bicolormoth

I regret to inform the membership that due to a series of unforeseen circumstances the BKKS National Show 2011 has to be cancelled for this year.
At the recent AGM, I announced that the show could only go ahead if it was financially viable and if that could not be guaranteed, then it would not be able to go ahead as the Society could not afford another large loss.
When the date selected for the show was revealed at the AGM as 17th/18th September 2011, (a date chosen as there were no known clashes in the calendar), Birmingham and West Midlands Koi Club announced that was the weekend they were planning to hold their show. To avoid conflict, as Show Chair, I rapidly tried to investigate the possibility of holding the show on another date, however every alternative caused other issues including increased costs in some areas, including marquees as the cheapest supplier would not have been available on other dates. This could have resulted in significant spend above budget.
Birmingham and West Midlands Koi Club later notified the Council that they had taken the much appreciated step of moving their show back two weeks which made the original date of 17th/18th September viable again. We were therefore finally in a position to announce the show as going ahead and, not wanting to delay notifying the members any further, we simultaneously made announcements and notified the venue that we would be holding the show on that date, as originally discussed with them. However they came back to us shortly afterwards to inform us that, as we had been investigating other dates, they had now taken further bookings for our original dates and would not be able to host the show.
The Council then looked again at the alternative dates, however the same issues previously noted still existed and deals which had been struck for reduced costs were not available so we are left with only one decision – the show cannot go ahead this year without causing a number of calendar conflicts and the serious risk of making a significant loss again. Attention was also paid to the negative feedback on a variety of forums about holding the show in September, which suggested the possibility of a dearth of exhibitors, dealers and sponsors, which would have added to the serious financial implications for the Society and the future of the show beyond this year.
The Council felt that more damage would be done by holding a loss-making show without the numbers of koi and dealers associated with the event. It was therefore decided to book ahead for 2012 and put all the effort into ensuring this show is properly planned and resourced at a suitable venue.
The next BKKS National Show will therefore take place at the Billing Aquadrome on 23rd/24th June 2012.

David Pope
Show Chairman

markf1fan

this is bad news as i was hoping to get some of the forum members altogether for a meet up. we will have to try and sort out another meet up. i for sure will be looking forward to it next year as i have been many times to the billing show and know how much of a good show it has been in the past. mark

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koimaster

is there no way all the koi forum ect could club together on this one ????
im the same as mark i was going to get a group to meet there at the end of the day we are all in this for the love of koi

bicolormoth

Why don't you guys all meet up at one of the many other koi shows that ARE going ahead this year, it amazes me how many people ONLY go to the National.
I have been to one show already this year and have five others on my 'want to' list.

Go on get in there.


Russell.

markf1fan

could you post the dates and where these shows are on here please. mark

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1x 2400 gallon pond
1x estro sieve
1x econo bead filter
1x bakki shower with crystal bio
1x 55w pro clear uv
1x eco 12,000
1x sequence 15,000
1x hi blow 40 air pump
and some really nice koi

trickydicky

Russell
As Mark said if you could post dates on here we will endevour to promote

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bicolormoth

Here ya go:

2011 Koi Shows

19th & 20th February 2011 - The 2011 Winter Koi Show (Anglesey House, Anglesey Road, Burton on Trent, DE13 3NT)
4th & 5th June 2011 - East Pennine Open Show (Elsecar Heritage Centre, Wath Road, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8HJ)
4th & 5th June 2011 - Worthing Koi Show - Clapham & Patching Village & Green, Long Furlong, West Sussex, BN13 3UT
10th to 12th June 2011 - Crouch Valley Closed Show - Barleylands, Billericay, Essex
16th & 17th July 2011 - Cambridgeshire Koi Show - Mudds Drove, Threeholes, Cambridgeshire, PE14 9JU
23rd & 24th July 2011 - Essex Koi Show - Barleylands Farm, Barleylands Rd, Billericay CM11 2UD
13th & 14th August 2011 - North East Koi Club 11th Open Koi Show - Federation Brewery, Lancastrian Suite, Lancaster Road, Gateshead, NE11 9JR
28th & 29th of August 2011 - The Southeast Koi Show - Parkwood School, Beechenlea lane, Swanley Kent, BR8 8DR

2011 Koi Events

9th & 10th April 2011 - Koi UK Open Weekend- Koi UK, Gobbles Farm, Wolvershill Road, Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, BS29 6LA
4th & 5th June 2011 - Koi UK Open Weekend- Koi UK, Gobbles Farm, Wolvershill Road, Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, BS29 6LA
23rd July 2011 - Richdon BBQ- Richdon Koi
13th &14th August 2011 - Koi UK Open Weekend- Koi UK, Gobbles Farm, Wolvershill Road, Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, BS29 6LA
10th & 11th September 2011 - MKA Show- Ryton Gardens, Ryton, Coventry, CV8 3LG
1st & 2nd October 2011 - Koi UK Open Weekend- Koi UK, Gobbles Farm, Wolvershill Road, Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, BS29 6LA


Russell.

miles41

I went to the MKA show in Sept last year; anyone else near this one?

terrydog

I went to that one was not impressed but it was my first show but i will go to the one that is picked by everyone

koimaster

i will be going to the scottish koi show on the 6th-7th aug