Thank You For All The Wonderful Entries - Details for 2026 will be announced shortly

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All 2025 Photographs can be viewed below together with a short Video Tour

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Thank You For All The Wonderful Entries - Details for 2026 will be announced shortly 〰️ All 2025 Photographs can be viewed below together with a short Video Tour 〰️

The Stow & District Civic Society

Photographic Competition 2025

Thank You to all who took part in our 2025 Photographic Competition including those who entered over 200 photographs for judging, volunteers who helped steward the Exhibition and the 550+ visitors who came to see the display. We are also most grateful to our local sponsors who have helped carry the financial cost and promoted their individual category within the competition.

The Winners and Runner Up in each category are listed below with a seperate Winner and Runner Up at the Intermediate Level.

Confirmation of the results:

WINNER - (A) Architecture:  Geraldine Curtis - “Rockcliffe on a Perfect Day”

RUNNER UP - (A) Architecture: Deborah Stevens - “Eyes Lured Skyward”

WINNER - (A) Cars: Rob Brown - “Nicest people IN a Honda”

RUNNER UP - (A) Cars: Adrian Cannon - “A Great old car!”

WINNER - (A) Dogs: Caroline Hawkins - “Lottie”

RUNNER UP - (A) Dogs: Andrew King - “Lord Badger in the Snow”

WINNER - (A) Landscape: Tim Orr - “Late Afternoon Bluebells in the Woods”

RUNNER UP - (A) Landscape: Geraldine Curtis - “Winter Sunset at Condicote”

WINNER - (A) People: Adrian Cannon - “A Nice Pint”

RUNNER UP - (A) People: Briony Apperley - “My Favourite People (& Dog)”

WINNER - (A) Wildlife & Pets: Andrew King - “Morning Roll Call”

RUNNER UP - (A) Wildlife & Pets: David Freer - “Kitty-Bengal Rescue”

WINNER - (I): Megan Hanning - “Jessie”

RUNNER UP - (I): Alex Cripps - “Enzo”

AND after counting 472 votes!

PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Alan Chattell - “The Journey” (6.5%)

A Short Video Tour

Photographic Exhibition, St. Edward’s Hall

ARCHITECTURE - Sponsored By

TAYLER & FLETCHER

Black and white photo of a stone building with three windows on the upper level and two on the lower, with a centered door labeled 'OFFICE' above it, and a lantern-style light fixture to the right of the door.

ADRIAN CANNON

An old water pump with a curved handle, mounted on a stone wall, with plants growing nearby, against a background of open field with grazing sheep.

ANDREW SMITH

A stone castle with four towers stands on a grassy hill at sunset, with a small group of people and grazing horses nearby.

CLAIRE ROSS

Close-up of a weathered stone wall with a square opening, showing a metal cross and a tall, thin, ornate iron structure against a clear blue sky.

DEBORAH STEVENS - (Runner Up)

A close-up of water flowing out of a small pipe into a stone basin.

JENI SMITH

Interior view of a Gothic cathedral hallway with ornate vaulted ceilings and stained glass window at the end.

KAYLEIGH TOMPKINS

A historic stone church or cathedral with a large tower, reflections in a pond, surrounded by grass and trees.

PAT FOLLAND

A magical, enchanted-looking entrance to a building, with large, twisted tree trunks framing a wooden door, illuminated by green and yellow lights, with a hanging lantern overhead, surrounded by lush ivy and foliage.

RUTH COX

A vintage race car parked on a street in front of a storefront with people standing and walking nearby.

ANDREW SPACKMAN

Black vintage car parked on a street in a historic town with brick buildings.

ADRIAN CANNON - (Runner Up)

An old, yellow Ford tractor overgrown with dried, tangled vines and bushes, situated in a grassy field with other abandoned vehicles and a scenic rural landscape under a partly cloudy sky.

BRIONY APPERLEY

A vintage blue sports car parked in front of an old stone archway with a group of people walking through it at an outdoor event in a historic village setting.

GERALDINE CURTIS

A vintage blue car parked in front of a stone building with a sign that reads 'The Stag at Stow.' The building has large windows with curtains and a bar and restaurant inside.

JOANNE GLASGOW

HILARY SANDON

MARTIN COX

PETER HEDGES

ANDREW SPACKMAN

ANDREW KING - (Runner Up)

BRUCE MANSELL

NIALL McINTOSH

CAROLINE HAWKINS - (Winner)

SARAH FREER

ANDREW SMITH

CLAIRE ROSS

BRIONY APPERLEY

CAROLINE HAWKINS

GERALDINE CURTIS - (Runner Up)

MARTIN FENTON

TIM PORTER

BRUCE MANSELL

MAGGIE DEACON

NIALL McINTOSH

ROZLYN WALSH

SEAN CLARKE

MARTIN COX

JUDY DEAN

JAQUELINE ROBERTS

ALAN CHATTELL

BRUCE MANSELL

GERALDINE CURTIS - (Winner)

KAREN CLOSE

JUDY DEAN

MARTIN COX

REG HAWTHORNE

SCHEILA MALISKA

CARS - Sponsored By

VJ COLLETT

JOHN MYERS

ANDREW KING

DERMOT JOHNSON

JENNY EVANSON

KAYLEIGH TOMPKINS

PAT FOLLAND

ROB BROWN - (Winner)

SIMON PAYNE

DOGS - Sponsored By

Coach House Coffee

BRIONY APPERLEY

ANDREW SMITH

JONATHAN WATTS

SHELLEY HOLMES

RUTH COX

SIMON PAYNE

JUDY DEAN

LANDSCAPE - Sponsored By

The Old Town Barbers

ADRIAN CANNON - (Winner)

GERALDINE CURTIS

JONATHAN WATTS

ADRIAN CANNON

CLAIRE ROSS

GERALDINE CURTIS

LEA PENNYFATHER

MARTIN COX

MARTIN FENTON

MEGAN HANNIG - (Winner)

ANNABELLE WRIGHT

ALEX CRIPPS - (Runner Up)

ANDREW SPACKMAN

ALAN CHATTELL - (People’s Choice)

JENI SMITH

DEBORAH STEVENS

JONATHAN WATTS

TONY BATE

TIM ORR - (Winner)

LEA PENNYFATHER

JON MASLEN-JONES

PEOPLE - Sponsored By

Brio Retirement Homes

SIAN CRIPPS

MICHAEL BIELBY

KAROLINA GRIFFIN

JENNY EVANSON

LEA PENNYFATHER

BRUCE MANSELL

ANDREW SPACKMAN

BRIONY APPERLEY - (Runner Up)

WILDLIFE & PETS - Sponsored By

William Hinton Accountants

DAVID FREER - (Runner Up)

ALAN CHATTELL

ANDREW KING - (Winner)

DEBORAH STEVENS

JOANNA PALMER

NIALL McINTOSH

RUTH COX

STEPHIE CLARK

SIMON PAYNE

BRUCE MANSELL

INTERMEDIATE ENTRIES

All Categories

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JETHRO EVANSON

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