PROGRAMME 2025/2026
Meetings start at 7.30PM prompt, ending by 9.30PM
(Any online (Zoom) meetings may start at a different time but will say below)
DATE
EVENT
DETAILS
Events in RED lead you to more details when you click on them
SEPT 2025
12
19
26
Opened by the Wellington Town Council Mayor Cllr Reg Snell
A talk by John Haines
HAND IN FOR 1st MERIT PDI
Judged by Van Greaves FRPS
OCT.
3
10
17
24
31
A ZOOM talk with Mathew Browne
social night.
Zoom talk by Tracey Lund
HAND IN FOR 1st MERIT PRINT
Judged by Peter Siviter EFIAP, DPAGB
Halloween themed
NOV.
7
14
21
28
’PG TIPS - MAKING A FRESH BREW’
“Let’s Get Creative”
Landscape (PRINT) and Nature (PDI) competition
ZOOM talk ‘One for you one for the comp’
Talk by Peter Gennard MFIAP, EFIAP/d3
A PAGB video followed by a video of the 2024 PAGB PDI Championships.
HAND IN FOR Landscape (PRINT) and Nature (PDI)
Judged by Ian Whiston, DPAGB, EFIAP,/b ABPE
Zoom talk by Andrew Mills
DEC
5
12
19
26
Still Life night
Mobile Competition
Christmas get together
Christmas break
In Clubroom
HAND IN FOR Mobile competition
Judged by John Lewis.
The Club room will be open for xmas get together
No Meeting!
JAN 2026
2
9
16
23
30
No meeting
Review/Critique night
2nd Merit PDI competition
How to do a triptych and panel demo
Roger Hance talk theme TBC
no meeting
A review/critique of Still Life pics from 5/12 or any others.
HAND IN FOR 2rd MERIT PDI
Judged by Peter Gennard MFIAP, EFIAP/d3
By Norman O’Neill EFIAP/s, DPAGB, BPE5*
Talk by Roger Hance FRPS
HAND IN FOR 2nd MERIT PRINT
FEB.
6
13
20
27
2nd Merit PRINT competition
”portraits with personality”
Macro workshop
Zoom talk - ‘ Abstract’
Judged by Bob Goode
Talk by John Lewis
Macro workshop in clubroom
A Zoom talk by Cherry Larcombe
HAND IN FOR 3rd MERIT PDI
MAR.
6
13
20
27
3rd Merit PDI competition
Talk (more info to follow)
Review/critique of macro images and Tryptich/panels
3rd Merit PRINT competition
Judged by John Haines
Talk by Wendy Irwin
Review/critique of macro images from 20/2
HAND IN FOR 3rd MERIT PRINT
Judged by Stephen Clifford EFIAP CPAGB BPE3*
APRIL
3
10
17
24
Easter break - no meeting
’Smoke and Light’
A talk - ‘Abstract images’
TRYPTYCH (PDI) and PANEL (PRINT) Competition
No Meeting
A talk/demo by our own Verity Gray.
A talk by Stan Farrow
HAND IN FOR Triptych (PDI) and Panel (Print)
Judged by Ralph Duckett. MPAGB,APAGB
MAY
1
8
15
22
29
Talk - theme tbc
’Highlands and Islands’ - ZOOM
’New Zealand images’
PDI FINALS competition
’Fungi’ - ZOOM
A Talk by Van Greaves FRPS
A ZOOM talk with Claire Carter.
A talk by Tim Pile (NOTE - This is largely NUDE photography in the environment).
HAND IN FOR FINALS PDI
Judged by Tim Pile
A ZOOM talk by Tony North
HAND IN FOR FINALS PRINT
JUNE
5
12
?
19
26
JULY
3
10
PRINT FINALS competition
tbd
Wellington Fayre
tbd
Club AGM
tbd
tbd
Judge tbd
tbd
The Club will have a pitch - please come
tbd
Club AGM meeting
tbd
tbd
We will NOT be running Learner groups for the foreseeable future. Watch web site for any changes
Summer break till Sept 2026
Note- any additional activities organised during the break will be listed here and/or the club Whatsapp chat group.