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 Keep – Underwater Photography. www.davidkeepphotography 
Joint with Crewe.

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 1
Thursday 29th Field Trip 2

 

June 2025

Thursday 6th Field Trip 1 and 2 Picture Share
Thursday 13th Field Trip 3
Thursday 20th Field Trip 4
Thursday 27th Field Trip 3 and 4 Picture share

 

July 2025

 

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