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- Day out at University of Nottingham Park 21 April 2026
- Vaisakhi Parade in Nottingham. 2026 20 April 2026
- Vaisakhi Gallery 19 April 2026
- Capoeira in Market Square, Nottingham 19 April 2026
- Charles Veitch on YouTube : Confrontationist 19 April 2026
- ‘Stop Trump’ Rally at Speakers Corner, Nottingham. 18 April 2026
- Surfin’ (Ernest ranglin) – Jazz Roots Quartet – Groupe reggae jazz Lille Hauts de France 18 April 2026
- Ernest Ranglin & The High Notes – Surfin (live) 18 April 2026
- Ernest Ranglin, Surfin’ 18 April 2026
- A Photographic Life-134.5: What Does Photography Mean To You? Grant Scott In Conversation 18 April 2026
- Des at the Sherwood Library Opening 17 April 2026
- Sherwood Library opening …. finally! 17 April 2026
- Tash, a supporter of the Sea Shepherd 17 April 2026
- This Flashmob recreates Rembrandt’s Night Watch 16 April 2026
- The Crime and Policing Bill progress 16 April 2026
- Proposed new police powers ‘a draconian threat to the right to protest’ 16 April 2026
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An ongoing diary of stuff, allsorts, and things wot happen ……
I am a photographer with a special interest to document the lives of travelling people and those attending Festivals, Stonehenge etc, what the press often describe as ‘New Age Travellers’ and many social concerns.
With my photography, I have tried to say something of the wide variety of people engaged in ‘Alternatives’, and youths’ many sub-cultures and to present a more positive view.
I have photographed many free and commercial events and have, in recent years, extended my work to include dance parties (’rave culture’), gay-rights events, environmental direct actions, and protest against the Criminal Justice Act and more recently, issues surrounding the Global Capitalism.
Further, police surveillance has recently become a very important subject for me!
In recognition of this work, received a ‘Winston’ from Privacy International, at the 1998 ‘Big Brother’ Awards. The citation reads: “Alan Lodge is a photographer who has spent more than a decade raising awareness of front-line police surveillance activities, particularly the endemic practice of photographing demonstrators and activists”.
I am based in Nottingham, UK.
Quotes & Thoughts
“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ Vanity asks the question, ‘Is it popular?’ But, conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?’
And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one’s conscience tells one that it is right.”
Martin Luther King Jr.“In Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance.
In Switzerland they had brotherly love – they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock!!”
Harry Lime [Orsen Wells] The Third Man 1949“Civilization will not attain to its perfection, until the last stone from the last church, falls on the last priest.”
Emile Zola“….I have an important message to deliver to all the cute people all over the world.
If you’re out there and you’re not cute, maybe you’re beautiful, I just want to tell you somethin’- there’s more of us ugly mother-fuckers than you are, hey-y, so watch out now…”
Frank Zappa
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Liberty launches High Court Action to protect right to protest
Liberty is seeking a judicial review of the decision by the Metropolitan Police to use anti-terrorist legislation against protesters currently picketing the arms fair in London’s docklands. It has instructed Owen Davies QC to seek a ruling that the action … Continue reading
Advice for protesters: Section 44, Terrorism Act 2000
An investigation by human rights group Liberty into the policing of peace demonstrations at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire has shown that anti-terrorism laws have been used to prevent citizens taking part in legitimate protests. In particular, Section 44 of the Terrorism … Continue reading
Nottingham Events – collected links
Photos of other Nottingham Events from this year can also be seen on the PhotoBlog Nottingham Riverside Festival :: http://www.fotopages.com/cgi-bin/view_log.pl?entry=3905 Nottingham Caribbean Carnival :: Day 1 http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=3593 Nottingham Caribbean Carnival :: Day 2 http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=3659 Nottingham Gay Pride :: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=5440 Nottingham … Continue reading
Nottingham Green Festival
The Green Festival held on the Victoria Embankment – Sunday, September 7, 11am-5pm. Stalls, including crafts, plants, local produce etc. also information stalls on sustainability etc. Family entertainment, live music, food stalls. Weather stayed ok, and a good day, had … Continue reading
Disarm DSEi
Become part of the “major public order headache” and help shut down the arms fair. Actions begin this Saturday (6) and go on all week with everything from critical mass bike rides and reclaim the streets to storming the centre … Continue reading
MoD’s ‘N’ Wreckers
This weekend, thousands of terrorists from all over the world will be descending on the ExCel Centre in London’s Docklands for the DSEI Arms Fair. To greet them will be one million pounds worth of security – paid for by … Continue reading
Indymedia UK pages added for Nottingham [and manchester] pride dos
have just added a page on IndymediaUK, introducing the Nottingham [and manchester] pride dos . http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/09/276422.html
This is a space, for art reasons
Th i s is a space, for art reasons ………!
Very Messy on Absinthe
Pride yesterday afternoon, then, on into town for a bit of dinner, then on to the pubs and clubs …. All was going quite well, until someone said – Absinthe. Oh my god!! Isn’t it wonderful :-))))) Being still in … Continue reading
Nottingham Gay Pride In the Arboretum Park
I’ve put up a gallery of pictures from the day on my PhotoBlog at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=5440 past gay event piccys at: http://tash.gn.apc.org/gayintro1.htm were I’ve included piccys from past manchester, leicester, and nottingham dos. and more sets at: http://tash.dns2go.com/projects_gallery/Gay_Colour/index.htm http://tash.dns2go.com/projects_gallery/Gay_BW/index.htm
Nottingham Gay Pride do
http://www.nottinghampride.com is official website of Nottingham Pride 2003, This is the one-stop place to find out everything thats going on from pre-pride to post-pride! This is the *ONLY* place on the web with up to the minute details of everything … Continue reading
Manchester Gay Pride
Manchester Gay Pride today. Check out photos from camphone, posted live from my P800 mobile phone. http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=4762 A Gay day out in Manchester. As in past years, I covered the event in black and white, and colour slide. This year, … Continue reading
Snowdonia post thursday and friday
http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=4690 Two nights in a tent at Garth Farm, Capel Currig. (Sheet 115 SH702570). Have now checked into Bryn Dinas Bunk House for the next couple of nights. (sheet 115 SH 622502). Bryn Dinas is situated in the village of … Continue reading
South slops of Snowdon.
South slops of Snowdon. Headed SW from the Pass Of Lanberis. Now on mountain, opposite to the one i went up yesterday. Now overlooking Glyder Fawr. Sheet 115 SH625563 am now about height 800m http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=4447 Map
Glyder Fawr
Gosh, 5 hours to get up here by the long route round, looking for picture angles. Now on summit of Glyder Fawr sheet 115 SH6442580, weather uncertain 999 metres. Bloody high! http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=4385 Map
Capel Currig
Now arrived at the foot of Snowdon range. Camping at Garth Farm. 3 miles west of Capel Curig. (Sheet115 SH702570) Bit tired after drive. Spliff and bed, me thinks. More pictures just gone from my phone to FOTOpages http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com/?entry=4285 Map
Snowdonia, or bust
Good weather predicted for this week. So, travelling out today, for a few days in the hills. Walking and taking photographs. Will post to some piccys from my phone to my CamBlog at: http://tashcamuk.fotopages.com Strangely enough, there is a webcam … Continue reading
Friday Night and Bolloxed in Nottingham
Hard Rock, The Edge, Q Bar, on to the Gay Bars The Central, @d2. Lads night out, Thought I’d try and use my P800, and share the evenin with ya. Soooooooo bolloxed on Bacardi Rum {again} http://www.fotopages.com/cgi-bin/view_log.pl?entry=4090 Will be maintaining … Continue reading
Good luck to Steve on his ‘Naked Walk’
The ‘Naked Walk’, Steve Gough is doing, is described on his website, as a frequently updated message boad. Steve Gough Naked Walk: Dialogue http://www.nakedwalk.alivewww.co.uk/disc20_frm.htm I thought I would bang in an entry, My post on ‘Naked Rambling on Cubar Edge … Continue reading
Naked Rambling on Cubar Edge, Derbyshire Peak District
Photos on my PhotoBlog at: http://www.fotopages.com/cgi-bin/view_log.pl?entry=3990 Dramatic outcrops of rock, defining the edge of the high ground there. Oh, I engaged in a little naked rambling there,!! It was such a very nice day. I could thus work on my … Continue reading


