2026 L&CPU Annual Club Competition
The L&CPU Annual Club Competitions were held at the weekend at St Mary’s Parish Centre in Chorley. The PDI Competition took place on the Saturday, with 39 Clubs taking part, and the Print Competition took place on the Sunday with just 19 Clubs taking part. The judges for the competitions were Peter Gennard MFIAP EFIAP/d3, Sue O’Connell DPAGB ABPE EFIAP/d3 MPSA and Peter Brisley DPAGB BPE2 EFIAP. Many thanks to Mike Halstead, Jennifer Wolstenholme, Mary Kirkby and Anthony Hull for coming along to show their support for the Club.
In the PDI competition LSAPS finished 5th in the Open section, 10th in the Nature section and a commendable 6th place overall with 280 points, 3 places higher than last year. Oldham were 3rd, Southport 2nd and Chorley 1st with 308 points. LSAPS had 14 images which scored 12 or more, these were by Gordon Watson, Peter Cotton, Carol Watson, Brian Clark, Keith Orr, Anthony Hull, Graham Barker, Mary Kirkby, Bill Breckenridge and Mike Williamson, who had our top score of 14 with Rattray Head Lighthouse.
In the Print competition LSAPS finished 6th in the Colour section, 4th in the Mono section, 7th in the Nature section and a very commendable 4th place overall with 302 points, 1 place higher than last year. Oldham were 3rd, Chorley 2nd and Poulton-le-Fylde 1st with 329 points. LSAPS had 21 images which scored 12 or more and 10 which scored 13 or more, these were by Elaine Cook, Joy Swarbrick, Gordon Watson, Bill Breckenridge, Chris Taylor and Carol Watson, who had a maximum top score of 15 with Fading Floral Dance – the featured image for this competition.
The top clubs from these competitions are invited to represent the L&CPU in the PAGB Inter-Club Print & PDI Competitions. In the PDI competition LSAPS just missed out on being selected but in the Print competition LSAPS were successful in gaining one of the positions for selection. So well done to everyone who has contributed to this success.
Fading Floral Dance by Carol Watson
LSAPS Print Scores
| Member | Title | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Watson | Fading Floral Dance | 15 |
| Joy Swarbrick | Seedheads | 14 |
| Elaine Cook | Heart Of The Gurdwara Kitchen | 13 |
| Brian Clark | Close Finish | 12 |
| Mary Kirkby | Eagle Festival Parade | 12 |
| Carol Watson | Liverpool Cathedral | 12 |
| Gordon Watson | Melian | 11 |
| Mike Williamson | Someone Approaching | 11 |
| Open Total: 100 pts | ||
| Carol Watson | Dried Grasses On Display | 14 |
| Elaine Cook | Where Shadows Rest | 14 |
| Carol Watson | Battle Weary | 13 |
| Mike Williamson | Gulls On Bow Fiddle Rock | 12 |
| Gordon Watson | Ready For The Bell | 12 |
| Keith Orr | Still Standing | 12 |
| Mary Kirkby | The Blind Man | 12 |
| Sheila Giles | Where's That Bus | 11 |
| Mono Total: 100 pts | ||
| Carol Watson | Blue Tailed Damselfly | 14 |
| Gordon Watson | Mating Blue Tailed Damselflies | 14 |
| Bill Breckenridge | Scaly Breasted Munia - Bangkok | 13 |
| Chris Taylor | Sparrow Hawk | 13 |
| Anthony Hull | Black Tailed Godwit | 12 |
| Mary Kirkby | Elephants In Mud Glorious Mud | 12 |
| Graham Barker | French Angelfish | 12 |
| Peter Darby | Kestrel With Mouse | 12 |
| Nature Total: 102 pts | ||
| Overall Total: | 302 pts | |
LSAPS Print Images
Fading Floral Dance — by Carol Watson — Score: 15 pts
Seedheads — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 14 pts
Heart Of The Gurdwara Kitchen — by Elaine Cook — Score: 13 pts
Close Finish — by Brian Clark — Score: 12 pts
Eagle Festival Parade — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 12 pts
Liverpool Cathedral — by Carol Watson — Score: 12 pts
Melian — by Gordon Watson — Score: 11 pts
Someone Approaching — by Mike Williamson — Score: 11 pts
Dried Grasses On Display — by Carol Watson — Score: 14 pts
Where Shadows Rest — by Elaine Cook — Score: 14 pts
Battle Weary — by Carol Watson — Score: 13 pts
Gulls On Bow Fiddle Rock — by Mike Williamson — Score: 12 pts
Ready For The Bell — by Gordon Watson — Score: 12 pts
Still Standing — by Keith Orr — Score: 12 pts
The Blind Man — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 12 pts
Where's That Bus — by Sheila Giles — Score: 11 pts
Blue Tailed Damselfly — by Carol Watson — Score: 14 pts
Mating Blue Tailed Damselflies — by Gordon Watson — Score: 14 pts
Scaly Breasted Munia - Bangkok — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 13 pts
Sparrow Hawk — by Chris Taylor — Score: 13 pts
Black Tailed Godwit — by Anthony Hull — Score: 12 pts
Elephants In Mud Glorious Mud — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 12 pts
French Angelfish — by Graham Barker — Score: 12 pts
Kestrel With Mouse — by Peter Darby — Score: 12 pts
LSAPS PDI Scores
| Member | Title | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Williamson | Rattray Head Lighthouse | 14 |
| Carol Watson | Icelandic Horses | 13 |
| Carol Watson | Men In Black | 13 |
| Gordon Watson | Bilbao Guggenheim Museum | 12 |
| Peter Cotton | Corridors Of Colour | 12 |
| Carol Watson | Dreaming | 12 |
| Brian Clark | Grandstand Finish | 12 |
| Keith Orr | Old Groynes | 12 |
| Gordon Watson | The Artist | 12 |
| Elaine Cook | Clockwork Orange | 11 |
| Mike Williamson | Contemplation | 11 |
| Gordon Watson | Eyes To Heaven | 11 |
| Esther Parkinson | Into The Abyss | 11 |
| Mary Kirkby | Lake Inle | 11 |
| Joy Swarbrick | Muscari | 10 |
| Andy Ogilvie | We Don't Talk Anymore | 9 |
| Open Total: 186 pts | ||
| Anthony Hull | Avocets | 13 |
| Mary Kirkby | Galapagos Sea Lion With Newborn | 12 |
| Bill Breckenridge | Just Before Impact | 12 |
| Gordon Watson | Mating Gannets | 12 |
| Graham Barker | Yellow Tube Sponge With Large Brain Coral | 12 |
| Mary Kirkby | European Shag With Chick | 11 |
| Mike Williamson | Great Crested Grebe Carrying Chicks | 11 |
| Mike Williamson | Meadow Pipit With Lunch | 11 |
| Nature Total: 94 pts | ||
| Overall Total: | 280 pts | |
LSAPS PDI Images
Rattray Head Lighthouse — by Mike Williamson — Score: 14 pts
Icelandic Horses — by Carol Watson — Score: 13 pts
Men In Black — by Carol Watson — Score: 13 pts
Bilbao Guggenheim Museum — by Gordon Watson — Score: 12 pts
Corridors Of Colour — by Peter Cotton — Score: 12 pts
Dreaming — by Carol Watson — Score: 12 pts
Grandstand Finish — by Brian Clark — Score: 12 pts
Old Groynes — by Keith Orr — Score: 12 pts
The Artist — by Gordon Watson — Score: 12 pts
Clockwork Orange — by Elaine Cook — Score: 11 pts
Contemplation — by Mike Williamson — Score: 11 pts
Eyes To Heaven — by Gordon Watson — Score: 11 pts
Into The Abyss — by Esther Parkinson — Score: 11 pts
Lake Inle — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 11 pts
Muscari — by Joy Swarbrick — Score: 10 pts
We Don't Talk Anymore — by Andy Ogilvie — Score: 9 pts
Avocets — by Anthony Hull — Score: 13 pts
Galapagos Sea Lion With Newborn — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 12 pts
Just Before Impact — by Bill Breckenridge — Score: 12 pts
Mating Gannets — by Gordon Watson — Score: 12 pts
Yellow Tube Sponge With Large Brain Coral — by Graham Barker — Score: 12 pts
European Shag With Chick — by Mary Kirkby — Score: 11 pts
Great Crested Grebe Carrying Chicks — by Mike Williamson — Score: 11 pts
Meadow Pipit With Lunch — by Mike Williamson — Score: 11 pts
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