Programme 2025 – 2026
SEPTEMBER 2025
| Thursday 4th |
Opening night – Welcome back and welcome new members. Introduction to the new season’s programme. Short Picture Share |
| Thursday 12th |
Speaker – Anthony Holloway – Capturing the Aurora Borealis. |
| 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 2025
| Thursday 2nd |
Internal Competition 1 + Bill Duffin Open Competition. Judge – Graham Currey. |
| Thursday 9th |
PIcture share 2 – Competition critique on request |
| Thursday 16th |
Speaker – Lynda Haney – Composites. |
| Thursday 23rd |
Speaker – Mike Sharples – People Faces & Places. |
| Thursday 30th |
L&CPU Folio + Malcolm Hart |
NOVEMBER 2025
| Thursday 6th | Speaker – David Toliday – Astro Photography. Entries for internal competition 2 |
| Thursday 13th |
Internal competition 2 + Bill Duffin Open Competition. Judge – Roger Evans. |
| Thursday 20th | Speaker – Andrew Astbury – High Speed Birds in Flight. https://wildlifeinpixels.net/index.html |
| Thursday 27th |
Five Towns Mono Competition – Hosted by Crewe
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DECEMBER 2025
| Thursday 4th | Photo Poker – Rob Hockney |
| Thursday 11th | L&CPU Folio & Mince Pies. |
| Thursday 18th |
No Meeting |
JANUARY 2026
| Thursday 1st | No Meeting |
| Thursday 8th |
Open evening – questions and answers |
| Thursday 15th |
External Competition with Crewe at Alsager – Judge TBA. |
| Thursday 22nd |
Picture Share 3 – Competition critique on request |
| Thursday 29th |
Speaker – Jim Holmes – People from Around the World. https://www.jimholmes.co.uk/portfolio |
FEBRUARY 2026
| Thursday 5th |
Internal Competition 3 + Bill Duffin Open Competition. Judge – Lee Sutton |
| Tuesday 10th | Holmes Chapel and Knutsford External at Knutsford. |
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Thursday 12th |
Speaker – Geoff Reader – How to be a Portrait Photographer. |
| Thursday 19th | Millennium Inter – Club Competition – Leek Camera Club. Images to Iain for Printing for competition 4 |
| Thursday 26th | Speaker – Emma England – Bird Photography. https://www.emmaenglandnaturephoto.com/ |
MARCH 2026
| Thursday 5th |
Picture share 4 – Competition critique on request |
| Thursday 12th |
Speaker –: Robert Millin – More Confessions of a Competition Addict.
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| Wednesday 18th |
External Competition – Mid Cheshire at Winsford |
| Thursday 19th | Internal Competition 4 + Bill Duffin Open Competition. Judge – Nick Berentzen. |
| Thursday 26th | L&CPU Folio + Darrell “photo tips”. |
| Tuesday 31st | External Competition with Nantwich at Alsager – Judge TBA |
APRIL 2026
| Thursday 2nd |
Easter – No Meeting |
| Thursday 9th | |
| Thursday 16th |
Speaker: Erica Oram – A Bit of This That and the Other. |
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Thursday 23rd |
Home Grown Trio – Phil Raden – Still Life. David Beardmore – France 26. Andrew Donkin- South Africa. |
| Thurs 30th | Speaker – Colin Jarvis – Mono Moods. https://colinjarvis.co.uk/ |
MAY 2025
| Thursday 7th | Picture share 5 – competition critique on request. |
| Thursday 14th | Annual Competition – Judge Mike Sharples |
| Thursday 21st | AGM |
| Thursday 28th | Field Trip 1 |
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June 2026
| Thursday 5th | Field Trip 2 |
| Thursday 12th | Field Trip 1 and 2 Picture share |
| Thursday 19th | Field Trip 3 |
| Thursday 26th | Field Trip 4 |
July 2026
| Thursday 2nd | Field Trip 3 and 4 Picture share |
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