WELCOME TO
THE
SOUTH OF ENGLAND KOI CHAPTER
South of England Koi Chapter, the SEKC, is a
group of friendly, dedicated koi enthusiasts who are eager to promote the
Japanese art of koi keeping in the UK. We meet every fourth Friday of the month
and discuss various aspects of koi and koi related topics. We arrange visits to
ponds in other areas, have koi appreciation and judging seminars and every year
we arrange an open show. In the summer we have social gatherings at weekends, so
that members who cannot manage to go to an evening meeting, can still keep in
touch.
Our members are based mainly in Hampshire and Sussex, but we also
have members in Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Essex and as far away as the
Philippines. The koi keepers who love Nishikigoi have got together in Japan to
found the Nishikigoi keepers society, which is Zen Nippon Airinkai. Through the
Z.N.A the members can make koi friendships and exchange information between each
other all over the world.
Nichirin magazine is produced in Japan by the
Z.N.A. and is sent out monthly either by seamail or airmail. Seamail takes about
three months to reach here, whilst airmail is obviously a lot quicker. The
English version of the magazine has several interesting articles and masses of
lectures of koi.
Subscriptions run from May to April, and, if you join in
the middle of the year, you will be sent all back issues from that year.
The
Z.N.A. is an association for amateur koi keepers, and offers various activities
and events to inform how enjoyable koi keeping is, and also how to appreciate
the largest garden fish in the world. The events are organised by the local
chapters, which are all affiliated to the Z.N.A. in Japan.
If you would like
to join us or to learn more about us please do contact us and we will be more
than happy to give you any information about our club or help with koi
keeping.
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you who would like to visit The Japanese Garden Society please click JGS.ORG.UK.
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