<![CDATA[N&EMPF - News]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:24:04 +0000EditMySite<![CDATA[Keyworth CC is now Keyworth & District PS]]>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nempf.org/news/keyworth-cc-is-now-keyworth-district-ps
Keyworth Camera Club has had a name change and will now be known as Keyworth & District Photographic Society.

This name change ties in with a new structure to their programme that will see them sharing and discussing their own work much more often in a variety of exciting ways. They will have many more opportunities to use their cameras as they’ve included more practical days/evenings that will take place most months, throughout the entire year.

​Alongside this new look programme, they have introduced a number of sub-groups covering single topics such as gaining distinctions/achieving greater success in competitions, and undertaking projects.

If you’d like to know more and perhaps go and join them, please take a look at their new website for more details: (https://keyworthphoto.org.uk/)
]]><![CDATA[PAGB Inter-Club PDI Championship]]>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nempf.org/news/pagb-inter-club-pdi-championship-2026Congratulations to Rolls-Royce Derby Photographic Society who came second in the final round of the PAGB Inter-Club PDI Championship 2026 held at Warwick on the 19th of July.  They lost to Chorley Photographic Society of the Lancashire & Cheshire Photographic Union by a single point.
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Derby City Photographic Club finished =9th out of the 38 clubs in the Plate Competition for those not qualifying for the final after the first two rounds. Ilkeston Photo 2000 finished =20th, three points behind Derby City, with Beeston Camera Club finishing =31st just two points behind Ilkeston. Congratulations to them all for qualifying to represent N&EMPF and doing as well as they did against such strong competition.
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With Rolls-Royce Derby Photographic Society (yet again) making it to the final they will automatically qualify for next year's championship, leaving room for three more clubs to qualify to join them based on next year's N&EMPF Inter-Club PDI Championship. 
]]><![CDATA[David Hollingsworth CPAGB]]>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nempf.org/news/david-hollingsworth-cpagbIt is with great sadness that we have to report that David Hollingsworth passed away peacefully at home on Sunday 28th June 2026.

He served as Chairman of Arnold & District Camera Club for nearly 25 years and his passion for photography and the photographic community touched countless lives. David's contribution over so many years cannot be overstated, he will be greatly missed.

​Any club which had David booked to Judge for the 2026/27 season, please inform your Competition Secretary.]]><![CDATA[Mileage Expenses for Speakers (Judges/Lecturers)]]>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nempf.org/news/mileage-expenses-for-speakers-judgeslecturersThe government has announced an increase in the car mileage rate to 55p/mile backdated to April 2026. The rate had been 45p/mile since 2011. The PAGB has therefore increased its maximum mileage rate to 55p/mile. For Clubs, the increase is just over 20%. For comparison, the CPI and RPI increases since 2011 are about 50% and 75% respectively. See more details on the Speakers page.
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55p/mile is not the cost of running any particular car: it is a compromise rate which HMRC will accept as expenses regardless of the actual car used. PAGB uses this maximum rate as a protection for listed speakers and also to provide some certainty to Clubs when planning their programmes.]]><![CDATA[N&EMPF Newsletter May 2026]]>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nempf.org/news/nempf-newsletter-may-2026
The May 2026 Newsletter is now available to read and includes:
  • ​An address from Gary Langley, N&EMPF President, on bringing the next generation into camera clubs
  • Award Presentation at Nottingham Outlaws for exhibition catalogue cover image
  • Annual Exhibition of Photography Rules & Selectors update by N&EMPF Exhibition Secretary
  • Judges Seminar details
  • PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit
  • 8th Audio Visual Competition Results
]]><![CDATA[PAGB Awards for Photographic Merit]]>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.nempf.org/news/pagb-awards-for-photographic-merit-2026-aprilCongratulations to the following successful applicants in the APM Adjudication on the 25th/26th of April 2026.

CPAGB
  • Carl Campbell of Rolls-Royce Derby Photographic Society
  • Philip Green of Deepings Camera Club

DPAGB
  • Lois Webb of Nottingham Outlaws Photographic Society
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