The
Spangled Budgerigar Breeders Association
reported by Ghalib
Al-Nasser, Show Organiser
The
atmosphere was vibrant on the Sunday, with everyone socialising as well as appreciating
the quality of the exhibits staged at this national event. The sponsorship list as
published in the catalogue read like whos who! The Budgerigar Society donated £250
towards running the show and printed all the schedules as their gesture of good will
following the cancellation of the Convention due to the fire at Stoke Rochford Hall. The
show also received its usual sponsorship from Rosettes R Russ, for all the open rosettes
for the show as well as from Les & Pat Martin who sponsored the cost of all the
ceramic awards to the judges and Best of Colours, which are much appreciated and sought
after by exhibitors. This year both the B.S. President George Booth and Pat Norris donated
quality birds for the most benched birds in the novice and beginner sections. It was Mick
Anzara who benched the most with 28 birds and made the first selection followed by the
beginner Paul Cheatley who benched 26 birds. Their donors presented both birds at the
Trophy Presentation time on Sunday afternoon. Norman Cox sponsored the show with the cost
of printing the coloured covers for the schedules and catalogues and Roy Aplin gave a
pencil sketch of a budgerigar. The Fanciers Sales Stand donated a show cage for the raffle
as well. Other sponsorship came from Mick Anzara and Ghalib & Janice Al-
It was the overseas awards that were most sought after, with the Australian judge Jean Painter presenting her own award of an Aboriginal hand painted plate to John Grubb for winning Best Any Other Colour; the section that she judged. The Z.E.W.A. (B.S. of Switzerland) have always sponsored the B.S. Club Show with their annual trophy for BIS and they supported this show with 20 rosettes for the various Best of Variety awards. The Budgerigar Rare & Specialist Exhibitors of Australasia (BRASEA) gave tremendous support to the B.S. last year with so many rosettes and financial donations and they sponsored this show with rosettes for all the BOC, medals, ribbons but the most fabulous of all their awards was the wooden clock, hand painted with a crest which was awarded to Cliff & Darren Jones for winning Best Crest in Show. They also picked up the painting for Best Spangle in Show. Another BRASEA award went to Dave Guppy & Dave Barnes for winning Best Clearwing in Show. Jean Painter presented the BRASEA awards in her capacity as Vice President of B.S. of New South Wales.
The Show Committee extends its sincere gratitude and appreciation to all the above sponsors as well as the Budgerigar Society, the six specialist societies, the ten area societies and Budgerigar World who all gave splendid support in granting their highest patronage to the show. Gratitude is also extended to all the workers, exhibitors and donors for making this years show such a great success.
Apart
from our regular fanciers from
Sunday
afternoon was the time for ceremonial chains of office, with our Guest of Honour George
Booth wearing his Budgerigar Society Presidential Chain of Office, whom we were delighted
to welcome to present trophies to the respective winners. The Mayor of Lillemer in
Brittany,
As in previous years at this show, partnerships did well in gaining 12 of the 22 CCs on offer and 18 of the CCs were awarded to the champion section.
Next year's show will be staged on 1st & 2nd July (week 26) and we are looking forward to the Spangle variety having two challenge certificates at this show for the green and blue series separately.
HIGHEST ENTRY IN SPANGLES
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The highest entered variety at the show was the Spangles with 164 entered for Robbie Keeber to judge and the Jones partnership scored their second win. The best any age and best Spangle in Show award went to Cliff & Darren Jones with their green cock of good marking and good face. Bill & Malcolm Hough were second with a solid grey cock of good shoulders. The third spot was occupied by another partnership in Gren & Pat Norriss tremendous double factor white cock but showing too much body colour. Best hen, a green, was benched by the Eatwell family. It was nice to see the melenistic spangles benched by Jeff Attwood. Best junior spangle any age was Aimee Mahony. |
Alec & Dave Woan won the young bird award with a beautiful full bodied blue hen of good width in the face, good mask and spangle spots. Jerry Donovan occupied the next two spots with a cinnamon green and cinnamon grey cocks. The second was a stylish cock with good head quality but slightly out of condition while the third placing was another stylish cock but again suffering from condition. Best young double factor and best double factor spangle in show was a white cock benched by Jerry Donovan. |
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Place | Any Age C.C. Line Up | Young Bird C.C. Line Up |
1 | C & D Jones | A & D Woan |
2 | HW & M Hough | J. Donovan |
3 | G & P Norris | J. Donovan |
4 | M. Anzara | D. Critchlow |
5 | FS & K Eatwell | J. Donovan |
6 | D. Critchlow | M.A. Handley |
7 | M. Anzara | M. Anzara |
8 | G & J Al- |
N & J East |
9 | R. Bray | C & D Jones |
10 | R. Bray | G. Sutton |