The Cambridgeshire Koi Club held their Christmas Dinner at the Blue Bell Inn in Werrington on Sunday 6^th December 2009.  The evening also saw the presentation of the prizes from the Club’s Photo Show held earlier in the year and a Grand Christmas Raffle with a host of great prizes on offer.

The evening was well attended by the members of this growing club, and excellent seasonal fare was served up by our host Les and his team.

Between courses the results of the Photo Show were announced by Club Chairman David Pope.  Tetra UK had generously provided food prizes for all the winners, and all the major trophies had been sponsored by club members.

The first major award presented was for the Best Garden, which was sponsored and presented by David Pope and went to Martyn Underwood and Sue Machin.  Next up was the Best Collection  which was won by Matt & Lynette Hall for the excellent selection of sizes and varieties in their pond, with the award being presented by the sponsors, Tim & June Scott.

This year also saw the introduction of a new award, the Sat Sahota Memorial Trophy for the Novice Champion, given to the best koi owned by a member that has not previously won a major award.  36 year old club member Sat was tragically killed in a road traffic accident in September 2009, and the trophy was generously donated by his widow, Manjit. 

The winners of the trophy this year were Nigel & Janet Rouse with their Isa Kohaku, and they also received a glass trophy to keep, which was sponsored by Matt & Lynette Hall.