04 02 2012

About the Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union

 

2012 AGM
Objectives
Executive Committee Members - EC Diary
Reports & Newletters - Latest
Exhibitions
Archive

Rules of the Union, Proxy Form, Past Presidents, Roll of Honour, Loan Collection

Documentation for the 106th Annual General Meeting - 25th February 2012

These documents are intended for Club Secretaries or Club Representatives only. They can be freely downloaded but you will need the password, sent in the weekly email to club secretaries, to open them. Please see that all your delegates have a copy of them when attending the meeting. Further information will be posted here as we near the date. In case of difficulties please email the webmaster.

January 29th: Please note; proposal received from Poulton-le-Fylde PS. You may now download emended Agenda (including now Resolution 10.2) and the proposal.

Calling Notice
Exec Report *
Rule 4c Proposal

AGM Agenda
2011 AGM Minutes
Proposal from Poulton


*Please note that copies of the Exec Reports downloaded before 15:20 on 16th January have a small error regarding the venue of the Knock Out which has been corrected to "thanks to North Cheshire PS for their hospitality".


The L&CPU

The Lancashire & Cheshire Photographic Union was formed on the 9th October 1905, and at the time was the largest organisation of photographic societies in the world.

Today there are 96 Societies in the Union with a total membership of just under 4,000 photographers.

The Objectives

The objects of the Union shall be to foster and encourage the advancement of the science and practice of
the art of photography, to provide means for such to federated societies and to provide means for the mutual
benefit and protection of federated societies and to form a link between them and the Photographic Alliance
of Great Britain.

The Union further shall: -
a. Arrange for the circulation of photographic portfolios to its member societies.
b. Organise or join in organising photographic competitions, exhibitions and meetings.
c. Present Awards and / or Certificates of Merit when appropriate.
d. Maintain a panel of judges for competitions and exhibitions.
e. Maintain a panel of lecturers.


The Executive Committee for 2010/11

President: Christine Widdall EFIAP DPAGB BPE3*
president@lcpu.org.uk

Immediate Past President:Norman Thompson DPAGB LBIPP
pastpresident@lcpu.org.uk

Vice President: Henry Mullarkey
vicepresident@lcpu.org.uk

General Secretary: Ken Ainscow CPAGB BPE1*
Secretary@lcpu.org.uk

Treasurer: Gordon Jenkins APAGB
Treasurer@lcpu.org.uk

Competition Secretary: Henry Mullarkey
Competitions@lcpu.org.uk

Judges & Lecturers Secretary: Bob Dennis AFIAP APAGB CPAGB BPE3*
Lecturersandjudges@lcpu.org.uk

PAGB Executive Member: Gordon Jenkins APAGB
pagbrep@lcpu.org.uk

PAGB Awards Officer : Henry Mullarkey
pagbawardsofficer@lcpu.org.uk

Newsletter/Communications Secretary: John Smith APAGB, CPAGB
editor@lcpu.org.uk

Folio Secretary: Jon Allanson CPAGB, LRPS, BPE2*
folios@lcpu.org.uk

Exhibition Secretary:
Tremaine Cornish EFIAP PPSA BPE2*
exhibitions@lcpu.org.uk

Loan Collection Secretary: Garth Tighe
loansecretary@lcpu.org.uk

Archivist: Garth Tighe
archives@lcpu.org.uk

Minutes Secretary: Glyn Davies
Minutesecretary@lcpu.org.uk

Events Secretary: Norman Thompson DPAGB LBIPP
pastpresident@lcpu.org.uk

Webmaster: John Royle CPAGB
Webmaster@lcpu.org.uk

Print Competition Secretary: Noel Morgan AFIAP BPE2*PSA1*
printcompsec@lcpu.org.uk

AV Competition Secretary: Henry Mullarkey
avsec@lcpu.org.uk

Members without Portfolio

Diana Magor EFIAP LRPS PPSA, Ian Aldcroft ARPS

Bob Robinson, Bill Edwards CPAGB

Co-opted: Adrian Lines DPAGB ARPS BPE4*

Executive Meetings:

Please see the L&CPU Diary on the Front Page.

Reports & Newsletters

Newsletter 1 - March 2009 - Reports on AGM, EC changes and lists some current exhibitions etc.

AGM Report - Covers the AGM in more detail than Newsletter 1

Newsletter 2 - August 2009 - Text version. Reports on the Delegates Meeting and the ECM held on 25th April. First Newsletter edited by John Smith, a fully illustrated version was emailed to all clubs. An edited version of the full colour edition is available here (634k)

Report - November 28th 2009 EC Meeting

Report - January 16th 2010 EC Meeting.

Report - March 13th 2010 EC Meeting

Report - May 1st 2010 EC Meeting

Report - June 26th EC Meeting - Framing Exhibition / DM preparations / Annual Competition Review / 3 new clubs / Fees / Club Questionnaire

Report - 4th September 2010 - Competition rule changes / Annual Exhibition Review / Big Day progress / Photographers' Rights etc.

Report - 20th November Meeting -

Report - 8th January 2011 Meeting -

Report - Annual General Meeting - 26th February 2011

Report - 12th March 2011 Meeting

Report - 30th April 2011 Meeting

Report - 11th June 2011 Meeting

Report - 3rd September 2011 Meeting

Report - 26th November 2011 Meeting. Judging Seminar 29th January / proposal to amend the L&CPU rules to change the way that the various Sub-Section Secretaries are appointed / Internet Copyright Infringement / booking of Lecturers and Judges by email /the L&CPU should have a definitive calendar for clubs to add their events / Competitions – Annual Rules soon / a new computerised L&CPU database / The L&CPU Big Day at Lancaster

Report - January 2012 Meeting: Business regarding AGM, Big Day, Judging Seminar, AV Competition, Print and PDI Challenges, Annual, KO (all dates etc now on website). Possible problem with Exhibition at Burnley. PAGB AV APM now for AV Production - survey of same. FIAP rule - all PDI comps to be viewed simultaneously and as projected images not TV. Progress with Archive. Clubs requesting guidance on plagiarism. PAGB comps now to include NH section etc.

L&CPU & PAGB Exhibitions

L&CPU Annual Catalogue 2011

L&CPU Annual Catalogue 2010

2011 L&CPU Annual Exhibition 2011
was at Astley Hall & Café Ambio -18th June to 29th August

PAGB Exhibition 2011 was at
Manchester Cathedral
29th July to 28th August

CLOSED

2012
L&CPU Annual Exhibition 2012
Towneley Hall, Burnley
11th June to 31st August

Now Manchester Cathedral 18th June to 16th July.

PAGB Exhibition 2012
Leigh Turnpike Gallery
November & December
2013 L&CPU Annual Exhibition 2013
Williamson Art Galley, Birkenhead
July & August
Howarth Art Gallery
ACCRINGTON
December 13th 2013 to January 14th 2014

Archive

This is the intended first home of all matters relating to the L&CPU Archive. .

Work is taking place on digitising the Archive and uploading it onto the website. This will be a long-term project but will provide a very valuable resource of great use and interest. (21st November 2010)

Documents

The L&CPU - First 100 Years
David Marsh FRPS Hon PAGB (Note 8Mb File)

L&CPU Centenary Exhibition - Prints used

L&CPU Archive 2010

David Marsh FRPS Hon PAGB 1934 - 2010

 

Constitution etc

 

 




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