8th October 2023 Elm Bank Conference Centre 26 Half Edge Lane Eccles M30 9BA Judge : Nick Hilton DPAGB EFIAP BPE5 Doors Open – 09:45 Competition starts – 10:30 All members are invited to attend the competition and hear the…
Category: Competitions
The Bob Robinson Trophy – Reminder

8th October 2023
Elm Bank Conference Centre
26 Half Edge Lane
Eccles M30 9BA
Judge: Nick Hilton DPAGB EFIAP BPE5
Attention all clubs – the next competition in the calendar is The Bob Robinson Trophy, with a club award plus an individual award for the best PDI.
The Competition is now open for entries
Closing date for entries is Sunday 17 September 2023
One Section: PDI
One Category: Open
The competition format has changed and will be run as a Knockout competition over several rounds; as images are knocked out of the competition, feedback will be given on the image.
Full details are included in the 2023 Rules
All club members are invited to attend the competition and hear the feedback given on the images entered; there is no cost to attend and sit in the audience, refreshments are provided during the break in proceedings (tea/coffee/biscuits).
LUNCH
The venue does not allow you to bring your own food onto the premises, although there are lots of places close by where you can buy your lunch you would have to find somewhere to eat your lunch.
However, there is an option to purchase a hot lunch which can be enjoyed in the venue; this will cost £10 and will consist of a main meal (a choice of hot pot or cheese & onion pie and chips) and dessert.
Tickets are available for you to purchase from the Portal; the final day for ordering food will be 17th September as I have to give the numbers to the chef at Elmbank
If you have any questions please email competitions@lcpu.org.uk and we will get back to you as quickly as possible.
Wendy Monaghan & Keith Richardson
Competition Secretaries
Lancashire & Cheshire Photographic Union
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Young Photographer of the Year
Saturday 13th May & Sunday 14th May
Elm Bank Conference Centre
26 Half Edge Lane
Eccles M30 9BA
You are cordially invited to submit your entries for the Annual Individual Competition and Young Photographer of the Year.
This competition is held ‘in camera’ and is not open for audience viewing.
This is the L&CPU Annual event, where all club members are invited to choose and enter their images, in the following sections:
- PDI – there are two categories in this section – Open (which includes colour & monochrome) and Nature.
- Prints – there are three categories in this section – Open Monochrome, Open Colour and Nature
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- PDI – Open (Mono, colour & nature)
- Prints – Open (Mono, colour & nature)
Full rules and guidelines here.
Below is a summary of key dates:
Online entry for all sections:
- Opens Saturday 18 March 2023
- Closes Saturday 22 April 2023
Drop-off points for prints:
Keith Richardson | 20 Corner Lane, Leigh, WN7 5PX | 07717 757523 01942730383 |
Wendy Monaghan | 66 Mills Hill Road, Middleton Manchester M24 2EE | 07595 941858 |
Lynda Haney | 7 Overton Drive, Frodsham WA6 6BD | 07956 006783 |
Rob Hockney | The Square House, 19 Stoneheads, Whaley Bridge, High Peak, Derbyshire SK23 7BB | 07884 474510 |
James Hardy | Malvern House, Copthurst Lane, Whittle le Woods PR6 8LR | 01257 278424 07581 255201 |
Henry Mullarkey | 22 Greetby Hill, Ormskirk L39 2DS | 01695 570378 |
John Nightingale | 28 Coniston Road, Gatley, Cheshire SK8 4AP | 07791 902951 |
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