Lutterworth Photographic Society Co-op
Annual Programme up until March 2027
Revised 30/03/2026
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:-
15/04/2026 Heat 1 of PDIOTY
08/08/2026 Hand-in for Annual Exhibition PDI’s
14/08/2026 Hand in Prints for the Annual Exhibition (the Quartet theme – Bridges)
02/09/2026 Set Subject 'Reflections'
09/09/2026 Heat 2 of PDIOTY
14/09/2026 Submit Titles for the Annual Print Competitions
30/09/2026 Hand in entries for Corley and Fillongley Challenge 2026
07/10/2026 '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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01/04/2026 Your Mobile Phone Pics
The latest mobile phones can take some amazing images. Members can each bring up to six (in .jpg format) for an evening of informal/enlightening discussion. The originals must have been taken in the last 12 months.
Hand-in for "Mono"
08/04/2026 1st Set-Subject PDI Competition "Mono"
An internal PDI competition (up to 3 entries per member) judged by ourselves.
15/04/2026 Practical Evening with Marlies Chell – bring your cameras
Marlies (of Rolls Royce Derby PS) will be bringing us a selection of small creatures to photograph. There will be a number of “set-ups” for you to try out, each with their own lighting and background. Bring your tripods too.
Hand in Heat 1 of the annual PDI comp. (Any subject)
22/04/2026 An Evening with JH
John will be entertaining us tonight with a number of presentations containing some of his favourite images. It’s sure to be interesting.
29/04/2026 Heat 1 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.
06/05/2026 8th Salon des Refuses Prints (“Masters of Print” near misses)
The “Masters of Print”, in many people’s opinion, is the most prestigious print exhibition in UK amateur photography. Only 60 prints from 60 different photographers are accepted. Tonight we will see (up close) some of the near misses - those that didn’t quite make it into the exhibition.
13/05/2026 Summer social, at a venue with a Pub.
Summer Break
There may be some field trips or other social events this summer so please keep checking the website for details.
14/08/2026 ANNUAL EXHIBITION 1800-2100
15/08/2026 ANNUAL EXHIBITION 1000-1600
Our annual exhibition will run alongside that of the Lutterworth “Stitchers” in the Methodist Church. Together, the exhibitions will promote the undoubted creative talent within the town. There are three trophies at stake, the “George Hunt” trophy for the best PDI, the “Best Exhibition Print” trophy for the best print, and the “Quartet Trophy” for a set of small prints on a chosen theme. For our part, the exhibition requires a big effort, to make the pictures, to put up and take down the displays and also to be on hand to talk to members of the public during the exhibition. I’m sure we will be up for it.
02/09/2026 Review of member’s exhibition entries
A lot of work will have gone into the numerous Prints and PDIs in last month’s annual exhibition. Tonight you can give us their background narratives.
Hand-in for next week’s “Reflections”
09/09/2026 2nd Set-Subject PDI Comp, "Reflections"
An internal PDI competition (up to 3 entries per member) judged by ourselves.
Hand-in Heat 2 of the annual PDI comp. (Any subject)
Please also submit your titles for next week’s Print competitions - by the 14th Sept.
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
Submit your images for the upcoming “Best of 4” inter-club comp (Ten themes)
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 Assess club entries for “Best of 4” comp
Hand in for "People"&”Creative”
14/10/2026 “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.
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 TBA (on ZOOM)
13/01/2027 TBA (on ZOOM)
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 (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 TBA
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
17/03/2027 TBA
24/03/2027 President’s Evening
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.