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 shot, 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.
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
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.
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.
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!
Wed 11 Mar 2026 - WNG - COMPETITION 3 - Glass
Send up to 4 images to hpswng@gmail.com at least 24 hours in advance.
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
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.
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
Wed 6 May 2026 - WNG - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Ideas for next season
It's your Group. We need ideas, suggestions, prefernces and presentations