High Wycombe & District Cage Bird Society - so how did it all begin. At the start it was part of the Fur& Feather Society as most bird fanciers were. Then in the year of 1933 several bird fanciers got the idea to form the High Wycombe CBS.

These founder members were Mr Tom Fraser of Totteridge, The Frasers who had a shop in High Wycombe where you could purchase Iron Mongery and Gardening Products and possibly bird seed. Tom's claim to bird fame was that he achieved best Norwich Canary at the National Bird Show at Olympia. Another founder member was Mr Tom Pearce he was also from Totteridge, a third member from Totteridge was Mr Cecil Puddephatt who was active within the club right up to the mid 1990s, Cecil sadly passed away in 1995, he was an outstanding club member, one of a number of members who has brought the club to where it is today.  The Puddephatts owned the Grocery Store opposite Totteridge Common before retiring. Mr Burt Lewis was from Loudwater, Mr Charlie Stevens came from the Desborough area.  Mr E.A. Lacey was also at the beginning. A long standing member from soon after the club commenced to the turn of the millenium. George Lacey benched  best Yorkie at our annaul show in 1999.

Other worthy members Eric Sparrow was a member for 45 years. Eddie Hawes who become Chairman was a member for nearly 50 years, Eddie was always described as a stand in Chairman for 25 years the reason was that Eddie said that he would do the job until a new chairman could be elected. Eddie was still in the seat 25 years later.  Present members who have been club Chairman are Mick Stone the (2006) president and Brian Hogg the current Chairman.   

The clubs Head Quarters were in the old days the Oakley Hall in Castle Street, sadly no longer there. Club meetings were also hels at the Guildhall and it was here that the then Duke of Bedford would come to talk about his homing budgerigars, how times have changed. The Duke sadly died when he tried to shoot a pestering sparrow hawk and acidentally tripped and shot himself. Moving on, the bird club has held venues at the “Bird in the Hand”  public house on the West Wycombe Road, this building has also now closed and been demolished. Then the club was based at the Trinity Church, Easton Street just opposite Wycombe Wye, after a good while it moved to Terriers School Totteridge Lane. Today the club meets at Hazlemere Sports Recreation Ground, Hazlemere, High Wycombe.  The Cage Bird Society has also been a reqular party at The High Wycombe Town Show which goes back to the end of the second world war. The club held its Annual Open Show at the end of August on the Town Show site for over 50 years, until the last several where the show date became earlier in the year, so a Young Stock show was intruduced to help members whose adult cage birds where not quite ready. To date the society still holds its Open Show but now in November and back in Trinity Church where much of its history flurished.

High Wycombe Cage Bird Society present officers are: 

Brian Hogg…………………….Chairman.

Joe Edwards…………………  Treasurer.   

Geoff Deeble…………………..Show Secretary.

Robin Hurworth.........................Assitant  Show Manager.

Mark Denton…………………..Meetings & Club Secretary, Club President 2008 

Mick Stone................................Paronage & Publicity

Alan Joyce.................................President Elect (2009)