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Midland Budgerigar Association - Annual General Meeting 2025
Report by Pam Leedham

The MBA AGM and Nest Feather and Young Stock show was held on 23rd March 2025 and the show results were - Best Champion Nest Feather Cy Thorn, Best Champion Young Stock Alan Person and Collin Lamb, Best novice Young Stock and Nest Feather Ian Nagington, Best Colour Budgerigar Young Stock and Nest Feather Carl Parker.

Retiring President John Lees opened the AGM by saying, “It had been a very enjoyable year, I have been to more shows than ever before representing the MBA - it helped having the BS President as my chauffer to some of the shows. The open days that the committee have been putting on are pulling in people, it’s a great day with plenty of time to chat to friends about budgies with good talks thrown in.”

“A big well done to The Terheege Partnership for organising the Combined Area event which the MBA won, I had great pleasure in accepting the trophy from Mr Bowley the BS President on the day.”

“Congratulations to the Terheege Partnership for winning most CCS in 2024, 125 – 45 more than second place, but I did notice a C Terheege beating them in the super league table.”

John Lees then handed the President’s chain of office to the new president John Moore and then John Moore presented John Lees with his past president badge and thanked him for all his work in the last year representing the MBA.


New President John Moore presents John Lees with his past president badge

Trevor Terheege was voted in as Chairman and thanked David Woan for being the Chairman for many years. Pam Leedham became President Elect while Alan Pearson was elected to Vice President.

Trevor thanked Pam for all the work that she has done promoting the Society on social media.Rachel Terheege gave the treasurer’s report stating that they had made a very small loss over the year and this was because of the MBA donation of £1000.00 to the Budgerigar Society Centenary Club Show.

Midland Budgerigar Association - April 2019
Report by Trevor Terheege


Best in Show A & D Woan

 The MBA held its 2019 Nest Feather Show and AGM on the 7th April 2019. The show was well supported by exhibitors but sadly only 59 birds were benched. Despite the low entry the standard of the birds was very good which gave the judge Brian Taylor some tough decisions to make. This also gave Brian, who is one of the new BS Subsidiary Judges, useful experience.

The Best in Show award and Best Champion went to A & D Woan with a very good Opaline Cinnamon Sky Blue, which excelled in feather quality for such a young bird. Close behind the Woan partnership was Dave Page with some very good Normal Cinnamon Grey Greens, which had very good length and shoulder.

John Archer was awarded Best Intermediate with a Normal Grey cock whilst the Best Novice award went to Terry Ross with a very good Golden Face Blue hen.


Brian Taylor Judging


Best Intermediate
John Archer


Best Colour Budgerigar
Simon Williams


Best Novice
Terry Ross


Best Novice
Terry Ross

AGM


Malcolm Hough handing over Presidency
to Bruce Greenway

Following the show the MBA held its AGM with Malcolm Hough handing over the Presidents Chain of Office to Bruce Greenway with Rachel Terheege moving up to President Elect and Keith Leedham became the Vice President.

All the previous officers were re-elected. The MBA still has a vacancy for an Editor because they are having difficulty finding some one willing to take on the role.

The Silver Bird Award this year was awarded posthumously to Mrs Anne Lamb who passed away recently. The award was received by her husband Colin.


Colin Lamb receiving Silver Bird Award from Bruce Greenway

Anne Lamb

It is with great sadness that the Midland Budgerigar  Association announce the death of Anne Lamb wife of Colin. Anne although not involved with the birds has always supported Colin and the M.B.A. Anne has attended the B.S. Club show for many years and can often be found working on the MBA Stand.

This year at the BS Club Show whilst working on the MBA Stand Anne felt unwell so on the Monday Colin took Anne to the hospital as they where due to go to Malta the following day. She was immediately admitted and was found to have Leukaemia. Anne passed away on the 23rd November. The funeral took place on December 7th and was very well attended with many budgie fanciers present.

Our thoughts are with Colin at this sad time.

The MBA Committee are looking into options, in order to make membership of the MBA more attractive to fanciers. Details will be published when finalised. The Association is also hoping to build on the success of our Open Show as we had the highest benched figure of all the Area Societies in the country with 520 benched.
 


Cy Thorne handing over the Chain of Office To Malcolm Hough

The Midland Budgerigar Association held its first Nest Feather Show and AGM in March 2018.  At the AGM the Chairman Bill Hough stood down after holding the position for 20 years and was thanked for his many years of service.  He was replaced by David Woan.

Malcolm Hough was inaugurated as the new President with Bruce Greenway as President elect and Rachel Terheege as Vice President.

All other posts remain the same with the key positions being held as follows: Secretary Steve Holland, Treasurer Rachel Terheege, Patronage Secretary Cy Thorne, and Membership Secretary Colin Lamb.  The Silver Bird award went to Bruce Greenway following his long service as Secretary.   Geoff Bowley was awarded Honorary Life Member.


Geoff Bowley receiving Life Member Award


Bruce Greenway receiving The Silver Bird Award