IOA -COM.GB - AON & CTC

IOA Ring & Membership Secretray , Richard Lumley , will be Conveying birds on behalf of IOA members to The Golden Ring , Roeslare , Belgium . The show is open to the public on the 5th & 6th of December and being just about an hour away from Calais is an ideal show to exhibit at or simply to visit .

To compete at this event your birds must be close rung .

For full details contact Richard Lumley , Tel: 01653 697565

email richardlumley27@tiscali.co.uk

http://goudenring.be/fr.php

L ‘AMICALE ORNITHOLOGIQUE DE NORMANDIE

In partnership with the

TECHNICAL CLUB COLORS

Present

AN EXPOSITION ORNITHOLOGIQUE

and AN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL of COLOURS.

The L'amicle Ornithologique De Normandie ( The Friendly Bird Club of Normandy ) joined with the CTC ( Club Technique De Canaris De Couleurs , the equivalent of the UK's CCBA ) to present the only show to be held under the auspices of the C.O.M. in France during 2009. This International status show , held in Canteleu -Seine Maritime , is rapidly becoming 'a must not miss' event on the Iternational exhibition calendar .

The Conveyors from the French regions , OMJ and members of the AON & CTC

COM / OMJ Supervisor Maurice Level (centre) .

This was the first year the IOA COM GB entered a team into the Festival and a team of 42 canaries was conveyed to the show by IOA Presidennt , Paul Brockman, who was taken aback by the welcome he recieved and was qoted as saying " When they called it the friendly club of Normandy they certainly chose the right name!"

IOA COM GB President ,Paul Brockman presented to the Deputy Mayor de CANTELEU; Mr Bouillon (seen holding his IOA Badge )

Left Honorary President CTC and currant AON President Jean Marie Bihet , Right AON Secretary Christope Jambon

The IOA COM GB team consisted of birds entered by Les Summers , Brian Hogg , Neville Guant , Paul Brockman and Saviour Camalleri .

Les won 5 Gold , 4 Silver and a Bronze medal wth his Irish Fancy Canaries . Brian Hogg 2 Golds & a Silver with Lancashires and Crestbred , Paul Brockman a Gold , 2 Silvers and a Bronze with Hoso & Scotch Fancy , whilst Neville Gaunt became the first ever UK exhibitor to take a medal at a show held under the auspices of the COM with a Gold and a Silver . But the 'star of the show' was a team of Norwich entered by Saviour whose Buff Cock was adjudged to be 'Best Posture Canary in Show' , Saviour also won 3 Golds and a Silver .