NEWS

OPS has an exhibition of members' photos at
Oswestry Library, Arthur St, Oswestry SY11 1JN
throughout April. All photos are for sale
(see the staff at the library for prices and info)

New Season Starts on 11th September 2024

Our new programme of events is now available on the menu

End of Season
The 22nd of May saw the end of our season and the annual Dinner and Prize giving held at The Queens Head

Our President Mr Philip Macey presented the trophies to the winners of this year's awards.
He also presented David Osselton with a book on his retirement from the committee and the secretary position in appreciation for the service he has given to the club for many years.

Awards for 2023-2024

Award-winning Images can be seen in the Galleries section

Margaret Smith
New Members Award

David Osselton
Printer of the Year

Jackie Evans
Photographer of the Year

Inter-Club Competition News

9 Town Battle

This year we again entered into the local 8 Town Battle, competing against, Shrewsbury, Whitchurch, Newport, Stourport, Long Mynd, Bridgenorth, Kidderminster and Ludlow

I am pleased to say we came a very pleasing equal 1st place in such a tough competition

Mid Season News

We are now mid-way through our season and our programme has been very well received by returning and new members.

Meetings at our new venue have had exceptional attendance throughout the autumn and winter months

We have tried to include a club night, a talk by outside speakers, an outing or shoot plus a competition night per month, this has worked out very well and allows us to bring some very interesting subjects and shooting opportunities.

Our membership has grown beyond expectation and it is hoped that new members will find OPS a welcoming and rewarding place to enjoy the art of photography, helpful advice and above all a friendly atmosphere.

If you would like to join us come along on a Wednesday evening at

Cae Glas Cricket Pavillion situated right next to Gatacre playing fields carpark at 7.30 pm

Membership fees from now until the end of the season are pro rata.

August 2023

The new Season starts on Wednesday 13th of September

Our new season is fast approaching and we have been busy compiling the new programme for 2023-24
This new programme can now be found under the programme tab, it is packed with Talks/Lectures from some very well-known photographers, outings, tuition, competitions and social events and not forgetting our monthly club meetings where we can do practical sessions and enjoy a social chat over light refreshments.

We are also proud to announce our new meeting room which is at Cae Glas Cricket Pavillion on the edge of town, directions and a map can be found under the 'about us' tab.

One other change for this year is our subscription fees, after a discussion at the AGM it was agreed to raise the membership fee to £60 per season

Historically the society levied a subscription fee, which last year was £30 per member and in addition charged a fee of £3 per meeting at our venues.
28 meetings have been planned this year which would potentially incur an additional cost of £84 per member if every meeting was attended.

With this increase, there will be no additional charge for attending meetings.

As part of this change, it has been agreed that any talks or competitions which are held via Zoom will now be available, free of charge, to join by any paid-up member if they are unable to attend the venue in person.

May 2023

We have come to the end of a very successful year, our annual dinner and prize giving at the Queens Head restaurant was well attended.

After a superb meal, the awards were presented by our president Mr Phillip Macey who is the longest standing member with over 30 years, 20 of which he was secretary.

We are now in the process of compiling next year's program which will shortly be available here in our programs tab.

We will be organizing some unofficial outings and evening shoots throughout the summer, posted on our two Face Books Groups

Our New Season starts on Wednesday 13th September

Inter-Club Competition
News
8 Town Battle
This year we again entered into the local 8 Town Battle, competing against, Shrewsbury, Whitchurch, Newport, Stourport, Long Mynd, Bridgenorth, Kidderminster
I am pleased to say we came a very pleasing 2nd place in such a tough competition

NEWS

OPS has an exhibition of members' photos at Oswestry Library, Arthur St, Oswestry SY11 1JN throughout April. All photos are for sale (see the staff at the library for prices and info)