Programme 2024 – 2025

SEPTEMBER 2024

 

Thursday 5th

Opening night – Welcome back and welcome new members. Introduction to the new season’s programme. Short Picture Share

Thursday 12th

Speaker – Paddy Ruske, Beat the Judge – www.ruskepics.co.uk
Images to Iain for Printing for competition 1

Thursday 19th Picture share 1  – Competition critique on request
Thursday 26th
Dummy competition – Darrell/ Geoff will use one of their competition sets. Chance to see into the mind of a judge.
Entries for internal competition 1
   

OCTOBER 2024

 

Thursday 3rd

Internal Competition 1 + Bill Duffin Open Competition. Judge – Andy Polakowski.

Thursday 10th

Speaker – Roger Evans – Light, Camera, Action “Sports”.  Crewe will join us.

Thursday 17th

PIcture share 2  – Competition critique on request
Images to Iain for Printing for competition 2

Thursday 24th

Speaker – Mick Ryan – Travel & Wildlife www.mickryan.com

Thursday 31st

L&CPU Folio + Malcolm Hart

 NOVEMBER 2024

 

Thursday 7th Project – Choose your own theme
Entries for internal competition 2 
Thursday 14th

Internal competition 2 + Bill Duffin Open Competition.  Judge – Mike Sharples.

Thursday 21st Speaker – Bruce Kendrick “An Eye for Birds” This meeting will be held at the Golf club as normal.
Tuesday 26th

Five Towns Mono Competition – Hosted by Whitchurch

Thursday 28th Speaker – Dave Toliday Costa Rica – MEETING AT CREWE.

 

DECEMBER 2024

 

Thursday  5th Photo Poker – Rob Hockney
Thursday 12th L&CPU Folio & Mince Pies.
Thursday 19th
No Meeting

 

 JANUARY 2025

 

Thursday 2nd
No Meeting
Thursday 9th

Speaker – David Boam “Dark Cities” Architectural Photography.  Crewe will Join us.

Thursday 16th

External Competition with Crewe at Alsager – Judge John Haines.
Images to Iain for Printing for competition 3   

Thursday 23rd

Picture Share 3 – Competition critique on request

Thursday 30th

Speaker – Guy Dunn- Wildlife  https://www.guydunnphotography.co.uk
Entries for internal competition 3

 

FEBRUARY 2025

Thursday 6th
Internal Competition 3 + Bill Duffin Open Competition.   Judge – Graham Walton.
Thursday 13th Holmes Chapel and Knutsford External at Holmes Chapel.
Tuesday 18th
Millennium Inter-Club Competition – Stafford Camera Club. 
Thursday 20th Speaker – Neil 0’Connor – Landscape Photography. MEETING AT CREWE.
https://www.youtube.com/@WildsideWalks1
Images to Iain for Printing for competition 4
Thursday 27th Speaker -Chris Upton – Fuji Ambassador Travels with my Fuji Camera.
Speaker on Zoom.   Members meet as usual.

 

MARCH 2025

 

Thursday 6th

Picture share 4 – Competition critique on request
Entries for Internal Competition 4

Thursday 13th

Internal Competition 4 + Bill Duffin Open Competition.    Judge – Nick Berentzen.

Thursday 20th

L&CPU Folio + Darrell “Basic Photoshop”.

Thursday 27th External Competition with Nantwich at Alsager – Judge Dave Tucker

APRIL 2025

Thursday 3rd

External Competition with Winsford at Alsager – Judge Ralph Duckett

Thursday 10th

Speaker – David Beardmore – A glimpse of the past (1920s slides)
+ Darrell more photoshop.

Thursday 17th

Home Grown Trio – David Seaton, Peter Farrer  ?

Thursday 24th

Speaker – Paul Hassall MPAGB. “Insight into my Photography.” 

 

MAY 2025

Thursday 1st Picture share 5 – competition critique on request.
Thursday 8th Annual Competition – Judge Paddy Ruske
Thursday 15th AGM
Thursday 22nd Field Trip  to Leek organised by Chris Hunt
Thursday 29th

Field Trip to Dunham Massey organised by David Beardmore

 

June 2025

Thursday 5th Field Trip 1 and 2 Picture Share
Thursday 12th Field Trip Cheddleton Flint Mill organised by Jason or Andrew
Thursday 19th Field Trip to Salford Quays organised by Jason 4
Thursday 26th Field Trip 3 and 4 Picture share

 

July 2025

 

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