This is a Member-Led Event, with a maximum of 8 participants, led by Lindsay Southgate ARPS.

Situated on the north Cornwall Coast, Godrevy Lighthouse marks the entrance to St Ives Bay. This location offers the option of large expanses of golden sandy beaches to the south west or rugged cliff top exploration to the north east.

The tide will be going out during the morning so we will have clean sandy beaches with the potential for beautiful reflections of the lighthouse and clouds if weather permits. If cliff tops are more your thing the waves could well be hitting the cliffs with force. There is also the possibility of seeing seals at Mutton Cove, and surfers on Gwithian Beach.

Meet: at Godrevy National Trust car park. (the lower car park next to the café)  TR27 5ED, for a prompt start at 09:30.  The event finishes around 13:00, with the option of then having lunch. 

Parking: is free for NT members, or £4 for 4 hours, or £8 all day. The pay and display machines only accept coins (no notes) and exact change is needed. You can also pay using the JustPark app.

Toilets: are available at the café during opening hours, or a short way up the hill towards the lighthouse.

Terrain: access to the beaches requires either using steps or traversing a small stream. The paths to the cliffs can be uneven and slippery.  The tide will be receding during the event but care should always be taken near the shoreline as rogue waves can suddenly appear.

What to wear: weather at the coast can be unpredictable at the best of times. Please bring suitable waterproof clothing and wellies for the beach and cliff path. These paths can be slippery so good treads are advised.

Food & drink: we will meet for lunch at the NT café, but bring refreshments for the shoot.

What to bring: this location offers all sorts of opportunities from wide angle to long lens. A tripod and filters are recommended if you are interested in long exposure photography. Most importantly plenty of cloths to wipe your lens clean and maybe even a waterproof cover for your camera in the event of bad weather.

Environment: in addition to the £2 carbon-offset in the price, the RPS Landscape group is promoting the “You+2” initiative for us all to do something about the plastic pollution we see. Details on our Website.

Bad weather plan: in the event of extreme bad weather the event will be cancelled. Otherwise we will work with whatever weather conditions we have.

Advice: This is a member-lead event, simply to introduce you to a location, with no professional guidance. If you have a technical query, the leader or fellow participants might be able to help.

Terms for RPS Landscape Group Events:

Carbon offsets

Tickets for events that involve travelling include a £2 carbon offset charge that will be paid to a carefully researched and selected offsetting partner.

Cancellation by You:

If you wish to cancel your booking PLEASE tell us with as much notice as possible: a) directly to the event leader / organiser once they have issued the joining email (typically 10-14 days pre-event); or b) if before that email, use the Contact Organiser button. If early enough, we may be able to open up sales on a sold-out event or help the leader decide if numbers are low; if nothing else, it can avoid delaying the start of the event while they wait for you.

If you have paid for an event, please note that this fee/ticket price is non-refundable unless we are able to sell your place to somebody else. You are welcome to sell your place yourself but, again, PLEASE notify us in advance of any change.

Cancellation by us:

Event leaders are asked to make plans for alternative activities or locations in the case of poor weather and, in most cases, events will proceed despite poor weather unless, in the view of the event leader, the weather will lead to unacceptable safety risks or very little chance of successful photography. It is inevitable, however, that occasionally an event will be cancelled for this or another reason beyond the RPS’s control.

Occasionally an event may also be cancelled owing to lack of bookings. So if you wish to attend an event, don’t leave it till the last minute to book as it may be too late.

If an event is cancelled we will give you as much notice as we are able and any payment by you to the RPS in respect of the event offered as a full refund. In the case of events cancelled because of lack of interest we will aim to give at least three weeks’ notice wherever possible.

Please note we are NOT able to refund any associated or consequential costs including but not limited to travel, accommodation, insurance premium or other costs incurred by you in order to attend the event.

Responsibility:

You are responsible for your own health and safety and must appraise your own strength, fitness and mobility; and be prepared for the terrain, changing weather conditions etc. The event leader is NOT responsible for your safety, welfare or attendant medical conditions. Strictly the event leader is there to introduce you to a location.

You are responsible for your equipment etc at all times; use suitable bags for carrying it.  Keep camera bags close/secured in public. Please also take care if using a tripod in public areas to avoid any trips.

Car-sharing lifts with fellow participants, or the event leader, is at your own risk. Those offering car-sharing lifts may only do so provided that they have suitable insurance cover. 

Liability for any accident, injury, medical condition, loss or damage to property, inappropriate behaviour, dress, equipment and third party liability is accepted by you when signing up for the event. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Royal Photographic Society from all claims of whatsoever nature.

Insurance:

You are advised to consider having insurance to cover: event cancellation by you or by us, accident, medical, personal equipment and public liability.

In particular you should also consider, in the case of high cost events, the likelihood and consequences of you having to cancel or not attend at the last minute because of accident, medical or other unforeseeable circumstances.

Using your data:

Your personal details (name, telephone number and email address) will be provided to the leader of the event or workshop you have booked in order to enable them to:

• send you joining instructions for the event
• contact you at short notice in case of any emergency or last-minute change to the event.

If you do not want your details to be shared with the event leader please cancel your booking immediately. You will not be eligible for a refund as this information was provided on the web page where you made your booking.

Thank you

RPS Landscape Group Committee

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