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2012 Syllabus - John Earnshaw 27/01/12

This years syllabus is now ready for downloading.

Competition Schedule 2012 - Richard Parish 21/01/12

Please find below an update for this years competition entries. The Merit titles and judges are as follows - Textures and Patterns by Richard Parish; In the Garden by Cy Newton; A Moment in Time (Battle) by John Earnshaw and Street Life by Dave Hollows

Competition	Hand in date	Comp. Date	Judge
Annual PDI	January 12	February 2	Christine Widdall
Ann. Col Print	January 19	February 9	Jack Byatt
Ann. Mono Print	February 2	February 23	Gordon Jenkins
Annual Slide	February 9	March 1	Tony Pioli
Q1A	May 10	May 24
Q1B	May 17	May 31
Q2A	August 2	August 16
Q2B	August 9	August 23
Q3A	October 11	October 25
Q3B	October 18	November 1
			Subject
M1	March 22	April 5	Textures & Patterns
M2	June 21	July 5	In the Garden
M3	September 13	September 27	A Moment in Time
M4	November 15	November 29	Street Life

Quarterlies: A = Prints (Colour and Mono); B = PDI
Merits: Prints and PDIs all on the same evening
A Moment in Time will be the subject for the Battle

Update - CAR 14/01/12

Firstly I have just uploaded some images from Bert Broadbent which can be found on the Gallery page. Also please remember the Gordon Yates wildlife lecture as below.

Lecture by Gordon Yates - Dave Hollows 08/01/12

We are pleased to announce a lecture by the well known Wildlife Photographer Gordon Yates entitled Wildlife in the Pennines, to be held at St Mary Magdalene Church Hall, Harboro Road, Sale at 8pm on Thursday 26th January.

Gordon was made an Honorary Life member of three local wildlife groups in acknowledgement of his contribution to Wildlife Conservation through his films. He has several awards in still photography competitions with BBC television, RSPB, Scottish Wildlife and the Scottish Ornithologist Club using old Pentax equipment. One of his proudest moments was when Granada Television used ten minutes of one of his films.

An admission charge of £3.00 including refreshments, will be made for non members, who are most welcome. Contact Ken Matthews tel. 0161-998-3077 or Karen Penny tel 0161-945-0430 for further information.

Competition Entry forms - John Earnshaw 05/01/12

All the latest 2012 competition entry forms and rules can now be downloaded from the Document page.

Competition Schedule 2012 - Richard Parish 03/01/12

Competition	Hand in date	Comp. Date	Judge
Annual PDI	January 12	February 2	Christine Widdall
Ann. Col Print	January 19	February 9	Jack Byatt
Ann. Mono Print	February 2	February 23	Gordon Jenkins
Annual Slide	February 9	March 1	Tony Pioli
Q1A	May 10	May 24
Q1B	May 17	May 31
Q2A	August 2	August 16
Q2B	August 9	August 23
Q3A	October 11	October 25
Q3B	October 18	November 1
			Subject
M1	March 22	April 5
M2	June 21	July 5
M3	September 13	September 27	A Moment in Time
M4	November 15	November 29

Quarterlies: A = Prints (Colour and Mono); B = PDI
Merits: Prints and PDIs all on the same evening
A Moment in Time will be the subject for the Battle

Update - CAR 02/01/12

Firstly I have just uploaded some images from Anne Broadbent which can be found on the Gallery page. Also a message from Ken that the 2012 Syllabus is still to be conpleted. However, on the 5th Jan there will be a lecture by Boyd Harris on the subject of - People & Mountains of Ladakh, Northern India and on the 12th Jan there will be an internal event by Mary Williams and Clive Robinson with prints & digital presentations.

Merits - Dave Hollows 23/12/11

The final points from this years Merits compitition can be found on the Competition page.

Three way battle - Richard Parish 12/11/11

An update from yesterday's three way battle where Daryl Giles was the referee, and definitely a game of two halves.

The first half was the PDI competition, with all three contestants participating. From quite early, it was evident that we were not scoring particularly well. We did have three images held back for the higher scores (see below). Although totals were not announced at this point, they were later revealed as: Alt/Hale 201, MAPS 193, SPS 191.

The second half was for prints, but MAPS did not participate - they no longer do prints at all. Our performance picked up, and four images were held back, including the eventual first and second. Scores for this half were Alt/Hale 186, SPS 201.

So we lost the PDIs, won the prints, and won overall.

PDI highlights Pat Holmes, "Select Your Own" 17/20 Dave Hollows, "Lentil Stall" 18/20 Mike Henfield, "Wool Stall, Stockport" 18/20

Prints Chris Mercer, "Something for the Weekend, Sir?" 18/20 Mike Bannister, "Time to Cough Up" 18/20 Chris Mercer "The Butchers" 19/20 Richard Parish, "Upset at the Floating Market" 20/20

MAPS were on the ball in announcing the date for the next Battle: Tuesday 13th November (2012), to be in the same format even though they will again not do prints.

New Images - CAR 30/10/11

I have just uploaded some stunning images from John Earnshaw, which can also be found in the members Gallery.

Civic Reception - Mike Bannister 26/10/11

The images of the Major of Trafford's Civic Reception as taken by myself and John Earnshaw can be found here

Merits - Dave Hollows 30/09/11

The latest standings from this years Merits compitition can be found on the Competition page.

Panel Competition - John Earnshaw 26/08/11

The subject for the Panel Competition on the 8 September is - Springtime and Decay and/or Destruction. Up to 5 images are to be mounted on a 40x50cm mount-board and there is no limit on the number of entries.

Southport Flower Show - Joyce Hollows 18/08/11

Congratulations are due to club secretary John Earnshaw on his recent success in the Photographic Competition at Southport Flower Show. His results were as follows:

Class 1 - Plant Portaits Highly Commended (effectively 3rd) 55+age group Subject 'Digitalis'

Class 2 - Garden Views Winner 55+age group Subject 'Sandringham House'

Class 3 - Garden Wildlife Winner 55+ age Subject 'Greater Spotted Woodpecker'

John collects his cash prizes on Thursday 18th August . Rumour has it that Sue has already spent the money!!!!

Well done, John! Congratulations from all those of us who intended to enter, but didn't get around to it. You would probably have won anyway! Perhaps next year we will all feel inspired by John's success and put some entries in.

Gallery Update - CAR 17/08/11

This week the image galleries for Dave Hollows CPAGB and Pat Holmes LRPS have been updated. They can be viewed either from the previous links or from the Gallery page.

Week in Whitby - Joyce Hollows 30/07/11

A report from the SPS Spring trip to Whitby can be found on the Document page.

Merits - Dave Hollows 23/07/11

The latest standings from this years Merits compitition can be found on the Competition page.

Dave Butcher - CAR 23/07/11

As a follow up on his great presentation last week, more images from Dave Butcher can be found on his website.

Treasure Hunt - Joyce Hollows 20/06/11

A date for your diaries. There will be a Treasure Hunt on Sunday 17th July, starting between 1.30 and 2.00 pm. It covers the area around Grappenhall and Thelwall and ends at Appleton Thorn and should take about 2 and a half hours.

There are several places to eat and drink on the way, but the pub in Appleton Thorn serves meals all day, at a reasonable price. Further details to come.

Sale Festival Photo Comp update - John Earnshaw 13/05/11

The Sale Festival Photographic Competition is running again, with big cash prizes for the winners . The theme is "A Picture of The North West", which offers a host of opportunity for you to enter some great pictures. The images can be on any subject you feel best depicts the North West of England. The competionion rules can be downloadd from - here

Ian Ross - Dave Hollows 29/04/11

As some of you are already aware Ian Ross sadly passed away last Tuesday the 19th April. His funeral will be held at Southern Cemetery Crem on Tuesday 3rd May at 10.15 a.m.

Sale Festival Photo Comp - John Earnshaw 9/04/11

The Sale Festival Photographic Competition is running again, with big cash prizes for the winners . The theme is "A Picture of The North West", which offers a host of opportunity for you to enter some great pictures. The images can be on any subject you feel best depicts the North West of England.

Anybody can enter, with the winner receiving a prize of £100, and the second and third places reveiving £50 and £25 respectively. There is also a Junior competition for the under 16 year olds, with a prize of £50.

Full details can be found on the Sale Festival Website (www.salefestival.org.uk) send in or drop off your entries at the Sale Waterside Box Office until Monday 30 May.

Annual Exhibition - CAR 18/03/11

Some quick images from last nights event can be found - here

Annual Exhibition - CAR 01/03/11

The event takes place on Thursday 17 March from 7.30pm to 10.00pm at the St. Mary Magdalene Church Centre, Moss Lane, Sale M33 6GD

During the evening we have a display in the foyer area of the church where the exhibition takes place, of most of the prints entered into our Annual Competition. This is available for both society members and the general public.

The formal proceedings for SPS members and guests commences at 8.00pm.

New document - Pat Holmes 04/2/11

The SPS Child Protection and Vulnerable Adults Policy document, can now be viwed from here or downloaded from the Document page.

Anna Bowron - CAR 28/1/11

Some images from Anna Bowron one of our new members.

2011 Annual Entry forms and Rules - CAR 7/1/11

Thanks to John all the 2011 entry forms and latest rules are now available on the document page.

2011 Syllabus - CAR 1/1/11

Happy New Year. Thanks to Ken for arranging all the events and for John to getting the document together the 2011 Syllabus is now available.

Merits and document updates - Alan Bottomley 21/11/10

The final merit points can be found here and the 2011 entry forms can also be found on the documents page.

Weekend away - Joyce Hollows 16/11/10

The details of our weekend away at Orton have just been added to the documents page.

Update - CAR 06/11/10

I have just updated the contact page information after the AGM.

My new images - Pat Holmes 03/10/10

A series of images from My Silk Road Tour with Wenly Wu (May to June 2010), can be found on the members images page or from here.

Merits - Alan Bottomley 01/10/10

The points for the Merit Competition after round three can be found on the competition page or from here.

Exhibition - CAR 05/09/10

Just a quick reminder that the exhibition in the Sale Library, which is organised by Cy, has just under two weeks to go.

Update - CAR 20/08/10

Two things. I have just uploaded the revised quarterly entry forms to the document page. Can these be used in future as it will make the competition secretaries collation easier. Also the subjects for the PANEL competition on 9 September are 1. My other Interest or Hobby and 2. Our Industrial Heritage

Monthly Competition Update - Dave Hollows 18/08/10

Joyce won the last competition and the September subject is Trees. The August subject is Growing Friut.

Week away - Joyce Hollows 20/07/10

The details of the week away can be found on the Documents page.

Merits Competition - Alan Bottomley 13/07/10

The second round of the Merit competition took place last week and the present positions can be found here

Nature Photo Competition - Dave Hollows 22/06/10

Last Tuesday, 22nd June, Joyce and Dave Hollows, John Earnshaw, Ken Matthews, John McNally and Karen Penney went to a presentation at Eaton Hall (the home of the Duke of Westminster and quite spectacular) near Chester where the entries to a nature Photo Competition were being shown and the winners announced. The comp had been organised by a group called "Record" which is charity funded and based at Chester Zoo. It records details of all types of natural subjects in the Cheshire areas.

Ken Matthews & John McNally both received one of ten Commendations awarded and John McNally came overall 3rd. Congratulations to them both.

Monthly Flikr Competition - Ian Ross 13/05/10

Thanks to all who voted for me and the title for the June competition is square and round.

Spring Break in the Lake District - Joyce Hollows 27/04/10

An update from the spring weekend away can be found on the documents page or here

Sale Festival Photographic Comp - John Earnshaw 09/04/10

I am again organising another photographic competition this year for Sale Festival with a theme of "Water in all its forms". Full competion details, prizes, rules etc can be found here

Annual Exhibition - CAR14/03/10

Last Thursday we held the SPS 65th Annual Exhibition which was a great success. The guest speaker for the night was Norman Thompson DPAGB LBIPP who is the Immediate Past President:of the L&CPU. He also awarded the cups and trophies and all details can be found on the competitions page.

3 Way Battle - Pat Holmes 06/03/10

The topic for this years three way battle is curves and it will take place on 14 October.

Annual Exhibition - CAR 20/02/10

With only the Mono Prints section left in the Annual competition it is worth mentioning that the Annual Exhibition will be held at St. Mary Magdalene Church Hall on Thursday 11 March. This is open to all. However, the meeting and award presentation is only for members and their guests.

Cy has also arranged for the exhibition of prints to be at the Sale Library between 13 March and 16 April.

Tuesday group - Pat Holmes 30/01/10

Change of plan the next Meeting will still be at my house but on Tuesday 9 February. Start time is 7:30pm.

Change in Syllabus - Richard Parish 24/01/10

Due to the number of entries the Slide Competition remains on 4th February, but the PDI Competition will now be held on 18th February, displacing the LCPU Mono Folio.

Tuesday group - Ken Matthews 22/01/10

Next Meeting will be at Pat Holmes house on the first Tuesday in February. First come first served so let Pat know as there will be a limit on numbers. If you don't know the form just ask me or Pat. Start time is 7:30pm for 7:45

Competition Rules - John Earnshaw 10/01/10

The 2010 competition rules can be found on the documents page or downloaded from here.
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Annual Forms - Richard Parish 09/01/10

The 2010 Annual Slide and PDI entry form can be found on the documents page or downloaded from here.
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Update - CAR 31/12/09

Happy New Year and I have just uploaded the 2010 Syllabus. As always thanks to Alan for preparing this.