CANALS, the Weaver and the occasional drop of rain.

We are surrounded by water so what better theme for the latest round of our competition finding the best reader pictures for our 2018 calendar.

Whether it's a scenic shot along our network of canals or birds splashing in the Weaver, throughout June we're looking for your water-themed pictures.

Judges will be keeping an eye out for images clearly taken in the area and appropriate for June.

Our Through The Lens Club competition was launched at the start of the year as we search for photographs to highlight the beauty of the area we live in.

Winners will be announced at the end of the year and invited into our new office in Warrington to see the calendar in print as well as the chance to pick up tips from our picture editor Dave Gillespie who has more than 30 years of experience in the field.

Pictures should be landscape-shaped rather than portrait.

Email your photographs to hannah.bargery@nqnw.co.uk before midnight on June 25.

Please include your name, address and where the photograph was taken with your entry.