The British Koi Keepers Society (BKKS) - For everything Koi since 1970

2013 AGM

Sunday April 21st is the date for the 2013 BKKS AGM.  This year it will be held at the Drayton Leisure Golf Centre, Banbury, Oxon, OX17 1HJ at 1pm.

There are a number of vacancies on the BKKS Council for 2013.

The vacancies are:

• Chairman (1 yr) - The committee will be recommending that Stephen White is ratified by the members as the Chairman
• Treasurer (2 yrs) - The committee will be recommending that Cliff Beckett is ratified by the members as the Treasurer
• General Secretary (3 yrs)
• Membership Secretary (2 yrs)
• Magazine Collater (2 yrs) - The committee will be recommending that Syd Mitchell is re-elected as Magazine Collator

Council Officers are elected for a 3 year period (the above terms are adjusted to allow an election rotation period) and members for a 2 year period and the roles do inevitably require a lot of time and effort.

The results of the BKKS 2012 Questionnaire are now available

We are pleased to advise that we received a significant response and would like to thank each and every person who took the time to provide us with their opinions. All of the responses have now been independently analysed and presented back to us in a very clear format which provides a good basis to work from.

This report can be downloaded by clicking here

To say ‘Thank You’ for taking time to fill it in, the names of all respondents were entered into a prize draw where one lucky respondent would win an evo55 UV Clarifier which was generously supplied by Evolution Aqua.  The winner, Mr. Kevin Pratt of Potters Bar, was chosen by a random number generator and the unit has now been sent to him.  Congratulations Kevin and thanks again EA for offering to support this important process.

The BKKS National Koi Show 2013 is Coming!

The British Koi Keepers’ Society is pleased to announce that the BKKS National Koi Show will be held over the weekend of 22nd/23rd June 2013 at the Heart of England Conference and Events Centre (http://www.heartofengland.co.uk/).

The responses to our recent questionnaire clearly indicated that the BKKS National Show is still very much ‘in the hearts’ of koi keepers, and this aptly named beautiful new venue, in the centre of the country, has many additional facilities that we hope will make it a great day out for all of the family, for 2013 and many years to come.

To make the show a success will require a lot of help.  We will need to form a show committee to help plan and manage the event, and of course will need a team of people to help at the show, and with the show build and take down.  If you are willing to assist with any of this please contact us via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

More information will be announced soon, in the meantime please put the weekend into your diary so that you can join us at the premier koi event in the calendar, and watch for regular updates on our forum, our Facebook page, and within Koi Carp magazine.

Many people have an opinion on the BKKS and how it can be improved, so here's your chance to have your say and contribute to its future direction

As a Committee we have listened to many thoughts and ideas , and also identified areas where we know decisions need to be made.  By putting this questionnaire together we can get a better understanding of what hobbyists want from the BKKS.

We have tried to be as informative as possible, when necessary explaining the background for each question, and also how some of the answers may affect the Society.  By doing so this  will ensure that people who take the time to contribute are able to provide us with an informed decision.

This questionnaire is not exclusively for BKKS members and is open to all hobbyists, so we would encourage everyone to spare 5 minutes to share your thoughts and tell us what you think about how things should be done in the future.

Hopefully the opportunity to make your voice heard will be incentive enough, however as a small thank you for doing so, everyone who submits a completed questionnaire before the deadline on 15th December will be entered into a draw to win an Evolution Aqua 55 watt UV.

The questionnaire has already been posted out to current and recently lapsed BKKS members, however there is an online version which everyone can access:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bkks_questionnaire_2012

if you have any trouble accessing this online contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ,
or call us on 020 3286 2346

Closing date for receipt of completed Questionnaires is 15th December 2012