The Budgerigar Society Club Show 2011
Having had a successful Early Season Event at Woking in May, the Budgerigar Society is turning its attention to the next 2012 Early Season Event. This will be held in the Northern BS area on 11th – 13th May at the Newcastle Holiday Inn, Seaton Burn, Nr. Newcastle. More information will be passed on when available.
Before that fanciers will be looking forward to the next important event on The Budgerigar Society’s calendar and that will be the 2011 World Championship Show when all roads will be leading to Doncaster for the weekend of 1st & 2nd October where the Annual Club Show will be held at The Dome, Bawtry Road, Doncaster DN4 7PD. It is an event not to be missed!
Apart from the thousands of top quality birds benched for fanciers from all over the world to admire, there will be a seminar on the Saturday morning with one of our top and successful partnerships, that of Tom & Andrew Luke, as the guest speakers. The seminar will kick off at 9.30 am. Tickets are £10 each and include entry to the seminar, light refreshments, plus entry to the show on Saturday only. Those who attend the seminar will be invited to watch judging of the Best in Show and other major awards.
While Tom & Andrew are busy delivering their presentation there will be 14 judges judging their respective colours; they are John Alcock, Dominic Avo, Roger Carr, Jac Cuyten (Holland), Philip Dye, Dave Hislop (Budgerigar Society’s President), Robbie Keeber, John Lees, Joe Nevin (Eire), Ron Payne, Jim Rogerson, Raymond Rogerson, Ray Steel & Terry Tuxford. The section judging will be in the capable hands of Robert Ellis, Peter Hutchinson, Maurice Roberts & Dave Wall (who will be invited next year to judge the colours).
The show committee has reverted back to accepting birds on the Friday only, as judging will commence on Saturday at 09.00 am. Birds will be accepted from 2.00 – 10.00 pm.
As an added attraction there will be a Friday Night General Knowledge Quiz at the Holiday Inn commencing at 9.00 pm.
The Saturday evening Gala Dinner will be at the Holiday Inn (formally the Moat House). Tickets at £25 each can be booked with Pete Hutchinson by sending him a cheque payable to The Budgerigar Society together with a sae (125 Moss Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 7XE. Tel: 01625 420269).
On Sunday afternoon at 1.00 pm Geoff Capes, assisted by John Alcock, will be on the hammer with the ever popular Auction of Promises with many quality birds promised from top leading fanciers together with many other superb items and promises. This has been extremely popular over the years and generates valuable income towards staging the next show.
Throughout the weekend Norman & June Cox, helped by Jackie Fox, will want you to visit them at their great tombola stand with lots and lots of prizes to be won ~ so go to them and have a go and be one of the winners! Don’t forget also to participate in the Club Show Raffle while you are there.
The finale will be when our President Dave Hislop takes to the trophy stand to present the array of 92 trophies to their prospective winners with the new trophy “Jim Moffat Memorial Trophy for Breeder of the Year” added for the first time. Will you be one of them?
There are a many incentives for exhibitors apart from competing at the highest level. £1000 has been donated by Geoff Bowley in memory of his father the late Derrick Bowley, past president of The Budgerigar Society. There will be £200 for the Best Young Bird in each of the five sections including the juniors providing the Best Young Bird in that section is a Normal Skyblue; the late Derrick’s favourite colour. If the winning young bird section colour is not a Skyblue then the £200 will be carried forward to next year’s show for competition in that section.
The Budgerigar Society will be presenting Georgian Crystal to the major winners and the Any Age section winners will each receive Georgian Crystal and £30 while £25, £20, £15 & £10 will go for 2nd – 5th Best. The Young Bird section winners will each receive Georgian Crystal and £45 while £35, £30, £25 & £20 will go for 2nd – 5th Best. The junior sections will get Sports Vouchers, a framed certificate and £20 for the winner and £10 & £5 for 2nd & 3rd Best in both the Any Age & Young Bird sections. Rosettes will be awarded to all the Best of Colour & Opposite Sex in both the Any Age & Young Birds.
Patronage has been received from all 10 area societies and the Show is also the Club Show of Clearwing Budgerigar Breeders’ Association, Crested Budgerigar Club, Lutino & Albino Budgerigar Society, Rare Variety & Colour Budgerigar Society, Spangled Budgerigar Breeders’ Association and the Variegated Budgerigar Club.
Apart from all of the above there is an array of Trade Stands at the show for fanciers to be able to stock up with all their needs before the commencement of the breeding season; of course not forgetting the large number of birds that will be in the Sales section. An added attraction is that the Australian Finch Society will be holding their show at the Dome as well and more information about the AFS show can be obtained from Lisa Barnsdale (01522 546692)
The show will be open to the public on Saturday between 2.00 – 6.00 pm and on Sunday 9.30am – 4.00pm. Admission to the show is £6 per person and a catalogue is £4.
All members of the Budgerigar Society will have received their schedules already with the July/August issue of The Budgerigar; but schedules may also be obtained from the B.S. Office, Spring Gardens, Northampton NN1 1DR (Tel: 01604 624549) or downloaded from the Society’s website (www.budgerigarsociety.com). Closing date for entries is 20th September and these need to be sent to Ronnie Simpson 22 Homefield Avenue, Morley, Leeds, Yorkshire LS27 0DX. For other help contact the Assistant Show Managers Pete Smith (01977 780102) or Richard Miller (07740 782816).
For our overseas fanciers getting to Doncaster is easy; those travelling by air can fly to the local airport of Robin Hood only 10km away, or Manchester or London. From Manchester there are train services to Doncaster. From London the trains leave from Kings Cross station to Doncaster. Crossing by sea can be made to the ports of Hull, Norwich or Dover with easy motorway network to Doncaster using the M1, M18 or the A1(M) motorways. There are a large number of accommodation facilities available in Doncaster ranging from Bed & Breakfast, Guest Houses or Hotels and a full list can be obtained from the Doncaster Tourist Information Centre.
Come to this wonderful show to join in the activities throughout the weekend, meet your fellow fanciers and just enjoy the amazing atmosphere among like-minded people!