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All in all, despite being miserably cold – keeping the
crowd to fewer numbers this year – the day went well,
always a treat to see some very special and very high
quality Koi. Once the Show was declared closed and
Koi removed from the bins the Scouts moved in to
IT’S ALWAYS A begin the mammoth task of emptying the bins,
TREAT TO SEE accomplished by around 6.45pm – much faster than in
previous years. Quite a lot of equipment was also
SOME VERY packed up at this point. I took a carload with me, as did Ros, Rita and Misa provided
SPECIAL AND Ian. Major items had to be left until Monday morning; a welcome hot bacon and
egg roll breakfast at the
the judges were driven back to their hotel just after 4pm
VERY HIGH before coming to us for dinner at 6.30pm. I was very Show on Sunday morning
for all exhibitors and helpers.
QUALITY KOI appreciative of the gap before entertaining them all! What a mammoth task this event is! Four days of hard
The evening went really well, although ten around my
dining table was a bit of a squeeze. No one seemed to labour for everyone involved, but without you all, there
mind though. literally would be no Show and this is becoming a truly
great one on the world Koi calendar, every year an
Monday lunchtime saw the completion of the pull-down improvement on the last. Thirty-three exhibitors this
with everything going back to storage smoothly. Ian year, not quite up to last year’s record of thirty-eight –
arrived home for a quick lunch, shower and change but an excellent turnout, non the less.
before we both headed out to join Ros and Lars Lindberg
and transport all the trophies and Hikari sponsored gifts HEARTFELT It remains for me to express heartfelt thanks to
in two car loads to Smithfield RSL to set up for the everyone involved in this Show, impossible to mention
evening prize giving and dinner. The tables with all the THANKS TO every name – such a huge group! However, I do add
trophies looked magnificent when we had finished EVERYONE special thanks to Hikari, our Sponsor and to Lee
setting them out. We collapsed with a much-needed Nguyen for stepping in to save the day with the judges’
glass of wine and admired them before all the guests INVOLVED IN bus. Also to Ron Moylan and Edith for entertaining the
began to arrive. As last year, the evening went very well judges on Saturday and Monday. I would also like to
The Bayview Boy Scouts THIS SHOW
Association hard at work and was (hopefully) enjoyed by everyone who attended. mention that Ros and Lars Lindberg collected, cleaned
emptying the Show bins. I am delighted to say the meal again was excellent. and updated the plaques on all the perpetual trophies,
another huge task, much appreciated.
Last but very definitely not least, Ros Lindberg with
able helpers Rita Borg and Misa Wong provided her very
welcome hot bacon and egg roll breakfast at the Show
on Sunday morning for all exhibitors and helpers. The
Show would not be the same without Ros’s breakfast!
The Sydney Koi Show again proudly keeps Australia on
the map internationally amongst the best of Koi Shows.
Where do we go from here? Always improvements to
consider – could we introduce Koi bags for size one
Koi? After judging, the Koi could then be released into
their owner’s large bin (if one was available). Something
to think about and to discuss at future meeting nights?
Until next time!
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