Diary Dates 2008 - 2009

• Saturday, 17th May 2008, General Meeting @ Kempshott Village Hall, Pack Lane, Basingstoke. RGCC 5HN (free parking). ‘An Examination of Scale Groups and Colour’; to be presented by our Scientific Advisor and President, Dr. Joe Smartt. This will give us all a better understanding of exactly what is at play in both the inheritance and development of scale types and colour in goldfish. Members are invited to bring along their ‘Matts, mocks pseudo, blue bellies, calicos, metallics, crosses and anything else of interest’.
• Saturday, 19th July 2008, General Meeting To be held at A Members Goldfish Emporium! (Strictly Members only). Following an introduction by our ‘host’ Member, of what we are about to see, the format of this afternoon will be that of an ‘open house’ (fish-house!)
• Saturday 27th September 2008 GSGB Open Show and Auction Sale @ St. Paul’s Church Hall, Chigwell Road, Woodford Bridge, Essex, Woodford Bridge, IG8 8BT. The Largest Goldfish Show in the UK and, with 59 different classes for Goldfish varieties, the most comprehensive competitive Goldfish Show in the World! Hundreds of pounds worth of aquatic prizes, provided by our sponsors: Chiltern Aquatics and Aquarian. Refreshments will be available throughout the afternoon. NB The Auction Sale of Members Goldfish is a closed auction, that is, only Members of the GSGB may buy and/or sell Goldfish.
• Saturday, 11th October 2008 GSGB Open Show and Sunday 12th October 2008 – GSGB Goldfish Exhibition @ The Festival of Fishkeeping, 16 Havant Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire PO11 0PB. The ‘Festival of Fishkeeping’ is an aquarists’ extravaganza, with competitions, competitive shows, exhibitions and trade stalls. Specialist displays include: Goldfish, Koi, freshwater and marine tropical, Discus, catfish, reptiles and amphibians. There is a programme of presentations and talks throughout the weekend.
• Saturday, 15th November, 2008, General Meeting @ London City YMCA, Errol Street EC1Y 8SE topic to be confirmed.
• Saturday, 17th January, 2009 General Meeting @ London City YMCA, Errol Street EC1Y 8SE ‘January Members’ Open Forum’ where issues and ideas relating to Goldfish keeping can be discussed and shared in an atmosphere of good humour and openness.
• Saturday, 21st March, 2009-Annual General Meeting @ London City YMCA, Errol Street EC1Y 8SE We aim to keep our AGM business brief. After the election of Officers, a reflection upon our past year and an outline of events to follow, a Goldfish related topic will be offered – details to be confirmed.