Our Programme.

Changes to the original issue of the printed Syllabus Booklet are shown in green.

Date Event
Sat 1st -
Fri 14th Aug 2026 Summer Exhibition in Poulton Library including the Residents' Competition
Sep 3rd 2026 Presentation of awards and review of last season's award-winning prints -
Gordon Jenkins Hon Life Vice-President, HonPAGB
Sep 10th 2026 Painting with Light - practical workshop with Brian Sandham
Sep 17th 2026 No.8 Masters of Print folio - Gordon Jenkins Hon Life Vice-President, HonPAGB
Sep 24th 2026 Bring an image for us to edit
1st Competition : Final hand-in PDI-1 images
Oct 1st 2026If you are lucky enough to be different, don't ever change - Eddie Leach DPAGB
Oct 8th 2026 L&CPU Folio
Oct 15th 2026 Results of the 1st Competition : PDI-1
Judge: Eddie Leach DPAGB
Oct 22nd 2026 Travels in New Zealand - Steve Gee
Oct 29th 2026Optical Illusions 1 - Shape and Form - Susie Freeman
2nd Competition : Final hand-in Print-1 images
Nov 5th 2026 Set Subject 1 - Reflections
Nov 12th 2026 4-way Battle (hosted by us)
Judge: Nick Hilton EFIAP/b DPAGB BPE5*
Nov 19th 2026 Results of the 2nd Competition : Print-1
Judge: Carol Watson EPAGB FBPE PPSA EFIAP/b
Nov 26th 2026 Sports Photography - Speed & Motion - Paul Dunmall CPAGB QCP
Dec 3rd 2026 Lightroom / New England and Points North - Alan Cameron ARPS / Ann McCarthy
Dec 10th 2026 Steel, Glass & Concrete - Mark Reeves
3rd Competition : Final Hand-in PDI-2 images
Dec 17th 2026 Christmas Social
Dec 24th 2026 No Meeting - Merry Christmas
Dec 31st 2026 No Meeting - Happy New Year
Jan 7th 2027 Results of the 3rd Competition - PDI-2
Judge: Ian Whiston DPAGB EFIAP/d1 FBPE MPSA Hon LCPU
Jan 14th 2027 Birds and wildlife in Southern Africa - Sean Davis
Jan 21st 2027 Set Subject 2 - Dominant Colour
4th Competition : Final Hand-in Print-2 images
Jan 28th 2027 Eagles, Pelicans, Lynx and Bears -
Richard MPAGB FBPE and Gill O'Meara DPAGB BPE5*
Feb 4th 2027 HDR Techniques - Justin Garner
Feb 11th 2027 Results of the 4th Competition - Print-2
Nick Hilton EFIAP/b DPAGB BPE5*
Feb 18th 2027 L&CPU Folio
Feb 25th 2027 Andalusia - The World Nomad Games and a Selection of Post Creative Photography –
Jane Lines MPAGB LRPS BPE5* AWPF Hon LCPU
5th Competition : Final Hand-in PDI-3 images
Mar 4th 2026 Why you should photograph everything and my travels in India -
Hazel Holloway
Mar 11th 2027 RNLI shanty crew photoshoot
Mar 18th 2027 Results of the 5th Competition - PDI-3
Judge: Steve Proctor MPAGB EFIAP/d1 FBPE MPSA Hon LCPU
Mar 25th 2027 Maundy Thursday (no meeting)
Apr 1st 2027 L&CPU Folio
Apr 8th 2027 Why? - Graham Dean AFIAP CPAGB BPE2 Hon LCPU
6th Competition : Final Hand-in Print-3 images
Apr 15th 2027 AV Sequence & Video Competition - Judge: TBA
Apr 22nd 2027 Chairman's Evening - Alan Cameron ARPS
Apr 29th 2027 Results of the 6th Competition : Print-3
Judge: Adrian Lines MPAGB FBPE ARPS EFIAP SPSA
May 6th 2027 The PPS Photographic Outing
May 13th 2027 Set Subject 3 - Everyday Object(s)
May 20th 2027 Colour Management including Screen Profiling and Print Profiling / Accreditations - John Collier / Peter Knight LRPS DPAGB BPE4*
May 27th 2027 Preview of next season’s programme and PPS Photographic Outing & Photo Trip Images AV – Malcolm Birkett
Jun 3rd 2027 61st Annual General Meeting
  Summer Break
31st July - 13th August 2027 Summer Exhibition in Poulton Library, including the Residents' Competition
Sep 2nd 2027 Another Season Begins

NB (P) = Prints : (PDI) = Projected Digital Images