L&CPU DELEGATES MEETING/AWARDS PRESENTATION/ ANNUAL EXHIBITION OPENING

The venue for the L&CPU Annual Exhibition in 2011 is Astley Hall and the adjoining Cafe Ambio. The exhibition is open until 29th August.

The Delegates Meeting and Award Presentations took place nearby on Saturday 18th June.

The presentations were made by our President Christine Widdall EFIAP DPAGB BPE3*.

All the shots are by John Smith APAGB CPAGB , our Communications Officer.

The new Cafe Ambio is housing about half of the prints. Open every day, you can enjoy a cup of their excellent coffee after perousing your prints.

The Hall itself is only open at weekends though, so bear that in mind if you have far to travel.

Our Exhibition Secretary Tremaine Cornish and his assistants must be thanked for doing your remarkable work full justice in the way the exhibition is mounted.

109 signed in on Saturday for the Delegates Meeting at Astley Hall. They heard our President, Christine Widdall pay tribute to Margaret Sixsmith in joining the elite 13 who hold FBPE and lead the applause for those who have just attained AFIAP and EFIAP (see NEWS).

Other headlines • Audrey Marsh & Dave Bibby elected to Roll of Honour • Club subscriptions remain the same for 2012. PAGB expenses for Lecturers and Judges 30p PLUS FUEL per mile from September • For the 2012 Annuals only prints mounted 40cm x 50cm will be accepted (it looks as if the continuation of a mono section in the PDIs is in question too) • 3 Print Folios only and no commentaries.

The presentation of awards followed and photos of many can be seen below; winners Roy Rimmer and Gwen Charnock (Wigan 10), Ian Wells (Preston), Stephen Ellis (Davyhulme), Colin Balls (AV Winner) and Sophie Chalkey (Chapel, Young Photographer) were there to receive their awards. Roy Rimmer of Wigan 10 also made getting mauled by German Retrievers worthwhile by gaining Photographer of the Year for the third time. The success of North Cheshire PS was notable as Jon Allanson made frequent trips to receive awards for them while Wigan 10’s successes presented Phil & Gwen Charnock with a major transport problem (all the Annual trophies).

You can still see here Uncle Mike's Video tours of the Exhibition - Walk Round - Detail - Information
Thanks to (Uncle) Mike Lawrence for these clever little ads for the exhibition.

The awards commenced with the election of two people to the Roll Of Honour which was created in 1981 on the 75th anniversary of the L&CPU. It marks outstanding service to club photography in the region.

Popular judge and lecturer David Bibby AFIAP BPE3* was only 27 when he and Graham Schofield gave lectures together and David paid tribute to his late friend and mentor in his acceptance speech.

Audrey Marsh was also elected and will be given her award later. Audrey was chosen for the wonderful support she gave to husband David Marsh in his long career with the Union

The L&CPU AV competition took place in February and here Colin Balls APAGB collects his winners trophy and Shiela Goodyear CPAGB BPE1* her Certificate of Merit.

Next the awards for successes in the Annual Print and Annual PI competitions.

The most successful photographer was Roy Rimmer of Wigan 10.

He was Photographer of the Year for the third time with a win in colour prints, 3rd in nature prints and certificates in nature prints, nature PIs and mono prints.

Rumour has it that he was practically eaten by those German Retrievers after he took that winning shot!

Here Roy is collecting the Birkenhead Tray, the Trophy for the Nature PI winners Wigan 10.

Stephen Ennis (Davyhulme CC) was the winner in the nature prints with Green Sea Turtle.

Ian Wells (Preston PS) took first place in the mono PIs with Junior Appleby Rider.

Gwen Charnock FRPS MFIAP (Wigan 10) won the general section PIs with Temple Guardian. She also had a third place for Contemplation, a mono print.

Another important first place follows - Young Photographer of the Year. Sophie Chalkie won this year and Michael Atkinson made up for taking second place by getting third too. Well done you two let's hope you keep your interest and perhaps even beat David Bibby in making an early start as a judge or lecturer!

It is always a pleasure to see the Young Photographers collecting their awards. First this year with First Time Model was Sophie Chalkie of Chapel CC.

Michael Atkinson of Chester PS took 2nd and 3rd places with Classic Icons and Skyhooks.

Joan Blease ARPS EFIAP BPE3* of Warrington PS, second place in the general colour prints with Miranda. Joan also gained a CoM for Nymph, a mono print.

Some Certificates of Merit now and the first pictured is Peter Guy of Poulton-le-Fylde PS for Mist on the Fell (GC Prints)

Sandra Bennison LRPS (Maghull PC) CoM for Children of the Township (GC Prints).

Clare Drew (Ribblesdale CC), CoM for Red Fort Red Sari in the general projected images.

Poulton-le-Fylde's Tom Richardson looks especially happy to get his CoM for Mardale Common in the GC Prints.

It wasn't all bad for Keith Richardson of ADAPS, CoM for The Wood Nymph Daphne (GC Prints).

Michael Seddon of Stockport PS got his CoM for Snow Gates - a GPI.

Giving Her The Elbow was Roger Evans's (Chester PS) GPI which gained him a CoM. The lady in the title obviously wasn't our President!

Christine (Oldham PS) gained a CoM for Black Widow, a GPI. Our competition secretary and president elect Henry Mullarkey presented it. Henry organised the awards and it all went like clockwork!

Dot Johnson of Crewe PS had a mono PI entered called Soldier In The Shadows and it gained a CoM for her.

Crewe PS's Ian Whiston CPAGB BPE2*'s CoM was for Dawn Patrol, a mono PI.

Stockport member Graham Hilton LRPS's CoM was for Battling Moorhens, a nature PI.

Last but not least of those collecting their Certificates Of Merit is Phil Hodson EFIAP of Poulton-le-Fylde PS. It was for Magic Moments - a colour print.

We now move on to the club awards and then finally the presentation for the Print Challenge and PDI Challenge held on AGM day and the Knock Out last November.

Wigan 10 took all the class club trophies (Appleby Cup (Colour Prints), Greenhall Rose Bowl (General PIs), Tansley Shield (Mono Prints), Chadwick Trophy (Mono PIs), Crowther Cox Cup (Nature Prints) and the Birkenhead Tray (Nature PIs). Gwen & Phil Charnock FRPS MFIAP and Roy Rimmer were there to receive them together with four individual class wins (Roy Rimmer GC Prints, Gwen Charnock (GPIs), Maurice Jones ARPS MPAGB (Mono prints) and Austin Thomas EFIAP DPAGB ABPE for Nature PI).

3 clubs were joint second in the Mono PI. Here, Martin Reece MBE ARPS(South Liverpool), Noel McQueen CPAGB of Southport PS and Jon Allanson LRPS CPAGB BPE2* (North Cheshire PS) collect their clubs' awards.

Phil Hodson (Poulton-le-Fylde) and Joan Blease (Warrington PS) collect Colour Print second places for their clubs.

David Bibby reappears to collect his club's 3rd place in the General PIs. Hassra Fylde PS.

Exec Minutes Secretary Glyn Davies collects Mono PI 3rd Place for Chorley PS.

Exec member Diana Magor EFIAP LRPS PPSA collected Hoylakes 3rd place in the Nature Prints.

Your webmaster, John Royle CPAGB collects the certificate for Crewe PS's 3rd place in the PDI Challenge, they also gained 3rd place in the Nature PDIs in the Annual.

Earlier in the year we had our two Challenge Competitions; for Prints and for PDIs. On the left are Tony Collier AFIAP (Poulton-le-Fylde) and Jon Allanson (North Cheshire PS) collecting their clubs' joint wins in the Print Challenge.The top two clubs in each event select our representatives in the PAGB Championships in July (PDIs) and in October (Prints).Wigan 10 will also take part since the top 8 clubs do so automatically and last year they gained second and fourth places respectively.

North Cheshire had a very good year and Jon Allanson made repeated trips to the front to collect their various awards;

WINNERS: L&CPU KNOCK-OUT (November 2010) and a joint win in the PRINT CHALLENGE and second in the PDI Challenge.