We have four regular meetings a week
Monday morning 10:00 – 12:30.
Tuesday evening 19:30 – 22:00.
Thursday evening 19:30 – 22:00 (video section).
Friday evening 19:30 – 22:00.
If you’re interested why not pay us a visit.
You can try us out for 3 free visits before deciding whether to join us or not.
Our Fees are £120 a year, which allows you to attend any of the club sessions as many times as you like with no further weekly fees.
Associate Membership (for people outside of the county) is £65 and allows remote zoom access to sections running Zoom (Monday & Tuesday)
Where to find us
Address
Between 49 and 51 Reynolds St
Cleethorpes
DN35 7TU
United Kingdom
Current Officers of the Club
Chairperson: George Lill
Vice-Chairperson: Mike Bennett
Secretary: Pip Lenthall
Treasurer: Marlene Castledine
History of CCC
- Cleethorpes Camera Club was founded by a few people meeting at the house of one of the
members, and later above a café in Cleethorpes Market Place, where, in 1956, the membership reached 41.
At this time, new premises for meetings were sought, and in 1957 the Club moved to The Adult School in
St.Hugh’s Avenue in Cleethorpes.
In 1963, the next meeting place was at The Bethel Mission in Tiverton Street, Cleethorpes when the membership was 31.
In 1966, the Club moved again to Beaconthorpe Church in Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes, and by 1969, the membership stood at 47.
In 1969, the Club moved to The 1st Cleethorpes Group Scout Hut (The Sea Scouts) in Beacon Court, off Clee Road, Cleethorpes, when the membership was 56.
In 1971, the Club purchased the property at the Rear of 51/53 Reynolds Street, Cleethorpes, formerly Kingdom Hall and belonging to The Jehovah’s Witnesses, for £1,450, with monies from a loan.
Membership was up and down over the next 20 years, with an average of 38 members, but in 1994 reached an all-time low of just 15 members.
In January 1997, the Club amalgamated with the Grimsby and District Society of Photographic Arts (GADSOPA) which saw the membership increase to a healthy 69, with an average membership of 48 over the next 11 years. Three Sections were formed – Monday Night the Photographic Section for Prints and Slides; Thursday for the Video Section; Friday for the Cine/Slide Section.
In the year 2004, Digital Photography was starting to replace 35mm slides, and prints from 35mm film stock, so a Digital Stills night was arranged for once a month on a Wednesday. By April of 2004, this had increased to 2 nights a month, and in September 2005 it was decided to hold a Digital Stills night every Tuesday, the newly formed Digital Group remaining under the financial umbrella of the Video Section.
Also in September 2005, the Cine/Slide Section, not having produced Cine Films for many years, in favour of Video films, changed the Section’s name to the Film/Slide Section.
In October 2006, The Photographic Section had dwindled to only 3 members, so it was decided to discontinue the Section altogether, and its members started to attend the Digital and Film/Slide Sections instead. Membership has averaged 50 per year ever since.
In 2008, the Club started entering all competitions run by The Lincolnshire Photographic Association, with a fair degree of success at times.
In October 2009, a Monday Morning Group was set up as a branch of the Digital Section, to cater for those people who couldn’t, or were reluctant to attend or go out in the evenings.
In January 2010, the Film/Slide Section was renamed the Multi Media Section in order to better reflect the activities of the Section.
In December 2011, the Club successfully applied for a grant from the “Awards for All”, Big Lottery Fund, and were awarded £10,000 to replace the rotting wooden floor in the Main Hall, and to install a Disabled Toilet. At the same time, at the Club’s expense, we renewed/replaced all electrics and wiring, added a new heating system, converted the old Darkroom into a Tuition Room, and “streamlined” the Clubroom Equipment held. The project was started in April 2012 and completed in August 2012.
In July 2013, a Studio Group was set up, meeting on the first Wednesday of each month.
In October 2013, the Multi Media Section was renamed The Friday Section, as it no longer did anything but Digital Photography.
In Mid 2014, it was decided to join the North and East Midlands Photographic Federation.
In October 2014, the Monday Group became a Section in its own right, and is now known as the Monday Section.
In January 2015, a second Studio Group was set up, meeting on the second Wednesday of each month.
In January 2015, Cleethorpes Camera Club set up an Audio Visual Group, meeting on the last Saturday morning of each month.