Welcome to the Festival of Fishkeeping Information Update pages April 2013 This is the place to find all the latest information about this year s Festival. Festival of Fishkeeping 2013 7 th - 8 th September Hounslow Urban Farm, Faggs Road, Feltham, Middlesex TW14 OLZ www.hounslowurbanfarm.co.uk ADMISSION CHARGES The following conditions will apply with regard to daily Admission Charges at the Hounslow Urban Farm: Exhibitors who have qualifying fish for the following Competitions: BRITISH OPEN, PAIRS, BREEDERS, DIAMOND FINALS and the SUPREME CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL will be issued with a free Admission Pass (collectable at the Ticket Office on arrival). Exhibitors pre-booking more than 5 entries into the FESTIVAL OPEN SHOW (Sunday) will be issued with a free Admission Pass (collectable at the Ticket Office on arrival). Pre-booked entries must be registered with the Show Secretary (see Show Schedule for address) by 9pm, 4 th September 2013. NOTE: THESE FREE ADMISSION PASSES ARE VALID FOR THE INDIVIDUALLY-NAMED EXHIBITOR ONLY THEY ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE FROM DAY TO DAY AND CANNOT BE USED TO ADMIT MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY The normal daily Admission Charges to the Urban Farm (including access to all areas at the Festival) will apply to all other visitors. 6.00 per Adult 4.50 per Child (2yrs and over) 5.25 for students and OAPs (recycled teenagers) 19 per Family (2 Adults and up to 2 Children) This is a full day ticket you can come in and out all day and Children under 2 years enter for free.
SOCIETY INFORMATION STANDS & HOME-BRED FISH SALES Societies are encouraged to put on information Display Stands. These will be grouped together in one Aquatic Village area. Please let Joe know if you want a FREE Stand Space. Home-bred fish sales will be accommodated in one area and, in the interest of security, it will be the responsibility of the owner of the fish (or someone from the same Society or nominated by him) to attend the Sales Stand at all times. Tanks may be hired at 5.00 per tank (payable by cheque, payable to FBAS) on a first come, first served basis. Subject to availability, there is no limit on the number of tanks that may be hired by any one person. TANKS MUST BE PRE-BOOKED BY THE 26 TH AUGUST 2013. BOOKING FORM (DOWNLOADABLE FROM FBAS WEBSITE) MUST BE RECEIVED BY NO LATER THAN MONDAY 26 th AUGUST 2013, earlier if possible please!!! SATURDAY EVENING PAUL CORBETT, THE ORCHARD, RECTORY LANE GATCOMBE, ISLE OF WIGHT PO30 3EF Tel. 01983 721246 In keeping with previous Festivals, there will be entertainment, food and refreshments on the Saturday evening at the Urban Farm. Admission to the Saturday evening (7pm 11pm) is 5.00 per head and will include a Raffle ticket and a complimentary snack. For those with reserved accommodation at the Sunbury Travelodge, and preferring not to drive, there will be return coach travel available to and from the Farm at a cost of 5.00 per head. FURNISHED AQUARIUMS The popular Furnished Aquarium Competitions will be simplified into two simple groups 60 litre size Furnished Aquariums and Nano Aquariums. Please let Peter Anderson know if you are interested in entering either of these competitions. Tel: 01753 882873 or email: peter.anderson@uwclub.net
Welcome to the Festival of Fishkeeping Information Update pages March 2013 This is the place to find all the latest information about this year s Festival. Festival of Fishkeeping 2013 7 th - 8 th September Hounslow Urban Farm, Faggs Road, Feltham, Middlesex TW14 OLZ www.hounslowurbanfarm.co.uk To date, there is this updated item, three different Posters and a Show Schedule. Societies are invited to publicise the Festival as much as they can, as this event (at a new venue) deserves to succeed as well as bringing a much larger public in to marvel at all the excitement of fishkeeping. Please feel free to distribute reprints of the Posters to your local aquatic retailers and, of course, feature them as much as possible in any of your Society s publications Newsletters, Show Schedules etc. A late item of breaking news is that if any exhibitor wishes to bring camping equipment (or even a caravan) to the venue, permission has been obtained to allow on-site residency for the period of the Festival Friday to Monday morning only. The primary difference this year is, obviously, the lack of residential accommodation at the Farm. To counter this, and to ensure that visitors staying over for as many, or as a few nights as they wish, can keep together socially we suggest that they reserve accommodation at the Travelodge, Sunbury, Hanworth Road, Sunbury On Thames, Middlesex TW16 5DA right next to Junction 1 of the M3. To obtain reservations, at the most competitive price per room, bookings MUST BE MADE ONLINE via the Travelodge website www.travelodge.co.uk and the hotel has advised us that the sooner your reservations are made the better as, inevitably, prices (currently at 23.00 per night) will rise certainly after the end of the month. There is a charge for parking. For those that will be staying for the weekend there will be a Barbeque on Saturday evening, with Cabaret Entertainment and a Disco/Karaoke. The Festival of Fishkeeping Poster has also been updated, as some Competitions were wrongly timetabled. For more information, please contact : Joe Nethersell, Festival Organiser on 020 8847 3586 or email joenethersell@gmail.com
FESTIVAL A.S. SHOW SCHEDULE Sponsored by Rolf C Hagen Show to be judged to FBAS Rules SUNDAY 8 th September 2013 Hounslow Urban Farm, Faggs Road, Feltham, Middlesex TW14 OLZ FBAS TROPHY CLASSES E, R (Winners qualify for 2014 'Supreme') Additional Schedules can be downloaded from www.fbas.co
AWARDS 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd and 4 th Places Card & Rosette Championship Class Trophy Pin Best in Show Award & Certificate RULES Aquatic goods donated will be given to all exhibitors. 1. Show will be run in accordance with FBAS Show rules. 2. All breeders classes to consist of FOUR fish per entry no older than 14 months on the day of the Show. 3. Gravel is NOT allowed except in Classes Ag, Ak and Z. 4. The organisers will not be held responsible for any loss or damage to any exhibit for whatever reason or cause. 5. Water - Use of local water is entirely at the risk of the exhibitor and water quality is the responsibility of the exhibitor. It is strongly advised that exhibitors bring sufficient mature water with them. 6. DEFRA listed fish for which a licence is required it will be taken for granted that by your action in entering any DEFRA listed fish in this Show that you will have a valid licence for that fish in your possession. 7. Entry Fees - FREE ENTRY FOR EXHIBITORS RESIDENT FOR THE WEEKEND FINAL RESIDENT ENTRIES BY 6pm 7/9/2013 NON RESIDENTS - 50p per Entry. All entries NOT pre-booked on the day of the Show - 50p per entry (including residents) pre-booked entries by 6pm Saturday 7 th September 2013 8. Benching times - from 9.00 am to 11.30 am. 9. Judging will start at 12.00 noon - prompt. 10. De-benching will not be permitted until announced by the Show Secretary. ENTRIES POSTAL ENTRIES (BY 31 st AUGUST 2013) TO: SHOW SECRETARY, Adrian Dempsey 194 Greenhill Road, Greenhill, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 7RS Telephone Entries Until 6pm Saturday 7th September 07777 678135 Email: mailto:fbasopenshowentry@hotmail.co.uk JUDGES As appointed from those Judges attending the Festival as residents LIST OF CLASSES Ag MINI FURNISHED Ak AQUASCAPES B BARBS (as current FBAS size sheet) Ba BARBS (as current FBAS size sheet) C CHARACINS (other than Ca) Ca CHARACINS (as FBAS size sheet) Cb CHARACINS (as FBAS size sheet) D CICHLIDS (other than Da, Db & Dc) Da ANGELFISH (Pterophyllum) Db DWARF CICHLIDS Dc RIFT VALLEY CICHLIDS E ANABANTIDS (other than Ea) CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY CLASS * Ea FIGHTERS (Betta splendens) F KILLIFISH G CATFISH H CORYDORAS ETC. Ha ASPIDORAS, BROCHIS J RASBORAS K DANIOS L LOACHES La BOTIA (as current FBAS size sheet) M AOV TROPICAL EGGLAYER Ma AOV EGGLAYER (as current FBAS size sheet) Nb-m SEXED PAIRS (Tropical Egglayer) No-t SEXED PAIRS (Livebearers) O a-q MALE GUPPY O s-y FEMALE GUPPY P CULTIVATED LIVEBEARERS Q LISTED SPECIES (as current FBAS size sheet) R POECILIA & LIMIA (other than O & P) CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY CLASS * S LISTED SPECIES (as current FBAS size sheet) T LISTED SPECIES (as current FBAS size sheet) Ta GOODEIDAE U SINGLE TAIL GOLDFISH V TWINTAIL GOLDFISH W AOV COLDWATER FISH Xb-m BREEDERS (Tropical Egglayers) Xo-t BREEDERS (Tropical Livebearers) Xu-w BREEDERS (Coldwater Fish) Z AQUATIC PLANTS * Qualifies for 2014 Supreme
FESTIVAL A.S. OPEN SHOW ENTRY FORM - Show Secretary's copy FESTIVAL A.S. OPEN SHOW ENTRY FORM - Exhibitor's copy Name.................................Society.............. Name................................. Society.......... Address.............................. Postcode............. Address............................... Postcode.........