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New Season 2026/27
Welcome to the 2026/27 season which starts on Wednesday September 2nd at All Saints’ Community Hall on Belle Vue Road, Ashbourne. A membership subscription for the whole year is just £65, payable by bank transfer or via PayPal (please ask … Continue reading
Ashbourne Show 2026
Once again the Ashbourne & District Camera Club will be exhibiting at the Ashbourne Show on Saturday August 15th. Click here for more information. We will be in our usual place and sharing half of the marquee with the WI … Continue reading
May Report 2025/26
May arrives! May, the month of long warm evenings bringing the promise of good conditions for photography in good light. A month with Maypole dancing and Morris Men as we enjoy a Bank Holiday or two! A month which concludes … Continue reading
Competition Guidelines – Similar Images
When are two images the same imageThere are rules below covering whether and when the same image can be entered in more than one club competition. This may lead to questions about whether or not 2 images should be regarded … Continue reading
Competition Rules
There are a total of 8 competitions a year: There are 4 additional competitions. Themes for these are voted for by members before the start of the season. Any trophy awarded remains the property of the club. The overall winner … Continue reading
Image of the Year 2026
Wednesday 6th May was our IotY competition evening with returning judge Judge – Ralph Duckett MPAGB EFIAP APAGB to whom we are really grateful for his perseverance and constructive comments. This evening is always eagerly awaited by our members as … Continue reading
Birds & Insects
A new category for us on Wednesday 8th April, we had a competition theme of Birds & Insects. David Gibbins ARPS, APAGB, EFIAP was our judge for the evening an we are grateful for his constructive critique and marking of … Continue reading
Inter-Club Battle 2026
Ashbourne Vs. Bakewell An evening of both prints and digital images was enjoyed by members of both Ashbourne and Bakewell camera clubs on Wednesday 1st April at our annual inter-club battle with judge Derek Doar. 30 digital images and 20 … Continue reading
2nd Open 2026
Wednesday 11th March was our Second Open Competition with returning judge Phil Peat. Once again we had a bumper crop of images into both digital and print sections with contributions from 17 of our members! Congratulations to our winner on … Continue reading
February Report 2026
So, as the dust settles on another very successful Shrovetide Football match we settle back into our usual routine at Camera club. Shrovetide showed the football again as a Heritage event of unique importance. Many images were taken and shown … Continue reading


