RATHER than lazing on a sunny afternoon in the summertime, our Warrington Guardian Camera Club members have done us proud once again.

We asked you to take a picture that summed up summertime in Warrington for the July photograph in our 2018 calendar.

And the variety of creative entries we received has wowed our judges.

Our competition has been running throughout this year as we search for the best readers' pictures for our 2018 calendar.

All entrants are invited to join our Warrington Guardian Camera Club Facebook group to swap tips and ideas.

Winners of our calendar competition will be announced at the end of the year and invited into our office in Centre Park 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.

Click the gallery above to see this month's shortlist. 

Note: Readers viewing this on their mobile phone may have to click 'Show captions'. 

To vote for your favourite picture this month, click the ballot below or email your vote to hannah.bargery@nqnw.co.uk before 9am on August 2.

Editor's decision is final.

Our search for our August photo of the month will be launched in next week's paper.