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The Northern Budgerigar Society

...........meets first on Sunday of every month.

Meetings generally begin at 2:30 pm, and usually start, quite promptly.  As our speakers often travel from far afield, the speaker is the first item on the agenda and often continues for a short while after our normal afternoon Tea & Biscuits Break. The final part of the meeting is devoted to reading the committee minutes and other brief items. As you can see, the meeting is thus largely devoted to the more "entertaining" and informative side of the hobby as is applied to our shared interest of budgerigar breeding

 To find us just follow the A1(M) from either North or South until you reach Junction 61 and look for the sign post for Bowburn. We are in the community centre only three minutes drive from Junction 6

Bowburn is very  easy to  reach. It is just 2 minutes  off the  A1m south of Durham.  As you can see it can be reached from any direction with good access from all areas.

 

 NEWS FROM THE NBS MEETINGS

AGM  (March meeting)

Still  on NBS matters, our own President, Dave Price, was recently installed as President of the Northern BS as well, in recognition of his services as an exhibitor and long-standing NBS member who is a regular at NBS Open meetings. I am pleased to say that Dave has slipped comfortably into this role. Hopefully, this is only the start of an administrative career for the fancy.

                                  

    Dave installed as NBS President                  Presenting Plaque to               With Roy Cooke (Secretary), Norma Phillips (Chairman)                                                                                 Past President

                                                   Other Officials of the society are:-

Brian Batey                   Bruce Ross                  Margaret Bowman        David Sedgwick          David Herring

                                                    

 Vice Chairman             Asst Secretary               Minutes Secretary       Patronage Secretary    Publicity Officer

 

The April meeting, held on 2nd April,   was well attended again  with about thirty members present . The speaker was Dennis Brown of Cambridge, the former Show Director of the BS Club Show and BS Councillor, who gave us the benefit of his experience and business acumen.

Dennis pointed out that, despite claims that everything about the hobby is too expensive , it has actually never been cheaper. Even seed is cheap in relation to prices compared to wages/salaries of years ago -- it goes without saying that the price of birds is even cheaper than before, except of course where folk wish to buy birds that fanciers do not wish to sell!   

Dennis regretted that the BS Club Show continues to be held in the Dome but acknowledged that the move from the Racecourse was beyond the control of the Show committee

Sunderland BS and NBS President Dave Price moved the vote of thanks. 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                    

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For further info or to advertise on this space please E-Mail david.herring@ukonline.co.uk
Last updated: May 31, 2008 02:53