| The Crewe Photographic Society was
founded in 1947, Cine photography was becoming popular with
members and in 1957 a small "Cine Section" was formed. In 1958
there were two separate groups within the Crewe Photographic
Society, however, the "Cine Section" did not prove to be a
worthy one because it folded up the following year. |
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From its original venue which was a large room above the
Co-op building in Hungerford Road, Crewe, the group have moved
several times. Mere Street Methodist Chapel, Haslington and the
Crewe Library were popular meeting places until it found its
present venue at Wistaston Memorial Hall in 1994. |
| Ten years passed before the Cine
Section was formed again, operating as before, within the
Society. In January 1969, ten members started what has been
built on up to the present day and in 1970 the section joined
the I.A.C. In 1993 the Cine Section split into a separate
group to run its own affairs entirely and thus became for the
purposes of constitutional issues, a club associated with the
Crewe Photographic Society. At around the same time video
photography entered the scene and to keep up to date with modern
times, the word "Video" was added to the club's name and it thus
became what it is called today "Crewe Cine & Video Club". |
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During its existence it has had as many as 40 members in the
days of popular Cine photography and during one season, the club
met every week instead of the present fortnightly meetings. The
Crewe Cine & Video Club encourages all kinds of people
interested in movie photography, especially beginners. When
there are sufficient numbers, special beginners nights are
arranged. The Club has, in the past, enjoyed providing a service
to the local community by giving film shows to various
organisations. |