We have a range of club nights, walks and events to suit everyone’s tastes.

Keep an eye on this page to see what’s coming up in the coming months at Ockbrook Photographic Club

Below is a summary of these events, full details will have been sent to club members by email.

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April 6th 2026 – Club Night Ockbrook Village Hall

A black and white night. First we will have a look at the images created on the 50 Shades of Gray walk organised by Kevin Marriott and now turned in to a music video! This will be followed by a look at some of your black and white images perhaps inspired by the talk at Christmas by Chris Upton.

April 13th – Magpie Mine , Monyash – Field Trip

This is an outstanding lead mine site located high on the Limestone plateau of the Peak District. There are a large number of mine buildings, including a Cornish beam engine building. Photographically it’s one of those must visit places.  The plan is to arrive mid-afternoon, photograph the location up to sunset and for those who want to stay a little longer, then we are going to attempt to light up some of the buildings and get some low light images

Meet at the Car Park by the Mine at 15:30. Full details have been circulated to the members by email.

April 20th – Annual Photo break to Merseyside

This year our annual photo break will be over 5 days and we are visiting Merseyside and the coastline around Formby and Southport. As usual this is a well supported event and applications are now closed.

May 4th – Club Night Ockbrook Village Hall

We are currently in the planning stage for this evening which will be a practical in and around the village hall. The evening will be an interesting, and hopefully entertaining, play with portrait photography

June 1st 2026 – Club Night Outside

This will be a practical photographic evening away from the Ockbrook Village Hall, weather permitting. We will meet at Ticknall Village Hall car park and take a leisurely circular walk through the Calke estate to the Limeyards. Hopefully there will be ample opportunity for photography including insects and flora.

July 6th 2026 – Club Night Ockbrook Village Hall

Club Annual General Meeting followed by a slideshow of images from the photo break to Merseyside in April.

July 8th 2026 – Foxton Locks

We are looking at arranging a visit to Foxton Locks in Leicestershire. This location has an amazing staircase of locks with stunning views over the countryside. If you are very lucky, you may get to spot a Heron or even a Kingfisher. Details will be emailed to members near the date.

August 3rd 2026 – Club Night Outside

Our August meeting is a more casual event as we don’t formally have a club meeting in August. We are however planning to have a meeting at the Riverside Gardens in Belper for those interested and able to attend. Usual start time of 7pm, details will be sent near the date.

Other Event Details

May 14th – 20th 2026 – Tissington Hall Well Dressing

The annual Well Dressing event is taking place at Tissington on the week of 14th-20th May. Details can be found at Tissington Hall Well Dressing 14th May – 20th May 2026 | Derbyshire Wedding Venue | Derbyshire Holiday Cottages | Tissington Hall Events

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