The day after our inaugural meeting (23rd Feb) a few of us had a day out at Perfect Aquatics to remind us what our hobby is all about. During the visit we got into a conversation with proprietor Anthony Day aka Krafty about the possibility of holding a seminar there sometime in the future. Over the next few months Krafty and Allan Tait exchanged ideas and put together a plan. On the 26th April that plan came into fruition. Allan,…
At the 2026 Belgian Koi Show (18/19th April) our invited judging team of Carol McCall, Gary Hazely, Gary Pritchard and Tony Sheffield selected this size 5 Goshiki-Showa as the recipient of our first Friendship Trophy given under our new name Koi Judges UK Organisation. The koi, exhibited by owner Kevin Langendries was first purchased in 2022 at nisai and was a long way from the koi it has become today see right. The photo above shows the koi as it…
At the 2026 Belgian Koi Show a group of hobbyists from the Great British Koi Club selected a koi exhibited by 13year old Bowy Cools a first time exhibitor and first time show volunteer who was ever present throughout the centre ring. Unfortunately the GBKS Crew couldn’t stay for the prize-giving and asked our Carol McCall to make the presentation. She made a point about Bowy’s contribution. Bowy appears in the center of the photo, surrounded by L – R…
Devised by Crouch Valley Chairman Steve Rollins after seeing similar events in Japan, along with the collaboration of Amir Ayman of Koi Water Barn, a judging competition and seminar took place on the 12th April. Amir had selected 6 fish as case studies and Steve produced all the necessary paperwork. Judges Keith Bertie, Bernie Wollands and trainee Laurence Harvey were roped in to provide the results and to explain how they arrived at them and answer questions from the participants.…