Programme - Past Events (2025)

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December 2025

Mon
8
Dec
 7:30am 
Christmas Social - We are not at the Club tonight
The Parrswood Pub, corner of Parrswood Road and School Lane, Didsbury.
Mon
1
Dec
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Celebrating External Competition Successes and Award Ceremony
Chair: Jon Moffatt
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage

November 2025

Mon
24
Nov
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
An Evening of Light Painting
Speaker: Tim Gamble
Chair: Ceri Dornan
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
17
Nov
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Competition night PDI of the year Part 2
Speaker: Christine Widdall as judge
Chair: Tim Dornan
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
10
Nov
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Competition night PDI of the year Part 1
Speaker: Mike Lawrence as judge
Chair: Nick Berentzen
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
3
Nov
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Interest Group Evening (in groups)
Speaker: Led by Jeremy Roussak and volunteer members
Chair: Jeremy Roussak
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage

October 2025

Mon
27
Oct
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Wide-Angle Photography
Speaker: Ian Plant (via zoom)
Chair: George Franks
Zoom presentation from Cornerstone United Reformed Church, Burnage
Mon
20
Oct
 12:00am - 10:00pm 
Members' Presentations
Speaker: Martin Malies and Seshi M.
Chair: Naeem Dean
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
13
Oct
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Print of the Year Competition
Speaker: Erica Oram as Judge
Chair: George Franks
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
6
Oct
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
How Do You Dance in a War Zone?
Speaker: Maria Falconer FRPS & Paul Hill
Chair: Marie-Claude Quieffin-Witcombe
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage

September 2025

Mon
29
Sep
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Mentor evening (in groups)
Speaker: Tony North and volunteer members
Chair: Tony North
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
22
Sep
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Life goes On
Speaker: Ian Beesley, Dip AD, Hon FRPS
Chair: Jeremy Roussak
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
15
Sep
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
From a nature writer to a nature photographer
Speaker: Bruce Kendrick ARPS
Chair: Nick Berentzen
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
8
Sep
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Members' Challenge Competition
Speaker: Member Judges
Chair: George Franks
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
1
Sep
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
A Photographic Trip around Iceland
Speaker: Gordon Dryden
Chair: Hamish Beck
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage

August 2025

Mon
25
Aug
  
Bank Holiday
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
18
Aug
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Introduction to Fine Art Photography
Speaker: Gary Gough
Chair: Hamish Beck
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
11
Aug
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Competition Night - August 2025
Speaker: Susie Freeman as Judge
Chair: Mike Thornton
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
4
Aug
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
A Lakeland Perspective
Speaker: John Gravett AFIAP DPAGB BPE 5* via Zoom
Chair: Nick Berentzen
Zoom presentation from Cornerstone United Reformed Church, Burnage

July 2025

Mon
28
Jul
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Our journey to a Fellowship
Speaker: Martin Malies and Ray Grover
Chair: Sanjiv Bhardwaj
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
21
Jul
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Inter-Club Competition with Rushcliffe Photographic Society
Speaker: Gordon Jenkins as Judge
Chair: Nick Berentzen
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
14
Jul
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Competition Night - July 2025
Speaker: Carol Watson as judge
Chair: MikeThornton
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
7
Jul
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Interests Groups evening managed by Tony North
Chair: Tony North
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage

June 2025

Mon
30
Jun
 8:00pm 
Extraordinary Ordinary
Speaker: Simon Caplan
Chair: Martin Henderson
Zoom presentation from Cornerstone United Reformed Church, Burnage
Mon
23
Jun
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Hulme and the "Madchester" scene in the 80's and 90's
Speaker: Richard Davis
Chair: Jon Moffatt
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
16
Jun
 8:00pm 
Critique Evening
Speaker: Members
Chair: Marie-Claude Quieffin-Witcombe
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
9
Jun
 8:00pm 
Competition Night - June 2025
Speaker: Diana Magor as judge
Chair: Colleen Jackson
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
2
Jun
 8:00pm 
Documentary Photography Then and Now
Speaker: Phil Portus ARPS DPAGB BPE4*
Chair: Martin Henderson
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage

May 2025

Mon
26
May
  
Bank Holiday
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
19
May
 8:00pm 
Annual General Meeting and Speaker Presentation
Chair: Nick Berenzen
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
12
May
 8:00pm 
Competition Time - May 2025
Speaker: Ian Whiston as judge
Chair: Raheela Rafiq
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
5
May
  
Bank Holiday
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage

April 2025

Mon
28
Apr
 8:00pm 
Special Interest Groups
Speaker: Jeremy Roussak
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
21
Apr
  
Bank Holiday
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
14
Apr
 7:00pm 
Chat and Relax around a drink
The Fletcher Moss in Didsbury, 1 William St, M20 6RQ
Mon
7
Apr
 8:00pm 
Competition April 2025
Speaker: Nick Hilton as Judge
Chair: Naeem Dean
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage

March 2025

Mon
31
Mar
 8:00pm 
Order and Design in Landscape Photography
Speaker: Steve Gosling
Chair: Jeremy Roussak
Zoom presentation from Cornerstone United Reformed Church, Burnage
Mon
24
Mar
 8:00pm 
Intimate Landscapes by Martin Malies and talk on 'How to shoot people ... and get away with it!' by Pete Morris
Speaker: Martin Malies in the first half and Pete Morris in the second half
Chair: Rebekah Crow
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
17
Mar
 8:00pm 
Scotland Behind the Lens
Speaker: Stephen Ball
Chair: Jon Moffatt
Zoom presentation from Cornerstone United Reformed Church, Burnage
Mon
10
Mar
 8:00pm 
Competition March 2025
Speaker: Will Stead as judge
Chair: George Franks
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
3
Mar
  
Introduction to high speed photography
Speaker: Marko TrebuĊĦak
Chair: Naeem Dean
Zoom presentation from Cornerstone United Reformed Church, Burnage

February 2025

Mon
24
Feb
 8:00pm 
Members' Image Sharing Evening
Speaker: Tony North
Chair: Tony North
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
17
Feb
 8:00pm 
In a Flash
Speaker: Paul Hill
Chair: Tim Dornan
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
10
Feb
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Competition February 2025
Speaker: Harry Emmett as judge
Chair: Nick Berentzen
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
3
Feb
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Visual Design Techniques for Creating Stunning Photos
Speaker: Ian Plant
Chair: Jon Moffatt
Zoom presentation from Cornerstone United Reformed Church, Burnage

January 2025

Mon
27
Jan
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
A Journey Down the Garden Path
Speaker: Liz Mitchell
Chair: Naeem Dean
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
20
Jan
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
A Retrospective
Speaker: Howard Barlow FRPS
Chair: David Upton
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
13
Jan
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Competition January 2025
Speaker: Rebecca Entwistle as judge
Chair: Hamish Beck
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
Mon
6
Jan
 8:00pm - 10:00pm 
Untold Stories
Speaker: Joolze Dymond
Chair: Marie-Claude Quieffin-Witcombe
Christ Church South Manchester URC, Burnage
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