Peter Bargh

Sights & Sounds
January 30th, 2004 by Peter Bargh

First Date

Went on first date with Karen. I turned up in Z3 with padded leather drug dealer coat. We met at Premier Inn on the outskirts of Lincoln (Canwick Hill) for food and then went bowling. Then we went to a pub on the steep hill in Lincoln and stayed over at hers in Digby, Friday night and spent all day Saturday in Lincoln.

 

January 1st, 2004 by Peter Bargh

Flight in Hercules with RAF Falcons

Colab arranged for a few journalists to go up in a Lockheed Hercules with the RAF Falcons Parachute Air Display Team.

We flew from Brize Norton and watched them jump out to do one of their displays.

I no longer have the date of this event but know it was 2004

December 4th, 2003 by Peter Bargh

Canon Christmas Press Party 2003

Canon Christmas Press Party 2003 was held at Bar Blanca on Sherwood Street, London

7pm to 1am

Hosts:
Ashley Ollett, Angela Mason, Diane Johnson

November 12th, 2003 by Peter Bargh

Epson Pigment ink launch

Epson invited journalists to The QUOD, 57 Haymarket, Piccadilly, London, SQ1Y 4QX to demonstrate their Pigment inks within a new premium photo printer

Hosts
Janice Gibson, Shelley Byfield

October 19th, 2003 by Peter Bargh

Ferrari Race day, Mugello circuit

Olympus flew us out to Bologna for a Ferrari race day at the Mugello circuit

The day is a celebration of Ferrari, when all the team’s F1 drivers – Schumacher, Barrichello and the 2 test drivers, Massa and Badoer, drive the F1 cars as well as spectacular drives from current Ferrari road cars and vintage Ferraris through the ages.

Hosts
Hannah Sheppard, Andy Parker and Sara Cubitt

Press
Peter Bargh

October 2nd, 2003 by Peter Bargh

Kosheen Live at the Octagon

I went to see Kosheen play at the Octagon in Sheffield

kosheen-flyer
kosheen-ticket

 

 

August 29th, 2003 by Peter Bargh

Olympus E1 launch – Majorca

An email from Olympus:

We would like you to be among the first to gain hands-on experience of the revolutionary E-1 digital system. During 3 days in the Majorca sunshine you will have the opportunity to extensively review the camera and accessories in a number of creative environments, both inside and outside. The emphasis during this time will be very much geared towards giving you every opportunity to test all the systems’ capabilities. Technical experts will be on hand at all times.

The venue for this exclusive event is the Hotel Port Adriano in Calvia/El Toro, south west of Palma. Flights will leave London on the morning of Friday 29th August and return on the afternoon of Monday 1st September.

 

Hosts
Sarah Parker, Andy Parker

Press
Peter Bargh, Ian Burley, Steve Hindes, Karl Foster

August 20th, 2003 by Peter Bargh

Sketch Conduit Street with Canon

Canon held a press event at Sketch, Conduit Street, London W1. The invite was a large perspex thing!

They had celeb guests including Mica Paris and Chris Eubank

We then stayed over in a hotel and presentations and demonstrations ran on Thursday 21st from 10am to 3pm

The launch was for the Canon digital SLR and the Powershot A80. We had to get up at 7am and go by boat down the Thames. I had a hangover!

canon_sketch_2003

Hosts
Ashley Ollett, Hayley Buery

 

August 6th, 2003 by Peter Bargh

Olympus Press Challenge 2003

The Olympus  Press Challenge 2003, was hosted at Goodwood Park, England where a series of task were set including Skid Pad, Lightening Kart, 2CV jigsaw (build and race)

 

Hosts
Sara Cubitt, Milly Hill

July 16th, 2003 by Peter Bargh

Bedford Autodrome

An invite to Bedford Autodrome for the Powerslide 2003 gave us an opportunity to drive in a range of vehicles including Formula 2000, Vauxhall VX220, Caterham Superlight, Karts and Suzuki Vitara Off Road. We also went on a Workshop Tour.