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What's on Where!
I'll make every effort to give information correctly, but please check before you go anywhere. Neither the L&CPU or myself can accept any responsibility if an event is incorrectly listed, postponed or cancelled!!Please note #RPS events are normally open to all, but many must be pre-booked.
***Until Sat 30th August - Hebden Bridge Camera Club Exhibition - Arts Festival Shop, New Oxford House, Albert Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire - 11am - 4.30pm daily - Admission Free - www.hebdenbridgecc.co.uk ***
***Until Sat 30th Aug - Formby Annual Exhibition + Snap It - Children's Photo Club Exhibition - also DVD presentation of 'Formby, Portrait of a Community' - Formby Christian Centre, Church Rd (corner of Old Mill Lane), Formby - 10am -2.30pm - Free*** ...............................
***Until Sun 31st Aug - Wigan 10 Foto Club Print Exhibition - Rivington Park Galleries, Spring Cottage, Rivington Lane, Horwich, Bolton BL6 7SB - 10am-4pm Tues to Sun***
***Until Fri 5th Sept - Pendle Print Circle Annual Exhibition - Darwen Public Library***
***Until Sat 6th Sept - Wigan Photographic Society Annual Exhibition - The History Shop, Library Street, Wigan - http://www.wiganps.org.uk/71st_Exhibition_2008.html ***
***Until Sun 7th Sept - Creative Consciousness - by Dianne Owen ARPS - An Exhibition of Creative Photography - Astley Hall, Chorley - Open Fri, Sat & Sun 12 - 5pm last admission 4 pm***
***Until Sat 15th Sept - Ulverston PS Exhibition - Ulverston Public Library, Kings Road, Ulverston - Ulverston's Charter Festival is 1st Sept - 14th Sept, so lots going on in the area!***
***Until Sun 28th Sept - St.Helen's Camera Club Annual Exhibition - World of Glass, Chalon Way East, St. Helens WA10 1BX - 10am-5pm Tuesday to Sunday***
***Until Sat 25th Oct - Oldham Photographic Society Exhibition "Made in Oldham" - Did you know that Oldham is probably the first place in the world that sold fish and chips? Oldham PS members have produced pictures of local fish and chip shops for the Exhibition.The Exhibition celebrates the creative spirit of Oldham and its people and OPS prints will be shown alongside work from Oldham artists including Helen Bradley and William Stott. Also featured are famous Oldhamers and businesses including composer Sir William Walton and electronics company Ferranti - Gallery Oldham***
#***Fri 19th to Sun 21st Sept - RPS International Audio Visual Festival - Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester - www.rps-international-av.co.uk ***
#***Sun 28th Sept - RPS NW Distinctions Advisory Day - covering LRPS, ARPS & FRPS in Visual Art, Travel, Applied & Professional categories - Hough End - see www.northwest.rps.org ***
Tue 30th Sept - Closing Date for the PAGB Awards - see www.lcpu.org.uk downloads or contact competitions@lcpu.org.uk
#***Sat 4th Oct - What are, and how to photograph Fungi in the Lake District - see www.northwest.rps.org ***
***Sat 18th Oct - Sound Recording & Soundtrack Production Dayschool led by Howard Gregory and Suzanne Walker ARPS. Something for everyone - Audio-Visual or video, beginners to advanced workers. 10.00am - 5.00pm approx. Fee £20. Venue: Wilmslow Guild Independent Centre for Adult Education (about 3 miles from Manchester Airport.) Full details and a downloadable booking form will be on www.wilmslowguildav.org.uk from August. Enquiries to Howard Gregory/Suzanne Walker on 01925 75 3303***
***Sat 25th Oct - PAGB Club Print Championship - Connahs Quay - see www.lcpu.org.uk 'Home Page' for booking form***
***Sat 1st Nov - L&CPU Judging Seminar - Rochdale - see www.lcpu.org.uk 'Home Page' for booking form***
***Fri 14th Nov until Sat 6th Dec - PAGB Inter Federation Print Exhibition 2008 - Godfrey Pilkington Art Gallery, 1st Floor Gamble Building, Victoria Sq. St Helens, Merseyside WA10 1DH - Mon to Sat 10am-4pm (closed Sundays)
#***Sun 16th Nov - Joe Cornish and Fiona Alison FRPS - Hough End - see www.northwest.rps.org ***
***Sat 22nd Nov - L&CPU Digital Knockout - Chorley - details will be sent to all clubs***
Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd Nov - PAGB Awards Adjudication - see www.lcpu.org.uk downloads or contact competitions@lcpu.org.uk
***Sun 23rd Nov - Wirral Photographic Association present David Ward - Landscape Photographer - see www.davidwardphoto.co.uk - Vauxhall Sports & Social Club, Rivacre Rd, Ellesmere Port - 1.30pm - £6 - tickets from John Rowell - john@chasingthelight.co.uk or 0151 343 1551***
#***Sun 23rd Nov - RPS Projected Images Exhibition 2008 - Chester Zoo Lecture Theatre - Admission £9 as last year, tickets from Mike Reed, 40, Croft Close, Rowton, Chester,CH3 7QQ. As last year the ticket covers admission to the Zoo from 10.00.am. Lecture Theatre opens at 2.00.pm. and the show starts 2.30.pm. Cheques payable to Chester P.S., please enclose SAE for return of tickets.***
***Sat 29th & Sun 30th Nov - North West Bird Watching Festival - Martin Mere Wetland Centre, Burscough, Ormskirk L40 0TA - Tel 01704 895181 www.wwt.org.uk/martinmere***
***Fri 5th, Sat 6th & Sun 7th Dec - Great Northern (AV) Weekend - Wilmslow Guild, Wilmslow.
Fri 5th - Presentation by Wigan 10 - 7.30pm
Sat 6th - Great Northern Festival - 10am
#Sun 7th - RPS NW AV Day - 10am
See www.wilmslowguildav.org.uk for booking details and entry form for GNF ***
#***Sun 7th Dec - RPS NW Speaker + Christmas Lunch Event - Hough End - see www.northwest.rps.org***
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CLOSING DATES FOR ENTRIES TO COMPETITIONS:
***Last day of each month for 2008 - Viewfinder 08 Competition - see www.blackwell.org.uk ***
***Fri 31st Oct - Love Blackpool Competition - see http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/love for details***
***Mon 17th Nov - The Great British Cup - A PAGB inter club digital image competition see www.lcpu.org.uk 'Home Page' for details***
WORKSHOPS (PLEASE ALSO REFER TO 'WHAT'S ON' ABOVE)
***14th - 20th Sept - Margaret and John Sixsmith will be running, for the Field Study Council, 2 Nature Photography Courses aimed at the beginner, at Kindrogan FSC in Scotland - see www.lcpu.org.uk 'Events' for more details***
Pixel to Picture courses, for more details e-mail info@pixeltopicture.co.uk or see website www.pixeltopicture.co.uk
Photo Courses.
These will be courses run for 6 people at a time - cost £45. Using Photoshop Phil & Gwen Charnock will show how by using an imaginative approach you can produce award winning images. Full details are on their information site at http://charnockphotocourses.mysite.orange.co.uk
Steve Lewis ARPS runs landscape photography holidays - www.landscapesofwales.co.uk for details
Simon Booth runs Nature Photography Workshops. He also runs 'in the field' Landscape Tuition on an individual or group basis. See his website under 'Courses' for details:
www.simonboothphotography.com Anyone wishing to join his e-mail distribution list, which gives information about up and coming events, please email on info@simonboothphotography.com
Digital AV Workshop's available, to include Adobe Audition, Audacity (both are sound editing programmes) and Pictures to Exe. All other aspects of AV can be covered as required. Contact myself (Marion) at workshops@chasingthelight.co.uk
Photographic Workshops at The Bakery Photographic Studio, Cefn Mawr, Wrexham - covering a wide range of subjects, from basic camera know-how, through a range of digital courses, to advanced studio techniques - these are for small groups of 5-10 people - book online www.cefn-mawr.com or www.bigloaf.com - or phone Myk Briggs, the studio's owner, on 01978 823000 - (#discounts for RPS members on most of its events)
If anyone is interested in hiring a darkroom - £10 per session - there is one available at The Brindley, Runcorn - if you are experienced contact Venue Manager Claire Jones 0151 424 2061 ext 4067 to hire direct, if you require details of short courses contact Louise Hesketh, Visual Arts Development Officer - 0151 424 2061 ext 4160 or Louise.Hesketh@halton-borough.gov.uk
Marion Waine
Publicity Officer
L&CPU
publicity@lcpu.org.uk