We are now in the last full week of January and our major travels have been completed not without challenges. Once again Jed Dwight is taking over the reins as stand-in editor while Grant is on leave anticipating a happy event at the beginning of February. The concerns we have these days regarding Avian Flu have only materialised in the form of a message on the Thursday before we left for Scotland regarding a heightened risk because of the movement of wild birds in England and a week later similar measures announced in Wales. Fortunately and sensibly these have not resulted in banning of bird gatherings as these should be seen as only necessary when a confirmed case is found. The announcement before we went to Scotland resulted in the Scottish National team having to make hurried calls to assure exhibitors the show was on. A statement from the AI team in London with the words 'you can go to the show' brought a sigh of relief.
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