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Brighton & Hove Camera Club’s ongoing, free and open-air Beach Exhibition has been refreshed, crucially maintaining Covid-19 compliance. Sited on purpose-built stone gabions on Brighton’s shingle beach – directly in front of The Grand Brighton – are 48 A1-sized, weatherproofed prints. These have been updated with an entirely new display that will continue well into 2021. You can find more of the coming season’s open exhibitions listed on the website, which you can find below. There’s also a YouTube video on the show at bit.ly/34aoQEv Meanwhile, the club continues to attract wide participation on Zoom and membership places are still available. bhcc-online.org Bungay CC
Field End Photographic Society
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person, meetings are relayed to their homes. After the club’s last open print competition, the judge, Kathy Chantler, said she had been ‘wary’ of attending a face-to-face meeting; but seeing that the club’s procedures were followed fully by members, she felt ‘comfortable’
Field End PS, based in Ruislip, Middlesex, has found a way to continue to meet in person and still cater for members unable to attend. Meetings usually take place in the local Methodist church hall. The club has worked with the hall’s custodians to put together a comprehensive risk assessment, keeping members as safe as possible and meeting government guidelines. For those unable to join in EnfieldCC Enfield CC’s exhibition is taking place at the Dugdale Centre, 39 London Road, Enfield EN2 6DS (dugdalecentre.co.uk) until 7 November. It has always been a well-received event in the borough and, this year, it’s featuring mounted prints. In the past, the exhibition has often led to newmembers joining the club. All visitors are welcome. Admission is free and there is an opportunity to vote for your favourite photographs.
North Fylde PS’s season has started with three Zoom talks. They were led by Lee Sutton, Sean Conboy FRPS and retired NUJ professional and club member, Wayne Paulo, who has worked for the National Football League in the US and photographed eight Super Bowls. The club’s members (in groups of six) also went out to photograph the Blackpool Illuminations and the results may be part of the club’s next online exhibition. northfylde-ps.co.uk
and would recommend the procedures to her own club. fieldendps.org
Bungay CC’s annual exhibition has been cancelled because of the pandemic, so the club is holding an online exhibition of members’ work on 28 November. All the images are new, having not been used for previous competitions or exhibitions. They will appear in an online gallery with an audio and visual presentation that you can find on the club's website. bungaycameraclub.co.uk
Isle of Thanet CC
Thanet CC’s season got under way with Zoom talks given by Leigh Woolford from South Wales and Kieran Metcalfe from Greater Manchester. The results of the club’s lockdown challenge were also announced, with member Peter Brewer declared the overall winner and chairperson Laura Drury being the runner-up. For the challenge, members had to produce an image for each subject. These included: Leaves, Order, Cooking, Keys, Doorway, Outdoors, Washing and Naughty. The club’s annual membership fee has been held at the previous year’s level of £35 and non-members are able
There are refreshments available in the centre. enfieldcameraclub.co.uk
Leicester Forest PS
CheltenhamCC is currently holding its 2020-21 programme on Zoom and is also running online training. Print competitions have been suspended until next season. They will be replaced by online aggregate colour andmonochrome PDI competitions. Other annual PDI and AV competitions continue to run as normal. For this season only, CheltenhamCC’s annual subscription is just £5. cheltenhamcameraclub.co.uk CheltenhamCC
Leicester Forest PS’s annual exhibition continues until 30 October. It is a 3D virtual reality exhibition, so visitors can explore the rooms independently or be guided around the exhibition. The exhibition is free and can be found on the website’s home page. lfps.org.uk
to attend virtual meetings at a cost of £5 per session. isleofthanetphotographic society.co.uk
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