Programme 2026 – 2027

5EPTEMBER 2026

 

Thursday 3rd Opening night – Welcome back and welcome new members. Introduction to the new season’s programme. Short Picture Share
Thursday 10th SpeakerLes Jones – Street Photography
Images to Iain for Printing for competition 1
Thursday 17th Picture share 1  – Competition critique on request
Thursday 24th
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 2026

 

Thursday 1st

Internal Competition 1 + Bill Duffin Open Competition. Judge – Mike Sharples.

Thursday 8th

Speaker –  Justin Garner The Lighting behind the Image

Thursday 15th

Speaker – Ashley Franklin – From camera club photographer to pro  
Images to Iain for Printing for competition 2
                                             

Thursday 22nd

Picture share 2

Thursday 29th

L&CPU Folio + Malcolm Hart

 NOVEMBER 2026

Thursday 5th Speaker – Howard Barlow – Street Photography.
Entries for internal competition 2 
Thursday 12th

Internal competition 2 + Bill Duffin Open Competition.  Judge – Keith Barber.

Thursday 19th Five Towns Mono Competition – Hosted by Alsager
Thursday 26th

Speaker – Steve Proctor – The Wild Side

 

DECEMBER 2026

 

Thursday  3rd Photo Poker – Rob Hockney
Thursday 10th L&CPU Folio & Party Food
Thursday 17th
No Meeting

 

JANUARY 2027

 

Thursday 7th No Meeting

Thursday 14th

External Competition with Crewe and Mid Cheshire at Alsager- Judge Peter Gennard.

Thursday 21st

Picture Share 3
Images to Iain for Printing for competition 3   

Thursday 28th

Jason Rowley – Talk on one of his trips.

 

 

 

FEBRUARY 2027

Thursday 4th
Internal Competition 3 + Bill Duffin Open Competition.   Judge – Steve Mayall
Thursday 11th Holmes Chapel and Knutsford External at Alsager Judge Steve Proctor.
Thursday 18th Millennium Inter – Club Competition – At Alsager
Images to Iain for Printing for competition 4
Thursday 25th

Question and Answers evening

   

 

 MARCH 2027

 

Thursday 4th

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

Thursday 11th

Speaker – Emma Finch – Portraits 

Thursday 18th

L&CPU Folio + Darrell “photo tips”.

Thursday 25th Easter – No Meeting

 
APRIL 2027

Thursday 1st

External Competition with Nantwich at Alsager – Judge Phil Peat

Thursday 8th

Home Grown Talent  Phil Raden- Still Life    David Beardmore Travel  Andrew Donkin

Thursday 15th

Speaker:  George Franks – Sports Photography

Thursday 22nd

Internal Competition 4 Judge Nick Berentzen
Thurs 29th Speaker: Issabella Tabacchi  – Italian Landscapes  – Online Talk

 

MAY 2027

Thursday 6th Picture share 5 – competition critique on request 
Thursday 13th Annual Competition – Judge Dave Tucker
Thursday 20th AGM
Thursday 27th Field Trip 1

 

 

June 2027

Thursday 3rd Field Trip 2
Thursday 11th Field Trip 1 and 2 Picture share
Thursday 17th Field Trip 3
Thursday 24th Field Trip 4

 

July 2027

Thursday 1st Field Trip 3 and 4 Picture share

 

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