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President’s Column – January 2026

Welcome to our first newsletter for 2026. I hope that everyone had a good time over the Christmas and New Year period. We had our new grandson with us for two weeks which was just fantastic.

First up, a thanks to all who have renewed their subs and a gentle reminder for those yet to renew – the first overdue reminder will be coming out shortly. Please do let Linley know if you won’t be renewing or you need some time before you can make the payment.

I have had a few people comment to me that the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition is well worth going to. It is currently on at the Canterbury Museum Pop-Up at 66 Gloucester Street. I hope to get to it in the next couple of weekends. It finishes on the 1st of February. Details for it can be found here – https://www.canterburymuseum.com/visit/whatson/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2.

I am looking forward to catching up with a few members at the Manuka Chafer Beetle field trip and we will hopefully have some nice photos to share at our next club night.

A friend of mine is wanting to sell a Fuji X-T 200 with a 15-45mm lens. If anyone is looking for a smaller beginner camera and are interested in this one get in touch and I will provide you with contact details.

Lastly a reminder that Honours entries close at the end of the month. If you have an Honours set to submit, please do so quickly.

The fern photo below was from our field trip to Mt Cheeseman and I took the daisy in our gutter outside our house. I thought it made a nice bright contrast to the greyness of the gutter.

Welcome to our new members, Cheryl O’Connor and Jen Stockwell.

James Thompson

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