This is the provisional Club programme for 2025-2026 - we will continue to have a mix of Hall and Zoom events, allowing us to watch Presentations from Speakers who live outside the Kent area.
If you're using a mobile phone to look at this page, it will look better in LANDSCAPE orientation and show all the columns.
Please follow and "Like" our Facebook page to see last-minute events added to the programme.
More detail will be added to this page about individual Presentations. Events will either take place over Zoom (details will be emailed a few days before a Zoom meeting), or will take place at West Malling Village Hall. Some Presentations over Zoom will be open to non-members, via tickets bought from Ticketsource
Programme page updated to add Provisional programme for the new season 2025-2026.
Addresses of other clubs' venues for Competition evenings will be sent out to members.
NOTES:
ALL ‘MEMBERS’ EVENINGS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT SHORT NOTICE. SOME ARE LEFT AS UNCONFIRMED EVENINGS FOR
CONTINGENCY SHOULD OTHER EVENTS NEED TO BE RESCHEDULED. ANY AND ALL SUGGESTIONS WELCOME FOR MEMBER EVENINGS.
MEMBER SHOWCASE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO SHARE A SMALL SELECTION OF THEIR WORK. A 10-15 MINUTES SLIDESHOW,
INFORMAL, NO NEED TO STAND AND ‘PRESENT’ IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO.
APPRAISAL EVENINGS ARE FOR INFORMAL IMPARTIAL FEEDBACK ON IMAGES, COMMENTARY FROM A TOP KENT JUDGE. SUBMIT 5 TO 8
IMAGES, WE’LL GET THROUGH AS MANY AS WE CAN.
If you're using a mobile phone to look at this page, it will look better in LANDSCAPE orientation and show all the columns.
Please follow and "Like" our Facebook page to see last-minute events added to the programme.
More detail will be added to this page about individual Presentations. Events will either take place over Zoom (details will be emailed a few days before a Zoom meeting), or will take place at West Malling Village Hall. Some Presentations over Zoom will be open to non-members, via tickets bought from Ticketsource
Programme page updated to add Provisional programme for the new season 2025-2026.
Addresses of other clubs' venues for Competition evenings will be sent out to members.
NOTES:
ALL ‘MEMBERS’ EVENINGS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT SHORT NOTICE. SOME ARE LEFT AS UNCONFIRMED EVENINGS FOR
CONTINGENCY SHOULD OTHER EVENTS NEED TO BE RESCHEDULED. ANY AND ALL SUGGESTIONS WELCOME FOR MEMBER EVENINGS.
MEMBER SHOWCASE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO SHARE A SMALL SELECTION OF THEIR WORK. A 10-15 MINUTES SLIDESHOW,
INFORMAL, NO NEED TO STAND AND ‘PRESENT’ IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO.
APPRAISAL EVENINGS ARE FOR INFORMAL IMPARTIAL FEEDBACK ON IMAGES, COMMENTARY FROM A TOP KENT JUDGE. SUBMIT 5 TO 8
IMAGES, WE’LL GET THROUGH AS MANY AS WE CAN.
Month | Day | Event | Club/Zoom | Details | Presenter/Judge | ENTRY SUBMISSION |
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Aug 25 | 26 | Welcome evening | CLUB | Review of 24/25 and way forward | current chairman / new chairman | Critique/appraisal evening |
Sep 25 | 02 | Critique/appraisal evening | CLUB | Free assessment and advice for members | Rosemary Wilman Hon FRPS AFGIAP ABPE APAGB | - |
- | 09 | Members evening | CLUB | Prep for competitions in year etc. Intro to Triptych | - | - |
- | 16 | Members eveningFun Comp? | CLUB | Fun competition. Mono only. Print and PDI??? | - | - |
- | 23 | Members evening | CLUB | Show and tell | - | Open PDI No.1 |
- | 30 | Presentation | ZOOM | Astro photography | Max Dobres ARPS, Fellow of the RAS | - |
Oct 25 | 07 | Competition | CLUB | Open PDI No.1 | Steve Carroll ARPS | - |
- | 14 | Members evening | - | - | - | - |
- | 21 | Members evening | CLUB | Fun competion + 26/27 program wish list | Members with feedback. | Open Print No.1 |
- | 28 | Invited speaker | CLUB | What the PAGB, KCPA and other organizations do. | Alan Lomakin/Tracy Hughes??? | - |
Nov 25 | 04 | Competition | CLUB | Open Print No.1 | Andy Smith LRPS, CPAGB | Triptych |
- | 11 | Presentation | ZOOM | From The Concrete to The Abstract, More than it seems. | Ann Miles | - |
- | 18 | Competition | CLUB | Triptych | Carol White Griffiths | Open PDI No.2 |
- | 25 | Invited speaker | TBC | Aviation and Defence photography | Zaid Meherali | - |
Dec 25 | 02 | Competition | TBC | Open PDI No.2 | Nick Ryan | - |
- | 09 | Club night | Christmas Dinner | CHAIR/COMP SEC/PROG SEC | ||
- | 16 | NO MEETING | CHRISTMAS | - | - | |
- | 23 | NO MEETING | CHRISTMAS | - | - | |
- | 30 | NO MEETING | CHRISTMAS | - | Merit award open to non-winners for 24/25 | |
Jan 26 | 06 | Members evening | - | - | - | - |
- | 13 | Competition | ZOOM | Merit award open to non-winners for 24/25 | Sue Green | Print No.2 |
- | 20 | Invited speaker | CLUB | London from the roof tops. | James Burns | - |
- | 27 | Competition | CLUB | Print No.2 | Kevin Bell | - |
Feb 26 | 03 | Members evening | CLUB | - | - | Open PDI competition |
- | 10 | Competition | TBC | Battle of prints | Helen Shore | Malling Cup PDI |
- | 17 | Friendly Aberdeen competition | ZOOM | Open PDI competition | Martyn Pinches AFIAP AWPF | - |
- | 24 | Competition | ZOOM | Malling Cup PDI | Paul Adams or Cherry Larcombe | Mobile phone competition. Theme - Open. |
Mar 26 | 03 | Invited speaker | CLUB | Images from my travels. NA Plains and Canada. | Stephen Carroll ARPS | - |
- | 10 | Members evening | CLUB | Mobile phone competition. Theme - Open. | John Nathan ARPS??? Internal judge more likely | Malling Cup Print |
- | 17 | Members evening | CLUB | - | - | - |
- | 24 | Competition | CLUB | Malling Cup Print | Clive Tanner | Ladies v Gents? |
- | 31 | Members evening | ZOOM | Street photography | Joe Houghton | - |
Apr 26 | 07 | Ladies v Gents? | TBC | Friendly-ish competition | Alan Lomakin?? | - |
- | 14 | NO MEETING | - | EASTER | - | - |
- | 21 | NO MEETING | - | EASTER | - | - |
- | 28 | Invited speaker | - | - | - | - |
May | 05 | AGM??? | CLUB | AGM | - | - |
- | 12 | Club dinner | - | Good company, eating and drinking. | - | - |