How good is the Portsmouth Show? just attended Exeter.

[NNY]

Yeah ive looked at the same thing really.. also there are no meetings in this area.. might be worth it in the future.. but not now.

[CBR1100XX]

I am same as Nige, £20 is possibly another snake to my collection. I get all the info I need from here and the web anyway. , guess portsmouth will have to do with out my custom.

Couldnt you just make up your own club?

[NNY]

have the RFUK club.. im sure theres enough breeders on here to do a show of our own really.

[CBR1100XX]

Thats it just need to make up cards with a mem number on.

[NNY]

Well it should be on which member number we are on the forum .. im in the 800s or something like that.

[CBR1100XX]

Yeah that wouldnt be a problem, but how do we make it official so we could get into other shows.

[NNY]

The secret to everything .. laminating the cards.. always makes it look official

[CBR1100XX]

I have just emailed the organiser at the PRAS to see if I can get in, without membership.

Can only ask.

[purejurrasic]

Hi All

Just been reading about the closed breeders meeting at PRAS.

I have had a table there for the last two years, and belive me, we would all love it to be an open show. However, due to the , lets say different views to herping that some of the local council members have, the ONLY way they will issue a licence for the event is if it is a closed one.

Basicly you need to be a member of a club or society that is affiliated with the FBH. The IHS and FBH now have an affiliation agreement, so direct membership to eith of these is fine

I am in FBH, IHS and a committee member of ERAS, my local society. As ESRAS is affiliated to FBH this works as well.

So, thats the reasoning behind it all, and I agree that £20 just to go to a show is steep, but you do get other stuff like info, advice etc.

Best bet is to join a local club, you get all the benifits from them, and aslong as affiliated, get entry to all the shows.

Tony

[dingy]

I don't want to throw the cat among the pigeons here but no-one asked me if I was a member or not. I just walked in with the family, paid my entrance fee, bought a couple of corns and walked out again.