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Competition Winners 2025 - 2026
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The overall winners of the Monthly Competitions 2025 - 2026 are:-
Open Colour Prints - Steve Smith LRPS - runner up Dave Hudspeth
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Open Monochrome Prints - Steve Smith LRPS - runner up Dave Hudspeth
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Open Digital - Jointly - Steve Smith LRPS & Joyce Scott - runner up Brigette Thomasson
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Norton Tankard 2025
Prints - Steve Smith LRPS - runner up Sarah Hillier LRPS
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Digital - Dave Hudspeth - runner up Dave Harper
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Image of the year winners are:-​
Colour Prints - Steve Smith LRPS - runner up Matt Kerridge
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Monochrome Prints - Dave Hudspeth runner up Steve Smith LRPS
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Digital images - Brian Swales LRPS - runner up Steve Smith LRPS
Ladder Competition - Dave Hudspeth - runner up Terry Agar​
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Summer Competition 2025 - Stephen Bailey - Runner up Joyce Scott
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Dennis Atherton Trophy - Steve Smith - runner up
Results
Archived
Competition Results for:-
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Colour Prints
1st Competition
1st - Steve Smith LRPS - "Evening light, Brimham Rocks"
2nd - Jim Williamson - Commanding the sea"
3rd - Jim Williamson - "Ladybird on grass"
H/C -
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H/C - Not enough entries for 4 H/C's
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2nd Competition (Curves)
1st - Dave Hudspeth - "Tyered rainbow"
2nd - Sarah Hillier LRPS - "Rusty wheel"
3rd - Steve Smith LRPS - "Station roof"
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H/C - Not enough entries for 4 H/C's
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3rd Competition
1st - Steve Smith LRPS - "The climb"
2nd - Dave Hudspeth - "Black sand beach"
3rd - Denis Dunning - "Sweet lady"
H/C - Steve Smith LRPS - "Bailing out"
H/C - Denis Dunning - "The Durham busker"
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H/C - Not enough entries for 4 H/C's
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4th Competition (Reflective)
1st - Steve Smith LRPS - "In meditation"
2nd - Dave Hudspeth - "Glitter ball"
3rd - Brigette Thomasson - "Whitby harbour"
H/C - Denis Dunning - "Remembering"
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H/C - Not enough entries for 4 H/C's
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5th Competition
1st - Dave Hudspeth - "Fisherman's paradise"
2nd - Matt Kerridge - "Next please"
3rd - Dave Hudspeth - "Porthmadog sunset"
H/C - Sarah Hillier LRPS - "Dales chequerboard"
H/C - Brigette Thomasson - "Glasshouse, November night"
H/C - Denis Dunning - "Sunset over Redcar"
H/C - Steve Smith - "The smile"
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Norton Tankard Prints - (Colour or Mono.)
1st - Steve Smith LRPS -
2nd - Sarah Hillier LRPS - "Redcar tractors"
3rd -
H/C - Not enough entries
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Image of the year - Colour Prints
1st - Steve Smith LRPS - "The climb"
2nd - Matt Kerridge - "The wreck"
3rd - Steve Smith LRPS - "Evening light, Brimham Rocks"
H/C - Jim Williamson - "Ladybirds on grass"
H/C - Matt Kerridge - "Next please"
H/C - Dave Hudspeth - "Portmadoc sunset"
H/C - Sarah Hillier LRPS - "Waiting"
Monochrome Prints
1st Competition
1st - Steve Smith LRPS - "The Pitman"
2nd - Dave Hudspeth - "Look at those barnacles"
3rd - Dave Hudspeth - "Holy Island"
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H/C - Not enough entries for 4 H/C's
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2nd Competition (Curves)
1st - Steve Smith LRPS - "Decorative curved metal"
2nd - Sarah Hillier LRPS - "Barrage Balustrade"
3rd - Dave Hudspeth - "Locomotion"
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H/C - Not enough entries for 4 H/C's
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3rd Competition
1st - Dave Hudspeth - "Rock on"
2nd - Steve Smith LRPS - "Piercing stare"
3rd - Dave Hudspeth - "Callanish stones, Isle of Lewis"
H/C - Brigette Thomasson - "High Level bridge"
H/C - Steve Smith - "Little & large"
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H/C - Not enough entries for 4 H/C's
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4th Competition (Reflective)
1st - Steve Smith LRPS - "Pensive mood"
2nd - Denis Dunning - "Glad he went to Specsavers"
3rd - Saraha Hillier LRPS - "Thinking it through"
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H/C - Not enough entries for 4 H/C's
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5th Competition
1st - Steve Smith LRPS - "Not in service"
2nd - Steve Smith LRPS - "Three boats in the mist"
3rd - Jim Williamson - "Apprehension"
H/C - Not enough entries for H/C's
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Image of the year - Monochrome Prints
1st - Dave Hudspeth - "Callanish stones, Isle of Lewis"
2nd - Steve Smith LRPS - "The pitman"
3rd - Dave Hudspeth - "Rock on"
H/C - Brigette Thomasson - "High Level Bridge"
H/C - Steve Smith LRPS - "Piercing stare"
H/C - Not enough entries for 4 H/C's
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​Digital Images
1st Competition
1st - Joyce Scott - "Crepidotus Fungus"
2nd - Joanne Smith - "Graceful Weeping Willow"
3rd - Joyce Scott -"Young Woodpeckers"
H/C - Tom Kirby - "Beamish"
H/C - Matt Kerridge - "Caught"
H/C - Haritha Sarvotharm - "Margots Sunflowers"
H/C - Brian Swales LRPS - "Shadows on wall"
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2nd Competition (Curves)
1st - Brigette Thomasson - "Millenium Bridge"
2nd - Jane Marshall - "A rainbow of circles"
3rd - Dave Hudspeth - "Infinity curves"
H/C - Paul Kent - "Bobbi"
H/C - Matt Kerridge - "Dancer"
H/C - Sarah Hillier LRPS - "Go faster"
H/C - Joyce Scott - "Peeling Oysterling"
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3rd Competition
1st - Mike Russel - "Use your jab"
2nd - Steve Smith LRPS - "Difficult climb"
3rd - Terry Agar - "Keld waterfall"
H/C - Brigette Thomasson - "Girls just wanna have fun"
H/C - Joanne Smith - "Hover fly"
H/C - Brigette Thomasson - "Rainy Tyneside Cinema alley"
H/C - Terry Agar - "Waterfall in the Dales"
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4th Competition (Reflective)
1st - Steve Smith LRPS - "Sky, sea & sand"
2nd - Matt Kerridge - "Taking time out"
3rd - Dave Hudspeth - "Buttermere winter"
H/C - Haritha Sarvotharm - "I spy with my little eye"
H/C - Steven Bailey - "Of times gone by"
H/C - Gill Davidson - "Reflection on lives lost"
H/C - Joyce Scott - "Venus comb murex"
5th Competition
1st - Gill Davidson - "Out of the dark and into the light"
2nd - Steve Smith LRPS - "Comings and goings"
3rd - Jane Marshall - "Kingfisher"
H/C - Dave Harper - "Brave souls"
H/C - Terry Agar - "Misty blue morning in the Lakes"
H/C - Dave Hudspeth - "The cloud maker"
H/C - Brian Swales LRPS - "Wild flower garden"
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Norton Tankard - Digital
1st - Dave Hudspeth - "Vintage trouble"
2nd - Dave Harper - "The Calgary Stampede"
3rd -
H/C - Not enough entries for H/C's
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Image of the year - Digital
1st - Brian Swales LRPS - "Shadows on the wall"
2nd - Steve Smith LRPS - "Sky sea & sand"
3rd - Joanne Smith - "Hover fly"
H/C - Jane Marshall - "Kingfisher"
H/C - Brigette Thomasson - "Rainy Tyneside cinema alley"
H/C - Gill Davidson - "Reflecting on lives lost"
H/C - Joyce Scott - "Young Woodpecker"