The Andover Photographic Club displays the works of our members at free exhibitions throughout the summer months at various village fetes.

Chute fete Saturday 15 June 2024.

The weather at this years fete proved a real challenge.  The rain had eased up earlier in the day but the hurricane type wind really hampered us as we strung up the club members’ images.  We were keen to display those images taken at last years fete to encourage passers-by to come and chat.  Our poor, ten year old, gazebo, finally took one hit too many from the gusting wind and has now been replaced with a new model ready for the next fete.

Appleshaw fete Monday 26 August 2024

The weather was more seasonal for us this year, slightly overcast, warm but no rain. Hooray!  with our new gazebo we proudly displayed images from club members and these including those from previous fete’s and the Andover Carnival.  We had a lot of interest from passersby and some very interesting conversations about photography, either using SLR or phones.  One of us had a conversation about the benefits, or not, of solar panels and wind farms.  Once the rant had concluded the visitor smiled and said goodbye.  With so many people attending the fete it is hoped that this will translate to new members for the coming season.

Abbots Anne fete Saturday 7 September 2024

Our pitch for this fete was in the entranceway to the village shop and we shared this area with the Charity Raffle stall and enjoyed a greater footfall as customers went in and out of the shop.  The forecast was for dry weather, alas that was not accurate, we did have some dry spells as the fete took place, so it wasn’t a wash out.  We had five members supporting our stand, with our new gazebo standing proud displaying our work.  At times four of us were out and about photographing the various events and stalls.  At one stage, as the veteran cars paraded down Duck Street, we were all out recording the event. We had a lot of interest in our members images, with many discussions and it is hoped that this will translate to new members in the coming weeks.

Note: By the end of November our membership had increased by four new members, all of whom had visited us at one of the fetes above.

Village Fete’s and events 2025

As we come to the end of the 2024 / 2025 season we now look ahead to our summer months and hope for good weather. We are planning to participate at the following fete’s and events.

Sunday 25 May – Soapbox Derby

Saturday 21 June – Chute Fete

Sunday 20 July – Andover Carnival

Monday 25 August – Appleshaw Fete

Saturday 6 September Abbots Ann Fete