Northampton & District Poultry Club Show Report

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Part 4 Northampton & District Poultry Club Show Report

Text: M Anderson-Howe Photos: Rupert Stephenson

Northampton and District Poultry Club's first Poultry Club of Great Britain Regional show, had a good total entry of 522 (416 pens of birds.) The 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, and in what proved to be very popular, some photography classes with 31 entries which were judged by Rupert Stephenson. Mr Paul Kerfoot judged the Hard Feather Waterfowl and Egg classes, Mr Ian Allonby Judged Juvenile, Soft Feather and Rare Breed Classes with Liz Allonby judging a very strong field of a 122 True Bantams, which contained 48 Seramas with the overall Best Serama trophy going to Maddy Chenery's bird. The Championship Row awards were as follows:

Right: Best in Show Salmon Blue Old English Game Bantam hen, Hugh Evans.

Below: Reserve Best in Show Blue Pekin hen, Nicola Hine.

Right: Best Juvenile Chamois Thuringian Cock, Imogen Anthony.

Below: Best Utility Breed Ixworth cock, Colin Wood.

Below: Best Rare Large Fowl Cream Legbar hen, Eden Rees.

Below: Best Rare Bantam (Best Rare in Show) Sulmtaler hen: Jane Freeman.

Below: Best Large S/F Heavy Buff Cochin hen, Elaine Oliver.

Best Bantam S/F Heavy Silver Laced Wyandotte hen, Kerry Wilson. (sorry, no photo)

Best Bantam Hard Feather Salmon Blue Old English Game Bantam hen, Hugh Evans. See photo former page, Show Champion.

Best True Bantam Blue Pekin hen, Nicola Hine. See photo former page, Reserve Champion.

Right: Best Large Hard Feather Oxford Cock OEG, Colin Wood.

Below: Best Large S/F Light Scots Dumpy hen, Toddy Hamilton-Gould.

Below: Best Bantam S/F Light Silver Spangled Hamburgh, Ann Wincotte.

Below: Best Waterfowl Black East Indian drake, Kathryn Brown.

Below: Best Eggs 3 Any Other Colour, Tim McNeight.

Best Trio: Trio of Silver Laced Wyandotte, R Sear. Best Turkey: Bronze Turkey stag, Imogen Anthony. Best Goose: Brecon Buff Gander, Colin Wood.(no photos)

Above: Northampton Show, champion row.

Left: 1st Sumatra hen, Kathryn Brown.

Above: 1st Brahma bantam, Alan Kemp.

Left: 1st Faveroles male, Imogen Anthony.

Left: 1st black Silkie hen, Kathryn Brown.

Below: 1st Ko Shamo Emma Sparks.

Above: 1st male White Pekin Holly Hiatt.

Above: 1st male Modern game, R Carter.

Left: 1st Marans bantam, Katherine Brown.

Left: 1st Wellsummer bantam, Katherine Bown.

Below: Black Wyandotte, Bernie Scoles.

Below: Best Serama male, Madelaine Chenery.

Above: Cuckoo Scots Dumpy.

Below: Best Marsh Daisy (rare breed) hen, Sharon Smith.

Above: Best Japanese, Becky Smith. Left: 1st juvenile, Connor Middleton, Welsummer hen.

Below: Ian Allonby judging Thuringians.

Left: Toddy Hamilton Gould with her Scots Dumpy. Below: Liz Allonby and Sharon Smith judging Serama.

Below: Huw Evans Show Champion with OEG.

As club secretary I would like to thank all, the committee, members, helpers and Show sponsors Bagforce and the various Judges for all their hard work over the past three years, enabling the club to achieve PCGB Regional status. We now look forward to the Club's next Poultry Show in the Autumn on Sunday 25th October 2015 at the Club's new Show venue Bugbrooke Community Centre, Northants.

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