What We’ve Got Planned for You This Season!

Bodmin and District 

Camera Club 

2025/26 Program

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  8th September  

                                         Our Welcome / Evening + Back to Basics

  This is our registration evening for New and existing Members, a slide show of images taken over          the summer. With Back to Basics and get to know your camera. Bring Camera.   

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  16th September                        CPA Nature And Wildlife

  Hand in date for digital competition 

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   22nd September                               OUT AND ABOUT

   Bring your camera, going out to take images to share and discuss on return. 

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     6th October                                      FOOD AND DRINK

Bring your camera for some hand on still life 

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    11th October                                        WCPF 

Hand in date for KINGSWOOD SALVER Panel of Three print competition.

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     19th October                   BODMIN FOOD FESTIVAL                                           

                                                       A opportunity to get some street / food photography

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    20th October                                 POST PROCESSING 

A look at two very different options and what it is possible to achieve

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       27th October                                           Hand In Date

Monochromatic  + Open,  Digital Competition 

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     31st October                                HALLOWEEN

                                           Bodmin Jail and fireworks and street photography  opportunity

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       3rd November                              COMPETITION JUDGING

                                            Monochromatic + Open Digital Competition

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        5th November                               FIREWORKS

Bodmin football club fireworks and street photography 

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           17th November                      COMPETITION JUDGING

                                                                              Food and Drink +Open Digital competition

MACRO NIGHT

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                24TH November                          THE CHRISTMAS MEAL

            HO-HO-HO, it's time to loosen our waistbands and it's our Christmas meal time,

Venue to be announced  

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            28th November               BODMIN XMAS LIGHTS +FANCY DRESS

   Christmas Lights switch on -community event with street photography opportunities +childrens                                                                           fancy dress starting 6pm

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              8th December                                 TRAVELLING EXHIBITION

                  An impressive selection of around 70 prints that were accepted for the 

WCPF Members  Exhibition

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CPA CHARLES HOSKINS

Open  -  digital - hand in date

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           5th January 2026                     LIGHT PAINTING WORKSHOP

                      Bring your cameras (outside if weather permits) A fun filled active evening.

 Get ready for some surprising results

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          12th January                                     HAND IN DATE

                                                     Celebrating Colour + Open, Digital competition

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         19th January                                   COMPETITION JUDGING

                                                              Celebrating Colour + Open competition - digital

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         26th January                                        SPEAKER

                                                         Craig Sluman RAF Photograph                                                          Hand in Date for Food and Drink 

DIGITAL Competition

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          2nd February                               DIGITAL COMPETITION

FOOD AND DRINK AND OPEN  COMPETITION JUDGING

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        2nd February                              HAND IN DATE

                                                                           St Austell Inter club , digital competition

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            16th February             PRINT AND MOUNT WORKSHOP

   An opportunity to get your Annual Print entries ready with club equipment and advice and                   guidance on hand

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           5th March                                INTERCLUB COMPETITION

                                                             With St Austell hosting + Fowey and Liskeard Clubs

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        9th March                                             HAND IN DATE

                                               Open  Annual Print Competition (Up to 4 entries)

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        16th March                              WORKSHOP-SMOKE AND MIRROWS

                       Bring your camera for something different and a touch of mystery and fun

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------       30th March                                  ANNUAL COMPETITION

                                                Open Print Competition (Up to 4 entries) with guest judge

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------        6th April                                          HAND IN DATE

                                                          Macro and Close Up + Open - Digital  competition     

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12th April                                    CPA ANNUAL COMPETITION

                                                                         Open - digital competition  - hand in date

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13th April                                          COMPETITION JUDGING   

                                     Macro and Close Up + Open - Digital  competition

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19th April                                 BEAST MARATHON

        Full day of opportunity to support this community event - Sport/Action photography

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27th April                                                     SPEAKER

                                                               Dan Abbot Wildlife Cinematographer 

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 11th May                                                  GRAND SLAM

         The winner of the winners + Banner competition winner of the year - with guest judge 

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25th May                                                  OUT AND ABOUT

                            Bring your camera we be going out to find local image 

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8th June                                                           AGM

Our Club AGM this is our most important  night of the year when the members get to have their say and input as to their club's direction, also, it is our end of season awards, the finale for a season of excellent photography.

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15th  June                                                      Summer Season

                  Weekly shoots on location around Cornwall until September, locations to be announced

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25th-26th July                                            ALSTOCK (LIVE BANDS)

                                      Best opportunity of the year to get a back stage pass to all areas 

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16th August                                                            BODMIN CARNIVAL 

A lovely chance to see all the bright colours and fun for all the family, People enjoy having the chance to get their photo taken all dressed up