All meetings are held every Tuesday evening, doors opening at 7:45pm for an 8pm start, and finish by 10pm, unless otherwise noted. Newcomers are welcome to come along and try 3 sessions for free.
Location: The Reading Rooms, 4 Bell Street, Great Baddow, CM2 7JR.
Autumn 2025 Programme Dates
- 11/11/2025: EGM (Unfortunately, the Monochrome Challenge has been cancelled due to the need for an EGM)
- 18/11/2025: Guest Speaker – Tony Rye on ‘The Falkland Islands’.
- 25/11/2025: POTY#9 – Open Digital Competition (Judge: Ian Ryall)
- 02/12/2025: Awards Evening – Best Portrait, Landscape, and Wildlife Print competition; POTY Award, Presidents Cup, Image of the Year. (Judge: Andy Smith)
- 09/12/2025: CHRISTMAS MEAL
- Break for Christmas, club reopens in January 2026.
2026 Programme Dates
Please note that dates and talks are subject to change.
- 06/01/2026: Review of 2025 & Prep for 2026 – Xmas knockout fun comp (Chairman)
- 13/01/2026: Guest Speaker – Topic TBD (Talk, Steve Hedges)
- 20/01/2026: POTY#1 – Open Digital (Judge, Pauline Martindale)
- 27/01/2026: Proposed Monochrome Challenge (2025) TBC, or Practical Evening
- 03/02/2026: Be the Judge – Review each other’s work
- 10/02/2026: Guest Speaker – Topic TBD (Talk, Alison Jenkins)
- 17/02/2026: POTY#2 – Wildlife Digital (Judge, Scott Johnson)
- 24/02/2026: Practical Evening – TBD
- 03/03/2026: Member Talks – Taking and Processing my images
- 10/03/2026: Guest Speaker – Topic TBD (Talk, Peter Warne)
- 17/03/2026: POTY#3 – Abstract and minimalism (Judge, David Steel)
- 24/03/2026: Practical Evening – TBD
- 31/03/2026: EASTER BREAK (Holiday)
- 07/04/2026: Jack Levett Challenge Cup 2024 print comp – subject “Song Title” (Judge, Ian Ryall)
- 14/04/2026: Guest Speaker – Topic TBD (Talk, Nik Symanek)
- 21/04/2026: Practical Evening – TBD
- 28/04/2026: POTY#4 – Open Digital (Judge, Tony Bramley)
- 05/05/2026: Guest Speaker – Topic TBD (Talk, Naomi Saul)
- 12/05/2026: Practical Evening – TBD
- 19/05/2026: POTY#5 – Landscape Digital (Judge, David Islip)
- 29/05/2026: Summer Barbecue – Venue TBA
Learn about our Competition Rules and browse past entries.