{"id":5484,"date":"2025-07-22T06:28:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T06:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/?page_id=5484"},"modified":"2026-01-19T10:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:11:25","slug":"the-purpose-of-bla-auctions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/the-purpose-of-bla-auctions\/","title":{"rendered":"BLA Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">The aims of the BLA events<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">The primary aims of BLA Events<\/mark><\/strong><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">The BLA currently hold 4 events a year that include an auction. These are Bristol, Basingstoke, Carlisle and Shenstone.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">To provide the opportunity for:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Members to get together to exchange information and socialise.<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Breeders\/hobbyists to move-on any excess stock that they have bred.<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Hobbyists &amp; conservationists to obtain breeding stock not usually available from their LFS.<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Hobbyists to move on livestock they no longer wish to keep.<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Fund raising to cover the day to day costs involved with running the BLA.<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Fund raising that allows the BLA to directly support the conservation of Livebearing fish<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Events for 2026<\/mark><\/strong><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">The Bristol and Basingstoke Events are booked and the Dates confirmed.<\/mark><\/strong><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">the dates issued below for Carlisle and Shenstone are proposed but not confirmed.<\/mark><\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/events\/bristol-2026\/\">Spring event<\/a><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/events\/bristol-2026\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-709x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-709x1024.png 709w, https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-768x1109.png 768w, https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-600x867.png 600w, https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Summer Event<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-709x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-709x1024.png 709w, https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-768x1109.png 768w, https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-600x867.png 600w, https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Summer Event<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-4-709x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-4-709x1024.png 709w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-3-709x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-3-709x1024.png 709w, https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-3-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-3-768x1109.png 768w, https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-3-600x867.png 600w, https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-3.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The aims of the BLA events The primary aims of BLA EventsThe BLA currently hold 4 events a year that include an auction. These are Bristol, Basingstoke, Carlisle and Shenstone. 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