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General Council Meeting 28th April 2012

Officers Elected:

The Yorkshire Budgerigar Society
Annual Dinner & Prize Presentation 20th April 2012 £22.00 per head 7.30 for 8.00
Starter          
Creamy Garlic Mushrooms
Home made cream of vegetable soup
Fanned Honeydew Melon with Forest berries
Prawn Cocktail rested on a bed of mixed leaves with Marie Rose Sauce
Main
Traditional Roast Scotch Silverside of Beef with Yorkshire Pudding
Roast Breast of Turkey with Chipolata Sausage, Stuffing a Cranberry SausePoached Salmon Fillet with a lemon butter and Chive Sauce
Roast Loin of Pork & Apple sauce
Sweet            
Double Chocolate Fudge Cake
Apple & Rhubarb Crumble with Custard
Creme Brulee      
Fresh Fruit Salad & Pouring Crean
Please return to Pete Smith by the 7th April
32 Wakefield Rd Snydale Streethouse Nr Pontefract WF7 6BT
Or email your choice to wfpeter07@aol.com

Rule 12 — Election of the General Council

DELETE

12(d) and replace with:

No member may propose or second more than one candidate for their Area Society of Residence ballot. No member may propose or second more than one candidate for the remaining four positions.

DELETE

12(j) and replace with:

The first candidates with the highest number of votes from within the boundaries of each ten Area Societies will be duly elected to determine the first ten elected. Those remaining four council members shall be elected by ballot of all Budgerigar Society members. The first four candidates with the highest number of votes will be duly elected. Candidates for this ballot must not have let their name go forward for the Area Society ballot.

If approved implementation 2013 Proposed by: DT Dobson (D3638) Seconded by: A Gott (G3798)

The General Council strongly opposes this proposal because it restricts the voting power of The Budgerigar Society membership who should be eligible to vote on all Society proposals and ballots as the membership of the General Council affects every Society member.

The General Council would also point out the difficulties that potential candidates would have in deciding whether they should stand to represent their areas or to seek election via the four remaining places; in fact there could be two very good candidates standing in one area and only one could be successful, meaning the loss to the Budgerigar Society of one very good council member.

I am a supporter of the Budgerigar Society and the General Council. Andy's and myself totally disagree with the comments of the BSGC. The ten Area Society representative used to be called delegates and the remainder used to be called the elected side. Our proposal is to revert back to what it used to be. The proposals do not restrict the voting power of The Budgerigar Society membership. It never did in the past so how can it restrict the voting power of The Budgerigar Society membership in the future. This is bulling tactic's of the BSGC. The General Council is in need of some young new blood. All  we ask you to do is read the proposal and make your own mind up.

Northern Budgerigar Society

75th Anniversary

1937­2012

Special Meeting, Thursday 26th April 2012 @ Ferryhill Catholic Club, County Durham, DL17 8ET, Guest speakers Mick Widdowson & Simon Devaney starts at 7pm.Free evening, Raffle & free food.

BS Spring Event hosted by the NBS on the 11th, 12th and 13th May 2012 Holiday Inn, Newcastle, Seaton Burn, NE13 6BP.

Aviary Visit, R & M Miller, Sunday 10th June 2012, Wigton, CA7 9DH. Be there for 12 mid day, have lunch at a local pub then view their budgerigars all afternoon.

NBS Autumn Event, Sunday 30th September 2012 at the Ravensdene lodge, Gateshead, NE11 0AN, guest speakers, Steve Bailey, Mick Freeborn and Tom & Andrew Luke, Starts at 10am and finishes at approximately 4pm. Tea & Coffee on arrival, 2 course Carvery lunch all for the cost of £5 and subsidized by the NBS social fund.

Special Meeting, Thursday 18th October 2012 @ Ferryhill Catholic Club, County Durham, DL17 8ET, with special Guest speaker Ronnie McAuley from Northern Ireland and Colin Leask from Scotland, starts at 7pm. Trade stand, Free evening, Raffle & free food.

75th Anniversary NBS Auction Sunday 4th November 2012, view birds & equipment from 2pm and meeting starts at 2 30pm when we will be entertained by a Teesside panel, then the 75^th Anniversary Auction.

NBS Rare’s Show Sunday 8th July 2012

NBS Area Show Saturday 15th September 2012

BS World Show Doncaster Saturday & Sunday 17th & 18th November 2012

Social Secretary

Adrian Richards

Any Enquiries please contact

Telephone 01740 651112 or Mobile 07946529456

The Sales birds

The Sale birds at the spring event will be run slightly different and run totally separate from the exhibition Budgerigar show.

Sales birds will be displayed on judging staging in the Marque and there will be space for between 140 to 180 birds. We are looking for good quality exhibition birds and in particular specialist varieties priced £30 to £150 only.

Why not bring some birds to help pay for the travel and Hotel costs and book them with me as soon as possible, ADRIAN RICHARDS on telephone number 07946529456 or E-Mail adrianrichards@talktalk.net, I will then add your name onto the sales bird list which will be displayed at the hotel or with any NBS committee member, the cost to enter is only £1 per bird and payable on arrival to the sales bird team.

You do not have to show your birds at the event to enter sales birds but it will be most welcome if you do?

This is the current list of fanciers who have agreed to bring sale birds to the event, Charlie Bowman, Keith Allison, Don Rowell, Linda Heighton, Adrian Richards, Peter Watts, Ken Richards, Brian Batey, Kevin Batey, Lee Pennick, Ian Clarke, Norma Phillips, Lee Marshall. Derek Shotton, Dave & Pat Herring and Paul Redford.

If you want your name added to the list call and a current updated list will be added to the BS and the NBS web site.

All we require you to do is bring the bird and add your name and year of bird and some brief history of the bird which you think may be useful to the new purchaser.

You can bring the sales birds Friday evening, Saturday or even Sunday morning, so back to the sales stand Sunday as you might see some different birds for sale.

The NBS team who will be looking after the sales and trade stands will be, Adrian Richards, Kyle Kime, Geoff Kime and Colin Wright, you can speak to any of them for assistance or NBS committee member.

Any information about the trade or sales birds call Adrian or any general information about the spring event weekend please call the NBS publicity officer, Bruce Ross on 01325 321578, or E-Mail bruceross310@yahoo.com

From the NBS have a great week end?

The Trade stands

This year the trade stands will be at the BS Spring event held in the Holiday Inn, Newcastle and the post code NE13 6BP. The trade stands will be situated in side the hotel but will be inside a purpose required marquee, purchased by the BS to extend the hotel and to give the NBS committee members more space within the hotel to help put on what hopes to be three magnificent days up in the North East of England to all Budgerigar society members with in the fancy, world wide.

The trade stand space is now full and thanks to all the trade and local members who have come on board and embraced the spring event and said “YES” immediately “COUNT ME IN” so can we all please support these people and make your way to the trade stands on both days.

The trade stands will be open from 10.30 am to 17.30 hours on Saturday 12^th May, however if the trade stands are ready earlier we will be open much earlier before the lectures start giving you time for a look around before heading off to hear the international speakers.

Traders and items for sale are as follows, the world renowned wild life artist and budgerigar artist Roy Aplin, Banana Monkey rosettes, Cherry tree animal feed supplies, the Feed Warehouse, All Creatures Health Check, Brand new show cages with Phil Reaney, Exhibition Budgerigar Forum, Gold chips bedding and equipment such as, inside and outside nest boxes, judging sticks, young bird hides, or if you are local have your new breeding cages made to order with made to measure punch bar fronts.

Sunday 13^th May will be much the same and straight after breakfast the marquee will be open from 9am to approximately 2pm. Any large items purchased can be collected directly from the trader’s vehicle close to the rear of the marquee.

All enquiries in relation to trade stands can be made directly to my self, Adrian Richards on mobile 07946529456 or E-Mail adrianrichards@talktalk.net all general enquiries about the whole week end can be made directly to the NBS publicity officer Bruce Ross on telephone 01325 321578 or E-mail bruceross310@yahoo.com. The four members helping the trade stands over the weekend are Adrian, Geoff, Kyle and Colin please contact any of these for assistance or any of the NBS committee who will be pleased to help, have a great week end.