L&CPU Club Digital and Print Competitions 25-26

The L&CPU Club Competitions were held in St Mary's Parish Centre, Chorley, on the weekend of 8th-9th March 2026.

The judges for both competitions were Peter Gennard MFIAP EFIAP/d3, Sue O'Connell FIPF MPSA EFIAP/d3 DPAGB ABPE and Peter Brisley EFIAP DPAGB BPE2.

The Digital Competition was held on Saturday 7th March 2026. There were 39 clubs in this competition and we came 2nd in Nature and equal 9th in the Open section. This placed us 4th overall in Digital.

The Print Competition was held the following day, Sunday 8th March. 19 clubs entered and we came 1st in each of the three sections, making us the overall winner in Prints, which means we qualify for the PAGB print championships later on in the year.

The top 10 clubs in the Print competition were :
1st Poulton-le-Fylde PS 329 points
2nd Chorley PS 319 points
3rd Oldham PS 310 points
4th Lytham St Annes PS 302 points
5th The Evolve Group 300 points
6th Knutsford PS 296 points
7th South Manchester CC 293 points
8th Daisy Nook PS 288 points
9th High Peak PC 286 points
10th Warrington PS 285 points

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Chairman Alan Cameron receives the Print Club of the Year 2026 trophy


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Gill O'Meara receives the Open Print trophy for 2026


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Richard O'Meara receives the Tansley Memorial Shield for Mono Prints, a trophy that PPS first won in 1968


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Alan Storey receives the trophy for Nature Prints


The top 10 clubs in the Overall competition were :
1st Chorley PS 627 points
2nd Poulton-le-Fylde PS 615 points
3rd Oldham PS 612 points
4th Lytham St Annes PS 582 points
5th Knutsford PS 575 points
6th= South Manchester CC 570 points
6th= The Evolve Group 570 points
8th High Peak PC 559 points
9th Warrington PS 552 points
10th Daisy Nook PS 548 points