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.

Some speakers have Web sites that you may find interesting. In this case, the speaker's name will appear as a link, which you can click on to take a look. These links open on a new page.

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.
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

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
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*

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
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

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