Lutterworth Photographic Society Co-op
Annual Programme up until March 2027
Revised 10/09/2026
If on Zoom a link will be sent to members a few days before each Club meeting
Final Entry Dates for Competitions - please email images to peter.sands1951@outlook.com
Please note – all images must be submitted in advance
Hand in dates:-
14/09/2026 Submit Titles for the Annual Print Competitions
30/09/2026 Hand in entries for Corley and Fillongley Challenge 2026
30/09/2026 'People' and 'Creative' Competitions
11/11/2026 Heat 3 of PDIOTY
02/12/2026 Set Subject 'Mechanical'
13/01/2027 Heat 4 of PDIOTY
17/02/2027 Conservation Trophy
The pdf download is here but note the programme may change at short notice.
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Advance Notice
Corley & Fillongley Challenge 2026 ( Every 2 years)
LPSC are hosting a "best of 4" interclub competition against Corley & Fillongley at the end of October 2026. There will be four images (two from each club) that an external judge will rank into his preferred order on each of the ten agreed themes listed below. You can hand-in up to 2 images on each theme by 30/09/2026.They MUST all be new pictures, taken in 2026. Assessment and Selection of entries will be on 7 October 2026.
The 10 themes :-
Action
Animals, wild or domestic
Architecture
Creative/Abstract
Negative space
Portraiture
Shadows
Still Life
Street
Vintage Transport
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16/09/2026 Cheney & Single Print Competitions, with David Bray,AFIAP,CPAGB
This is the premier print competition night in our calendar. There are four trophies to be won tonight and although it’s not exactly a lottery, it is true that “you’ve got to be in it to win it” so, good luck. To enter the Cheney Trophy comp. you’ll need a set of six prints (any two of which must be monochrome). The entries must illustrate 3 topics of your choice, (two prints to each topic) and be designed to show competency across multiple genres of photography. In addition to the Cheney Trophy comp, there are three single print competitions, one each for Colour, Mono and a recently taken Mono Landscape.
23/09/2026 Heat 2 Judge for yourself – PDI of the year
Your votes will be used to promote some of our top images at the end of the year.
30/09/2026 “Table Top” Practical evening – Bring your camera gear
Hand in for "People"&”Creative”
Tue 06/10/2026 Away Battle vs Mkt Harborough PS & Leics Forest PS and Earl Shilton CC @ Mkt.Harborough
Early start – 6:45pm from car park for 7:30 start @ LE16 8AS
07/10/2026 “People” & “Creative” PDI Competitions, with Richard Houghton, SWPP, SINWP
Both competitions are limited to 3 entries per member. Studio shots are allowed in the “People” competition. Tonight is also your opportunity to show us how imaginative you can be, with your “Creative” entry.
Submit your images for the upcoming “Best of 4” inter-club comp (Ten themes)
14/10/2026 Assess club entries for “Best of 4” comp
21/10/2026 PAGB’s 2026 GB Cup (Open & Nature)
The PAGB’s GB Cup competition took place back in March and clubs from all over the UK entered. Tonight we well see a selection of images from both sections and with any luck we’ll recognise some LPSC images.
28/10/2026 “Best of 4” comp. vs Corley & Fillongley, with Ken Page, BPE1*
Ten pre-set themes, and two PDIs per theme from each club, should provide our judge with quite a challenge for this novel inter-club competition.
04/11/2025 An Evening with Martin Robinson, DPAGB
There will be some cracking pictures on show tonight from our very own Martin Robinson. Don’t miss it.
11/11/2026 “Show & Tell”
Bring along some of your latest work and tell us what you’ve done to it and why. Start a conversation that may inspire others, or maybe others can suggest something for you to take away from the evening. ALSO, “What's your most useful camera feature?” An example or two might persuade us to re-examine our instruction manuals.
Hand-in Heat 3 of the annual PDI comp. (Any subject)
18/11/2026 “Passion for Scapes” with Kevin Pigney,ARPS,DPAGB,ASINWP (on ZOOM)
Kevin is best known for his nature and wildlife images. Tonight however, he will be showing us some of his more recent landscape/seascape images. This is sure to be a special night, don’t miss it.
https://kjpphotography.myportfolio.com/camera-club-presentations
25/11/2026 Heat 3 Judge for yourself – PDI of the year (on ZOOM)
Your votes will be used to promote some of our top images at the end of the year.
02/12/2026 “What can DxO do for you?” with Michael Plant (on ZOOM)
The first half of the evening will be an overview of DxO’s software offerings, whilst the second half will be more specific and will be guided by your feedback/questions.
Hand-in for “Mechanical"
09/12/2026 3rd Set-Subject PDI Comp "Mechanical" (on ZOOM)
An internal PDI competition (up to 3 entries per member) judged by ourselves.
16/12/2026 Xmas Social at the church hall.
No meetings – Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
06/01/2027 "New Zealand Landscapes Through My Lens", with Neil Protheroe (on ZOOM)
Neil is a freelance photographer who organises and co-leads multi-day workshops in the Camargue, Provence and Tuscany for the leading US workshop operator Muench. He also privately organises guided photography tours in New-Zealand. Tonight, he will be presenting some of those images “Live” from the other side of the world.
13/01/2027 Lucky Dip (on ZOOM)
What can you make from a pool of donated images. Obviously we want to see your finished “masterpieces”, but it would be so much better if you could detail the steps taken to get there
Hand-in Heat 4 of the annual PDI comp. (Any subject)
20/01/2027 “The Seeing Eye” with Martin Fry, FRPS, FBPE, EFIAP/d3 etc (on ZOOM)
Martin takes us on a journey as he explores what inspires his photography. For him there is nothing better than going out and just looking and capturing a moment in time, inspired by the beauty of his native Gloucestershire and beyond. The journey will look at elements that make a good picture and follow his path from Artist to Excellence in FIAP Distinctions. (This will a special night – don’t miss it.)
27/01/2027 Heat 4 Judge for yourself – PDI of the year (on ZOOM)
Your votes will be used to promote some of our top images at the end of the year.
Members fortunate enough to have lots of images in the final, will have to choose which three to keep. (Please make your selections known by the 20/02/27)
03/02/2027 "What are we going to do about AI?" with Christine Widdall, FBPE, MPAGB, EFIAP etc. (on ZOOM)
Christine’s images have been winning awards for such a long time now that her work is instantly recognisable. In her latest talk she “explores what AI is, how it was developed and how it is being incorporated into our editing software. What can AI do, are we allowed to use it in club competitions and where is it going?”
https://christinewiddall.co.uk/
10/02/2027 PDIOTY with Steve Myall, EFIAP/g,PFIAP,BPE5* (on ZOOM)
Over the course the last 12 months our PDI heats have identified tonight’s top images. Only a fortunate few have made it through to the final. Tonight we shall find out which image deserves to be called our “PDI of the Year”.
17/02/2027 Cedars Challenge @ Earl Shilton, with Vince Scothern
A print competition that we have yet to win, so we’ll need our best prints tonight.
Early start – 6:40 from car park (7:30 start @ Constitutional Club, LE9 7GE)
Hand-in for “Conservation Trophy”
27/02/2027 The Johnson Conservation Trophy, with (TBA)
LPSC has a strong cohort of natural history photographers and the Johnson Conservation Trophy is their most coveted prize. Tonight, our judge has the unenviable task of selecting a winner from what’s bound to be a strong field. (Note we are back at the Church tonight.)
03/03/2027 Your “Golden Oldies” - Prized Prints for your Past
Bring along some of your most memorable prints from your archives (mounted or not) and tell us the why they are special to you. (It’s the stories behind the pictures that we want to hear.)
Thu 04/03/27 Leics Forest’s “Inter-Cities” competition (4 PDIs/club)
Early start - 6:50pm from car park (for 7:30 start @ LE3 2PP)
10/03/2027 Home battle vs Dunchurch PS, with David Kissman, CPAGB, EFIAP, BPE3*
The usual print and PDI match, but with matchless comments from David. We lost this tie last year, so there’s much to play for.
17/03/2027 10 mins of Fame (plus any midphot acceptances)
Tonight is your opportunity to shine by entertaining the rest of us (for say 10 minutes). It could be PDIs from your recent holiday or just some random things you’d like to share. We’ve two hours to fill, so don’t be shy - the more the merrier.
24/03/2027 President’s Evening
Our own Alan rich will be entertaining us tonight, so we’re in for a treat. Don’t miss it.
31/03/2027 AGM
It’s the appropriate time to make your input into the club’s future direction, plus thanking those members who’ve served the club over the last 12 months and to offer your support for the next 12.If you would like to help in the organisation and running of our little club, now’s the time to speak up – volunteers are always welcome.