THE NATIONAL


EXHIBITION 7TH OCTOBER 2018


BY LES RANCE T


he Parrot Society can only thank the bird club officials that have all worked so hard to increase the


number of exhibits year on year and made this exhibition the success it has become. We are pleased that the Norwich Canary Club and the London Fancy Canary Club, two of our newer recruits are settling in very well and are both enjoying being part of the National Exhibition. It is now eleven years ago that The Parrot Society started out on a venture of hopefully rebuilding “The National Exhibition” which had been run until 2003 at the Birmingham NEC. The defining factor was whether it was possible for all branches of our hobby to jointly pull together and ‘make it work’ after recording such a success in the first year the question was then whether the enthusiasm would be sustained.


It has indeed worked each 06 BIRD SCENE


year since the first Show in 2007 the numbers of exhibits have increased and we are working hard to ensure that even more varieties of exhibition quality canaries are on the show bench for the 2018 event. By combining this exhibition with the already highly successful Parrot Society October Sale Day at the superbly equipped Staffordshire County Showground a large proportion of the exhibitors were familiar with both the location and the available facilities. UK bird exhibitors now view this event as the premier ‘all variety show’ on the UK calendar. We are delighted that the exhibition is obtaining increasing support from both continental judges and breeders who travel long distances to attend this event. It is exciting to think that in a fairly short time this exhibition has been able to attract these dedicated


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