Syllabus
The LSAPS syllabus for the next 12 months is shown below.
The Main Hall and Carlton Room venues are at the Well Church Hall in St Annes. Where a meeting venue is shown as Zoom In The Hall, the meeting will be held in the Main Hall, with the speaker joining on Zoom.
LSAPS Syllabus
May 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 19th May | Inter Club Competition vs Dublin Judged by Dominic Reddin FIPF | Zoom |
| Thu 21st May | 3rd Genre Competition - Songs From The 70s PDI Judged by LSAPS | Main Hall |
| Thu 28th May | Best Of The Season and Return of Trophies | Main Hall |
June 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 3rd Jun | Photoshow Digital & Print Copy Hand-In | |
| Thu 4th Jun | Photoshow Print Hand-In | Main Hall |
| Tue 9th Jun | Council Meeting | Carlton Room |
| Thu 11th Jun | Hand-In for The Presidents Challenge - The Railway |
July 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 9th Jul | 77th Annual General Meeting & Photoshow Results | Main Hall |
| Thu 9th Jul | President's Challenge: The Railway | Main Hall |
August 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st Aug | Photoshow Opens | Methodist Church Hall |
| Thu 13th Aug | Presentation Of Awards | Methodist Church Hall |
| Sat 15th Aug | Photoshow Closes | Methodist Church Hall |
September 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 3rd Sep | Registration And Introduction to the Upcoming Season | Main Hall |
| Thu 10th Sep | Members Evening: You Don't Know What You Don't Know | Main Hall |
| Thu 10th Sep | Hand-in for the 1st Open PDI Competition | |
| Thu 17th Sep | Optical Illusions Part 1 - Shape and Form by Susie Freeman | Main Hall |
| Thu 24th Sep | 1st Open PDI Competition Judged by Steve Hitchen | Main Hall |
| Tue 29th Sep | Critique Evening - 1st Open Print | Carlton Room |
October 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 1st Oct | L&CPU Print Folio Evening | Main Hall |
| Thu 8th Oct | A Few Seconds Makes All The Difference by Phil Durkin | Main Hall |
| Thu 15th Oct | This Won't Beat Me by Gary Williamson | Main Hall |
| Thu 15th Oct | Hand-In for 1st Open Print Competition | |
| Thu 22nd Oct | Forty Farms by Amy Bateman | Main Hall |
| Tue 27th Oct | Critique Evening - 1st Genre Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 29th Oct | 1st Open Print Competition Judged by Steve Proctor | Main Hall |
November 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 5th Nov | Wild Britain by Ashley Barnard | Main Hall |
| Thu 12th Nov | 4-Way Battle | Poulton PS |
| Thu 12th Nov | Hand-In for 1st Genre Competition (PDI - People) | |
| Sat 14th Nov | Fotospeed Print Session | TBD |
| Thu 19th Nov | PAGB Distinctions by Gordon Jenkins | Main Hall |
| Tue 24th Nov | Critique Evening - 2nd Open PDI Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 26th Nov | 1st Genre Competition (PDI - People) Judged by Danny Jackson | Main Hall |
December 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 3rd Dec | Award Winning Salon Images by Colin Harrison | Zoom In The Hall |
| Mon 7th Dec | Seaside Invitation Competition vs Southport | Southport PS |
| Thu 10th Dec | Wildlife Part 1 by Tracey Lund | Main Hall |
| Thu 10th Dec | Hand-In for 2nd Open PDI Competition | |
| Thu 17th Dec | Christmas Social Event | Main Hall |
January 2027
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 5th Jan | Critique Evening - 2nd Open Print Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 7th Jan | 2nd Open PDI Competition Judged by James Hardy | Main Hall |
| Thu 14th Jan | Chasing The Seasons by Polina Plotnikova | Zoom In The Hall |
| Thu 14th Jan | Hand-In for 2nd Open Print Competition | |
| Tue 19th Jan | Critique Evening - 2nd Genre Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 21st Jan | What Makes Me Click: Carol Watson | Main Hall |
| Thu 28th Jan | 2nd Open Print Competition Judged by Richard Nicholson | Main Hall |
February 2027
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 4th Feb | Photography on the Darkside, London Nights by Peter Benson | Zoom In The Hall |
| Thu 4th Feb | Hand-In for 2nd Genre Competition (Print - Nature) | |
| Thu 11th Feb | L&CPU Print Folio Evening | Main Hall |
| Thu 18th Feb | 2nd Genre Competition (Print - Nature) Judged by Jeremy Roussak | Main Hall |
| Tue 23rd Feb | Critique Evening - 3rd Open PDI Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 25th Feb | Optical Illusions - Part 2 - Movement by Susie Freeman | Main Hall |
March 2027
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 4th Mar | Wildlife by Steve Hedges | Zoom In The Hall |
| Thu 11th Mar | An Evening With Tom Lee | Main Hall |
| Thu 11th Mar | Hand-In for 3rd Open PDI Competition | |
| Thu 18th Mar | L&CPU Print Folio | Main Hall |
| Tue 23rd Mar | Critique Evening - 3rd Open Print Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 25th Mar | 3rd Open PDI Competition Judged by Barry Dickinson | Main Hall |
April 2027
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 1st Apr | Steal Like a Photographer by Andrew Moss | Zoom In The Hall |
| Thu 8th Apr | An Evening With Mike McMahon | Main Hall |
| Thu 8th Apr | Hand-In for 3rd Open Print Competition | |
| Thu 15th Apr | What Makes Me Click: Stuart Cahill/Mike Williamson | Main Hall |
| Tue 20th Apr | Critique Evening - Fun Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 22nd Apr | 3rd Open Print Competition Judged by Nick Hilton | Main Hall |
| Thu 29th Apr | Southport PS Open Exhibition | Main Hall |
May 2027
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 6th May | What Makes Me Click: People On The Railways by Peter Parnell and Daryl Giles | Main Hall |
| Thu 6th May | Hand-In for Fun PDI Competition | |
| Tue 11th May | Inter Club Competition vs Dublin | Zoom |
| Thu 13th May | Liverpool Photography by Geoff Drake | Main Hall |