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    I am looking to cover more, if not all, of our members on this page over the next few months and will ask those members to give me details that I can put on this page - see also the new announcement on the "What's On" page. I will email all members for their 'biographical details' and take pics of them at meetings  -- not compulsory , of course !!

Eric Ward  is the society's Vice Chairman and Minutes Secretary

Telephone no 0191 5513790.  E-mail:  eric.ward4@ntlworld.com

Eric has been a budgerigar fancier "off and on for about 28 years"

He keeps a mixed collection, but largely favours Clearwings and has been an exhibitor in past years, showing as a Beginner. He appreciates the good mixture of interesting speakers that we attract to Sunderland BS meetings

Other interests - largely 'dabbling with computers'

   Gerry has had a long, if interrupted association with the fancy, but since returning to our fold quite a number of years ago, he has been active in the work of the society , and particular in the storage and maintenance of the Northern BS staging, a service for which he was recently awarded the NBS Golden Bird for meritorious service

  Other Notes to follow

Jack Robertson joined the society in October 1958, along with John & Dave Herring, and thus stands as 'Father of the House'.

Remains extremely interested in the fancy, but his reduced mobility prevents him following the hobby quite as actively as in past years. Jack was always extremely interested in Lutinos, but had his main success on the show bench with the more mainstream colours and had a series of Best Breeder in Show awards

Jack is stalwart in his support of the fancy, by his presence at all the meetings that he can attend.

As well as being a member of this club he is also a former long-standing committee member of the Northern BS

John Herring  has been a fully active member of Sunderland BS since joining the society in October of 1958, at which first meeting he became Minutes Secretary! He has therefore been a fancier for 47 years, to date, and is currently the club's Chairman and treasurer. He relinquished, a few years ago,  the Chairmanship of the Northern BS whom he represented on the BS Council for some 23 years, and has been three times NBS President as well as BS President in 2004.

Long-time Champion exhibitor, in partnership with Dave and a BS Panel Judge for many years. (No, he has not retired from that) Keeps a wide range of Colours, with a particular 'Soft spot' for Dark factors (especially Blues) and for Redeyes. John is still aiming for General improvement in stock and increased success on the showbench. He Is keen on the Sunderland BS because of its forward-looking approach. Likes the friendliness of the fancy in general and  welcomes visitors to the meetings and aviary. Address: 7 Angrove Gardens, St Gabriels Est, SUNDERLAND SR4 7TR Tel 0191-5651415

Dave Herring BS Code H1368, NBS Code NH167, Address 6 Chatsworth Street, Sunderland SR4 7TR Tel 0191-5673933,  E-mail david.herring@ukonline.co.uk  See also website www.herringbrosbudgerigars.co.uk   

       Took up the fancy in 1958, joined Sunderland BS the same year, the BS in 1959 and the NBS in 1962. Keen exhibitor and has shown as a Champion, for many years. Long-time judge.  Likes all the normal varieties, plus Red-eyes, Dilutes and also keeps Spangles. Finds the dark factor birds, especially blues, particularly attractive. Recommends Sunderland BS as a friendly society looking to improve services to members. Main work for fancy is now in Publicity work for the fancy. Currently President of the Budgerigar Society.  Other Interests include Church music (member of Church choir since 1954),reading and gardening, when time permits.    Also enjoys relaxing with John's cats (one of them pictured, but now deceased) after working in the birdroom.

John Wanless  BS code W6133   NBS code  NW19  started keeping pets at the early age of 10 years old. He writes " my dad made me a rabbit hutch out of an old set of drawers...that's when the livestock bug started. Since then I have had all sorts of pets from exhibition mice to African Greys  of which I hand-reared over 100 babies including Amazons, Jardines, Meyer's, Red Bellied and Senegal parrots. Fancy pigeons was a great hobby for 12 years of which I kept blowing breeds such as Norwich Croppers, English Pouters, Pygmy Pouters and reverse-wing Croppers to name a few and doing well on the show scene around the country.

EXTRACT FROM THE BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY'S PET BREEDERS' REGISTER

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