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SOMERSET BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY

SOMERSET BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY

 

2011 PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

 

Meetings are held at Bridgwater Sports & Social Club, Bath Road, Bridgwater. 

 

Monday meetings start at 8.00pm unless otherwise stated and Sunday meeting times are as detailed below.  

 

Please note that subscriptions are due by January 1st 2011.

 

Sunday, January 16th 2.00pm

CLUB MEETING:  MEMBERS TOP TIPS:      Paul Chubb, Richard Hooper, Clive Wakeman Jason Hedaux and Brian Sweeting.   Give away their best tips.

Committee Meeting  follows this meeting

Sunday,  February 20th   2.00pm

AN AFTERNOON WITH MAURICE ROBERTS.    President Elect of the Budgerigar Society, International Judge and Speaker. Expert on Rare Varieties:                        

 

Committee Meeting  follows this meeting

Sunday March  13th

2.00pm

1ST NEST FEATHER SHOW:  JUDGE:    Barry Lowe  

 

 Book in at 1.45pm Refreshments available.

Monday, April 18th

7-45-8.00pm Start

SKITTLE EVENING - Members and friends welcome.  Members of Torbay B&FBS, Plymouth BS, Exeter B&FBS and Bristol BS  Invited  free buffet.  

 

Committee Meeting  follows this meeting

Sunday, May 15th

Book in at 1.30pm for 2.00pm judging

YOUNG STOCK & 2nd NEST FEATHER SHOW.  This Show is for bar heads and moulting-out young birds 2011 bred.  Book in from 1.30 pm

Judges:     Margaret & Peter Dark   ----   Refreshments available.

Monday  June 20th

CLUB MEETING, Table Sale, Any bird related items including budgies Followed by Show Entry and Preparation: by Richard Hooper

Sunday, July 3rd

AVIARY VISIT.   

     Jeff Attwood and Ralph Elston: Details from Brian Sweeting   ----   Lunch at Grissons Hotel, Telegraph Hill

Sunday, July 24th

11.30 am start

ANNUAL BBQ & AVIARY VISIT: BRIAN SWEETING,  Meet from 11.30 am at Brian’s for BBQ Lunch. Bring your own booze!! - Fund Raising Event  for Open Show funds and will include a 50-50 sale and Donated Bird Auction & Raffle.

Monday, August 15th

8.00pm

GOLD PATRONAGE OPEN SHOW PLANNING & PREPARATION  

 Our very own ‘SCRUFTS’ show, to be won by the bird you the Judge would like to take home (an opportunity to show tailess, flecked etc stock birds) – the birds that usually never leave the shed. Everyone Judges and gives there reasons for their selection, Just a Bit of Fun!!!

Sunday, September 4th help needed from 6.30am / 5.00pm

GOLD PATRONAGE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW:  Judges: Roy Aplin, Tony Pope, David Game, Dave Woan, Bruce Greenaway, Neil Johnson

WE NEED EVERY MEMBER TO FILL ALL YOUR CAGES TO ENSURE WE RETAIN OUR GOLD PATRONAGE.

Monday, September 19th, 8.00pm

BRIAN SWEETING:  Slide Show Presentation

 

Committee Meeting  follows this meeting

Sunday, October 16th  2.00pm

RARE VARIETIES & ONE STATUS MEMBERS’ SHOW, for any green or blue series bird can be Opaline, Normal, Pied, Spangle, you name it  -  there is a class for it. Rosettes and trophies to be won outright.  Judge:  Bob Allen

Bob will also give us a slide show presentation.

Monday, November 21st  8.00pm

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - followed by presentation of Chris Daniels Trophy to ‘Member of the Year’ and members’ trophies with a

 Free buffet to Follow.

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATION FOR NEW MEMBERS

 

1ST NEST FEATHER SHOW MARCH 13TH

 

You may enter any birds that have not started to moult,  1st round babies, which you have bred in 2011

ANY COLOUR AND AS MANY AS YOU WISH.  All birds must have no broken head feathers

 

YOUNG STOCK / 2ND BARHEAD SHOW MAY 15TH

 

You may enter any birds that have started to moult in YOUNG STOCK as well as barheads 2nd round babies, 2ND NEST FEATHER which you have bred in 2011 - ANY COLOUR AND AS MANY AS YOU WISH.  It is good training for babies to experience a short show to prepare them for the 1 and 2 day shows later in the year, allowance will be made for young stock birds that have not completed their first moult.

 

RARE VARIEITES SHOW OCTOBER 16TH

 

Entry is confined to following varieties, Lutino, Albino, Spangle, Dominant & Recessive pied, Crest, Clearwing, Yellow face and Any other colour.

 

ONE STATUS ANY COLOUR OCTOBER 16TH

 

Any Variety any colour Green or Blue Series Birds

 

SCRUFTS AUGUST 15TH

 

Bring as many you wish, Tailess, Flecked, even both.  Everyone judges their favourite

 

PLEASE NOTE:

 

SEED IS NOT ALLOWED IN CAGES AT BRIDGWATER SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB;

MILLET SPRAY AND WATER DRINKERS WELCOMED

 

 

COMMITTEE MEETING DATES

MARCH 7th

MAY 3rd (Tuesday following Bank Holiday)

JUNE 6th

JULY 4th

AUGUST 1st

NOVEMBER 7th

 

 

JANUARY, FEBRUARY, APRIL & SEPTEMBER MEETING COMBINED WITH CLUB MONTHLY MEETING

 

MAY, JUNE, JULY & AUGUST MEETINGS WILL INCLUDE OPEN SHOW PREPARATION

 

Meetings held at Bridgwater Sports & Social Club to start at 8.00 pm on the dates above:

 

Schedule Adverts to Show Secretary as soon as possible