1980

The committee move the date of the Annual Dinner to coincide with the presentation of the exhibition awards. It was agreed by the committee to be an essential move, in view of the change from a Dinner to a Buffet.

At the Annual General Meeting, Mr Gibson-Ford complained about the competition rules for prints. This complaint met with the usual derision from members, some of whom got quite hot under the collar. As has happened in the past nothing conclusive came from the discussions and it was left to the committee to try and sort out an amicable solution.

The lethargic attitude of members in making work available to the selection committee was mentioned, this evoked a long discussion with many points being raised, ending with the suggestion that a special sticker be printed for use in the various competitions. As stickers were fine for prints but not for slides the committee were asked to try and sort out some form of a similar scheme for slides.

Care and maintenance of your equipment by Ken Crosby.
Ken is a professional repair engineer of photographic equipment, running his own business. He had a very forthright manner and told members quite bluntly that a lot of troubles were caused by the owners own carelessness. He mentioned two outstanding examples. First, the idiot who went onto the seafront in very rough weather to photograph the waves, sticks the camera back in the bag without cleaning it, then brings it in for repair in a shockingly corroded state and gets quite annoyed when told it is scrap. The other one involved leaving the camera beside him on a soft sandy beach (Hayling Island), in the full sunlight, then taking it into the shop crying his eyes out because it won’t work. Ken said he even had one camera that had fallen about 500feet down Snowdon, was uninsured, asked to repair it, and the guy fainted when told the cost. Expensive!!!

“Naval Photography” by Wren Pat Appleton.
Pat was a delightful young lady with a sparkling humour. She had a very extensive knowledge of photography. From the prints shown to the club, it was obvious from the range of subjects shown, that she was a photographer first and a young lady second. Pat said that a sense of humour was essential in what was a predominantly male world.

1981

Fred Goldsmith, told members at the Annual General Meeting that the year had been a mixed bag as regards the battle results. We had lost the Triple and Chichester battles, won the Southern Federation Slide Shield and were in the Print finals, which we narrowly lost.
The Club subscription now comes in “two parts”, the Club membership and the Community Centres charges. The Syllabus Secretary told the members that as the cost of speakers was rising all the time, it would be necessary to increase the subscriptions. Without this increase it would be very difficult to provide an acceptable programme. It was agreed that the subscription should be raised to £3 from the start of the new season.

It was around this time that Ron Moore provided some ‘entertainment’ for the Club’s christmas party. This ‘entertainment’ went on for several years. In the first instance, the cast were the ‘Moores’ and the ‘Males’, later to become the ‘Moores and Wood Show’ (More Wood Missus. Sorry, Trevor).
The playlets took the form of Photographic mickey taking’, which were extremely well organised, tremendously funny and highly entertaining. There was no doubt in anyone’s mind that Ron’s fertile imagination, aided and abetted by the others, produced what can only be described as superb comedy plays.

Ron Moore was made an Honorary Vice President in recognition of his long service to the Club.

The Southern Photographic Federation approached the Club with regard to replacing the Portsmouth Plaque. It had been around for many years and was now looking very tired. The committee agreed to replace the Plaque and a new one was purchased for the sum of £20, and presented to the Federation.

A discussion took place about whether to purchase controlled heating mounting equipment at a cost of £150. The committee discussed this at great length, eventually deciding against it for two reasons. Firstly, many club members would not benefit from it and secondly, using it did require a fair bit of experience, without which could cause a lot of problems with spoiled prints and mounts not forgetting someone getting burnt.

Bob Wildman with the “American West”.
The club were very lucky to obtain Bob. He was only over from the States on a relatively short visit. Bob showed members a set of colour slides that were second to none, which showed why Bob is one of the leading Photographers back home. His commentary was delivered in what can only be described as a very dry humour. His slides were of the Old West, sights of famous Indian battles, all the while spiced with anecdotes of things that had happened to him. Such as being stalked by a big cat (who was not approaching to be patted), being chased by wild cattle and being escorted off an Indian Reservation by Indian Police. A very interesting evening on a part of the world steeped in Folk Lore.

“Sailing Ships” by Alistair Black.
Alistair proved to be a very elusive person to get hold of. It took several months to confirm that he would be making the lecture. On the evening of the lecture he told members that he had just returned from Japan. The world was his oyster and never knew where he would be from day to day. A remarkable set of sailing pictures were seen by members. It was obvious to see why Alistair was by now a world famous photographer in the sailing fraternity. Many of his shots were taken at sea level, some of which he took after jumping into the water.

“Winners All” by Bill Glue of Chichester Cine Club.
Bill, with his wife as the ‘Engineer’ working things, showed the club a series of superb cine films. The work of the club, showed a control of the media, par excellence. There were overseas films, films taken in the back garden and models combined with the real thing, which members were unable to see until it was pointed out to them.
Bill asked members whether he should show a film on Bull fighting in Spain. He did not care for the subject himself, but it was taken to show the cruelty that took place. The members agreed to see the film, which was watched in complete silence, as Bill showed the full horror of a Bull fight. This must rate as one of the most goriest evenings the club has ever had.

1982

The President, Ray Taylor, told members that he had enjoyed his year in office, in spite of him being a “travelling man” during the week. Thanks to a very willing committee, any hitches that arose were quickly solved, he was very grateful for that help. He told members that we had been quite successful in the Southern Photographic Federation battles this year with the prints. We had won the league, got through the semi-final, and just beaten in the final. In his opinion we “wuz robbed”.

Once again the subject of rules came up at the AGM. Every time the rules are brought up, so a lot of hot air is expended. It is probably the only time that everyone has an opinion which they must air. As is usually the case the committee have to try and sort out the tangle at the end of the day.

It was hoped to arrange for Colin Garret the steam train enthusiast to show his “World of Steam” in the big hall, we are only waiting on dates from Colin’s Secretary.

The purchase of a new club projector with a 150mm lens was discussed at great length. It was eventually decided that a Zeiss Ikon IR2500 model with a 150mm lens be purchased, subject to a satisfactory demonstration at the clubroom. The projector would cost around £250, and would replace the ‘Rollie’s’ for general club use.

Ray Taylor had arranged a slide competition with the Spectrum Slide Club in Guernsey. Bill Taylor was given the task to organise it. The judge for the occasion was Charley Rowe from Chichester. A miracle occurred, in that we thoroughly trounced the Channel Island Club. There was supposed to be a return match the following season but it never took place. Were we feared that much, I doubt it.

“Sub Aqua Photography” by Gavin Anthony from Gosport.
Gavin proved to be a most engaging character with a wonderful gift of understatement. Not only did he bring his slides, but an enormous amount of equipment was laid out for the club members to look at. In the first half of the evening he explained the various functions of his equipment. One problem was being unable to change film underwater!
During the second half of the evening, Gavin showed his slides, a superb set, taken all over the world. Wherever there were attractive things to photograph, Gavin appeared to have been there. He explained that although the waters around the British Isles did not have the variety as in other parts of the world, there was still a wealth of marine life to photograph.

“My Man in Mexico” by Edwin Appleton FRPS
Edwin told the members that his talk was the result of a competition run by Agfa. A fortnights holiday in Mexico, all expenses paid, all materials supplied, even lenses at Agfa’s expense. What members saw was a collection of 16” by 20” colour prints, which covered many facets of Mexican life. Agfa also sent a young lad along as an assistant, to gain experience in his own right. A remark made by Edwin, and still remembered by all that were there, was “lt’s great fun doing photography at someone else’s expense.”

“Past pictures” by Courtney Hoskins.
Courtney (now deceased) was a long serving member of Southampton Camera Club and also a member of Viewfinders Club. He told members that he had about 800 old club members prints. He had transferred a number of these onto slides
and that every slide shown tonight had received either nationwide or worldwide recognition in the exhibiting world. What members saw were 300 outstanding examples of club work, showing very clearly why Southampton were once one of the leading clubs in photography.

1983

Ron Hall and Ball Taylor offer the lantern show to other clubs. It was agreed to ask for £5 as a donation to swell our clubs funds. This was a very successful enterprise, with many clubs in the area taking up the offer, not just photographic clubs.

For a number of years, showing the slides at the exhibition had been a problem. It was not really worth trying to alter the old lantern light box, so Stuart Wood, Bill Taylor and Ron Moore, played around with the library’s “Tower” for slide displays, with their permission. Stuart completely stripped and rebuilt the thing and found that by raising the projector platform it was possible to move the slides fully both horizontally and vertically. Members agreed to try it out for the 1984 exhibition.

This year we had a “half share” in the triple battle shield. This makes a change for us even to draw, as we are normally the supporting cast!

The club purchased the new projector as agreed. It came in a splendid case with two lenses, the standard lens and a 150mm lens. Members agreed that it was a satisfactory piece of equipment and extremely nice to have a projector at the rear of the room.

At the AGM, Mrs Bina Taylor told the members that the highlight of the year was the evening spent celebrating Percy Clark’s 50 years as a member. It had been one hell of a problem keeping it from Percy and arranging for his family to be there. One of the members made a magnificent cake for the occasion. Percy was speechless when he was presented with the silver plaque which members were to compete for at the annual exhibition.

November saw the Colin Garrett “Puffer Train Show”, in the big hall. This was run jointly by the club and the centre. A packed hall sat enthralled by the slides from all over the world depicting the ever popular “Choo Choo”.

“An Americans first year in Britain” by Richard Mueller.
Dick was a very likeable person who was also a first class photographer. He had brought a collection of his prints, which were superb. He had a profound knowledge of photography. The evening was of London, as he and his daughter saw it. His view of London was very different to ours. He showed a lot of small details that we would just pass by. One thing that obviously fascinated him were the chimneys, for among the 200 plus slides that he showed were many very ornate examples. A fascinating look at our capital through very different eyes.

“Cibachrome Prints” by Edwin Appleton FRPS.
Edwin didn’t have many prints with him, but those that he had were absolutely first class. His commentary, delivered in his bright and breezy manner, made the evening pass so quickly and left everyone wanting more. An eye-opener of an evening by a very likeable photographer.

“High Flying” by Mike Jerram an Aviation Photographer and Writer.
This was an evening with a difference. The mind boggled at some of the pictures. He talked of hanging out of a helicopter, using a 35mm camera with a long lens, fast film using a lot of rolls of film on motor drive. One shot that is remembered vividly, is of a phantom fighter, coming in low and shooting over a hill. He was in touch with the pilot and kept saying “closer, closer”, with him right in the flight path! Mike told members that his worst moments were waiting for the film to be returned. The cost of setting these shots up are very high indeed and the relief when he opened up a packet and found that he had been successful was tremendous.

1984

The club had a very successful year financially, with the profit of £65 from the Cohn Garrett Steam Train show, £90 from the auction and fees from the “magic lantern” shows around the clubs, made it one of the best years money wise for a long time.

The print rules were the subject of this years rule changes argument. Talking amongst the other federation clubs, we are not unique in the rows about rules. Other clubs have the same slanging matches that we have, for the same reasons. I don’t suppose there will ever be a satisfied club member where club rules are involved and these arguments will rage for evermore.

This was the year when the revitalised projection tower broke down at the exhibition, someone stole the mirror. Everyone agreed that to show the slides at the exhibition was an enormous problem. This was solved for several years by borrowing the system used by the Gosport Camera Club. Dave Barton who had assembled it loaned it to us on the understanding that a donation was made to Gosport CC funds. This machine worked fine, having a carousel slide carrier, UNLESS some bright spark (there are a few, still), put in any thick slides or masked on the outside, which then made the machine jam. This caused great havoc, still, never mind, its fun!

Although the Centenary of the club has been looming ever closer, this was the first time that action was taken and a small committee was set up to start the ball rolling. This committee consisted of Ron Hall, Ron Moore and Stuart Wood. Once started the ball kept rolling, with more members being seconded as required.

The new exhibition secretary, Sid Shaw was flexing his muscles on how he wanted the exhibition staged. It was his opinion that too many diplomas had been awarded in recent years and that he felt 10% of the entry and no more should get diplomas.

“Focus on Birds” by Gordon Lansbury FRPS.
This was a great ornithological evening with a lot of superb bird shots, taken in all sorts of conditions that must have caused Gordon a lot of discomfort and at times risk of being hurt, either by the terrain or the birds getting nasty. On one occasion he saw a particular bird landing on a road and using a motor drive ran of 36 exposures, just like that, getting just one acceptable slide. He told members how much film he used in a week, which was quite staggering.

“Memories” by Courtney Hoskins.
This was a return visit of Courtney’s, this time with his own work. One of Courtney’s things is photographing amateur dramatics and on this evening he excelled himself by showing a superb collection of stage prints covering the whole spectrum, groups, singles and action shots. All showing first class attention to detail. Courtney was constantly giving details of how and where he took them. He told members that the dress rehearsal was the best time to take the shots plus a photocall.

“Old Moores Almanack” by Bob Moore.
This was another highlight of this season. Bob is one of the characters in the game, a smashing “picture taker”. As Bob said “its better to get it right at the beginning than feeling sorry for yourself or scratching around in the darkroom trying to make “something out of nothing”. This time Bob showed slides and a superb set they were too. The slides coupled with Bobs delightful commentary made it an evening to remember.

1985

Sid Shaw and Bill Taylor erect a print display rail around the walls of room 4 at the community centre. The project looked simple enough but it did involve quite a lot of discussion and experimentation, we then had to approach the centre for permission to carry it out. All this took time, but when all the dust had settled, it took two hours to complete.

Once again the club is playing around with the competition rules. It’s quite amazing really, all through the history of the club, members are talking about or changing some rule or another. I suppose it is because certain members are not happy unless they are changing things.

“Close up photography and how to do it!” by Betty and Tony Rackham.
This husband and wife team have been to the club on numerous occasions and still leave members wanting more. They have a repartee between them that only true partners can have. They feed each other lines all the time. They showed a group of slides at a time and then talked about them. They said that if it grew, flew or crawled and was also small they photographed it. This likeable couple gave a wealth of information on close up work that must have been very inspiring to those wishing to take it up. They produced all their work from the New Forest, saying there was no need to go any further.

“Printing in Clouds” by Frank Clements.
Frank is in a class of his own, he has a wonderful slow delivery all of his own. He showed a marvellous collection of trees and clouds. It was truly amazing how Frank had used the same clouds in different prints, but, by selection of the piece of cloud and careful printing, it was not readily apparent! I must say Frank made it all seem so easy! I have printed the odd cloud now and then and found it quite difficult.

“Judge for yourself” by Ian PIatt.
This was a typical Ian Platt evening. He is a photographer bursting with enthusiasm and a very ebullient character, never stops. He showed a series of wonderful pictures. He would ask from time to time what people thought of them. It turned out to be a very lively enjoyable evening indeed. Ian told the club that his idea was to give people a better appreciation of photography when they looked at them.

1986

After some discussion, the committee decided to purchase THREE more trophies to be used for the best aggregate score in the monthly competitions. Several views were raised in that there was an imbalance of trophies for prints and slides. This resulted eventually in the sorting out of the trophies to give a more even balance between prints and slides. This sort out also meant that some of the older trophies could be retired although they have been retained in the Club archives.

The Centenary committee informed the committee that the costs of the Centenary had been estimated at £622 which would include a handbook.

It was agreed to allow a percentage of entries from previous exhibitions to be submitted for the Centenary Exhibition. Members were also asked to submit designs for a special print “sticker” for use in the Exhibition.

It was also agreed to appoint an assistant secretary to assist in the Centenary in view of the extra work load that it had put on the Secretary.

February 6
“Images on Ilford” by Bill Wisden courtesy of Ilford Ltd.
Bill is an old friend of the Club. He has been coming to the Club for many years and is a photographer ‘par excellence’. The members tonight saw a selection of Bills prints, all of which were first class. That, coupled with Bill’s accompanying commentary made for a really interesting evening. The thing about Bill Wisden is that he is willing to give advice and answer questions in a helpful manner, which some other speakers are loath to do.
 
The following week saw another well known ‘bod’, in the form of Bob Moore from Jessops. His talk was titled “Liquid”, which as the name implies was all about water and other liquids. This was a slide evening and when put together with Bob’s extrovert manner made a great night out for everyone. The room was full with many visitors from other clubs (isn’t it great that some speakers command such respect from fellow photographers. it’s as though they have got their own groupies), arriving for the occasion. The slides were of superb quality, both in colour and content. There is no doubt that Bob is among the top flight of image makers, who put photography into the art context.

December 11
“Photography and the Weather” by Geoffrey Jefferson.
A very interesting talk was given by Geoffrey who is a weather man by profession. His comments on cloud formations and their relationship to the climate were very, very, enlightening, in particular his comments on the height of various cloud formations only occurring at certain distances from the grounds surface. It made one realise that the printing in of clouds was not as easy as all that, seeing that it was important to get the right clouds to suit the conditions on the ground.

1987

CENTENARY YEAR

Over the past two years it has become apparent that the forthcoming centenary is becoming increasingly important, so we decided to devote the last year of the history to that.

Although only a small committee control things, an increasing number of members are becoming involved, my section being the Club History. Typical of the many problems that arise was the one involving me. There was just too much information for the handbook, this was solved by decreasing the size of the text so that eleven more lines could be fitted on a page. That is why this History has finally emerged, as I had so much information that needed to be kept in some sort of order.

Following are the minutes of the Centenary Committee running up to the Centenary Exhibition itself. These show some of the many members who were involved, but does not take into, account the merry band of club members who were doing the fetching and carrying. Believe me both the Federation Final and the Exhibition were veritable hives of activities, all without any snags, in the end.

Thanks to the efforts of all the members of the Club the whole Centenary year was a great success.

MINUTES OF CENTENARY COMMITTEE
TUESDAY 8th DECEMBER 1987

Those present: John Markwell, Ron Hall, George Lack, Stuart Wood and Ron Moore.

The minutes of the last meeting were agreed.
1.             Actions arising

1.             Community Centre.

Microphone and speakers evaluated.
Spotlights available, can be set up on the Saturday. 10ft x 10ft screen is available, which can be angled. Projector requires 150mm lens and 250w lamp.
Projectionist required.

2.             Sponsorship.

Agfa willing to pay £30 - £50.
Patterson willing to pay £40 for A5 print.
Kodak willing to pay whole page £50 after seeing magazine.
Back page to be offered to Kodak, inside front cover to one other; third to separate prints and slides.
Exhibition handbook and sample catalogue to be sent out by Ron Hall Action
Replies to be requested by 31 Jan 1988.

3.             Evening News

Send copy of magazine in January. Ron Hall Action

2. Centenary Handbook

Tabled and accepted, will be issued to members Thursday 10 Dec 1987.

3.             Exhibition Stamp

Two types produced, non adhesive and sticky. Passed to Ron Moore.

4.             Evening News Records

Bill Taylor has found original reference to formation of Club. He is obtaining Copies.

5.             Exhibition Judges

Still to be approached for panel of prints. Ron Hall Action

6.             Paying Guests

Guests on the evening of the Exhibition to be charged £3.50. Orqanise tickets. Copies of the Exhibition Magazine to be set aside for Lord Mayor; both Judges; Agfa; Kodak; Patterson; Evening News; S Woodriffe; R Bone; Librarian.

Price of Magazine to those joining after October 1987 or guest wishing to own one must pay £1.50.

7.             Costings
Exhibition Magazine                          £100.00
Buffet                    £3.50                      £420.00
(Provisional)Hire of Library              £40.00
Wine (20 bottles)                                 £40.00
£600.00

Judges Fees (March)                           £50.00
Judges Expenses                                  £50.00
£700.00

Bouquets (2)                                         £12.00
Centenary Buffet (200 @ £1.50)     £300.00
Total                                                      £1012.00

8.             Dummy Run in Library
Arrange visit with John Thorne for early January. Ron Hall Action

9. Attendance by Membership

Publish list of names and invite indication of invited guests. John Markwell Action

10.          AOB.

1.             One panel of 3 prints to be hung in memory of Sid Shaw - add words by Madeliene Burden.

2.             Exhibition Awards - open sections, up to one third of entries can be prints or slides (previously exhibited in PCC exhibitions). Mounts must be to an acceptable exhibition standard.
All displayed work will be eligible for all this years awards.

1. Practical Photography - response to Editor reference club panel from Centenary Exhibition to be                                   written by Ron Hall Action

11.          Date of next meeting

To be arranged by Ron Hall in consultation with John Thorne.

That, my friends, is the minutes from one of the last Centenary Committee meetings. It was all so professionally done.

This is also the final chapter of the first one hundred years of Portsmouth Camera Club, long may it continue.

The next six years -Being the continuing history of the Portsmouth Camera Club from 1988 to 1993 compiled by Mick Cooper

1988

This year saw the culmination of the Clubs Centenary Activities.

From April 25 to May 13, the Annual Exhibition took place at the Central Library in Guildhall Square. It was opened in the evening by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Mr Jim Lodge. Several past members were invited, notably Ron Bone, Norman Kelsey and Sid Woodriffe, all of whom had previously held senior positions within the Club. The photographer from the “NEWS”, Mike Scaddan, was another past member. The occasion was somewhat marred by the sudden death of the President, Jim Shaw, leaving the Senior Vice President to take over as President and John Markwell who had been organising the centenary activities, took over the organisation of the exhibition. The whole of the celebrations went very smoothly. Following is a list of the Trophy winners for this milestone in the Clubs history.
The Hampshire Hundred Cup: Best print in Exhibition: AJ Sammy Samson.
The John Deacon Cup: Best Pictorial Print: Ron N Moore.
The Frank J Privett Cup: Best Portrait Print: A J Samson.
The Percy Clarke Plate: Best Maritime Print: Ivor Wellbelove.
The Club Trophy: Best Abstract Print or Slide: Not awarded.
The Coronation Cup: Best Slide in Exhibition: Lee Weatherley.
The Centenary Cup: Best Landscape: Keith Sawyer.
The Frank Roberts Plate:   Best Pictorial Slide: Ron N Moore.
The Woodriffe Cup: Best Portrait Slide: Keith Sawyer.

May12
Mrs Madeline Burden, the secretary stood down as she and her husband, Derek (who had produced the summer syllabus for several years), were about to move to Yorkshire. The Treasurer, Mrs Valerie Wood, announced that the membership stood at 57, and that the bank account currently held £1555.49. The motion to increase the subscription fee by 50p was carried.

Officers elected were:- President, George Lack;
Senior Vice President, Ron Hall;
Junior Vice President, Ted Winter-ford;
Secretary. Peter Downer;
Treasurer, Keith Gibbs;
General Committee: Messrs Ray Taylor, Ron Hildersley, Ernie Heathman, Trevor Muston and David Hunt;
Auditors, Mr & Mrs S Wood;
Syllabus Secretary, Ron Hall & Ron Moore;
Print Comp. Sec., Ted Winterford;
Slide Comp. Sec., Mick Cooper;
External Comp. Sec., Historian and Publicity: Bill Taylor;
Projectionist: Ernie Heathman.

May26
Print and Slide of the Year Competition combined with the presentation of league trophies as follows:
­Moorey Cup: Mono League A: Ron N Moore.
Shield for the ‘A League Aggregate: Steven Silk.
Cup for the Colour League Aggregate: Ivor Wellbelove and John Markwell.
Portsmouth Club Plate: Set Subject League: Keith Sawyer.
Cup for the Set Subject Aggregate: AJ Sammy Samson.
Easthope Cup: Mono League B: Dave Hunt
Cup for the Mono League B Aggregate: Andy Vowles.
The Elizabeth Cup: Print of the Year: Ron N Moore.
Bishop Salver: Slide of the Year: Steven Silk.
The Markwell ‘3 of a kind’ Trophy: WD ‘Bill’ Taylor.
June 30
A visit was made to the Gales Brewery at Horndean. It seems that this is a good venue for the club members on summer evenings, having visited the site every few years, for many a long year. Perhaps it is because of the few glasses of liquor that are sampled afterwards.

August 21
Olive Quinnell invited the whole of the club’s membership to her house for a garden party. On this occassion members were asked to dress in 20’s style costumes if they could. Lots of members did make the effort to dress up, many of them looking resplendent in frilly dresses in which to do the ‘Black Bottom’ (and that was just the men, only joking), the men wore boaters and blazers (jolly wizard show, eh chaps). This was to be the start of an annual event. This was also one of the latter events arranged for the summer programme, which again was deemed an inimitable success by all who had attended.

It was with regret that we were to hear that Fred Goldsmith, a prominent member for many years, passed away in September. The Clubs condolences were passed on to his widow, Helen.

1989

The Club projectionist, Ernie Heathman died suddenly on January 30. Another sad loss felt by many of the members.

April 4 to 21, saw the Annual Exhibition take place at the Central Library again. On this occassion, the slides had been transferred to video tape by Brian Doherty. The Exhibition Secretary, Ray Taylor, persuaded Radio Rentals to loan us a television set and video machine. Unfortunately, the video machine was stolen from the library on the second day, which meant that the slides were not shown for the rest of the exhibition. Trophy winners were as follows:­
The Hampshire Hundred Cup: Best print in Exhibition: I Wellbelove ARPS.
The John Deacon Cup: Best Pictorial Print: I Wellbelove ARPS.
The Frank J Privett Cup: Best Portrait Print: AJ “Sammy” Samson.
The Percy Clarke Plate: Best Maritime Print: Ivor Wellbelove ARPS.
The Club Trophy: Best Abstract Print or Slide: Alan Spencer.
The Coronation Cup: Best Slide in Exhibition: Keith Sawyer ARPS.
The Centenary Cup: Best Landscape: Ron S Hildersley.
The Frank Roberts Plate: Best Pictorial Slide: K Sawyer ARPS.
The Woodriffe Cup: Best Portrait Slide: Mick Cooper.
The Burden Trophy: Best Maritime Slide: Ray Taylor.

April 26
It was decided to run an en-print competition for members on club evenings. En-prints would be attached to a display board and after 3 or 4 weeks one would be removed by an anonymous member judge. At the end of the season all the heat winners would be judged and the winner awarded a trophy.

May 4
At the AGM, the treasurer informed the members that we currently held £1234.06 in the bank. The membership had fallen to 54 members, although a recruiting drive was to be started for the start of the new season. It was felt that apart from Chichester Camera Club (who have a waiting list for membership), all other clubs in the area were suffering from a falling membership, due in no small way, we think, to the popularity of video camcorders.
Also started during this season by Trevor Muston and Peter Downer was the ‘Pompey Chat’, the club newsletter. This would be produced on a quarterly basis and distributed to members free of charge. It was greeted with great pleasure, over the years increasing in size and content.

Another long standing member, John Moorey, sadly passed away in July of this year. John was the proud owner of a large collection of cameras, which he gladly showed to the members at every available opportunity. He is probably sat on his little cloud at this moment taking photographs of us all. Rest in Peace, John.

September 6
A slide viewing box was produced for use in the Annual Exhibition. This had been made using a design from one used by the Winchester Camera Club and the willing help of several members. This turned out to be a perfect tool for showing our work at the exhibition, especially in view of the fiasco last year.

September
It was decided to place a census in this copy of the ‘Chat’, in which some really searching questions were asked, in order to find out what people used, or what they photographed and even to what they wished to see at the Club. Unfortunately, there was very little response from the members and it eventually died a death.

November
After appeals to Mayfield School and St Johns College for young new members had been completely ignored, it was decided to keep looking for new members from other sources, i.e. advertising in the ‘News’, etc.
Mrs Valerie Wood suggests the possibility of contacting the Camera Club in Caen, france. It was thought that as the two cities of Portsmouth and Caen are twinned it would be nice to see if an exchange of work was possible.