President Garth Tighe, CPAGB with the Mayor of Hyndburn Councillor Peter Britcliffe, The Mayoress Ms Sara Britcliffe, Accrington Camera Club President Ian Kitchin LDPS, and Vice-President Harry Emmett, CPAGB, at the opening of Accrington camera Club’s Annual Exhibition at the Haworth Art Gallery Accrington.
Cheetah with Family, by Ian Whiston – Gold Medal Winner
Results from PAGB Inter-Federation Competition held this weekend at Pontefract. Judges were Anne Greiner, Howard Tate and Dave Gibbins.
We are sorry to report that Robert Vince of Sandbach Photographic Society passed away on the night of the third of June. As well as being a member of Sandbach, Rob also served in the past on the committee of…
Noel & Eva by John Riley
Rochdale & District Camera Club held the Annual Ted Coleman Multi Club Knockout Competition on Tuesday 23rd May 2017 . Fifteen clubs from around the region took part this year with close on 100 making up the audience.
The event opened with a few moments of silence in memory of the horrors of the previous evening at the Arena in Manchester.
The judge for the evening was David Butler MFIAP EFIAP ARPS EPSA PPSA BPE5* and was chaired by Frank Harrison, chairman of Rochdale & District Camera Club.
Mike Lawrence (centre) being presented with the Roll of Honour medal by L&CPU President, Garth Tighe with Gordon Jenkins, PAGB President (right).
On Thursday 18th May, 37 members and friends attended a dinner to celebrate the society’s 150th anniversary, held at the Old Bill restaurant in Oldham. Special guests were Gordon Jenkins, President of the PAGB, accompanied by Dianne Owen, and Garth Tighe President of the L&CPU.
Successful L&CPU candidates in the PAGB Awards for Photographic merit held in Croydon April 2017 .
Philip Barber Wigan 10 Foto Club
Many congratulations go to Laura Nutter of Ribblesdale CC, who took first place in the Young Photographer category of the Annual Individual Competition.
Judges – 2017 Annual Individual Competition. (l-r) Leo Rich, Duncan Hill, Jim Marsden – holding winning prints from Phil Barber and Terry Donnelly.
Last weekend, the L&CPU Annual Individual Competition was held at a school in Lowton. Winner of the top award of Photographer of the Year goes to Philip Barber MPAGB BPE5, and the L&CPU Exec congratulate him on his win.
Runners up were two relative unknowns – Adrian Lines MPAGB FBPE ARPS and Christine Widdall MPAGB EFIAP FBPE!
The competition was judged by Leo Rich APAGB, EFIAP/g, ARPS, Duncan Hill MPAGB, EFIAP and Jim Marsden FRPS, APAGB, EFIAP.
Gordon Jenkins – President of the PAGB
Chorley Photographic Society member and former President of the L&CPU Gordon Jenkins became President of the PAGB at its AGM on Saturday 8th of April
‘I am sure that everyone in the L&CPU along with other federations within the PAGB would like to join with me in extending our congratulations and best wishes to Gordon Jenkins ,from the L&CPU ,in his term as the President of the PAGB.’ said Garth Tighe, current President of the L&CPU.
You can see Gordon’s first few minutes in office in the video below.
This afternoon, Chorley PS took top spot in the 2017 Annual Clubs Competition. Joint second place went to the Evolve Group and Warrington PS (who were mentioned many times throughout the competition!).
The entire competition ran rapidly and smoothly, thanks to the software systems produced by Adrian Lines, and the efforts of the ‘back room boys’ under the guidance of competition secretary Bob Robinson.
