IN just under 12 months the Poultry and Pigeon Pavilion at the Singleton Showground has been completely transformed by the club’s hardworking members and will be officially opened this Saturday in conjunction with the Club’s annual Show.
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The Singleton Poultry Club’s 2013 Annual Show commences at 10am and the official opening by Mayor John Martin is scheduled for 2pm followed by the presentation of the major awards.
Singleton Poultry Club President, David Dixon, said the revitalisation of both the pavilion and the pens was an enormous step forward for the club.
“It’s a fresh start for us; like the mythical bird the phoenix who rises from the ashes,” he remarked.
David said the complete gutting of the building, the re-building of pens and the purchasing of some brand new pens would not have been possible without the help of the Northern Agricultural Association (NAA) and a number of other sponsors.
“Bunnings and the Singleton Tyre and Battery service have made substantial donations. The Tyre and Battery Service donated cash for us to buy new pens and Bunnings gave us a lot of the materials we needed to renovate.
“Kirkwood Produce, Valley Hydraulic Services, Branxton Pet World and the Benjamin Hotel have also helped us out,” he said gratefully.
NAA Poultry section co-ordinator and Singleton Poultry Club’s promotions officer, Robert Johnstone said the new movable trestles they have been able to construct from the materials supplied by Bunnings helped them to satisfy the NAA requirements associated with the upgrade.
“As a part of the funding we received from the NAA we needed to ensure the building could be used for other purposes.
“So now we can move the pens on trusses to one end of the room to make space for other activities,’ he said.
He added they have placed the much larger and immobile pens around the perimeter of the room as an added space saving measure.
The club’s Secretary, Frazier Fairfull, said the improvements mean they can house approximately 100 more birds.
“We have a record number of birds representing over 30 different breeds and varieties of large fowl and bantams that will be on display – we have actually reached our maximum capacity of 388.
“Six of the chickens school children saw hatching at the Singleton Show last year will be on display in the large soft feather group,” he said.
He would like to encourage the public to support the event and inspect the changes that have been made to the pavilion and of course the birds that can be viewed from 10am onwards.
Entry to the event is free and hot food and drinks will also be on sale for those interested in attending.
