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Welcome to Northants Koi Club Online
 
Written by Administrator  

Members Koi SelectionThis website is for both members and non members use, and we welcome content submissions from members. The club meets every second monday of the month at Cogenhoe Sports & social Club, Station Road, Cogenhoe, Northants. The meetings start at 8pm and new members are welcome. Membership is just £16 per family, is open to anyone who has an interest in Koi keeping or water gardens, whether you live in Northamptonshire or outside the county.

The club has been established for over 30 years and regularly holds monthly meetings featuring guest speakers from the world of Koi, as well as video nights, quizzes and a raffle.

Other activities the club gets involved with include local and national pond visits, club Koi show, growing on competitions, auctions and dealer visits.

So take a look around the site and if you'd like to come to any of our meetings then please get in touch. New members are aways welcome.


Club Meetings For 2010  
Written by Arthur Jackson  
Club Meetings & Events 2010


8th March Club Meeting

Dean DiMarco, Hikari


12th April - AGM

raffle prize will be£50 voucher donated by Avenue Fisheries

25th April - Growing On Competition

Koi supplied by Avenue fisheries, meet at Avenue on Sunday 25th April
        cost £25 per fish - Ochiba Shigura
Can we have numbers of fish required.

Update : We visited Avenue fisheries on Sunday and Pam said the cost of the fish would be a little more in cost due to the Japanese Yen dropping in value, Approx £28 , Also the fish will have to stay with Avenue until they are out of  the quarantine period.
 
Time we arranged to meet at Avenue  was 10.30.a.m. on  Sunday 25th April.



10th May Club Meeting

Chris Day, Buckingham Nurseries


16th May Pond Visit

Mid Staffs to visit the Northants Section
An enjoyable day was had by all when Mid Staffs visited Northants on Sunday the 16th May. And thank you to all members who opened they ponds. We look forward to our visit to them in august.


12th June Club meeting

 BBQ & Pond Visits
date changed from the 14th to the Saturday 12th
Contact Shirley for pond details


27th June Pond Visit

 Northants Section to visit South Essex


10th July Club Meeting

 BBQ & Pond Visits
date changed from the 12th to the Saturday 10th
Contact Shirley for pond details

9th August Club Meeting

 Dealer visit to Avenue Fisheries


15th August Pond Visit

 Northants Section to visit Mid Staffs


5th Sept Pond Visit

South Essex to visit the Northants Section


11th October Club meeting

Linda Smith, Waterside Nursery


23/24th October - Weekend trip away

 Visit  Westonbirt Arboretum, the city of Bath &
Westerleigh Koi
  deposits are now required by York's £30 per person


8th November Club Meeting

Mark Davis - Cuttlebrook


13th December Club Meeting

Christmas Party


For Details on Trips / Meetings contact Shirley on 01933 386710
 

Join Us  
Written by Arthur Jackson  

The Club holds monthly meetings, which are normally held on the 2nd Monday of the month at Cogenhoe Sports & Social Club, Station Road, Cogenhoe. 

During June, July and August the club will be meeting at members pond & koi dealers, so please contact a club member before traveling out to see us.

Membership is open to anyone who has an interest in Koi keeping, whether you live in Northamptonshire or outside the county.


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Membership Application Form  
Contributed by Peter & Ann Verden  

The Club is open to anyone interested in koi keeping regardless of where you live. Membership fee will remain at £16 for 2009/10 , if I remember correctly thats no increase in the last four years 

B. K. K. S. Northants  Section
Membership Renewal/Application Form for subscription year 2009/2010

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Barry & Faith's Pond  
Written by Arthur Jackson  
3400 Gallons, Liner pond built in November 07  and home to nine Japanese Koi




















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Snow Joke  
Written by Arthur Jackson  
Jean and George's Pond

This is what Jean found when she went out on Thursday morning ,after all the snow



The whole canopy had collapsed into the pond under the weight of the snow. Its been cleared now. She's just waiting to see if there is any damage, and how the fish will react , when it warms up.
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Guest Speakers Required  
Written by Arthur Jackson  
The Club holds monthly meetings on the second Monday of every month which feature speakers from a variety of  differing  backgrounds, from the world of koi though to gardening / bonzai , in fact any subject that may be of interest to our members.
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Where did all the water go?  
Contributed by Steve & Hilary Brown  
Where did all the water go?

So there I was, 3.30pm on September 28th 2007, hose pipe in hand, trying to water my Bonsai stock. Why is this time so precisely etched in my memory? It became one of those times in your life you won't forget in a hurry, a bit like when Kennedy was shot. I say trying to water my Bonsais because, although the water pressure in Wollaston wouldn't blow your hat off, it's normally enough to have a decent squirt, if you see what I mean. There just wasn't enough water to make it worth the effort.

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