Both of the meetings that were held in June could be considered as highlights of the year so far. The first meeting was hosted by Garry, who presented arguably one of the greatest close-up magiaicans there has ever been, Michael Ammar. The lecture was everything that was expected of one of the best lecturers around. Several of our members were also treated to a Workshop and Masterclass from Michael for two hours before the main lecture and they all had a great time and certainly learned plenty. Rumour has it that this would be Michael's last lecture tour of the UK but we hope that rumour is unfounded and we can welcome him back soon.

The second meeting was our annual competition for close-up magic, The Bill Duncan Cup. President Garry Seagraves was our host, MC and judging supervisor. The judges themselves were Hon. Vice President Jenny Seagraves, Scott Clegg and Ivor Smith. Jim Aitken was the keeper of time. Once again, the quality magic on display at our competitions was maintained. We had a large field of competitors, totalling seven; the quality more than matched the quantity. The Magnificent Seven (Garrys phrase) comprised of, in performance order: Jono Geary, James Dickson, Steve Meredith, Marcus Gordon, Dave Anderson, Douglas Cairns and Norn Bichan. They put on an excellent show with some really great magic on display. I think that most of the audience were at a loss as to who they thought would win and the closeness of the judging reflected this. After checking and double checking the judges scores, Garry declared Dave Anderson as the victor. He also awarded Dave the coveted Presidents Plate.

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