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KOI CLUB NEWS After breakfast we battled through the rain and went on
to the next pond which was around fifteen minutes
away.
Neil and Linda McKellar are the owners of the second
Visit to the Potteries & District Koi Club
pond we visited. This pond is well over 7,000 gallons
On Sunday 14th October we had our return visit to the which relies on natural filtration using gravel and
Potteries Koi Club. It was unfortunately a wet and rainy planting. To add movement to the water there was a
day so we came prepared with our waterproofs. There lovely waterfall. It was certainly something special to
were four ponds and a dealer visit on the agenda for Neil and Linda’s brightly look at with a newly renovated bridge over the pond,
the day. We set off on our minibus and headed to the coloured, traditional styled overhanging trees and huge Calla Lilies which were still
bridge, sets off their beautiful
first pond which belongs to Derrick and Norma Steele, garden and pond which is in bloom. The water was crystal clear and there was a
upon our arrival we were provided with a very warm over 7,000 gallons. reasonable number of Koi living in it. There were little
welcome, hot drinks and sausage and bacon butties, paths leading off to other areas which included a bar
which were gratefully accepted and enjoyed. This pond and there was even an old quarantine facility which has
fortunately had a roof on it along with a covered seating not been used for a long time. There was a big gorilla
area. The garden was very much in a Japanese theme, sitting in the bushes and the Acers were looking so
and on entering the garden we were greeted with a bright and colourful. Their leaves were such a vibrant
lovely pagoda ornament with a beautifully decorated red, it was difficult not to admire them. The Koi seemed
path. They also had some very ornate furniture. The to like sheltering under the shrubs and we seemed to
pond itself was filtered with a very large multibay be doing the same!
system comprising of plenty of fluidised K1 and a bay
of Japanese Matting.
Although it was raining
we could keep dry under
the covered seating area
while admiring Derrick
and Norma’s Koi.
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