SOMERSET BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY
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2012 PR OGRAMME 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 2012. |
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Sunday, January 15th 2.00pm |
CLUB MEETING & BIRD TALK including Foreign Birds by CLIVE WAKEMAN |
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Sunday, February 19th
2.00pm |
CLIFTON
WIXON: Talks about his breeding season
to date |
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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
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Monday,
April 16th 8.00pm
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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 |
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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 |
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Sunday
June 3rd |
AVIARY VISIT: To Bristol
BS Members. Clifton Wixon, Margaret & Peter Dark and Bob Allen |
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Monday June
18th 8.00pm |
CLUB MEETING &
MEMBERS TOP TIPS: Senior
Members give their best tips |
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Sunday
July 8th |
AVIARY VISIT TO CLIVE WAKEMAN AND RICHARD &
LYNNE HOOPER; Lynne
is providing lunch for us, Names to Lynne please |
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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. |
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Monday,
August 20th 8.00pm
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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 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. |
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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
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BRIAN SWEETING: Budgie talk,
Breeding season preparation, followed by a Wildlife slide show |
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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. |
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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