The ban on gay weddings in church has been lifted by the House of Lords

This is an article I found today online  –

The ban on gay weddings in church has been lifted by the House of Lords, and it is Expected that it will soon be approved by the House of Commons as well. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gay-weddings-to-be-allowed-in-church-1915467.html Our production company is looking for a gay or lesbian couple who want to have a traditional church wedding and who will be planning a wedding as soon as the ban is legally lifted. We want to find an enthusiastic and dynamic couple who have a strong conviction in their beliefs and would be happy to share the planning and the ceremony with a television crew. If you are a wedding planner and believe you have a couple who would be perfect for this please get in touch. We want to follow not only the ceremony itself but also the planning, so any wedding planner would be part of the series. If you would like to be involved please email **EDITED** We are an independent TV company led by executive producers Dan Barraclough and Hannah Wyatt. They have an excellent track record in delivering intelligent and thought provoking television with a big heart.

Station Of The Skirt – Paintings by Jane Andrews

Today I went to visit Jane Andrews’ new body of work “Station of the Skirt” which is being shown at The Gallery at the OXO building on London’s South Bank.

3sml

In this series of paintings , executed over a 2 year period following her husband’s diagnosis with Parkinson’s Disease, she consistently uses the skirt as her starting point.

1bsml

The exhibition is showing at FROM THE 3RD TO 15TH mARCH 2010 – Free entry.

2sml

Jane with her husband Tim. 

To see more of her work please go to http://www.janeandrews.co.uk/

Max

I was delighted to be asked to take pictures of my friends chocolate Labrador Max, we headed off to one of his favourite spots to run in Brightlingsea, Essex. I love animals so it was such a treat to photograph him playing having fun…To see the other pictures click here to go to the gallery http://www.pbase.com/wakelin/pet_gallery

_MG_9170

Thanks for looking,

Linz