The first meeting of the new season began with both a welcome and a farewell. Some new members joined returning stalwarts for a welcome to the club only to be followed by Janet Brown, the chairman, explaining that she was standing down on health grounds. Fortunately Chris West, a former chairman, had agreed to fill the role until the end of the season. He then proceeded to outline the programme of competitions, talks and experiences. Members then provided some examples of their activities during the break since the end of the previous season in May. The locations ranged from Pulborough Brooks and Amberley during photoshoots, via Exmoor, Scotland, Goring Gap, Brighton and the Jurassic coast to more exotic locations such as Venice and India. Macro photography and landscape with a smattering of street photography also filled the screen. After a brief look at panels of photographs as preparation for an innovative meeting in January 2024 one member showed an audio visual presentation of a Chinese garden. Audio Visual work will also feature in that January 2024 meeting. The image shown was unable to be displayed during the evening.