SOUTH East Ipswich Cage Bird Society held its annual open event at Great Blakenham Village Hall.A change of venue, and a different date affected the number of entries despite all this, the standard of exhibits was high.

SOUTH East Ipswich Cage Bird Society held its annual open event at Great Blakenham Village Hall.

A change of venue, and a different date affected the number of entries despite all this, the standard of exhibits was high.

The best in show award at the weekend was given to Neil Prentice's Green Singing Finch. Second to this was novice exhibitor Terry Brown with his Norwich Canary.

The Junior section was won with a Fife Fancy Canary bred by Ben Calvesbert.

The main winners were:

Best Border: M Jennings.

Best Champion Border: M Jennings.

Best Novice Border: I M Southgate.

Best Fife: Hembry & Sons.

Best Champion Fife: Hembry & Sons.

Best Novice Fife: B T Ramsey.

Best Junior Fife: Master Ben Calvesbert.

Best Gloster: R G Mann.

Best Champion Gloster: R G Mann.

Best Novice Gloster: T J Rodgers.

Best British inc Mules & Hybrids: A Calvesbert.

Best Champion British: T D Roberts.

Best Novice British: C Lockwood.

Best Junior British: Master Ben Calvesbert.

Best Budgerigar: R Bloomfield.

Best Budgerigar Breeder: R Bloomfield.

Best Adult Budgerigar: R Bloomfield.

Best Junior: Miss Jessica Burt.

Best Foreign: N Prentice.

Second Best Foreign: D Lugo.

Best Junior Foreign (exc Zebras and Bengalese): Master Ben Calvesbert.

Best Junior Zebra: Miss Jessica Burt.

Best Norwich: T Brown.

Best Champion Norwich: A Calvesbert.

Best Novice Norwich: T Brown.