Hastings Budgerigar Society London & Southern Counties Inter Club Competition

Issue 48
November 2014
Hastings Budgerigar Society
Special points of interest:
London & Southern Counties Inter Club Competition
2015 Subs
Recent Show Results
Last Meeting
Annual Get Together
Birds for sale
Inter Club Competition
AGM
On Sunday November 2nd the Club entered this competition. Our opponents were Croydon BS, South Hants BS and Sussex BS. Our team consisted of 12 birds bought along
by Ian Standley , Dave Vandepeer , Ray Welfare , Ian Fordham , Matthew Rebaudo ,
Brian Mepham , Barry Wiseman and Gavin Carter. Judging all the exhibits was Brian
Scott. During judging he also gave his opinion on the birds . Each of the 12 colours had
4 exhibits—1 from each club—with 1st place awarded 4 points down to 1 for 4th place.
I am pleased to say that our club won the event with a total of 36 points followed by
South Hants (31pts) , Sussex BS (30 pts) and Croydon BS (23 pts) Our prize was a
cheque valued at £50 for Club Funds.
We gained 1st place in Normal Blue, Grey, Opaline Cinnamon, Lutino and Spangle: 2nd
place in Yellowface and Any Other Colour and 3rd place in the remaining 5 colours.
Poem
Colour Competition
DON’T FORGET the AGM
on Monday January 26th
2015 commencing at
7.30pm.
Be there and have your
say!!!
So thanks to everyone who took birds and well done!!!
The winning team with the Judge—and what a good
judge!!!!
Note there are more photos on our web site
2015 Subscriptions
Due next month
A very happy Christmas
to all our members and
friends within the fancy
from
Hastings BS Comittee
Subscriptions for 2015 will be £10.00 for all
members irrespective of age or status.
Expiration Date:
00/00/00
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HASTIN G S B UD GERIG AR SO CIETY
Recent Show Results
At the London & Southern Counties Area Open Show held on Sunday 5th October our members featured in the major
prizes as follows:
Gavin Carter won Challenge Certificate for Team.
Ian Fordham won Best Opposite Sex Young Bird, Best Opposite Sex Any Age and the Any Age Challenge Certificate
for Lutino and Young Bird Challenge Certificates for Lutino & Albino. In addition he won the Best Champion Any Age
and 3rd Best Champion Young Bird.
Andrew Scott won 6th Best Beginner Any Age & 6th Best Beginner Young Bird.
Karen & Brian Scott won the Any Age Challenge Certificate for Recessive Pied.
Matthew Rebaudo won the Young Bird Challenge Certificate for Opaline Cinnamon & 3rd Best Novice Young Bird.
Mike Smith won the Any Age & Young Bird Challenge Certificate for Normal Blue & 4th Best Champion Any Age and
2nd Best Champion Young Bird.
Malcolm Barber won 7th Best Beginner Any Age & 2nd Best Beginner Young Bird and Beginner Certificate of Merit
Ray Welfare won 3rd Best Beginner Any Age
Well Done to all these successful exhibitors
Our last meeting was a presentation on ‘Becoming a Panel Judge ‘given by Gavin Carter followed by an
open forum discussion on our recent Open Show and next years programme. This provided all the
members present with an opportunity to put across their points of view . Does anybody have any
requests for aviary visits next year.?
Annual ‘ Get Together ’
It is that time of year when we all meet for our traditional festive gathering.
This is to be held on Monday 24th November. Please get there for a prompt 7.30pm start.
The cost will be £4.00 per head which will cover a serving of Sausage & Chips and a sweet.
Please note if you book a place and do not attend you will still have to pay!!!!
The evening will be full of the usual good humoured banter and will include the presentation of the diplomas
won by our members.
If you have not booked a place please contact Brian Mepham IMMEDIATELY on 01424 429094
Recently I had the pleasure of visiting Bill Farr in Southampton
and his lovely wife Joan who is unfortunately not enjoying the
best of health at the moment. We wish her a speedy recovery.
During my visit Joan gave me the following poem that she wrote
several years ago. Enjoy.
A BUDGIE BREEDERS WIFE
My husband is a budgie breeder; I find it hard to say,
He goes down to his birdhouse and stays most of the day,
Blues and greens, greys, Opalines and such
I can see quite plainly, he loves them all so much.
The radio must play all day, they like a merry tune,
A heater keeps them nice and warm morning night and noon,
Other breeders come along to give him sound advice,
I meet their wives and, really, they all seem very nice.
Often when it is dinner time I just have to shout,
But, even then, I find he just will not come out.
There is one consolation- his birds are the feathered kind and
At the bottom of the garden he is never hard to find.
Written By Joan Farr
For Sale
12 2014 Lutino/Albino Cocks
and
10 Cockatiels ( White, Cinn, Pearl, Grey )
cocks and hens
All at reasonable Prices— need the room
Contact Brian Mepham on 01424 429094
Colour Competition
The final round of the Colour Competition was
held at our last meeting with Spangle & AOC being
the colours shown.
Results were as follows:
Any Other Colour— 1st F. Pilbeam, 2nd Ulyatt &
Warman
Spangle — 1st , 2nd , 4th,5th.6th & 7th F.
Pilbeam, 3rd Ulyatt & Warman
The final results for the year will be annouced at
the presentation night when a medal will be
awarded to the overall winner.