EVENTS

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Listed here are events held by BAS and other goldfish societies at which you may see the fish and discuss them, and all aspects of fishkeeping, with the owners.

BAS ANNUAL SHOW

The BAS Annual Show will be real this year rather than online, and takes place on Sunday 01 September 2024.

Venue:

Hengrove Community Centre
Fortfield Road
Hengrove
Bristol
BS14 9NX

Schedule of activities:

Fish Auction viewing at 11:30
Fish Auction commences at 12:30
Show Hall opens at 14:30

Entry:

Free entry for all
Refreshments – Free Car Parking – Raffle

BAS MONTHLY MEETINGS AND TABLE SHOWS

List of table shows

Each month, except during the winter, members bring fish to the monthly meeting for display and discussion of their merits and characters.

Our in-person monthly meetings will take place on the first Sunday of March to August, starting at 1:30 p.m. and finishing at 5 p.m., at the Knowle Community Centre, The Square, Crossways Road, Knowle, Bristol BS4 2ST (*noted as "Hall" in the schedule below).

The monthly meetings held via Zoom will continue on Mondays as listed below. To join the Zoom meetings, which are open to non-members, contact Ian Brailey: ianbraileyishome at gmail dot com (remove the spaces, change "at" to "@" and change "dot" to "."); or call 0117 9859303.

Our schedule of meetings and table shows is as follows:

08 January	Mon	Zoom	Monthly Annual General Meeting meeting on Zoom
12 February	Mon	Zoom	Monthly Zoom meeting
03 March 11 March	Sun Mon	Hall* Zoom	First hall meeting, no table show Monthly Zoom meeting
07 April 08 April	Sun Mon	Hall Zoom	Common goldfish, veiltails, ryukin, a.o.v. previous year bred fish twin or singletail Monthly Zoom meeting
05 May 13 May	Sun Mon	Hall Zoom	Bristol shubunkins (Whiting and Ball trophy for best colour), fantails, ranchu Monthly Zoom meeting
02 June 10 June	Sun Mon	Hall Zoom	London shubunkins, moors, orandas Monthly Zoom meeting
07 July 08 July	Sun Mon	Hall Zoom	Comets, pearlscales, lionheads, wakins Monthly Zoom meeting
04 August 12 August	Sun Mon	Hall Zoom	Bubble eyes, butterfly fish, celestials, pompons, a.o.v. goldfish (not covered in other table shows) Monthly Zoom meeting
01 September 09 September	Sun Mon	Hengrove Zoom	BAS Annual Show (see above) Monthly Zoom meeting
14 October	Mon	Zoom	Monthly Zoom meeting
11 November	Mon	Zoom	Monthly Zoom meeting
09 December	Mon	Zoom	Monthly Zoom meeting

EVENTS HELD BY OTHER SOCIETIES

Association of Midland Goldfish Keepers (AMGK)

The AMGK Open Show will take place on Saturday June 29 at West Orchard Church Hall, 83 Bagington Road, Coventry CV3 6FP.

Contact Pat Davies for details: patrickiandavies1 at gmail dot com (remove the spaces, change "at" to "@" and change "dot" to ".").

Goldfish Society of Great Britain (GSGB)

The GSGB National Event will be held on Saturday October 19 at St. Mary’s Bay Village Hall, 17 Jefferstone Lane, Romney Marsh, Kent TN29 0SA. Details will be added here soon.

Northern Goldfish and Pondkeepers Society (NGPS)

The NGPS Open Show date will take place on Saturday August 17; the show is held at St Matthews Hall, Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester M32 8HF.

Contact Sherridan Moores for details: moores_s at sky dot com (remove the spaces, change "at" to "@" and change "dot" to "."); or call 0161-969-7567.

Nationwide Show

The Nationwide Show is contributed to by all the above goldfish societies, and will take place in Coventry on Saturday October 05 at the Wyken Community Centre, Belgrave Estate, Coventry CV2 5PY.

Contact Pat Davies for details: patrickiandavies1 at gmail dot com (remove the spaces, change "at" to "@" and change "dot" to ".").