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SOMERSET BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY

2012 PR OGRAMME 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 2012.

 

Sunday, January 15th  2.00pm

CLUB MEETING &  BIRD  TALK including  Foreign Birds

by CLIVE WAKEMAN

Sunday,  February 19th    2.00pm

CLIFTON WIXON:  Talks about his breeding season to date

Sunday March  11th

2.00pm

1ST NEST FEATHER SHOW:  JUDGE:     Bring along those early bred young birds, very good training for shows later in the year.

Judge:  ADRIAN DUCK

Monday, April 16th

8.00pm Start

TIM GRUFFYDD-JONES:  Veterinary Lecturer, Tim tells us about his trip to Australia to see the wonderful coloured varieties to be found there.  He gives some general advice on the use of medication and try to answer your questions.  Avian welfare is not his particular branch of veterinary care

Sunday, May 13th

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 2012 bred.  Book in from 1.30 pm

Judge:  RALPH ELSTON.    Committee meeting follows this show

Sunday June 3rd

AVIARY VISIT: To Bristol BS Members. Clifton Wixon, Margaret & Peter Dark and Bob Allen

Monday June 18th

8.00pm

CLUB MEETING & MEMBERS TOP TIPS:      

Senior Members give their best tips

 

Sunday July 8th

  

AVIARY  VISIT TO CLIVE WAKEMAN AND RICHARD & LYNNE HOOPER; Lynne is providing lunch for us,     Names to Lynne please

Monday, July 23rd From 6.30pm

ANNUAL BBQ & AVIARY VISIT: BRIAN SWEETING,  Meet from 2.00pm at Brian’s for BBQ - Fund Raising Event  for Open Show funds and will include a 50-50 sale and Donated Bird Auction  & Raffle.

Monday, August 20th

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 2nd  help needed from 6.30am / 5.00pm

GOLD PATRONAGE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW:  Judges: Roger Carr, Bob Allen, Brian Reese, Maurice Roberts, Jeff Attwood, Rick Watts

PLEASE FILL ALL YOUR CAGES.

Sunday, September 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: MICK PEEL

Monday, October 22nd  8.00pm

BRIAN SWEETING: Budgie talk, Breeding season preparation, followed by a Wildlife slide show

Monday, November 26th  8.00pm

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

 Free buffet to Follow.

Saturday December 15th

CHRISTMAS DINNER,: Names to Brian Sweeting by November 1st,

At The White Lodge Hotel, Taunton

                     

 

EXPLANATION FOR MEMBERS

 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS WILL BE INCLUDED AS REQUIRED WITHIN OUR

MONTHLY MEETING

 

 

1ST NEST FEATHER SHOW MARCH 11 TH

 

You may enter any birds that have not started to moult, 1st round babies, which you have bred in 2012 - ANY COLOUR AND AS MANY AS YOU WISH.  All birds must have no broken bar-head feathers

 

YOUNG STOCK / 2ND BARHEAD SHOW MAY 13TH

 

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 2012 - 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 & ONE STATUS SHOW: SEPTEMBER 16TH

 

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

 

PLEASE NOTE: SEED IS NOT ALLOWED IN CAGES AT BRIDGWATER SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB

MILLET SPRAYS CAN BE USED IF YOU WISH

 

 

ANYONE WISHING TO STEWARD OR HELP IN THE RUNNING OF THESE SHOWS SHOULD CONTACT RICHARD HOOPER or STEVE RICH