Programme 2009-10

September 2009

Thurs 3rd Opening night – welcome back and welcome to new members
Introduction to the new season’s programme
Picture sharing – bring along your pictures (including field trips)

Sat 5th Alsager Garden Association photo competition – Theme: Transport

Thurs 10th ‘Nature on our doorstep’ – illustrated talk by Tony Pioli

Sat 12th Congleton Now – promoting the club at Congleton Town Hall 9:30am to 1:30pm

Thurs 17th L&CPU folio Slide Year 2
Project 1 preparation discussion
Entries for first internal competition
Selection of pictures for Newcastle interclub- bring along your entries

Thurs 24th Internal competition 1 (Judge:- Keith Plant) POSTPONED UNTIL 1ST OCTOBER replaced by picture sharing.

October 2009
Thurs 1st Internal competition 1 (postponed from 24th September)

Thurs 8th L&CPU folio Documentary print

Project 1 – Reflection

Thurs 15th Interclub competition with Newcastle PS at Alsager (Judge:- John Pointon)

Thurs 22nd Picture sharing – bring along your pictures (including field trips)
Selection of pictures for Crewe interclub – bring along your entries

Thurs 29th ‘Low flying planes and rock bands’ – illustrated talk by Martin Kessell

November 2009
Thurs 5th Practical session – bring your camera gear
Project 2 preparation discussion

Thurs 12th Interclub competition with Crewe PS at Crewe

Thurs 19th Project 2 – Action
(Theme for 15th February 2010 competition at Newcastle)
Entries for second internal competition

Thurs 26th No meeting (room unavailable)

December 2009
Thurs 3rd Internal competition 2 (Judge:- Graham Shaw)

Thurs 10th L&CPU folio Colour print
Selection of pictures for Holmes Chapel interclub – bring along your entries

Thurs 17th Christmas social

January 2010
Thurs 7th The return of Richard Weston – Session 1[POSTPONED DUE TO BAD WEATHER]

Thurs 14th Interclub competition with Holmes Chapel at Alsager (Judge:- John Dougherty)

Thurs 21st L&CPU folio Mono print
Selection of pictures for Newcastle Moorlands – bring along your entries
Entries for gender competition – new pictures only

Thurs 28th Internal Competition – Gender Battle (Judge:- Frank Hutchinson)
Only pictures making their competition debut are eligible

February 2010
Thurs 4th Bebington Salon show at Crewe

Thurs 11th Richard Weston – Session 1

Mon 15th Moorland Millennium competition at Newcastle – Theme: Action

Thurs 18th L&CPU folio Slide year 1
Selection of pictures for Nantwich interclub – bring along your entries

Thurs 25th Picture sharing – bring along your pictures (including field trips)
Project 3 preparation discussion
Entries for third internal competition

March 2010
Thurs 4th Internal Competition 3 (Judge:- Jon Allanson)

Thurs 11th Project 3 – Music

Report on findings of Audit for 2010/2011 Programme followed by open discussion

Tues 16th External competition with Nantwich at Nantwich

Thurs 18th ‘Cycle Racing’ – illustrated talk by Robert Crayton

Thurs 25th Richard Weston – Session 2
Entries for fourth internal competition

April 2010
Thurs 1st No meeting

Thurs 8th Internal Competition 4 (Judge:- Bill Edwards)

Thurs 15th Picture sharing – bring along your pictures (including field trips)
Selection of pictures for Five towns – bring along your monochrome entries

Thurs 22nd Keith Tinkler – “Aspects of Focus and Lens choice”

Thurs 29th Richard Weston – Session 3

May 2010
Thurs 6th Project 4 – Movement and/or Food

Tues 11th Five towns monochrome competition at Whitchurch

Thurs 13th Richard Weston (re-arranged from 7th Jan) Session 4

Entries for Annual competition (as notified)

Thurs 20th Annual Competition (Judge:- Tony Pioli)

Thurs 27th AGM