improve the type quite often disregarding feather quality. During these years you were lucky to have a specialist Gloster judge at the local C.B.S.shows quite often the birds were judged by the Any Other Variety judge. As the quantity of fanciers keeping Glosters increased the amount and quality of birds coming available continued to grow and improve. During this stage the Gloster was really taking off, there seemed to be specialist clubs popping up everywhere it was at this time the “Gloster Convention” was formed to help


co-ordinate the wishes of the Specialist Societies it was at one of these meetings Mr Charles Minjoodt presented the pictorial model which is still in use today. The Gloster Fancy continues to thrive today, we have many top Specialist Societies all putting on very good shows the standard of the Gloster gets better by the year, combining both type and feather quality. We are truly international in our


outlook the standard of Glosters world wide is a credit to the


fancy. It is amazing that from what was a


very small beginning through


dedication and hard work the Gloster Canary has become one of the strongest sections within the hobby. Like all


varieties we try to make the hobby enjoyable and welcome newcomers to join us in what is a very enjoyable hobby.


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