Ribblesdale Camera Club was formed in June 1939, and sixty years or so afterwards,
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still thrives in its own small clubroom in Ribble Lane, Chatburn, near Clitheroe.
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Being on the border between Lancashire and Yorkshire (the Badlands, some might say!),
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Ribblesdale Camera Club has always had a reputation for being a lively organisation.
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We really enjoy our photography and while members take most things that appear in
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their viewfinders, we have specialists in portraiture, landscapes, natural history, motor
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sport, cave and mine photography and audio-visuals. Some are equally at home in
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front of a computer as in the darkroom, but others send their films to trade processors.
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The Club has facilities for both wet processing and digital manipulation and ink-jet
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printing, but many members have used neither! All, however, are pleased to share
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their experience with fellow club members whether expert or beginners.
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The Club never loses sight of the fact that photography is fun. Or should be.
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A great advantage of having our own clubroom is that we have facilities for portraiture
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and developing and printing in both black-and-white and colour. Members may use the
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room between club meetings, perhaps to show their family and friends their holiday
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picture using the club's high quality projector and a big screen. The Club-room holds
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about 30, which holds membership down to around forty, but like all clubs, we always
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seem to have a few seats we would like to see used.
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Chatburn is a small village only a mile down the old A59 from Clitheroe, the main
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town in the middle section of the Ribble Valley. Clitheroe is a pleasant market town
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with a population of around 18,000. Its two focal points are the 800 years old Castle
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(about the same size as our Clubroom!) and the Parish Church, each on its own
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limestone knoll. We also have one of the few remaining Andrew Carnegie endowed
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public libraries with its characteristic design. All three of our schools have been
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top-of-the-ratings in their different league tables and a national survey showed that our
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health centre is second to none. We are the place with lowest unemployment in the
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country. The "best bit" however is the wonderful walks in the Ribble and Hodder
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valleys with views for miles, especially of Pendle Hill with its witch trial associations.
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A very good spot to visit and we would be pleased to advise any photographers
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where to see the best landscapes.
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Chairman, Jeff Cowling is on 01200 440868; Secretary and Press Officer
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Ken Geddes is on 01200 423474; while 01254-822760 reaches Robin Haworth our
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Programme Secretary. Meetings are held in the Ribble Lane, Chatburn, Clubroom
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at 7:30 on Tuesdays from September to the end of May. Summer meetings are mainly
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outdoors, and additionally there are occasional Friday evening Workshops.
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Our Annual Exhibition is held in Clitheroe and Whalley Libraries, Reference Library.
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To get to our Clubroom, turn by the Post Office on the little triangular green in the centre
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of Chatburn, down Ribble Lane.
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It's the small building on the left with the white edged steps about 100 metres down the
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road, just before the new houses.We look forward to seeing you at the club!
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 For (External) Competition Queries Contact Steve Ashcroft : 01995 61062
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