. So when working with a publisher be prepared to make compromises as the publisher will spot things that you may think was a good idea, but in his/her eyes its a bad one - and its usually the publisher that knows best!

CH: Lastly, let’s say you are tired of the modern word (and hearing about Brexit!) and decide to move to a desert island. You have enough space to pack 3 photobooks… what are they?

DW: Ooh, this is a tough one *goes of to look at bookshelf* Gregory Haplern - ZZYZX; Bryan Schutmaat - Grays the Mountain Sends; Karolina Paatos - American Cowboy (I’m a huge fan of Americana)

You can see more of Dan Woods work on his instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danwoodphoto