Kent All Gloster - October 2018
WMGA members exhibited at 2018 Kent Gloster on the 6th October against 444 birds representing 28 exhibitors.
Gary Hunter and Shaun Gardiner led the group continuing their 2017 show bench rivalry by bringing home the principal Novice awards.
Gary taking Best Novice Gloster with a beautifully turned out Cinnamon Corona that would have graced the champion bench, also Best Novice Opposite Head & Best Novice Green Consort with an U/F TPD Consort Hen, Best Novice Buff Consort and Best Novice Cinnamon, Shaun provided close challenge to Gary with a well very presented team that cleared Best Green with a beautiful U/F TPD Corona Hen and returning home with 5 first, 4 second 2 third one fourth and one seventh.
Excellent start to the show season, keep it up both the WMGA looks forward to seeing the friendly rivalry continue.
Champion member Mr & Mrs Dawtry benched an excellent team taking home Best Champion Yellow with a delightful Consort Cock.
Congratulations to Darren Gill for benching a superb team and the Best overall U/F TPD Corona Hen was a joy to behold.
Congratulations to everyone involved with the show and judges Marnix and Ludo for a job well done.
GFSS - Stafford National - October 2018
Congratulations are due to another WMGA member Keith Onions for turning out a superb team at GFSS Stafford and being given the Best Novice award by Sam Guy and Steve Gash.
Well done Keith, proves all that pain and heartache wondering if the birds are up to scratch does have a positive outcome.
So from both Kent and GFSS the top Novice awards were taken by Keith, Gary Hunter and Shaun Gardiner. Well done guys.
This friendly rivalry will continue in a head to head at the IGBA on the 20th / 21st October venue North Warwickshire and Hinckley College Nuneaton, where both UK and continental exhibitors look to make their mark.
Hot on the heels of the IGBA is the West Midland event on the 18th November.
Schedules for the WMGA event have been emailed and snail-mailed to last years entrants and many more besides; so look for the mail in the next day or 2 and if you haven't received the schedule download the attached or give John Cronin a call on 07803 458015.
IT WILL BE WELL WORTH ATTENDING and competing against possibly some of the countries best Glosters.
IGBA - October 2018
Ok everybody here we go again.....West Midlands members showing at the IGBA had another set of good results.
Champion status exhibitors Alan Hayward, John Cronin, George Nicol, between them took the following specials:-
Alan Hayward: -
Best Champion TPD Flighted Corona,
Var Buff Flighted Consort
Flighted Consort
John Cronin: -
Best Champion TPD Unflighted Corona
George Nicol: -
Best Champion White
Best White in Show.
Moving swiftly on to the WMGA Novice members where there was the usual strong competition between Messrs, Wood, Onions, Hunter & Gardiner (ok Shaun...wink wink) to take between them the following specials:-
Keith Onions:-
Best Novice Variegated Buff Corona (Flighted),
TPD Flighted Consort
Best Novice Flighted Consort
Best Novice White.
Gary Hunter:-
Best Novice Corona (Flighted)
Variegated Buff Consort (Flighted)
Best Novice Cinnamon
Best Cinnamon in Show - no mean feat outdoing the champions with a nicely turned out Cinnamon Corona.
Rob Wood:-
Best Novice Variegated Buff Corona (Unflighted)
TPD Corona (Flighted)
Variegated Buff Consort (Unflighted)
Best Novice Unflighted Consort
Best Novice Consort
Best Novice Light Gloster
Best Novice Gloster.
and finally but not least, got to smile Shaun?
if i've got it wrong be nice to me please!!
Mr Shaun Gardiner....who had a good show taking away:-
Best Novice TPD Unflighted Corona
Best Novice Grizzle Corona
Best Novice Unflighted Corona
Best Novice Corona.
So all in all a very good 2 days exhibiting under the expert judging eyes of Bert Munneke, Sue & Sam Guy, Martin Fairfield and Eddie Wells. A big thank you from the WMGA to you guys & gals for delivering the goods to the WMGA members.