DAGENHAM & DISTRICT CAGE BIRD SOCIETY NEWSLETTER October 2017

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1 DAGENHAM & DISTRICT CAGE BIRD SOCIETY NEWSLETTER October 2017 NEXT MEETING SATURDAY, 21 st OCTOBER, 2017 PAIRS BIRD SHOW (3 rd Show in Our Club Show League) 1 st Prize of 20 + rosette AT WANTZ HALL, NEW VENUE MEETING DAYS & TIME ARE NOW THE THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 10.00AM TO 12.00PM SALE TABLE AT EVERY MEETING

2 Dagenham and District Cage Bird Society Wantz Hall Rainham Road North Dagenham Essex RM10 7DX PRESIDENT Mr. Peter De Cort 5 Campbell Close Collier Row Romford Essex RM1 4SA CHAIRMAN Mr. Mick McCathy TREASURER Mr. Peter De Cort 5 Campbell Close Collier Row Romford Essex RM1 4SA SECRETARY Mr. Richard Wilson Unit 5, Fowler Rd Hainault, Essex IG6 3UT Committee Members 2017 President Vice President Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary Asst. Secretary Treasurer Publicity & Raffle Show Manager Ass Show Manager Show Secretary Asst. Show Secretary Canteen PETER DE CORT..vacate MICK McCATHY..vacate RICHARD WILSON..vacate PETER DE CORT BARRY & VAL TONY STUBBS MICK McCATHY STEVE WALLIS RICHARD WILSON MICK McCATHY Committee: Dick Lathief, Ted Papandreas, Steve Roberts Meetings held on the third Saturday of the month at 10am to 12pm at Wantz Hall Rainham Road North Committee Members meetings Would officers and committee members please attend these monthly meetings starting from 10am on every meeting day. Subscription rates for the calendar year 2017 Single Couples Juniors Free.

3 Forthcoming Meetings SAT 21 st Oct 2017 SAT 18 th Nov 2017 FRI 15 th Dec 2017 SAT 16 th Dec 2017 Pairs Show 3 rd Show in Club Show League (NEW HALL) Young Stock Show (NEW HALL) Free Christmas Hamper Draw & Buffet Night and put up staging (NEW HALL) Open Show (NEW HALL) September 2017 Meeting This was the second Show of our new Dagenham CBS Show League, which was based on 3 phases March was the 1 st Show - Cock Show (cock birds only any species), September was the 2 nd Show - Any Bird Show (cock or hen any species) and October will be the 3 rd show Pairs Bird Show. (Cock & Hen same species). Only one bird in a cage. Entry 50p per cage. Each member can show no more than 6 birds in each Show. These shows are based on points for places, so for example if the total birds in any one show is 30, the first placed bird will get 30 points, second placed bird will get 29 points, third placed bird will get 28 points, down to the last placed bird which would get 1 point. (Above) The Winner of the Any Bird Show was Steve Wallis with a very nice Cock Yellow Hammer collecting a rosette and

4 Current League Standing after two Shows. NAME DAGENHAM SHOW LEAGUE 2017 BIRDS BENCHED COCK SHOW ANY BIRD SHOW PAIRS SHOW TOTAL POINTS 1 STEVE WALLIS RICHARD WILSON BILL WALLIS FRED THORN DICK LATHLEIF ROGER MACK BERT SMITH PAUL CIMBRUZZI PAUL WALLIS TONY STUBBS TREVOR GROOM MICK McCATHY BARRY JOHNSON There was not a great turn out with only 22 birds in Show, thank you to Ken Grigg and his wife for coming from Kent to judge the birds for us (Below). Again, the sales tables were full of birds for sale, cages, equipment and books, all sold items donated 10% to the club and the committee would like to thank all members who brought items for sale or purchased items. Winner of the first prize in the raffle was new member Fergus McCathy (no relation to Mick) who won cash.

5 Treasurers Monthly Report for September 2017 Number of members present 17 Raffle made Tea Bar made 6.00 Donation New Members 3 George Philpot New Colour Canaries. Ralph Tiah New Colour Canaries. Fergus McCathy Gloster Canaries. Welcome to you all and we hope you enjoy your membership with us. Please feel free to introduce other new Members to the Club, we are always looking for active Members. When I say active, I mean Members who come to Meetings and Shows, buy a cup of tea and a raffle ticket and even better, if they can help with any of the Club s duties which will make it easier on the few that currently does (many hands make light work). Next Meeting October 2017 This is the third and final Show of our Dagenham CBS Show League, which was based on 3 phases October is the 3 rd Show Pair s Bird Show. (cock & hen same species) Only one bird in a cage. Entry 50p per cage. All Members points from all the Shows will be added together and our second Dagenham CBS Show League Champion will be announced at this meeting. Prizes for the League Winner Cup + Trophy, Second Place Trophy, Third Place Trophy. (Sponsored by Vista Workspace Solutions Ltd.)

6 Our Judge for this show will be Mark Smithson, a big thank you to Mark for agreeing to help us out. Meetings will be the 3 rd Saturday of every month 10am to 12pm. Newark Sunday 5 th November 2017 Dates for Your Diary Parrot Society Shows Help Bird Keepers Show Sunday 3 rd December 25 th Gouden Ring Show 2 nd 3 rd December Membership Subscription Partnerships Single At our Open Show this year, only Members of Dagenham CBS will be considered for cash prize money, people wishing to show birds at this year s open show who are not current members and would like to be included for cash prizes, can still pay 2017 subs on their entry form of to be included.

7 New Hall Address Rainham Road North, Dagenham, RM10 7DX (Behind 1 st Steps Nursery which is on the site of the old Wantz Library) Approaching from Oxlow Lane Directions to Wantz Hall Follow Oxlow Lane to the Eastbrook Pub traffic lights (junction with Rainham Road North/South), Turn Left onto Rainham Road North, Turn first Left into Webbscroft Road Wantz Hall is on the Right

8 Approaching from Dagenham Road Follow Dagenham Road to the Eastbrook Pub traffic lights (junction with Rainham Road North/South) Turn Right onto Rainham Road North, Turn first Left into Webbscroft Road Wantz Hall is on the Right Approaching from Rainham Road North Follow Rainham Road North until you reach 1 st Steps Nursery on Right hand side, Turn Right (just after nursery) onto Webbscroft Road Wantz Hall is on the Right Approaching from Rainham Road South Follow Rainham Road South until you reach Eastbrook Pub traffic lights (junction with Rainham Road North/South and Oxlow Lane/Dagenham Road), Continue Straight across junction. Turn first Left onto Webbscroft Road Wantz Hall is on the Right