Programme
Our season runs from September to May. During the summer break we take part in walks around the area, with a view to having a good time and maybe even taking some pictures. Whether or not we take any pictures, the evening invariably ends in a local hostelry. Please do contact us if you would like details of the walks. Find below details of all meetings and events for the season. A PDF version of our complete programme is available here. You will need Acrobat Reader in order to view the document. Click the icon below to download Acrobat Reader. If you decide to print it and your printer has a "booklet" setting, then this PDF version is ideal, having been typset for booklet printing. If changes to the programme become necessary, they will be notified below but not changed in the PDF version.

Please note the start time of 7.15 for 7.30pm.
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September |
October | November |
December
January |
February | March |
April | May
September
Mon 1 | Social Evening: Bring and Tell Your chance to show and talk about some of your pictures and to receive feedback from other members; a sort of self-critique evening. |
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Mon 8 | "Camera Clubs - My Takeaway" | Paul Burrows |
Mon 15 | No meeting | |
Mon 22 | "A Norwegian Coastal Voyage" |
Bob Andrews |
Mon 29 |
"Sicily" Closing date for entries for the 3rd Quarterly Competition |
Malcolm Coulton |
October
Mon 6 | "The Danube Delta" | John and Di Tilsley |
Mon 13 | 3rd Quarterly Competition Submit 12-Shot Challenge Entries |
Judge: Steffan Nicholson |
Mon 20 | Committee Meeting | |
Mon 27 | Graham Johnson 12-Shot Challenge | Judge: Malcolm Sales ARPS ABIPP |
November
Mon 3 | NEMPF Exhibition 2025: Prints | |
Mon 10 | “How Do I … ?” Bring along questions about, well, anything photographic really. If you’re in need of precise answers to very specific questions, email them in advance to progsec@silebyps.org.uk. |
Mandy Sherrington and Colin Machin |
Mon 17 | No meeting | |
Mon 24 | “Galapagos: Enchanted Islands” Closing date for entries for the 4th Quarterly Competition |
Gianpiero Ferrari FRPS DPAGB BFBPE EFIAP |
September |
October | November |
December
January |
February | March |
April | May
December
Mon 1 | "The Magic of the Settle to Carlisle Railway" |
Robert Falconer |
Mon 8 | 4th Quarterly Competition |
Judge: Sean Taylor |
Mon 15 | Pictures and Pies Bring six of your images to show or some mince pies (maximum 1 box) Closing date for entries for the Annual Competition |
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Mon 22 | No meeting - Christmas Break | |
Mon 29 | No meeting - New Year Break |
January
Mon 5 | Annual Competition Critique | Judge: David Gibbins ARPS APAGB EFIAP/b BPE5* CPAGB/AV |
Mon 12 | “Namibia” Closing date for entries for the Knockout Competition - refer here for the instructions for entry |
Pete Smith CPAGB |
Mon 19 | Annual Dinner | |
Mon 26 | Digital Image Knockout |
Judge: Phil Peat BPE3* CPAGB EFIAP |
February
Mon 2 | “East Midlands Steam and Vintage Society
Annual Photographic Competition” You are invited to critique these pictures, which represent a variety of topics from photographers of very different levels of competence; a fun evening. |
James McKay |
Mon 9 | “The Soar Valley Revisited” Malcolm’s U3A group has been working for a year to update two of Sileby’s Exhibition AVs to show how the Soar Valley has changed, and we’ll see the comparisons, some very stark, here. Closing date for entries for the 1st Quarterly Competition |
David Putt and Malcolm Coulton |
Mon 16 | No meeting | |
Mon 23 | 1st Quarterly Competition | Judge: David Kissman OBE CPAGB BPE3* AFIAP |
September |
October | November |
December
January |
February | March |
April | May
March
Mon 2 | "The Dinosaur Goes Manx" | David Putt |
Mon 9 | "Three Generations in Shanghai" |
Lois Webb CPAGB |
Mon 16 | No meeting | |
Mon 23 | "Capturing Mood and Atmosphere in Landscapes" This talk will be live-streamed into our usual venue at St. Mary's, so just turn up as you would any other week. |
Sarah Howard |
Mon 30 | "Surviving an Antarctica Expedition" Closing date for entries for the 2nd Quarterly Competition |
Margaret Hawkesworth |
April
Mon 6 | No meeting - Easter Monday | |
Mon 13 | 2nd Quarterly Competition | Judge: Robert Falconer |
Mon 20 | NEMPF Exhibition 2026: Digital Images |
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Mon 27 | Mix and Match Battle with Shepshed and Ashby Many of you will remember Mix and Match Battles from way back. Three teams compete and one leads with a picture in each round. The other two teams have a set time to show an image that matches the lead one in some way, obvious or not. Points are awarded for a match and for the best image. The judge will not be surprised to receive help in coming to his conclusions. |
Judge: Steve Myall EFIAP/b BPE5* |
May
Mon 4 | No meeting - Bank Holiday | |
Mon 11 | No meeting | |
Mon 18 | Annual General Meeting |
September |
October | November |
December
January |
February | March |
April | May