Test Syllabus
The syllabus for the 2025/26 Season 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 Hall, the meeting will be held in the Main Hall, with the speaker joining on Zoom.
July 2025
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Tue 1st Jul | Council Meeting | Carlton Room |
| Sat 5th Jul | Joint Photo Walk with Southport Photographic Society | St Annes Pier |
| Thu 10th Jul | 76th Annual General Meeting And Photoshow Results | Main Hall |
August 2025
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Sat 2nd Aug | Photoshow Opens | Methodist Church Hall |
| Sat 16th Aug | Photoshow Closes | Methodist Church Hall |
September 2025
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 4th Sep | Registration and Open Evening | Main Hall |
| Thu 11th Sep | If It Looks Like Nature, It Is Nature? by Lynda Haney | Main Hall |
| Thu 11th Sep | Hand-In for 1st Open PDI Competition | |
| Thu 18th Sep | AI And Photography by Sue Freeman | Main Hall |
| Tue 23rd Sep | Critique Evening - 1st Open Print Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 25th Sep | 1st Open PDI Competition Judged by Adrian Hendley | Main Hall |
October 2025
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 2nd Oct | L&CPU Print Folio Evening | Main Hall |
| Thu 9th Oct | All The Gear And No Idea by Roger Hance | Zoom In The Hall |
| Thu 9th Oct | Hand-In for 1st Open Print Competition | |
| Thu 16th Oct | Days Out In Wales by Gareth Martin | Main Hall |
| Tue 21st Oct | Critique Evening - 1st Genre Competition - Mono | Carlton Room |
| Thu 23rd Oct | 1st Open Print Competition Judged by Keith Barber | Main Hall |
| Thu 30th Oct | An Evening With Charlie Waite (Ticketed Event - Free to Members) | Main Hall |
November 2025
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 6th Nov | What Makes Me Click: People And Portraits by Mary Woodland, Portrait Prints by Alan Robinson and Ever Wanted To Be A Pro by Ian Mulroy | Main Hall |
| Thu 6th Nov | Hand-In for 1st Genre Competition - Mono PDI | |
| Tue 11th Nov | Critique Evening - 2nd Open PDI Competition | Carlton Room |
| Wed 12th Nov | 4-Way Battle | Garstang Camera Club |
| Thu 13th Nov | Underwater Photography by Jenny Stock | Main Hall |
| Thu 20th Nov | 1st Genre Competition - Mono PDI Judged by Michael Whittaker | Main Hall |
| Thu 27th Nov | People, Places and Faces by Lilliana Alani | Zoom In The Hall |
| Thu 27th Nov | Hand-In for 2nd Open PDI Competition | |
December 2025
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 4th Dec | Seaside Invitation Competition vs Southport Judged by James Hardy | Main Hall |
| Thu 11th Dec | 2nd Open PDI Competition Judged by Miles Turnbull | Main Hall |
| Tue 16th Dec | Critique Evening - 2nd Open Print Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 18th Dec | Christmas Social | Main Hall |
January 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 8th Jan | What Makes Me Click: From Studio To Street by Alan Yardley | Main Hall |
| Thu 8th Jan | Hand-In for 2nd Open Print Competition | |
| Thu 15th Jan | Creative iPhone Photography by Adrian McGarry | Zoom In The Hall |
| Tue 20th Jan | Critique Evening - 2nd Genre Competition - Landscapes | Carlton Room |
| Thu 22nd Jan | 2nd Open Print Competition Judged by Rebecca Entwistle | Main Hall |
| Thu 29th Jan | Portraits With Impact Demonstration by Emma Finch | Main Hall |
February 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 5th Feb | Mono Moods by Colin Jarvis | Main Hall |
| Thu 5th Feb | Hand-In for 2nd Genre Competition - Landscapes Print | |
| Thu 12th Feb | What Makes Me Click: Plane Speaking by Andy Dickson plus L&CPU Folio | Main Hall |
| Tue 17th Feb | Critique Evening - 3rd Open PDI Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 19th Feb | 2nd Genre Competition - Landscapes Print Judged by David Goodier | Main Hall |
| Thu 26th Feb | Speed And Motion by Paul Dunmall | Main Hall |
March 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 5th Mar | What Makes Me Click: Between Heaven And Earth by Graham Barker | Main Hall |
| Thu 5th Mar | Hand-In for 3rd Open PDI Competition | |
| Thu 12th Mar | Flora by Tony North | Zoom In The Hall |
| Thu 19th Mar | 3rd Open PDI Competition Judged by John Riley and L&CPU Print Folio | Main Hall |
| Tue 24th Mar | Critique Evening - 3rd Open Print Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 26th Mar | Peak District Photography by Tesni Ward | Zoom In The Hall |
April 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 2nd Apr | Kamchatka And The Ring Of Fire by Colin Balls | Main Hall |
| Thu 9th Apr | What Makes Me Click: Seeking Nature And Culture in South America by Mary Kirkby, Hot And Cold by Roger Oldroyd and The Land Of Kings by Elaine Cook | Main Hall |
| Thu 9th Apr | Hand-In for 3rd Open Print Competition | |
| Thu 16th Apr | Rome In Pictures And Words by Chris Ceasar | Zoom In The Hall |
| Thu 23rd Apr | 3rd Open Print Competition Judged by Barry Dickinson | Main Hall |
| Thu 30th Apr | Southport PS Open Exhibition by Penny Price | Main Hall |
May 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 7th May | Create Project Photography and Photo-Essays for Photobooks like a Professional by Stewart Wall’ | Zoom In The Hall |
| Thu 7th May | Hand-In for 3rd Genre Competition - Songs From The 70s PDI | |
| Thu 14th May | Messing Around With Landscapes by Mark Reeves | Main Hall |
| Tue 19th May | Inter Club Competition vs Dublin | 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 |
|---|
| Thu 4th Jun | Photoshow Hand-In | Main Hall |
September 2025
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 4th Sep | Registration and Open Evening | Main Hall |
| Thu 11th Sep | If It Looks Like Nature, It Is Nature? by Lynda Haney | Main Hall |
| Thu 11th Sep | Hand-In for 1st Open PDI Competition | |
| Thu 18th Sep | AI And Photography by Sue Freeman | Main Hall |
| Tue 23rd Sep | Critique Evening - 1st Open Print Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 25th Sep | 1st Open PDI Competition Judged by Adrian Hendley | Main Hall |
October 2025
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 2nd Oct | L&CPU Print Folio Evening | Main Hall |
| Thu 9th Oct | All The Gear And No Idea by Roger Hance | Zoom In The Hall |
| Thu 9th Oct | Hand-In for 1st Open Print Competition | |
| Thu 16th Oct | Days Out In Wales by Gareth Martin | Main Hall |
| Tue 21st Oct | Critique Evening - 1st Genre Competition - Mono | Carlton Room |
| Thu 23rd Oct | 1st Open Print Competition Judged by Keith Barber | Main Hall |
| Thu 30th Oct | An Evening With Charlie Waite (Ticketed Event - Free to Members) | Main Hall |
November 2025
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 6th Nov | What Makes Me Click: People And Portraits by Mary Woodland, Portrait Prints by Alan Robinson and Ever Wanted To Be A Pro by Ian Mulroy | Main Hall |
| Thu 6th Nov | Hand-In for 1st Genre Competition - Mono PDI | |
| Tue 11th Nov | Critique Evening - 2nd Open PDI Competition | Carlton Room |
| Wed 12th Nov | 4-Way Battle | Garstang Camera Club |
| Thu 13th Nov | Underwater Photography by Jenny Stock | Main Hall |
| Thu 20th Nov | 1st Genre Competition - Mono PDI Judged by Michael Whittaker | Main Hall |
| Thu 27th Nov | People, Places and Faces by Lilliana Alani | Zoom In The Hall |
| Thu 27th Nov | Hand-In for 2nd Open PDI Competition | |
December 2025
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 4th Dec | Seaside Invitation Competition vs Southport Judged by James Hardy | Main Hall |
| Thu 11th Dec | 2nd Open PDI Competition Judged by Miles Turnbull | Main Hall |
| Tue 16th Dec | Critique Evening - 2nd Open Print Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 18th Dec | Christmas Social | Main Hall |
January 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 8th Jan | What Makes Me Click: From Studio To Street by Alan Yardley | Main Hall |
| Thu 8th Jan | Hand-In for 2nd Open Print Competition | |
| Thu 15th Jan | Creative iPhone Photography by Adrian McGarry | Zoom In The Hall |
| Tue 20th Jan | Critique Evening - 2nd Genre Competition - Landscapes | Carlton Room |
| Thu 22nd Jan | 2nd Open Print Competition Judged by Rebecca Entwistle | Main Hall |
| Thu 29th Jan | Portraits With Impact Demonstration by Emma Finch | Main Hall |
February 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 5th Feb | Mono Moods by Colin Jarvis | Main Hall |
| Thu 5th Feb | Hand-In for 2nd Genre Competition - Landscapes Print | |
| Thu 12th Feb | What Makes Me Click: Plane Speaking by Andy Dickson plus L&CPU Folio | Main Hall |
| Tue 17th Feb | Critique Evening - 3rd Open PDI Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 19th Feb | 2nd Genre Competition - Landscapes Print Judged by David Goodier | Main Hall |
| Thu 26th Feb | Speed And Motion by Paul Dunmall | Main Hall |
March 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 5th Mar | What Makes Me Click: Between Heaven And Earth by Graham Barker | Main Hall |
| Thu 5th Mar | Hand-In for 3rd Open PDI Competition | |
| Thu 12th Mar | Flora by Tony North | Zoom In The Hall |
| Thu 19th Mar | 3rd Open PDI Competition Judged by John Riley and L&CPU Print Folio | Main Hall |
| Tue 24th Mar | Critique Evening - 3rd Open Print Competition | Carlton Room |
| Thu 26th Mar | Peak District Photography by Tesni Ward | Zoom In The Hall |
April 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 2nd Apr | Kamchatka And The Ring Of Fire by Colin Balls | Main Hall |
| Thu 9th Apr | What Makes Me Click: Seeking Nature And Culture in South America by Mary Kirkby, Hot And Cold by Roger Oldroyd and The Land Of Kings by Elaine Cook | Main Hall |
| Thu 9th Apr | Hand-In for 3rd Open Print Competition | |
| Thu 16th Apr | Rome In Pictures And Words by Chris Ceasar | Zoom In The Hall |
| Thu 23rd Apr | 3rd Open Print Competition Judged by Barry Dickinson | Main Hall |
| Thu 30th Apr | Southport PS Open Exhibition by Penny Price | Main Hall |
May 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 7th May | Create Project Photography and Photo-Essays for Photobooks like a Professional by Stewart Wall’ | Zoom In The Hall |
| Thu 7th May | Hand-In for 3rd Genre Competition - Songs From The 70s PDI | |
| Thu 14th May | Messing Around With Landscapes by Mark Reeves | Main Hall |
| Tue 19th May | Inter Club Competition vs Dublin | 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 |
|---|
| Thu 4th Jun | Photoshow Hand-In | Main Hall |
July 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Thu 9th Jul | 77th Annual General Meeting & Photoshow Results | Main Hall |
August 2026
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|
| Sat 1st Aug | Photoshow Opens | Methodist Church Hall |
| Sat 15th Aug | Photoshow Closes | Methodist Church Hall |
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