Cage & Aviary Birds

SPECIAL SHOW SPOTLIGHT: Leeds BS

THIS year, we at Leeds BS look forward to hosting our 75th open show in Rothwell, Leeds. When I joined 26 years ago, a few older members were still with us, including Phil Keep. I wish I could have asked them about our club's history, but they are sadly no longer with us: great names such as Jack Brett, Pete Russell, Roy Pybus and Pete Sanderson, to name a few.

It seems that the society broke away from the Leeds Parrot and Cage Bird Society, I believe

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