Fri 12 Sep 2025 - Welcome Night
The first night of the new season.Welcome back! You will be entertained with a selection of images from the past few years, and explanation and discussion of the season's competition titles.
Wed 17 Sep 2025 - WNG - SHOW AND TELL, Talk about your Images
Holiday Snaps - they don't have to be competition style or standard shots, but be prepared to talkabout them.
Fri 19 Sep 2025 - Seals, Whales, Candles and Soap
Speaker: Brian Anderson
Hand-in for Open Competition
Wed 1 Oct 2025 - WNG - Critique Night. Get constructive comments
Send via email to hpswng@gmail.com or bring up to 6 images for friendly, comstructive comments.
Wed 15 Oct 2025 - WNG CHALLENGE - From One Spot
Not a competition - just a bit of fun. Stand in one place and keeping one foot firmly placed, take multiple photos all round. Look for different angles, try different lenses, change camera settings. Choose the best six
Fri 17 Oct 2025 - L&CPU Folio
A chance to look at, discuss and judge Prints that have been accepted on the most recent L&CPU competition.
Hand In for Pictorial Competition
Fri 24 Oct 2025 - Journey to ARPS (Associate of the Royal Photographic Society)
Lyn Rostron will describe her Journey to achieving the ARPS using Infra-Red Prints. She will also pay tribute to Diana Baddeley with a selection of Diana's Prints.
Wed 29 Oct 2025 - WNG COMPETITION 1 - Weathered
Send up to 4 images via email to hpswng@gmail.com at least 24 hours beforehand
Fri 7 Nov 2025 - An evening with Judith Dundas and Lynette Ryan
"Vancouver" - Judith Dundas, " Benefits of Club Photography" - Lynette Ryan
Wed 12 Nov 2025 - WNG - PORTRAIT SESSION
Bring Camera, and be prepared to be a model. Backdrops. lights and manual flash lighting will be supplied. Bring props and alternative clothing, hats, wigs etc
Fri 14 Nov 2025 - Capturing Time and Long Exposure Landscape
John Miskelly
Hand in for President's Theme - Geometric Shapes
Wed 26 Nov 2025 - WNG-WORKSHOP - Still Life
Bring backdrops, fruit,flowers, food etc - props to share, Tripods, Flash, LED lights and stands are all useful.
Fri 28 Nov 2025 - President's Theme Comperition - Geometric Shapes
Judge: Steve Hitchen, EPAGB AFIAP BPE5*
Fri 5 Dec 2025 - L&CPU Folio
A selection of prints from the 2025 L&CPU Individual Competition will be available for discussion. Members will be divided into groups and invited to comment on, and evaluate these prints. This is your chance to act as a judge!
Fri 12 Dec 2025 - Audio Visual Competition and Christmas Social
Audio Visual Competition and Christmas Social
Bring party food!
Fri 9 Jan 2026 - Mobile Phone Competition for the Pete Lovatt Award
A celebration of Mobile Photography!
Judging will be done by successive judging by members present until a winner emerges. - click on the image below to see last season's winning image by Diana Magor - "This is so boring"
Wed 14 Jan 2026 - WNG - Critique Night
Send via email to hpswng@gmail.com or bring up to 6 of your own images for friendly, constructive comments
Fri 16 Jan 2026 - Cuba - more than just Cocktails, Cigars and Cars
Jane Lines
Hand In for People Competition
Fri 23 Jan 2026 - Inter-Merseyside Print Competition
The club takes part in this annual competition. Clubs in the Mersyside area submit print.s. Ech participating club arranges a judging at one of their meetings, and the final judging is at South Liverpool PS, where the overall winners are announced.
Our judge for thei meeting is Chris Boyes DPAGB
Wed 28 Jan 2026 - WNG - COMPETITION 2 -Everyday Objects made interesting
Send 4 images via email to hpswng@gmail.com at least 24 hours in advance.
Fri 6 Feb 2026 - L&CPU Folio
Another chance to look at more prints from the recent L&CPU Individual Print Competition Members in small groups will discuss and evaluate the prints and begin to hone their own judging skills.
Wed 11 Feb 2026 - WNG - SHOW AND TELL, My Favourite 6 images taken since September 2025
New images taken since September 2025. They don't have to be competition style or standard shots but be prepared to tell us about them.
Fri 13 Feb 2026 - ZOOM MEETING - Passion for Wildlife
Curl up in your armchair. Break out the coffee, wine, beer or icecream and watch this wildlife presentation by Kevib Pigney
By Saturday complete your entries for the "A red patch somewhere" Competition. Please deliver the Prints to Brian and Diana by Saturday.
Fri 20 Feb 2026 - Hoylake International 2025
We will be showing a selection of accepted and all awarded images in an audio-visual show. in additions, there will be an extended refreshment break to view all the award winning prints, together with a selection of some accepted prints. Some awards will be presented by a yet to be chosen VIP!
Wed 25 Feb 2026 - WNG - TUTORIAL - Triptych
Margaret Sixsmith will demonstrate how to produce a triptych. Then go away and produce your own and bring on 25th March!
Fri 27 Feb 2026 - COMPETITION - A Red Patch Somewhere
Judge: Keith Barber CPAGB
Fri 6 Mar 2026 - ZOOM MEETING - Colours, Tones, Textures, Landscape
Ruth Grindrod
NOTE THE EARLY START
Wed 11 Mar 2026 - WNG - COMPETITION 3 - Glass
Send up to 4 images to hpswng@gmail.com at least 24 hours in advance.
Fri 20 Mar 2026 - Be a judge
Working in small groups practice and hone your judging skills by evaluating and discussing a veriety of small prints
Wed 25 Mar 2026 - WNG - CRITIQUE - Triptych
Bring up to 6 of your own triptychs for friendly, constructive review following the practical/demonstration on 25 Feb
Fri 27 Mar 2026 - Nature Competition
Judge: Robert Millin MFIAP FRPS EFIAP MPSA
All entries for the Annual Print and Projected Images must be submitted on line by Monday 30th March. Prints must be handed in by April 10th
Mon 30 Mar 2026 - NO MEETING BUT DEADLINE FOR ONLINE ENTRY FOR ANNUAL PRINT AND PROJECTED IMAGE COMPETITION
Wed 8 Apr 2026 - WNG - CHALLENGE- Pastimes - Not a competition - just a bit of fun
We all do things other than photography - so take photos to illustrate them, whether it is doing the garden, embroidery, painting, cycling, slumping in front of the TV, looking after the grandkids. Bring 6 images -all on one theme or on several different ones.
Fri 17 Apr 2026 - Inter Club Battle with Heswall
A natching image battle - no holds barred!
Wed 22 Apr 2026 - WNG - COMPETITION 4 - Perspective
Send up to 4 images via email to hpswng@gmail.com at least 24 hours in advance
Fri 24 Apr 2026 - Annual Projected Image Judging
Judge:Nick Hilton EFIAP/b DPAGB BPE5*
Sat 25 Apr 2026 - Annual Print Judging
Note - this is a Saturday, and members are more than welcome to attend this judging. Volunteers are needed to help with puttinga prints on display and sorting them after each judging
Judge: Ian Whiston DPAGB EFIAP/p MPSA Hon LCPU
Wed 6 May 2026 - WNG - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Ideas for next season
It's your Group. We need ideas, suggestions, prefernces and presentations