Time and Place
Our meeting place is the North Chadderton Conservative Club (The Blue Club), Victoria Street, Chadderton, OL9 0HH.
Map to North Chadderton Conservative Club.
Parking: there is free parking in the evenings in Victoria Street in the car park opposite the club.
Meetings are at 7:15pm for a 7:45pm start. Doors open from 7 pm. A few meetings will offer streaming by Zoom.
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Programme
| Date | Event | How Presented | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Jan 2026 | Closed for Christmas Holiday | Happy New Year ! | |
| 8th Jan | Appraisal PDI / Prints | BY ZOOM | Upload to Portal |
| 15th Jan | Battle with IOMPS and RDCC – TBC | By Zoom | Our annual three-way-battle, arranged by OPS |
| 22nd Jan | “What are we going to do NOW about AI?” | Christine Widdall | What AI is, how it works, what’s in our software and what can we use it etc. – Updated version – first shown 2024 |
| 29th Jan | Folios from L&CPU | ||
| 5th Feb | 2nd Quarterly Competition | Prints and PDI – Judged by Nick Berentzen | Upload to Portal |
| 12th Feb | Wildlife Photography with Tracy Lund | By Zoom NB Zoom from home – we are NOT at the Blue Club | A welcome second visit from this brilliant nature photographer. Showcasing a selection of images from Alaska, Canada, Yellowstone, India and UK hides as well as some stories and experiences encountered along the way |
| 19th Feb | Urban and Street Photography challenge -the Aftermath | At the Blue Club This is when you show us your urban and street photography images | Upload to portal |
| 26th Feb | Salon Images | ||
| 5th March | Model Shoot – Headshots | Bring Cameras | |
| 12th March | Appraisal – PDIs only – focussed on L&CPU Annuals | At the Blue Club TBC | Upload to portal You can have any image appraised but the focus will be on the images you intend to enter for the LCPU Individuals Competition |
| 19th March | British Wildlife -Andy Sands | By Zoom NB Zoom from home – we are NOT at the Blue Club British Wildlife will cover mammals, birds, insects etc from the British Isles. | www.andysands.co.uk |
| TUES 24th March | Adrian Deaville memorial Competition | By Zoom NB Zoom from home – we are NOT at the Blue Club Hosted by Rochdale and District CC | Run by Rochdale and District CC |
| 26th March | Minimalism Aftermath | Upload to portal | |
| 2nd April | Monochrome Gallery | Upload to portal | |
| 9th April | Battle with Daisy Nook | ||
| 16th April | Appraisal Prints and PDI | Upload to portal | |
| 23rd April | Close up / Macro Photography | Practical – bring cameras | |
| 30th April | 3rd Quarterly Competition | Upload to portal | |
| 7th May | “The Wild Side” | Steve Proctor MPAGB BPE5 PPSA | A digital talk on my Nature photography. |
| 14th May | “Texturetastic” | Jane Lazenby BA (Hons) ASEA, QTFE2, LRPS, DPAGB, AWPF, BPE5 EFIAP/B, FMPA | Covering the technique of using textures in post processing. |
| 21st May | Mini-Warwick | Fun style internal competition | |
| 28th May | Appraisal PDI / Prints | Upload to portal |