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South East Koi Club After breakfast, which was enjoyed by all, we moved on
to visit the 6,500 gallon pond at Mike and Irene
Visit to Worthing & District Koi Club, 10th June
Burbridge’s and the 6,000 gallon pond of Phil and
Twenty members of the South East Koi Club met at Maggie Lidbetter.
Chelsfield Hall at 8.00am to visit the Worthing & District Now running nearly 45 minutes late we moved on to
Koi Club. At 9.30am we arrived at the first pond owned our lunch stop at Rod and Diane Taylor’s garden which
by Frank Chalk and his wife Nuala. Many of our older housed four ponds, the main pond of 8,000 gallons,
Club members will remember Frank and his wife as long and a smaller pond of 1,950 gallons used for
term members of the Middlesex and Surrey Section and quarantine. Two growing-on and quarantine ponds of
they often supported our show for many years before 800 and 400 gallons were found in the fish house. After
moving to the south coast and joining the Worthing Club.
lunch, where homemade scones and cream were
This was our breakfast stop where we viewed the newly served by Diane, we moved on to the Worthing
laid out garden and 8,000 gallon pond which had been Chairman’s pond, Michelle Blanks.
completed since his move some four years ago.
This was a 1,000 gallon Denby Pond which housed the
Worthing Club’s Grand Champion from their show last
year, an impressive Tancho Showa.
Our final pond was the impressive 15,000 gallon pond
at Allan and Denise Kellaway’s which housed many
large Koi.
Finally, we arrived at the Scout Hall in Rustington where
we had refreshments and the raffle before making our
way home arriving back at Chelsfield after a very
enjoyable day.
Above: Michelle Blanks
stunning Tancho Showa.
Left: Phil and Maggie
Lidbetter’s 6,000 gallon
formal pond.
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