2008 Show report

The British Border Fancy Canary Club’s 80^th Anniversary and Club Show staged at the Marine Hall, Fleetwood attracted a total entry of 805 birds. This was the largest all Border show to date this year. This was quite pleasing since last year it should have been the International Competition show with an entry of 1160 Birds but the show was cancelled at the last minute due the Avian Flu outbreak. It will be 2010 before the International Competition show will be staged by the BBFCC.

The attendance at the show was as usual quite high with visitors again coming from all parts of England, Scotland, Wales and both Northern and Southern Ireland. There were also quite a few overseas visitors from Europe and the U S A.

This year with it being our 80^th Anniversary Year a Dinner Dance was held at the North Euston Hotel, Fleetwood. This was fully booked from half way through the year, with a 102 guest’s who enjoyed a three course sit down meal, and danced the night way to the sound of Scotty our DJ and Disco. Also a duo called “Classic Sound” entertained us with songs and impressions of world famous entertainers. This was a very enjoyable evening and hopefully will be repeated next year.

The BBFCC was presented with a wall Plaque from “The Border & Fife Club of Germany” and A Bannerette from ”The Border Canary Club of Italy”. To whom we send our sincere thanks to.

We would like to thank all exhibitors and visitors for their continued support and help at the show, not forgetting the ladies who sat on the door for two days. Without their support the show would not have been as successful as it was.

Also a big thank you, to all our Judges who did a tremendous job.

The quality and standard of the birds was very high, as usual with many good birds not being in the cards.

Best Border & Best Champion was John Cunningham with a very nice 3/4 Dark Green Yellow Cock.

The Novice Section was down on previous years with just over 175 birds entered. Paul Morledge headed the Novice Section with a very nice Unflighted Clear Yellow hen.

The Second Best Champion was Billy & Paul Heathcote with a unflighted Green 3/4 Dark Yellow Hen.

Third Best Champion was won by Brian Underwood with a unflighted Variegated White hen.

Fourth Best Champion was won by Tim Ward with an flighted Clear Yellow Hen.

Fifth Best Champion was Barwick & Lince with a Flighted Cinnamon Variegated Yellow hen.

Sixth Best Champion was won by Barnett & Brown with a flighted Self Green Buff Hen.

Seventh Best Champion was also Barnett & Brown with a unflighted Green Variegated Buff Cock.

Eighth Best Champion was Phil Warne with a Green Variegated Buff Hen.

Ninth Best Champion was Barwick & Lince with a Heavily Variegated Buff Cock.

Tenth Best Champion was Phil Warne with a unflighted Heavily Variegated Yellow Cock.

Best Champion Clear or Ticked was Tim Ward with a flighted Clear Yellow hen.

Best Champion Variegated was Barnett & Brown unflighted Green Variegated Buff Cock.

Best Champion Cinnamon was Keith Wadkin with an unflighted Self Cinnamon Yellow hen.

Best Champion Green was won by Barnett & Brown with a unflighted Self Green Buff.

Best Champion Three Parts Dark was John Cunningham with an unflighted 3/4 Dark Yellow Cock

Best Champion White or Allied was won by Brian Underwood with a flighted Variegated White Hen.

Best Champion Heavily Variegated was Barwick & Lince with a flighted Heavily Variegated Buff Cock.

Best Champion Cinnamon Variegated was also Barwick & Lince with a flighted Cinnamon Variegated Yellow Hen.

The Novice Section was won by Paul Morledge with a flighted Clear Yellow Hen.

The Second Best Novice went to Peter Goodwin with a Green 3/4 Dark Buff Cock.

Third Best Novice was Clive Davies with a unflighted Green Variegated Yellow Cock.

Fourth Best Novice was Peter Goodwin with a unflighted Green Variegated Buff cock.

Fifth best Novice was also Peter Goodwin with a unflighted Green Variegated Buff Cock.

Sixth best Novice was Jason Miller with a flighted Green Variegated Buff Hen.

Seventh best Novice was Paul Morledge with a unflighted Green 3/4 Dark Yellow Cock.

Eighth best Novice was Mick Lowe with a Green 3/4 Dark Yellow Hen.

Ninth best Novice was Peter Goodwin with a unflighted Variegated White Hen.

Tenth best was also Peter Goodwin with a unflighted Variegated White Cock.

Best Novice Clear or Ticked was Paul Morledge with a flighted Clear Yellow Hen.

Best Novice Variegated was Clive Davies with his unflighted Green Variegated Yellow cock.

Best Novice Cinnamon was Void.

Best Novice Green was Jason Miller with a unflighted Self Green Yellow Cock.

Best Novice Three Parts Dark was Peter Goodwin with his green Three Parts Dark Buff cock.

Best Novice White or Allied was won by Peter Goodwin with an unflighted Variegated White hen.

Best Novice Heavily Variegated was Ricky Reeves with a unflighted Heavily Variegated Yellow Hen.

Best Novice Cinnamon Variegated was Steve Davies with an unflighted Cinnamon Variegated Yellow hen.

R S Norman Show Sec.

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