EAST ANGLIAN ZEBRA FINCH SOCIETY 2016 OPEN SHOW ~ 41 st All Zebra Finch Open Show ~ @ Barhill Village Hall, BARHILL, CB23 8SU (off the A14 near CAMBRIDGE) SUNDAY 23 rd OCTOBER 2016 SCHEDULE All Entries to the Show Secretary (Stamped addressed envelope for return of labels please) Entry Fee: 60p per cage (Junior entries FREE) Cheques & PO s to be payable to EAST ANGLIAN ZEBRA FINCH SOCIETY To: Kevin Chapman 562 Lowther Road, DUNSTABLE, Bedfordshire, LU6 3LL Telephone (01582) 521129 e-mail entries also accepted kevinchapman@macmate.me CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES: First Post Tuesday 18 th October 2016 TELEPHONE/EMAIL ENTRIES ACCEPTED @ 1.00 per exhibitor to cover postage ALL ENTRIES TO BE BENCHED BY NO LATER THAN 9.15 ON THE DAY. JUDGING STARTS PROMPTLY AT 9.30. Judges - Phil Anthony and Dave Brown Show Manager - Brian Rudling Silent Auction and Sales Steward - Larry Mann We are pleased to be offering the following Patronages from these participating Clubs East Anglian ZFS - Zebra Finch Society - Kent ZFC Midland ZFC - Scottish & Northern ZFS - South Western and Southern ZFC - Welsh ZFC - Norfolk FBA Show opens to the Public at 2pm, or on completion of judging
REFRESHMENTS Bacon Rolls will be available first thing, price 1.50 each (incl. a tea or coffee). FOR BACON ROLLS PLEASE ORDER IN ADVANCE! Unfortunately, lunches will not be available this year. There are 2 local cafés/restaurants: - Café, Tesco Bar Hill Extra, 15-18 Viking Way, Bar Hill, CB23 8EL 09:30 to 16:00 The Fox, Gladeside, Bar Hill, Bar Hill, CB23 8DY Noon to 21:00 Please Note: By entering exhibits in this show, you must agree to abide by the biosecurity guidelines published below. BIOSECURITY Under the terms of the General Licence under which this exhibition is held, the following conditions must be complied with. All birdsales/exchanges must be recorded, this must include the name, address and phone number of both buyer and seller, also any identifying features (mutation, ring numbers) of the purchased birds. Buyers must isolate the purchased birds from all other birds (except those purchased at the same event) for at least one week. Any signs of ill health observed in the purchased birds during this period must be reported to a Veterinary Surgeon, and such birds must not be mixed with any other birds until the presence of an avail notifyable disease has been ruled out. All exhibitors/entrants must disinfect the show cages and boxes before the event, and advised that they should be cleaned and disinfected on return to the home premises before they are used to hold any other bird. All litter and manure within the cages or boxes must be contained until disposal. Any spillage outside the cages to be cleaned and disinfected immediately. All litter and manure must be disposed of in a manner which does not present a risk of the spread of disease, e.g. in sealed bags for normal refuse collection in such a manner that other birds do not have direct access to it. Nominated Supervising Vet: Cromwell Veterinary Group, 36 St. Johns Street, HUNTINGDON. Records Holder: Show Secretary, Mr. K. Chapman, 562, Lowther Road, Dunstable, Bedforshire LU6 3LL We plan to hold a SILENT AUCTION at this show. Entries are FREE, but sellers should put a reserve price on the bird(s) entered, and birds will not be sold BELOW this price. Where bids HIGHER than the reserve price are received, the difference between the bid and reserve price will go to EAZFS funds. Larry MANN will manage the Silent Auction. Entries should be entered in either Class S1 or S2 as appropriate. The Silent Auction will close for bids at 3.15 pm. YOU ARE REMINDED THAT SELLING BIRDS OUTSIDE THE SHOW HALL (eg IN THE CAR PARK) IS NOT ALLOWED! (See DEFRA General License conditions) Judge: Dave Brown - Champion Breeders, Novice Adults, Jun Br, Timors, Any NSV, Novice Single Birds. Judge : Phil Anthony - Champion Adults, Novice Breeders, JuniorAdult, Champion and Junior Single Birds The Judge for the Sales and Silent Auction Birds will be assigned on the day. SHOW RULES AS PER ZFS SOCIETY RULES 2016. ONLY CATALOGUED ENTRIES WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIALS
BEST IN SHOW 40 PRIZE MONEY & OPEN SPECIALS Champions Novices Adults Breeders Adults Breeders 15.00 15.00 Best 15.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 2 nd 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 3 rd 5.00 5.00 Juniors Single Birds Adults Breeders Champ Cock/Hen 5.00 5.00 Best 5.00 Novice Cock/Hen 5.00 3.00 2 nd 3.00 Junior Cock/Hen 3.00 2.00 3 rd 2.00 COLOUR AWARDS Best Normals - 5.00 Best Fawns - 5.00 Best Pieds - 5.00 Best Silvers - 5.00 Best Creams - 5.00 Best Lightbacks 5.00 Best CFW - 5.00 Best Whites - 5.00 Best Penguin - 5.00 AOSV - 5.00 PLAQUES WILL BE AWARDED FOR: Best Champion A/A Best Novice A/A Best Junior A/A Best Novice Breeder Best Junior Breeder
CLASSIFICATIONS Champion Novice Adults Breeders Adults Breeders 1 13 Normals 25 37 2 14 Fawns 26 38 3 15 Pieds 27 39 4 16 Silvers 28 40 5 17 Creams 29 41 6 18 Lightbacks 30 42 7 19 Chestnut Flanked White 31 43 8 20 Whites 32 44 9 21 Penguins 33 45 10 22 Blackcheeked & Blackfaced 34 46 11 23 Blackbreasted & Orangebreasted 35 47 12 24 Crested, Fawncheek, Greycheek & Isabel 36 48 Junior Adult Junior Breeder 49 Normals 52 50 Fawns 53 51 Any other Standard Variety 54 55 Timor Variety { Pairs only, Champion, Novice or Junior } 56 Non Standard { Pairs only, Champion, Novice or Junior } SINGLE BIRD CLASSES: Class No (Cock) Class No (Hen) 57 Champion, Adult and Breeder 58 59 Novice, Adult and Breeder 60 61 Junior, Adult and Breeder 62 SILENT AUCTION S1 Single Birds (one per cage) S2 Pairs
Silent Auction Birds may be entered on the day, but no sales are allowed in the car park area. PATRONAGE Patronage has been granted as under, and awards are open to paid-up members of the respective Societies unless stated otherwise. Nominations must be written on your entry form. All pairs, rung or unrung, may be entered for the Adult Specials. All breeder entries MUST be bred by the exhibitor, and be rung with closed rings marked with exhibitor s code number issued by the ZFS for 2016. Please mark Breeder entries BBE. This is the CLUB show of the EAST ANGLIAN ZEBRA FINCH CLUB The following rosettes to be awarded to fully paid up members only. Best Novice Adult Best Junior Adult Best Single Bird Best Novice Breeder Best Junior Breeder Birds nominated as breeders must be wearing the official ZFS closed coded rings for that current year. Secretary L E. Mann, 45 Burleigh Road, St Ives, Cambridgeshire. PE27 3DF Subscriptions Adults and Partnerships 6.00, Junior / OAP 3.50 NOMINATE EAZFC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Show has been granted AREA SOCIETY CLUB SHOW of the ZEBRA FINCH SOCIETY, who offer for competition among their fully paid up members, the following: Rosettes Best in Show Best Champion Best Novice Best Junior Best Novice Adult Best Junior Adult Best Novice Breeder Best Junior Breeder Best Normals Best Fawns Best Pieds Best Silvers Best Creams Best Lightbacks Best Chestnut FW Best Whites Best Penguins Best AOSV Best NSV Diploma s for Champion & Novice Best Normals Best Fawns Best Pieds Best Silvers Best Creams Best Lightbacks Best Chestnut FW Best Whites Best Penguins Best AOSV Diploma s for Juniors Best Normals Best Fawns Best AOSV In order to qualify for breeder awards exhibits must be wearing the current year ZFS closed rings bearing the ZFS number of the exhibitor. Membership Secretary D W Edwards, 22 Swanmere Park,Ellesmere, Shropshire SY12 )NA Annual Subscriptions Adult Single or Partnership 15.00, Senior Citizens 12.00, Juniors 10.00. Affiliation, 5.00 NOMINATE ZFS
This is an AREA Patronage show of the KENT ZFC The following Rosettes will be awarded to fully paid up members only. Best Novice Adult Best Novice Breeder Best Junior Exhibit Birds nominated for the breeder awards must be rung with the exhibitors official ZFS closed coded rings for the current year. Secretary K.Sims, 210,Long Lane, Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 5JA NOMINATE KZFC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an AREA Patronage show of the MIDLAND ZEBRA FINCH CLUB The following Diploma s awarded to fully paid up members only Best Novice Adult Best Novice Breeder Best Junior Exhibit Birds nominated for breeder awards must be rung with the exhibitors official ZFS closed coded rings for the current year Secretary/Treasurer E.Payne. 6,Whitegate Close,Weston Super Mare.Somerset.BS24 0PW NOMINATE MZFC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is an AREA Patronage show of the SCOTTISH & NORTHERN COUNTIES ZEBRA FINCH SOCIETY. The following Rosettes to be awarded to fully paid up members only. Best Novice Adult Best Novice Breeder Best Junior Exhibit Breeder Awards must be wearing the current year ZFS closed rings, bearing the code number of the exhibitor. General Sec P.H.Anthony, 4,Oakwood Close, Springwell, Gateshead. NE9 7SX NOMINATE S & NCZFS This is an AREA Patronage show of the SOUTH WESTERN AND SOUTHERN COUNTIES ZEBRA FINCH CLUB. Rosettes will be awarded to fully paid up members only for: Best Junior Exhibit Best Novice Adult Best Novice Breeder Breeder Awards must be wearing the current year ZFS rings, bearing the code number of the exhibitor. Secretary: P Cannan, Flat 3, 70 Durnford Street, Stonehouse, Plymouth. PL1 3QW NOMINATE SWZFC This is an AREA Patronage show of the WELSH ZEBRA FINCH CLUB The following Rosettes to be awarded to fully paid up members only. Best Junior Exhibit
Best Novice Adult Best Novice Breeder Hon Sec K.Davies, 51, Parc Howard Ave, Llanelli, Carms, SA15 3LQ NOMINATE WZFC This an EXCHANGE Patronage of the NORFOLK FOREIGN BIRD ASSOCIATION. Rosettes are offered to paid up members only for: Best Novice Adult Best Junior Exhibit Best Novice Breeder Secretary: Alan Lambert, Renark, 48 Solhouse Road, Little Plumstead, Norfolk. NR13 J33 NOMINATE NFBA SHOW RULES JUDGING TO COMMENCE 9.30am SHARP Care will be taken of all exhibits but the club and its Officials will accept no responsibility or for any loss or damage whatsoever the cause. Only Officials and Stewards will be allowed in the show hall during judging. Only catalogued entries will be eligible for specials. All birds in Breeder classes MUST be bred by the exhibitor { B.B.E. } and must have the exhibitors current year Zebra Finch Society closed ring on one leg of the bird exhibited. A single plastic split ring on the other leg is permitted. Cages must not be removed from the show hall without the show managers permission. SMOKING is not permitted within the show hall or in its grounds. Admission to the hall for booking birds in will be from 8.00am, all birds must be ON THE staging by 9.15pm and lifting time will be at 4.00pm or at the discretion of the show manager, no cages to be lifted before this time. Any matters not covered by this schedule will be decided by the EAZFS Committee. Objections or complaints MUST be in writing to the Show Manager, with a 10 deposit which will be forfeited in the complaint is over-ruled. Complaints or objections must be lodged by no later than 3.30.pm. THE EAST ANGLIAN ZEBRA FINCH SOCIETY WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS FOR GENEROUSLY SUPPORTING THIS SHOW: Maurice Cosbey Mr & Mrs P D Smith Dennis Webster Kevin Chapman Larry Mann Mr & Mrs B Rudling