Gravesend Bird Club
Giving a voice to the Kent bird club
Taking a break at Gravesend Bird Club's 2017 annual show
Local bird clubs & shows
- Page last updated: 07 October 2018
Gravesend Bird Club are very willing to help in promoting other bird clubs within Kent.
The following contacts and links are maintained and updated by Gravesend Bird Club members, Darren Smith & Roy Jones. If there are any errors in the information held on this page, or you would like to be listed, please email darren@gravesendbirdclub.org.uk
We strived to update the content over the course of 2018 and this page should now include relevent information on current clubs in this area although we will look to ensure these are reviewed on a regular basis. There is still work to do on setting out the shows for this and next year and we're aiming to put the groundworks in place over the course of October/ November while adding regular updates as new show dates are announced in the Spring.
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Other bird clubs in the Kent/ South East region
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Bird Keepers Association
- Listing last updated: 02 October 2018
- Was formed in 2017 and acts to promote birdkeeping in Southend and more widely in the South East. Their website sets out their aims and dates of events put on throughout the year.
- For all further details, see Bird Keepers Association's website
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Bromley Common Cage Bird Society
- Listing last updated: 19 May 2018
- The 2018 AGM was held on 23 January at the club venue of:
- Bromley Common Village Hall
- Hastings Road (A21)
- Bromley Common
- Kent
- BR2 8NZ
- See show listing below for date/ venue for the club's annual show
- Telephone 07534 722 289 for more details
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Dagenham & District Cage Birds Society
- Listing last updated: 02 October 2018
- Meet every 3rd Saturday of the month from 10:00 - 12:00 at:
- Wantz Hall
- Rainham Road North
- Dagenham
- Essex
- RM10 7DX
- For all further details, see Dagenham CBS's website
Dartford Bird Society
- Listing last updated: 19 May 2018
- Meet every 3rd Thursday of the month (except July and December) at 8:00pm at:
- Joydens Wood Community Centre
- Birchwood Drive
- Wilmington
- Dartford
- Kent
- DA2 7NE
- See show listing below for date/ venue for the club's annual show.
- For all further details, please contact Bob on 01322 221 761
Gravesend Bird Club
- Listing last updated: 02 October 2018
- Meet every 2nd Monday of the month (except August) at 7:00pm at:
- St Mark’s Church Hall
- London Road
- Gravesend
- Kent
- DA11 9NH
- See show listing below for date/ venue for the club's annual show.
- For further details, see our Club Meetings web page
Isle of Thanet Bird Club
- Listing last updated: 19 May 2018
- Meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month (except August) at 8:00pm at:
- St James' Church
- Canterbury Road (A28)
- Westgate
- Margate
- Kent
- CT9 5JU
- Enquiries: 01843 221 724
- See show listing below for date/ venue for the club's annual show.
Kent Gloster
- Specialist Gloster canary club.
- Listing last updated: 19 May 2018
- The club hold an annual show in Rochester in October of each year.
- See show listing below for the date of the club's annual show.
- Updated details on the rate of subscriptons etc will follow.
Kent Zebra Finch Club
- Listing last updated: 19 May 2018
- Specialist zebra finch club.
- Subscription rates from 2018: £10.
- The club's 2018 AGM was held on Saturday 17 Feb at 14:00 at their show venue:
- Joydens Wood Community Centre
- Birchwood Drive
- Wilmington
- Dartford
- Kent
- DA2 7NE
- See show listing below for date/ venue for the club's annual show.
- For all further details, please contact Keith Sims on keith.sims6@sky.com or see their Facebook page
London & Home Counties British Bird & Mule Club
- Listing last updated: 02 October 2018
- For further details on meetings and activities, please see the club's listing on the British Bird Council's website for more details.
London & Southern Counties Budgerigar Society
- Listing last updated: 02 October 2018
- Specialist budgerigar society.
- Covers London, Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Essex, Middlesex, Hampshire & the Channel Islands.
- Although some bird sales take place in Maidstone, the meetings are held in Surrey at:
- Smallfield Centenary Hall
- Wheelers Lane
- Smallfield
- Horley
- Surrey
- RH6 9PT
- AGM was held on Sunday 18 February 2018.
- For further details, see the L&SCBS website
Mid Essex Budgerigar Society
- Listing last updated: 02 October 2018
- 2018 AGM took place on 04 January 2018:
- Meet every 1st Thursday of the month at 8:00pm at:
- Bicknacre Memorial Hall
- Bicknacre Road
- Bicknacre
- Essex
- CM3 4ES
- See show listing below for date/ venue for the club's annual show.
- For all further details, see the Mid Essex Budgerigar Society's website.
Parrot Society (Kent Area Meetings)
- Listing last updated: 02 October 2018
- The Kent branch of the Parrot Society meets in Ashford, Kent but also puts on other shows in the Kent region.
- For further details on meetings and activities, please see the Kent area of the Parrot Society's website for more details.
Southend District Budgerigar and Foreign Bird Society
- Listing last updated: 02 October 2018
- Also badged as Southend Budgerigar Society.
- Meet every 4th Sunday of the month from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at:
- 22 Hornby Avenue
- Westcliff-on-Sea
- Essex
- SS0 0LE
- See show listing below for date/ venue for the club's annual show.
- For all further details, see Southend District Budgerigar and Foreign Bird Society's website or their their Facebook page
Southern & Eastern Counties Yorkshire Canary Club
- Listing last updated: 19 May 2018
- Specialist Yorkshire canary club.
- Open show is held at Halstead Village Hall, Halstead, Kent TN14 7EX
- For all further details, please contact P Dunn on 0208 689 5216
Southern Border Fancy Canary Club
- Listing last updated: 19 May 2018
- Specialist Border canary club.
- Open show is held at Aveley Public Hall, Purfleet Road, Aveley, South Ockendon, Essex RM15 4DJ
- For all further details, please contact Bob Hodges on rhghodges@gmail.com
Southern Norwich Plainhead Canary Club
- Listing last updated: 19 May 2018
- Specialist Norwich canary club.
- Founded in 1905, the club provides patronage at 12 shows per year. The club's annual show is held in Tilbury on the first Sunday in November (see show schedule for details) with over £250 in prize money. Annual membership is £10.
- See show listing below for date/ venue for the club's annual show.
- For all further details, please contact the Hon. Secretary, Ken Grigg on 01474 350 800.
Southern Yorkshire Canary Club
- Listing last updated: 02 October 2018
- Specialist Yorkshire canary club.
- Meet twice a year for: (i) AGM on the 2nd Sunday in February; and (ii) club annual show meeting on the 2nd Sunday of September (although the club also put on a winter show). The winter show is held at
- Hazlewood Eldon Village Hall
- 24 Downe Avenue
- Cudham
- Sevenoaks
- Kent
- TN14 7QX
- See the show listing below for details about the annual show, which is held at:
- Greystone Scout Hall, Pine Avenue, West Wickham, Kent, BR4 0JH
- Background information: the club’s been running for over 100 years. Subscriptions are £15/ year. See their Facebook site for more details.
Waxbill Finch Society (South East Branch)
- Listing last updated: 02 October 2018
- Specialist waxbill club.
- Meet approximately three times a year for presentations and bird sales at
- Great Hallingbury Village Hall
- Church Road
- Great Hallingbury
- Essex
- CM22 7TY
- (5 minutes from M11 Junction 8 - Stansted Airport)
- For more information, see the Waxbill Finch Society website or the private Facebook site for more details.
Local Bird Shows
This list features both open and club shows taking place around this area this year. As ever, we would be very grateful for any comments or updates on an ongoing basis. Many thanks.
Local Bird Shows in 2018/19 (open & members' shows)
We will work on this section in Oct/ Nov 2018.