Programme

Summer Program for June - August 2022

For more details on each event you can see them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/183218872079157/events
or contact us using the Contact Us page.

Tuesday 7th June - Burton Mere Wetlands

Location: Burton Mere
Time: Meet in the Car Park between 6:30pm - 7pm (May be a cost of £6 to enter the site). The gateway to the Dee Estuary reserve, Burton Mere Wetlands straddles the border between England and Wales with a mosaic of freshwater wetland habitats, mixed farmland and woodland. The area is bursting with wildlife, hosting avocets, egrets, harriers, noisy redshanks, swallows and swifts. Car Park will Close at 9pm – when we will retire for a drink at The Wheatsheaf Pub.
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Tuesday 14th June - Print Mounting Demonstration

Location: Methodist Hall, Bebington
Time: 7:30pm
Michael Voice will be demonstrating how prints should be mounted for exhibition or competitions.

Tuesday 21st June - ZOOM Get together, Chat & Show us Yours

Location: Zoom (Link to be supplied)
Time: 7:30pm
An evening on Zoom to chat and share images.

Saturday 18th June - BBQ Get Together

Location: New Ferry Butterfly Park
Time: TBA
BPS Summer BBQ - with food served at 4pm. You are very welcome to bring your partner / significant other or a guest. The cost is a £5 donation per person on the day to the New Ferry Butterfly Park (Wirral Wildlife). To Make sure the right quantity of food is bought we need to know who is coming as soon as possible. The basic barbecue consisting of a burger or a hotdog and a bun, together with tea / coffee, for each person is provided by the club and members can bring their own additional or alternative food and drink (alcohol permitted) if they wish - especially important if you are vegetarian or have any special dietary needs.

Saturday 2nd to Saturday 9th July - BPS Exhibition of Work

Location: Christ Church, Bebington

This year's exhibition of work will be at Christ Church in Higher Bebington. All members can be represented, so start preparing your print's! Michael Voice will be doing a 'Print Mounting' Demonstration on 14th June to enable everyone to prepare for this event. Volunteers to staff the event will also be required - further details to follow.

Tuesday 5th July - Rock Ferry Pier

Location: Rock Ferry Park / The Refreshment Rooms (CH42 1L CH42 1LS)
Time: Meet in the Car Park between 6:30pm - 7pm
Rock Ferry Oil Terminal has lots of opportunities for photography, including the pier, the waterside, old boats, and the Rock Park houses that front onto the river. For Directions use the Postcode CH42 1LS
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Friday 8th July - Birkenhead Priory

Location: Meet at the back of the Priory
Time: 2:30pm - 3pm
Birkenhead Priory is in Priory Street, Birkenhead. It is the oldest standing building on Merseyside. The remains of the priory are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Walk up St Marys tower (101 steps) to get views across the river and Wirral. The Priory closes at 5pm so we can then retire to The Swinging Arm for a Drink.
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Tuesday 12th July - Ince Marshes

Location: Ince, meet on Marsh Lane
Time: 6:30pm - 7pm
Alun Lambert will advise us of the best places to see bugs, dragonflies, damselflies etc, so remember to bring your Macro lenses and possibly tripods. At around 9pm retire to the Duke of Wellington – just back up the road.
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Tuesday 19th July - Heswall Boatyard

Location: Meet in Banks Rd Car Park (Free for 2 hours)
Time: 6:30pm - 7pm
Walk down to the boatyard where there are many opportunities for photography. Could be an ideal place to get images for the Set Subject competition of ‘Abandoned/Rusty/Decay’ later in the season. Around 9pm retrieve car and make way to the Dee View Inn for refreshments. (Less than 1 mile away).
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Tuesday 26th July - ZOOM Get together, Chat & Show us Yours

Location: Zoom (Link to be supplied)
Time: 7:30pm
An evening on Zoom to chat and share images.

Friday 29th July - Flaybrick Cemetery

Location: Meet in Car Park of Tam O'Shanters farm, across the road from Flaybrick. (No charges)
Time: 1:30pm - 1:45pm
Flaybrick Memorial Gardens is a memorial garden, formerly a municipal cemetery called Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, situated in Birkenhead. The cemetery has been designated a conservation area by Wirral Borough Council, which owns the site We have organised a short tour of the cemetery, where things of significant interest will be pointed out. We will then have some time in the Chapels (opened especially for us) to photograph. Although there is no official charge for this, we have been asked if we would give a small donation, so could we all please put £2 or £3 pounds in to a collection. (Depending on numbers who attend). At about 4pm / 4:30pm we would leave, retrieve the cars and make our way to the Caernarvon Castle for refreshments and maybe food.
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Tuesday 2nd August - Liverpool for Street Photography

Location: Meet outside James St Station in Liverpool
Time: 6:30pm - 7pm
Liverpool is ideal for Street Photography, which is one of our Set Subjects next season. Suggested route would be up James St, Lord St, Right up Saint John St into Liverpool One; after a while wandering around L1, back down St Johns St and across Lord St, then right into Matthew St area. After enough wandering around, meet up (around 9pm) in Wetherspoons opposite James St Station.

Tuesday 9th August - ZOOM Get together, Chat & Show us Yours

Location: Zoom (Link to be supplied)
Time: 7:30pm
An evening on Zoom to chat and share images.

Tuesday 16th August - West Kirby

Location: Park in or near Morrisons, charges may apply
Time: 6:45pm - 7pm OR meet at 5:45pm - 6pm and walk around the corner to get a fish & chip tea.
Walk around the marina, depending on what’s on and weather dependant there could be yachts or windsurfers. At around 9pm meet up in The Dee Hotel (Wetherspoons) opposite the station.
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Friday 19th August - Woodside, Bridges & Docks

Location: Meet in Woodside Car Park (free after 6pm)
Time: 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Taking our time we can walk along the waterfront, following the Wirral Circular Trail, around Morpeth Dock to Twelve Quays and East Float Quay, passing the car ferry terminal. At around 9pm – return to car and meet up for a drink in the bar at Woodside Terminal building. Maximum walking about 1.5miles walk each way.
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Tuesday 23rd August - ZOOM Get together, Chat & Show us Yours

Location: Zoom (Link to be supplied)
Time: 7:30pm
An evening on Zoom to chat and share images.

Saturday 27th August - Port Sunlight Treasure Hunt

Location: Meet in Bridge Inn Car Park
Time: 2pm - 3pm
You will be given a Treasure Hunt set of instructions and a route to take around Port Sunlight (walking)– with clues to solve, questions to answer, and items to photograph. The route will take around 1 ½ - 2 hours, returning you to the Bridge Inn where we will all meet, decide on winners, have a drink and something to eat. Further Details to follow.

Program for 2022 - 2023 Season

Tuesday 6th September - Presidents Evening

Location and Details to be advised

Tuesday 27th September 2022 - Tracey Lund - Wildlife Photography Part 1

Location: Zoom 7:30pm
Showcasing a selection of images from Japan, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Camargue, Captive and UK as well as some stories/experiences i encountered along the way.

Tuesday 4th October 2022 - Alison Taylor - Coastal Photography

Location: Zoom 7:30pm
Working on the coast is also demanding as you need to have the correct equipment with you before you start taking photographs as there is nowhere to put the camera bag. The other main problem is that the tide advances and retreats incredibly quickly so there is a limited time to capture each shot. I also have to be very aware of the level of the tide so I don’t get cut off from safety on the shore. However, photographing waves and the sea always produces images with mood so it is well worth getting wet feet and the disappointment of water on the lens. There is always another day!

Tuesday 29th November 2022 - Tracey Lund - Wildlife Photography Part 2

Location: Zoom 7:30pm
Showcasing a selection of images from Alaska, Canada, Yellowstone, India, Zimanga and UK Hides as well as some stories/experiences i encountered along the way.

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