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National 2019 2nd Best Champ AWilliamson-FSS

Classic Lizards at the National Exhibition 2019

Posted on 13/10/201917/10/2019 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

Let me get the usual complaints out of the way. The first weekend in October is far too early for a show as important as the National, but it is a fact of life and we have to live with it.... Read More

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The National Exhibition 2018: the London Fancies

Posted on 14/10/2018 by Huw Evans 5 Comments

There was a smaller display of London Fancies than we have seen in recent years, but to quote the old cliché, the quality of the birds more than compensated for the quantity (or lack of it).... Read More

London Fancies at the National Exhibition 2017

Posted on 13/10/2017 by Huw Evans Leave a comment

The National Exhibition is one of the few events in this country (or anywhere in the World) where you can see new London Fancies on display. Officially, this section of the show is hosted by the London Fancy Canary Club, but in practice it is down to the hard work and dedication of two fanciers: […]... Read More

The National Exhibition of Birds 2017

Posted on 09/10/2017 by Huw Evans 1 Comment

Those of you who remember the ‘old’ National, will quite likely dismiss the ‘new’ National as a pale shadow of the original event. Gone is the NEC (1), a prestigious international venue with its excellent air, rail and road links, replaced by an agricultural show ground in rural Staffordshire. Gone is the December rendezvous at […]... Read More

Memories of the Knighton partnership

Posted on 24/09/201727/09/2017 by Huw Evans 4 Comments

In 1990 Cage & Aviary Birds published a ‘four page pull-out’ featuring the Lizard canary. It was organised by John Scott on behalf of the LCA. It contained articles by John, Stan Bolton, a poem in Black Country dialect by Brian Gisby (brilliant), a summary of the Lizard canary show standard, and an article on […]... Read More

The Scott Archive: transporting birds to shows

Posted on 18/01/201618/01/2016 by Huw Evans 2 Comments

The following extracts are taken from an article written by John Scott that was published in Cage and Aviary Birds on 18 February 1995.... Read More

Brave New World: the New London Fancy at the Stafford Show 2015

Posted on 28/10/201529/10/2015 by Huw Evans 1 Comment

The 2015 edition of the National at Stafford was a breakthrough event for the New London Fancy. It was a sight that has not been seen on the show bench for well over a century, and surely is a harbinger of greater things to come. There are times when if things need to happen then […]... Read More

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The London Fancy and the Lizard canary

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