BCC Programme Calendar

Visitor Guide  ·  Beacon Camera Club

Introduction

The BCC Programme Calendar is the club's central event listing, available at beaconcameraclub.co.uk/event_calendar. No sign-in is required — simply visit the page to see what's on. As a club member you can also subscribe to receive email notifications whenever events are added or updated.

This guide covers everything you need: browsing events, searching, installing the mobile app, and signing up for notifications.

Viewing the calendar

When you visit the site you will see the current month laid out in a standard calendar grid. No sign-in is required.

Navigating months and years

Filtering by sub-group

Below the calendar header is a row of coloured pills — one per active sub-group. Click any pill to show only that group's events. Click it again (or click All) to show everything.

Calendar views

In the top bar, a Choose Calendar view control groups three buttons:

Viewing event details

Click any event chip on the calendar (or any row in the list view) to open a details panel showing the full title, sub-group, date, start and end time, location, description, and any attached images. Any web links (URLs) in the description are automatically made clickable.

Hovering over events

On a desktop browser, hovering your mouse over an event chip shows a quick-preview tooltip with the key details — useful for a fast glance without opening the full panel.

Searching the calendar

A search bar appears below the group filter pills and is available to all users at all times — no sign-in required. On a desktop browser, the 🔔 Get event notifications by email link sits to the right of the search bar on the same row.

Text search

  1. Type a word or phrase into the search box. The search looks across event titles, locations, and descriptions.
  2. Tick Include past events if you want results from before today as well as upcoming events.
  3. Press Enter or click Search.
  4. In Calendar view, the calendar jumps to the month of the first matching event and that date's cell is highlighted in yellow.
  5. In List or Detail view, only the matching events are shown rather than the full upcoming list.
  6. If more than one result is found, a result bar appears showing Result 1 of N with Prev and Next buttons to step through them.

Jumping to a date

If you type a date into the search box instead of a word, the calendar jumps directly to that date without performing a text search. Accepted formats are:

Clearing a search

Click the ✕ Clear search button in the result bar to remove the search and return to the normal view. The yellow highlight is removed and all events are shown again.

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The search bar is always visible — you can search at any point without needing to sign in or change views first.

Installing the mobile app

The BCC Calendar is available as a Progressive Web App (PWA) — a lightweight app you can install on your phone's home screen for quick access, without going through an app store. It works on both iPhone and Android.

Getting the app

Use your Windows PC or iMac browser to navigate to www.beaconcameraclub.co.uk/event_calendar/, or follow the menu link 'The Club|Our Programme' at the top of any web page when viewing the club website at www.beaconcameraclub.co.uk. At the bottom of the calendar page there is a link labelled 📱 Get the BCC Calendar APP on your mobile device!. Click it to open a popup containing a QR code. Scan the QR code with your phone's camera to open the installation page, then follow the on-screen instructions for your device:

Installing on iPhone (Safari)

  1. Open the installation page in Safari (the QR code will do this for you).
  2. Tap the Share button at the bottom of the screen (the square with an arrow pointing upward).
  3. Scroll down the share sheet and tap Add to Home Screen.
  4. Optionally edit the name, then tap Add in the top-right corner.
  5. The BCC Calendar icon will appear on your home screen.

Installing on Android (Chrome)

  1. Open the installation page in Chrome.
  2. A banner may appear automatically at the bottom of the screen saying Add to Home screen — tap it.
  3. If no banner appears, tap the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of Chrome, then tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  4. Tap Add to confirm. The icon will appear on your home screen.
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Once installed, the app opens as a full-screen page without the browser toolbar — it feels just like a native app. It always loads fresh data from the server, so you will always see the latest events.
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You can also dismiss the QR popup by clicking anywhere outside it, or by clicking the Close button.

Email Notifications

Club members can subscribe to receive an email whenever events are added or updated on the calendar. Subscriptions are available in two ways — via the PC browser or the mobile app — but both use the same process and the same email address.

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Subscriptions are available to Beacon Camera Club members only. You must use the email address registered with your club membership. If your email is not recognised, you will see a message inviting you to join the club.

PC browser

Click the 🔔 Get event notifications by email link — on desktop it sits to the right of the search bar; on mobile it appears below it. A form will expand allowing you to tick the sub-groups you are interested in, enter your name (optional) and email address, then click Subscribe. You will receive a confirmation email — click the link inside it to activate your subscription. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of any notification email.

Mobile app

Tap the bell icon (🔔) in the top bar of the app to open the Event Notifications screen, then:

  1. Enter your club email address — the address registered with your BCC membership.
  2. Tick the sub-groups you want to follow (all are ticked by default).
  3. Tap Subscribe.
  4. Check your email and click the confirmation link to activate your subscription.

Reference — Tips & troubleshooting

I tried to subscribe but was told only members can do so

The email address you entered is not registered in the BCC membership database. Make sure you are using the same email address you registered with the club. If you have recently joined or changed your email, contact the Administrator who can check the member records.

My search returned no results but I know the event exists

Check whether the event is in the past — by default the search only covers future events. Tick Include past events and search again. Also check your spelling; the search matches exact text strings.

The calendar is not showing new events I just added

Try refreshing the page (F5 or Ctrl+R). The calendar loads fresh data each time you navigate to a new month.

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