Cardigan Photo Club

Club History

The Cardigan & District Photographic Society has it’s roots dating back to the early part of 1990, when a group of enthusiastic friends gathered to talk photography in a local pub, the Red Lion in Cardigan. Word soon spread, and new members started appearing, so it was decided to form the group into a club and in 1993 the Cardigan Camera Club was born.
A new venue was arranged in the meeting room of the Cardigan Guildhall, where the club stayed for a number of years. Due to outside noise, and frequent interruptions from noisy and drunken youths, a new venue was sought and the club returned to the function room of the Red Lion Inn, Cardigan.

In 2004/2005 membership numbers had declined and few activities were programmed, so at the Annual General Meeting in November 2005 it was agreed that a regeneration programme should be started. To provide a fresh identity for the club, the name was changed to the present title and a new, more active programme of events was introduced. With a growing number of members the meeting room at the Red Lion was too small, so a move was made to larger premises at the Black Lion Hotel, Cardigan. Unfortunately in January 2008 the Black Lion unexpectedly closed without any warning to the club. New venues are not easy to find and after looking at a few sites it was decided that Cardigan Rugby Club would best suit the needs of the club.  We now meet every two weeks in the upstairs room.