Pics show Glynis Bland and an example of her portraiture - the Richardson family from Carlisle.

A MAJOR photography project which aims to document 100 years in portraits needs a few more faces to make the century.

South Lakes professional photographer Glynis Bland is building a portfolio of 100 portraits of people aged from one to 100 born between 1914 and 2014 for an exhibition which aims to raise money for three charities. A book of the photos will also be published.

Her subjects range from one-year-old Stanley Taylor, from Grange-over-Sands, to 98-year-old Henry Wilson Robinson, from Oxenholme. Her 94-year-old subject is Tadeusz Wierzbowski, from Cirencester, who is the last surviving Lancaster bomber pilot.

But Glynis is missing 17 years to complete the collage for the project, 100-to-1, including the crucial 99-year-old and a centenarian.

The photos have been taken in village halls, in the subjects’ homes or offices, and at two Cumbrian venues – the Netherwood Hotel at Grange and the Punch Bowl Inn at Underbarrow – over several months. The resulting photo-montage will be the key feature of a day-long exhibition and charity gala festival at the new luxury hotel and wedding venue, The Villa at Levens, on Sunday September 6.

The event will include live music, a magician, stalls run by supporting businesses, an auction of promises, and a competition to spot a “rogue” photo in the display. The money raised will be donated to three charities – MacMillan cancer relief, the Alder Hey children’s hospital, and Bay Search and Rescue.

“As a professional photographer, I get to see and capture all types of life,” said Glynis. “Reflecting on the variety of my work, I came up with the idea of a unique new project to capture the diversity and breadth of photography that I take, and at the same time raise a substantial sum for charity.”

Glynis, a former banker who turned her photography hobby into a career, says that she is a determined fundraiser. “People tend not to say no to me. The last time I organised a charity event we raised £20,000.”

Her subjects come from all over the country, with the majority based in the North-West. “I need to complete the 100 years,” she explained. “People don’t need to provide any biographical details apart from their age, but the exhibition and the book will have one sentence from each answering the question: What could you not live without?”

Glynis, a keen horse-rider and skier, has developed a specialism for family and children’s portraits, and photographs of people with their pets. “I want to capture the images, moments and memories that people can share with their family and friends and cherish forever.”

Glynis Bland wants to hear from anyone born in the following years who would like to be part of the 100-to-1 project: 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1972, 1978, 1989 and 1993. Contact her on 07919 201711.