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Northampton & District Poultry Club Spring Show 2016

Northampton Spring Show 2016

Well, for the Club’s second Poultry Club of Great Britain Regional Show, held on Valentine’s day 14th February 2016, the love of poultry keeping was certainly in the air with a Valentine theme for the day. The show had a total entry of 675, made up of 555 birds and 120 egg entries. Joining us […]

Reading Bantam Show 2016

Reading Bantam Show 2016

The Reading and District Bantam Society Championship show was held last weekend (27th-28th February) and I was again really pleased to be invited to take photos. With 2256 bird and egg entries and more than 500 people coming through the door, the show continues to be the most important event for fanciers interested in bantams. […]

Federation Poultry Show 2015

Federation 2015

Last weekend Rupert and I visited the Federation of Poultry Clubs’ Championship Show or “The Fed” as it’s called by most to take photos of some of the prize winners. The Federation 2015 had over 7000 poultry & waterfowl in more than 1450 classes, it’s one of the biggest in the country and is always […]

National Poultry Show 2015

National Poultry Show 2015

Once again, I had the pleasure of visiting the Poultry Club of Great Britain’s National Poultry Show 2015 which was held at the International Centre in Telford. With nearly 7000 entries and 500 sales pens, it’s one of the biggest poultry shows in the country and a highlight of the year. I visited with poultry photographer and […]

Kent Poultry Show 2015

Kent Poultry Club Autumn Show 2015

We were delighted to welcome our judges; Marcus Walker and Simon McKean. They had travelled down from Huddersfield to officiate for us. A huge thank you to them as they very kindly took the appointment when our original judges realised they had double booked. Our judges were impressed with the standard of the birds, but, […]

Northampton Autumn Show 2015

Northampton Poultry Club Autumn Show 2015

Sunday the 25th October, the club held its second show at our new poultry show home at Bugbrooke Community Centre, Northants. We were joined for the day by three Cornish poultry judges Mr Rodney Gregory, Mr Jake Gregory and Mr Adam Simmons. The show had a total entry of 408 entries (330 birds and 78 […]

British Waterfowl Association National 2015

British Waterfowl Association National 2015

As always, it was a pleasure to visit the British Watefowl Association National Waterfowl Exhibition held at Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire last Sunday 1st November. This has been an annual date in my diary to see some of the best domestic waterfowl in the UK, together with a chance to catch up with friends, old and […]

Fillongley Agricultural Society Poultry Show 2015

Fillongley Agricultural Society Poultry Show 2015

After last year’s deluge, courtesy of Hurricane Bertha, fingers were tightly crossed for fine weather and we were not disappointed. Show day arrived bright and fair. A continuous stream of visitors soon filled the car park and the site was buzzing.

Royal Bath & West Championship Show 2015

Bath and West Poultry Show 2015

More than 550 birds competed for the prestigious Poultry Club Royal Championship Show at the Royal Bath & West Show last week, with a chocolate and white Muscovy duck taking the honours.

Northampton Egg Show 2015

Northampton Egg Show 2015

The Clubs 2015 Egg Show was held at Crick Village Hall on Saturday the 25th of April. The show was kindly judged by Mrs Linda Rupniak who joined us for the evening. The show followed what’s become our standard ‘Egg Show’ format: the visiting Judge gives a short talk explaining about how eggs are judged […]

Reading Bantam Show 2015

Reading Bantam Show 2015

The Reading and District Bantam Society Championship show was held last weekend (21st-22nd February) and I was thrilled to have been there for the first time to take some photos. It was a really enjoyable weekend, and certainly one of the best shows I’ve been to. Thank you to everyone who brought their birds up […]

Litchfield Spring Show 2015

Litchfield Spring Show 2015

Litchfield Poultry Club members produced a great entry for us to judge on the day with the hall full of around 350 exhibits. Most classes were well supported especially in the True Bantam, Asian and Game sections

Northampton Regional Show 2015

Northampton Regional Show 2015

Northampton and District Poultry Club’s first Poultry Club of Great Britain Regional show (15th February 2015), had a good entry of 522 (416 pens of birds.) A new larger venue proved to be popular with everyone as it allowed for a number of trade stands and the addition of new classes such as geese, turkeys, […]

National Poultry Show 2014

National Poultry Show 2014

The Poultry Club of Great Britain’s National Poultry Show was moved this year from it’s traditional home at Stoneleigh park in Warwickshire to a larger venue with better facilities – the International Center in Telford. Show bird entries were up by 300 at 6719 and it was clear to see from the many people enjoying […]

The B.W.A. National 2014

BWA National 2014

On Sunday, I packed my photography gear and a pair of my best ducks and headed off to the British Waterfowl Association’s 27th National Championship Waterfowl Exhibition held at Moreton Morrrel near Warwick.

Northampton Egg Show 2014

Northampton Egg Show 2014

The Northampton and District Poultry Club Egg Show was held on 17th May at Crick Village Hall. The show was moved from the Old School Hall to this larger venue, which proved a great success. 123 entries were received in 24 classes.