SOMERSET BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY
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2011 PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
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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. |
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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 |
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Sunday, February 20th 2.00pm |
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AFTERNOON WITH MAURICE ROBERTS. President Elect of the Budgerigar Society, International Judge and
Speaker. Expert on Rare Varieties: Committee
Meeting follows this meeting |
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Sunday March 13th 2.00pm |
1ST NEST FEATHER SHOW: JUDGE:
Barry Lowe Book in at 1.45pm Refreshments available. |
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Monday,
April 18th 7-45-8.00pm
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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 |
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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. |
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Monday June 20th |
CLUB MEETING,
Table Sale, Any bird related items including budgies Followed by Show Entry and Preparation: by Richard Hooper |
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Sunday, July 3rd |
AVIARY VISIT. Jeff Attwood and Ralph Elston: Details from Brian Sweeting ---- Lunch at Grissons Hotel, Telegraph Hill |
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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. |
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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!!! |
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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. |
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Monday, September 19th, 8.00pm |
BRIAN SWEETING: Slide Show Presentation Committee
Meeting follows this meeting |
Sunday, October 16th 2.00pm
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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. |
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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
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COMMITTEE MEETING DATES |
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MARCH 7th |
MAY 3rd (Tuesday following Bank Holiday) |
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JUNE 6th |
JULY 4th |
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AUGUST 1st |
NOVEMBER 7th |
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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 |
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