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BRITISH AQUARIST`S FESTIVAL
FISHKEEPING EXHIBITION
SUNDAY 25th OCTOBER 2009
BAF
2009 by the FNAS
The 56th British Aquarist Festival was held at their regular
venue, Highfield Working Mens Club at Darwin on Sunday 25th
October 2009. As usual, the numbers of entries were down (the
fact that the show clashed with a Cichlid Convention did not
help) but they did manage 80 entries for the 40 classes and
20 in the Champion of Champions award.
The prizes were kindly donated by the Alden Show Team (these
are Alan & Debra White and son Chris) and many of the entries
were by the Alan & Chad Team (Alan White and Arnold Chadwick).
At prize-giving these teams were given a special vote of thanks
The Chairman of the NGPS (Northern Goldfish & Pondkeepers
Society) Sherridan Moores ran the auction (attended by 40 people)
and handed out the prizes. Judge John Cowans wife Stella
ran the large raffle.
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There were three stands
Eric Hutchinson (NGPS) selling old aquabooks and magazines,
the Aquarium Gazette DVD monthly with Editor David Marshall
and Aquatic Services by Dr David Ford (shown here handing
out Beginners Guides). |
There was hot & cold food and a bar available all
day. The Show was opened to the public from 1pm, with
judging by John Cowan, Brian Walsh, Roy Johnson, Barry
Booker, Bill Ramsden and Bill Ward.
Brian Walsh carved a catfish for John Egan and this was
presented as a special award before the main prize-giving
at 5pm. |
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| The Best in Show award went to Alan White of Alden Show
Team with an amazing Catfish called Planiloricaria cryptodon:- |
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The Best Coldwater was a Calico Fantail
by Eric Hutchinson (NGPS) which is interesting because
the same fish is featured in the advertising cards handed
out by the NGPS.
Here is Sherridan presenting Eric with the awards. |
| The Champion of Champions Tropical was a Botia histrionica
by John Egan of Port Talbot AS:- |
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Botia histrionica the Champion of
Champions Tropical 2009
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Sherridan presents the CofC Tropical Award to John Egan
of Port Talbot AS |
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It was Alan White who won the Champion
of Champions Coldwater with his Demikin Goldfish:-
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The Champion of Champions Coldwater
2009 - A Demikin
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Sherridan presented the CofC Coldwater award to Alan
White for the magnificent Demikin, shown above, and then
Alan White presented the Second and Third CofC Awards |
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The most awards winning team was Alan
& Chad Arnold Chadwick (President, FNAS)
and Alan White (Alden Show Team).
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| Other prizes were awarded to Bernard ONeil
and Neil Dobson of Workington, Mike Kirkham of CSG, Reg
Payne of Wirral 2000, and more. Arnold Chadwick has the
full awards list on request. |
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Bryan and Steve Crich of Sutton
AS were disappointed that their Hypostomus margaretifer
did not feature in the CofC awards since the fish had
won the Supreme Scottish Championship at the SFAS Show
in Glenrothes this year. Bryan and Steve, and the story
of that win, were featured in a full page spread in their
local Doncaster newspaper - all good publicity for our
hobby. |
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