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Cheadle Alliance Shield 2021– 2022 : First Round

02.11.21

Christine Hodgson, from Huddersfield, judged the first round of the 2021– 2022 four-way inter-club battle, which was hosted by Stockport PS. Again there were no prints due to the Covid situation. Stalybridge PC [202 points] just edged ahead of 85 Group [201 points], followed by Stockport PS [199 points] and Bramhall PS [184points].

Cheadle Alliance Shield 2021 Fourth & Final Round

27.04.21

Stockport PS were the hosts for the final round of this year's four–way inter–club battle, which was judged by Sue Dobson APAGB CPAGB, who had forty–eight images to view and discuss. SPC came out on top, not only of the round, but also of the whole competition and therefore keep the shield for another year. Well done everyone who has contributed to this year's success and thanks to the other participating clubs for all the hard work which has gone into producing another well–supported competition!

The final cumulative scores for the 2020–2021 competition are:

Cheadle Alliance Shield 2021 Third Round

017.03.21

Bramhall PS were the hosts for round 3 of this year's four–way inter–club battle, which was judged by Rob Hockney, who had forty–eight images to view and discuss. SPC just gained the upper hand by a handful of points; thereby retaining their slender lead going into the last round.

Cheadle Alliance Shield 2021 Second Round

01.02.21

We were the hosts for round 2 of this year's four–way inter–club battle, which was admirably judged by Keith Barber, who had forty–eight images to view and discuss. It was an evenly fought competition, with the total scores ranging from 205 to 214 points. Stockport's images gained the most points on the night however, Stalybridge are the overall leaders, albeit by the small margin of four points.

Thanks to Keith for giving his expertise and time to making the evening a success.

Annual General Meeting

28.09.20

The 2020 AGM was held via Zoom; the Officers' reports, having been circulated to members prior to the meeting were all passed unanimously. The officers were re-elected, as was committee member Roy Rodgers; due to pressure of work, Emmett Doyle and David Oliver did not offer themselves for re-election and were replaced by Allan Ward and Dan Willis. As a result, the Committee for 2020-2021 is:

• Chairman - Keith Rawsthorne
• Secretary - Kevin Gamwell
• Treasurer - Mike Wheeller
• Committee - Roy Rodgers
• Committee - Allan Ward
• Committee - Dan Willis

Cheadle Alliance Shield 2020 Third and Final Round

11.05.20

Due to the Covid–19 lockdown, the final round of the 2020 competition was held via video link on Monday, 11^th May. The print section was replaced by colour DPIs and the DPI section was transformed into a mono group.

SPC came out on top, not only of the round, but also of the whole competition and therefore get to keep the shield for another year. Well done everyone who has contributed to this year's success and thanks to the other participating clubs for all the hard work which has gone into producing another well–supported competition!

The final scores for the current competition are as follows:

Our entries were:

Colour DPIs

Stuart Vaughton Into the Bend : 20 points

Eddie Leach Doll Maker : 18 points

Charlie Saycell Heath Fratillary : 17 points

Gary Lewis Shake it Out : 16 points

Charlie Saycell Early Bird : 16 points

Gary Lewis Who's Gonna Stop Us : 15 points

Keith Rawsthorne Jorgie : 15 points

Dan Willis Red Kite in Flight : 14 points

Mono DPIs

Roy Rodgers Guitar Man : 20 points

Brian Hartley Me and My Shadow : 19 points

Eddie Leach Born Survivor : 19 points

Roy Rodgers BBC Studios : 18 points

Mike Wheeller Killing Time : 15 points

Kevin Gamwell Burlesque : 15 points

Kevin Gamwell Hard Man : 14 points

Peter Gillooly John : 14 points

Cheadle Alliance Shield 2020 Round Two

02.03.20

We were the hosts for the second round of the current year's competiton, although sadly due to the 'retirement' of Hyde PS it should have been the third. The reduced number of entries enabled our judge Nick Hilton, more time to expand his comments on each one! After careful consideration and much thought he awarded the following points:

The cumulative scores for the current competition are as follows:

Our entries were:

Prints

Eddie Leach Robber Fly with Prey : 20 points

Keith Rawsthorne Approaching Storm, Windermere: 19 points

Eddie Leach Alice : 19 points

Charlie Saycell Boathouse on Ullswater : 17 points

Charlie Saycell Autumn Lone Tree On Padarn : 17 points

Kevin Gamwell Librarian : 15 points

DPIs

Roy Rodgers Harvest Mouse : 20 points

Gary Lewis Leaving : 20 points

Gary Lewis On the Case : 20 points

Vicky Mansfield A Shelby in the Making : 18 points

Mike Wheeller Into the Light : 17 points

Kevin Gamwell Tawny Owl : 16 points

Thanks to the other clubs for a spirited competition and to Nick for his excellent comments.