Non-League Competitions
2026-27 Non-League Competitions
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President’s Safari Evening
Date: Tuesday 22 September
Location: The Tower
Judge: Ashley Francis
Set of Three/George Walsh
Date: Tuesday 24 November
Location: TheTower
Judge: Carl Reeve
Christmas Knockout
Date: Tuesday 15 December
Location: The Tower
Judge: the members
Society Competition Evening
Date:Tuesday 6 April
Location: The Tower
Judge: Chris Dixon
Best of the best
Date: Tuesday 4 May
Location: The Tower
Judge: Suzie Kirkby
Winning and Held Back Entries by Competition and Year
Pending the availability of this year’s results, the galleries below show results from previous years.
Click on any pane to see the winning and held back images in that class (where classes apply)
A=Advanced, B=Beginners, G=Gold, I=Intermediate
See also the Internal Competition Image Archive
The President’s Safari
First run in 2024, the Presidentʼs Safari is a blend of fun, social interaction, and friendly competition.
Entrants are teams of four, with no more than one Gold member per team.
For 2026, team members had to take pictures in towns, villages and countryside along the Mid-Hants Railway – suggested start was at Alton station café, with parking onsite – and a Waitrose next door for purchase of supplies.
Teams could then proceed “down” the line to (New) Alresford, optionally taking in Chawton, Cheriton, Northington, Ovington, Itchen Stoke and Itchen Abbas.
The teams had to pick one digital image to submit in each of the nine set themes, plus a set of three prints taken in the defined area. There was an eleventh round in which the teams had to design a travel poster to attract tourists to Alresford and the surrounding area.
Each team had to include at least two images by each member.
This is an informal competition so images are not disqualified from entering future club competition.
In 2026, nine teams entered the competition. This year we switched to competition-type scoring, with the judge awarding marks theoretically from 1 to 10 but actually in the range from 7 to 10.
President’s Safari 2026 Results
The winners, by two points , were Kings Worthy Klickers + The Money Launderer
Data Capture won the Set of Three print competition.
Searchable sortable results table
| Round No | Subject | Team | Uploaded by | Title | Place in round | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Food | Data Capture | Trevor Morecraft | New Alresford Watercress | 1 | 10 |
| 1 | Food | Kings Worthy Klickers + The Money Launderer | Eric Blake | Efficient Harvesting | 2 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Food | Austen Maxi | Tim Lever | Wine Futures | 3 | 9 |
| 1 | Food | Safari Nomads | Gordon Brown | Harvesting your daily bread | 4 | 8 |
| 1 | Food | The Meonies | Bryce Richardson | Preparation of watercress scones | 4 | 8 |
| 1 | Food | Scoobydoo | Bob Henley | Onions | 6 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Food | The Bokeh Boys | David McKibbin | Nigel the Butcher | 6 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Food | Kiss My Pixels | Mark Whitlock | Try Our Balsamic | 6 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Food | The Tardy Crew | Jill North | Steam Train and Two Skinny Lattes To Go | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Once Upon a Time | Data Capture | Trevor Morecraft | Jane Austen returns to Chawton | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Once Upon a Time | Kings Worthy Klickers + The Money Launderer | Eric Blake | The Cosy Living Room | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Once Upon a Time | Kiss My Pixels | Mark Whitlock | Mr Darcy | 3 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Once Upon a Time | The Bokeh Boys | David McKibbin | 3 French Officers and a Wife | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Once Upon a Time | Safari Nomads | Gordon Brown | Keeping us on the right track | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Once Upon a Time | The Tardy Crew | Jill North | Musket Ball Damage – Battle of Alton 1643 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Once Upon a Time | Scoobydoo | Bob Henley | Station Masters Office | 7 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Once Upon a Time | The Meonies | Bryce Richardson | Challenges of the 1930s | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | Once Upon a Time | Austen Maxi | Tim Lever | Espionage | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Dead Famous | The Bokeh Boys | David McKibbin | Portrait of Jane Henley, Countess of Northington | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Dead Famous | Kiss My Pixels | Mark Whitlock | King Charles II and Nell Gwynne’s Love Nest | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Dead Famous | Safari Nomads | Gordon Brown | Here lies Hambone | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Dead Famous | Kings Worthy Klickers + The Money Launderer | Eric Blake | Jane Austin and Friend | 4 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Dead Famous | The Tardy Crew | Jill North | The William Curtis Legacy | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Dead Famous | The Meonies | Bryce Richardson | Oates of the Antarctic | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Dead Famous | Data Capture | Trevor Morecraft | French Soldiers in New Alresford | 7 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Dead Famous | Austen Maxi | Tim Lever | Sweet Fanny Adams | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Dead Famous | Scoobydoo | Bob Henley | Respect | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | Edifices | Kings Worthy Klickers + The Money Launderer | Eric Blake | St Nicholas Church and Chawton House | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Edifices | Data Capture | Trevor Morecraft | Itchen Stoke Church | 2 | 9.5 |
| 4 | Edifices | The Bokeh Boys | David McKibbin | The Illuminated Walking Labyrinth | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Edifices | Safari Nomads | Gordon Brown | Looking to heaven in St Peters | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Edifices | Scoobydoo | Bob Henley | The Fulling Mill | 5 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Edifices | Austen Maxi | Tim Lever | Country Pile | 5 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Edifices | Kiss My Pixels | Mark Whitlock | A Thatched Roof In Chawton | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | Edifices | The Tardy Crew | Jill North | Beauty and Brutality in Alton | 8 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Edifices | The Meonies | Bryce Richardson | Reflections of edifices | 9 | 7 |
| 5 | Current Affairs | Kiss My Pixels | Mark Whitlock | The Eel House On Canvas | 1 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Current Affairs | Austen Maxi | Tim Lever | Oh Deer | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Current Affairs | Kings Worthy Klickers + The Money Launderer | Eric Blake | Combating the Water Shortage – Bathing From The Br | 3 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Current Affairs | Safari Nomads | Gordon Brown | The supply of water | 3 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Current Affairs | The Meonies | Bryce Richardson | Near source of River Arle | 3 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Current Affairs | The Tardy Crew | Jill North | Light Flow | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | Current Affairs | Data Capture | Trevor Morecraft | In the flow | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | Current Affairs | The Bokeh Boys | David McKibbin | Willowy Weir | 8 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Current Affairs | Scoobydoo | Bob Henley | Going With The Flow | 8 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Country Types | Kiss My Pixels | Mark Whitlock | Pottery Pantry, Medstead | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Country Types | Safari Nomads | Gordon Brown | Hampshire thatcher | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Country Types | Kings Worthy Klickers + The Money Launderer | Eric Blake | Earl Moustache of Hampshire | 3 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Country Types | The Bokeh Boys | David McKibbin | A Quiet Country Walk | 3 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Country Types | The Meonies | Bryce Richardson | Country station master | 3 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Country Types | The Tardy Crew | Jill North | Happy Hour | 3 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Country Types | Austen Maxi | Tim Lever | Fresh Air Keeps You Fit | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | Country Types | Scoobydoo | Bob Henley | The Tomato Man | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | Country Types | Data Capture | Trevor Morecraft | Horse Tales | 9 | 7.5 |
| 7 | View from or of a Bridge | Safari Nomads | Gordon Brown | Holding up the A31 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 7 | View from or of a Bridge | Scoobydoo | Bob Henley | The Lady Under Soke Bridge | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | View from or of a Bridge | The Tardy Crew | Jill North | Alresford Medieval Soke Bridge | 3 | 8.5 |
| 7 | View from or of a Bridge | Data Capture | Trevor Morecraft | Steam under the bridge – Ropley Station | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | View from or of a Bridge | The Bokeh Boys | David McKibbin | Six Foot Footbridge | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | View from or of a Bridge | The Meonies | Bryce Richardson | 1952 Ivatt Class from Handyside Bridge | 6 | 7.5 |
| 7 | View from or of a Bridge | Kings Worthy Klickers + The Money Launderer | Eric Blake | Uckfield Bridge | 6 | 7.5 |
| 7 | View from or of a Bridge | Austen Maxi | Tim Lever | Family Fun | 6 | 7.5 |
| 7 | View from or of a Bridge | Kiss My Pixels | Mark Whitlock | Itchen’s Hidden Bridge | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Abandoned | Kiss My Pixels | Mark Whitlock | Ropley’s Swarf | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Abandoned | Scoobydoo | Bob Henley | Abandoned | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Abandoned | Kings Worthy Klickers + The Money Launderer | Eric Blake | Discarded Wheels and Axles | 3 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Abandoned | Austen Maxi | Tim Lever | Shed | 3 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Abandoned | The Bokeh Boys | David McKibbin | Through Glass and Grime to the Game | 3 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Abandoned | Safari Nomads | Gordon Brown | Seen better holidays | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Abandoned | Data Capture | Trevor Morecraft | Long Abandoned | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Abandoned | The Tardy Crew | Jill North | Treasure and Tat | 8 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Abandoned | The Meonies | Bryce Richardson | Discarded couplings | 8 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Little Things | The Bokeh Boys | David McKibbin | Tar pot | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Little Things | Kings Worthy Klickers + The Money Launderer | Eric Blake | Held by the Current | 2 | 9.5 |
| 9 | Little Things | Austen Maxi | Tim Lever | Door Hound | 3 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Little Things | The Tardy Crew | Jill North | A Screw Loose | 3 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Little Things | Safari Nomads | Gordon Brown | On track | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Little Things | Scoobydoo | Bob Henley | Little Things That Count | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Little Things | Data Capture | Trevor Morecraft | It’s the little things that count in safety | 7 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Little Things | Kiss My Pixels | Mark Whitlock | Time to sort out the Parliamentarians again! | 7 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Little Things | The Meonies | Bryce Richardson | Little things on the allotment | 9 | 7 |
| 10 | Set of Free | Data Capture | Trevor Morecraft | Jane Austen Dress Up Day | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Set of Free | Kiss My Pixels | Mark Whitlock | St. Mary’s Church Itchen Stoke | 2 | 9.5 |
| 10 | Set of Free | Scoobydoo | Bob Henley | Red Water | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Set of Free | Safari Nomads | Gordon Brown | Driving wheels | 4 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Set of Free | Kings Worthy Klickers + The Money Launderer | Eric Blake | Volunteers On The Line | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Set of Free | The Meonies | Bryce Richardson | Sacred Gold | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Set of Free | Austen Maxi | Tim Lever | Alresford Doors | 7 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Set of Free | The Bokeh Boys | David McKibbin | Looking Up | 7 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Set of Free | The Tardy Crew | Jill North | Guardians | 9 | 7 |
| 11 | Travel Poster | Data Capture | Trevor Morecraft | Ropley Steam Days | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Travel Poster | The Bokeh Boys | David McKibbin | Beyond the Watercress Line | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Travel Poster | Scoobydoo | Bob Henley | Poster CH | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Travel Poster | Kings Worthy Klickers + The Money Launderer | Eric Blake | Visit Gilbert White’s Home | 4 | 8.5 |
| 11 | Travel Poster | The Tardy Crew | Jill North | What Will YOU Discover | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | Travel Poster | The Meonies | Bryce Richardson | Travel map | 6 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Travel Poster | Safari Nomads | Gordon Brown | Travel | 6 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Travel Poster | Austen Maxi | Tim Lever | Visit Hampshire | 6 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Travel Poster | Kiss My Pixels | Mark Whitlock | Come on judge – I did try! Pity Points please! | 9 | 7 |
Judge
Judge: Ashley Francis CPAGB
About Ashley Francis
A geophysicist and geostatistician by training, Ashley has over 30 years world-wide oil industry experience of exploration, development and production geophysics. He has lectured at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, at the University of Reading and at Imperial College.
Ashley is a member of Fordingbridge Camera Club and its Vice-Chair (as at the date of this post).
Having joined the SCPF panel of judges in December 2018, he was upgraded to an SCPF Level 2 judge in February 2020 and is now a senior Level 3 judge.
Ashley gained his CPAGB in 2019 and is also a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society..
Ashley was the judge for our first online competition after lockdown was imposed: PDI League Round 4 on 31 March 2020
Last updated 2026-09-24
The results are under the Best Images tab
Set of Three
Set of Three
[from the Handbook – amended to add details of fourth image]
Members submit three printed images that have a single theme, subject or concept of their own choice. All three images are viewed and assessed by the judge at the same time.
The images can be mounted on separate boards or one large one, but the mounting will not be judged.
A maximum of one of the images may have been entered in a previous society competition.
How to enter
- Use PhotoEntry to upload your images (not later than the Friday before the competition)
- For the Set of 3 competition you must upload 3 or preferably 4 images
- Please add a suffix to each image name to indicate its position
- -left, -middle, -right OR -L, -M, -R
- -top, -middle, -bottom / -T, -M, -B if arranged vertically
- You should also add a fourth image which is a composite of the first three showing how they should be arranged.
Then
- Make sure your three images are printed, mounted and labelled
- Bring them along on Competition night or
- ask a friend to take them in for you
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The George Walsh Memorial Trophy
This trophy is presented in memory of George Walsh, longstanding member of WPS, who died in May 2017.
During his 60 years of membership he was actively involved in the running of the Society, taking the role of President twice and being appointed Honorary Life President in 1991.
He ran the Society’s annual exhibition for 31 years, and was co-founder of the Audio-Visual Group.
As a tribute to George’s work as a Hampshire Chronicle photographer, the trophy will be awarded to the winner of a new competition on the theme of documentary/photojournalism.
Documentary photography provides a straightforward and accurate representation of people, places, objects and events. It is used to chronicle events or environments that are significant and relevant to history, as well as those that show everyday life.
Photojournalism, closely associated with street photography, employs images that tell a story, usually news-related, in a creative format that is entertaining as well as informative.
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Judge: Carl Reeve LMPA DipPP
About Carl Reeve
image copyright Onsite Photos
reproduced by permission
Carl Reeve is a member of Locksheath and Sarisbury Camera Club.
Carl is a Level 2+ judge on the SCPF circuit.
He joined the SCPF panel of judges in December 2018 and was upgraded to a Level 2 in September 2019.
In 2012 he achieved his Licentiate of the Master Photographers’ Association in Portrait Photography.
Carl runs his own business, Onsite Photos, covering Wedding, Event, Portrait and Model & Fashion photography.
For more information see:
- Onsite photos
- Master Photographers Association Qualifications
- The MPA is a body for working professional photographers with qualifications at Licentiate, Associate and Fellow level.
Last updated 2026-02-19
The Christmas Knockout
This light-hearted competition is part of our Christmas Social evening.
Members may enter up to four PDI images.
The images are projected in pairs in a randomised order, and members vote for their favourite of each pair.
Gradually images are knocked out until just one – the winner – remains.
Images entered in this competition can also be entered into league competitions.
For the display of winning images (when available), the losing quarter-finalists are shown as 5th equal, the losing semifinalists as 3rd equal).
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CKO 2025 Results
The Society Competition Evening
This is a light-hearted evening of themed competitions without classes. The entries in each competition must comply with the relevant guidelines described in the first section Advice for WPS Competitions. The competitions are:
- Theme (Prints – maximum 1 per member)
- Portrait (Prints – maximum 1 per member)
Awarded for the best portrait of a person, or a number of people, who must be the main feature of the image. - The Creative Cup (Projected Digital Image – maximum 1 per member)
for an innovative image based on one or more of the author’s photographs. It should be original, creative and avant-garde, originating from the camera and the photographer’s imagination. No limits – only your imagination! - Greg’s Egg Cup (Projected Digital Image – maximum 1 per member)
for a visually humorous image, with an appropriate title to add to the fun. Technical quality is only a secondary consideration.
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Theme
The theme for 2025-26 is Interaction
Judge: Chris Dixon ARPS (lapsed)
About Chris Dixon
Chris Dixon took up photography after retiring in 2010.
He got so involved with his new hobby that he decided it should be self-funding and set up Chris Dixon Photography.
Chris joined Horndean Camera Club in in 2015 and is now (2022) its chairman.
The club claims to have found the right balance between a high standard of photography and a relaxed approach. The Horndean website says
“We take our photography seriously, without taking ourselves seriously at the same time”.
Chris gained his LRPS in November 2015 and his ARPS in May 2017. He is a Level 2+ judge on the SCPF circuit.
For more information, see
Last updated 2026-07-23
Best of the Best
There are two competitions in this evening, also called “Pictures of the Year”; one for the best print of the year and one for the best PDI of the year, selected from the best images in the League competitions..
Each competition brings together in an open forum all the images from each of the four classes which came first or second in the five League rounds.
The image judged best of the (up to) 40 prints is the Print of the Year and its author receives the St. Catherine’s Cup
The image judged best of the 40 PDIs is the PDI of the Year. Its author receives the St. Giles Cup
Last updated: 2026-05-01
Judge: Suzie Kirkby CPAGB/AV
About Suzie
Suzie was awarded her CPAGB/AV in 2018 and has given talks on Making a Better AV. You can see some of her images on Flickr
She started judging for the SCPF in 2020 and is now an SCPF Level 2+ judge.
Suzie is President of the SCPF for the 2026-27 season. She is a member of Basingstoke Camera Club and a past Chairman of Alton Camera Club.
Last updated 2026-07-23
We encourage members to come to the meetings in the Tower.
But if you are self-isolating or otherwise unable to attend in person, you can usually follow the evening online.
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Informal Competition
We also run an informal monthly competition for the most liked post in the Members’ Facebook Group.