Category: YPU News

News specific to YPU rather than member clubs

YPU Annual General Meeting 2025 and Committee Nominations

Annual General Meeting The YPU Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday February 22nd 2025 at 10.30am. Venue: Carleton Community Centre, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RG. The agenda for the AGM is shown below, followed by the nomination form for the Executive. You can download or print these documents using the controls at the…
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YPU Annual Exhibition 2025 – Entry notes

On the 7th of December the 2025 YPU Annual Print and PDI Competitions opened. Remember, to access the competitions, log on to the YPU portal, click ‘Competitions’ and then click ‘Enter or View Competitions for yourself or, if you are a club official, click ‘Enter [ ] for your club’. Then click the competition you…
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Assembly Awards Presentation 2024

A gallery of images taken at the YPU Assembly 2024 during the presentation of awards for the 2024 Exhibition, all from Rob Bishop of Barnsley Photographic Society. Images may be downloaded by selecting them and using the downward-pointing arrow icon. The images have been resized to 1000px on the longest side; please e-mail me if…
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YPU Annual Exhibition and Assembly 2024

Entries are now being received for the main event in the YPU calendar, our Annual Exhibition. The closing date for entries is February 22nd at 23:55 so there is still time – speak to your club Competition Secretary or YPU Rep for more information. This year we have two milestones: the YPU will be celebrating our…
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Yorkshire Photographic Union 2024 Annual Exhibition

Yorkshire Photographic Union 2024 Annual Exhibition – Rules and Conditions for Prints and Projected Digital Images The full entry requirements and instructions for the 2024 Annual Exhibition are available to view and download by Club/Society Secretaries by logging on to the new YPU Portal website and following Services -> View Document Archives. These have already…
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Keighley Day 2023 Success

Report by Marilyn Roberts DPAGB BPE4, YPU Exhibition Co-ordinator The YPU President Richard Littlefair and President-elect Chris Hodgson welcomed our YPU Keighley Day speakers on Saturday 11th November – Glyn Dewis (Adobe educator and successful author) and Ross McKelvey MPAGB, FIPF, MFIAP, FBPE from the successful Catchlight CC in Belfast. Our thanks to all the…
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Calling all clubs: 40cm x 50cm photo frames seeking a home

We have received the following message from Mary Crowther of the RPS Yorkshire Region. Please contact Mary directly if you can help: The RPS Yorkshire Region have acquired some 50 photo frames, the standard 40 x 50 silver metal [without glass – easy for transportation and displaying against unwanted lights], and we are looking for…
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Yorkshire Photographic Union 2023 Assembly and Annual Exhibition

To be held in Pontefract Town Hall Venue Information LocationPontefract Town Hall (managed by Wakefield Council) The Town Hall is in the centre of Pontefract at the east end of the pedestrian precinct. The registry office for civil marriages, births and deaths is housed in the Town Hall, which may mean some members of the…
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YPU Keighley Day – Saturday 11th November 2023, 10:00 to 16:00

YPU Keighley Day Saturday 11th November 2023, 10:00 to 16:00 The Executive Committee are pleased to invite members of all YPU clubs to our Annual Keighley Day event To be held at: Carleton Community Centre, Carleton Rd, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ. The event is dedicated to the memory of Alexander Keighley, a founder member of the…
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YPU Annual General Meeting 2023 and Committee Nominations

Annual General Meeting The YPU Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday 26th February 2023 Venue: Carleton Community Centre, Carleton Road, Pontefract WF8 3RG Time: 11:00 am The agenda for the AGM is shown below, followed by the minutes from last year’s meeting and the financial report. You can download or print these documents…
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Diary Dates 2023

It may be helpful for all club members to have a concise list of dates showing various events that are in the YPU calendar for 2023: February 9th – Inter-club Championships* – for PDI and Print entries closes at 23.55hrs February 23rd – Annual Exhibition* closes for all entries at 23.55hrs. February 26th – SUNDAY…
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