We are a small group of fishkeepers with a wide range of experience in the hobby who have joined forces to form an Aquarist Society. Our members come from all around South Yorkshire and keep anything from a single tank in their front room to many tanks in their fish houses.
Meetings
We Meet in Sheffield every month, except December, for a chat and to exchange our news and ideas. Details can be found on the Meetings Page.
Club Promotion
There are a few ways in which we promote our club. You could help us by using one of the links or posters from our Promotion Page.
The original Sheaf Valley Aquarist Society started in the early 1970's. It was a small but friendly club run by Frank and Carol Toyne. The club went from strength to strength. Eventually there was a very strong show team showing in many classes. The club also had a table show every month for members and a club league. Members did not show against each other as they all had different classes of fish, instead it was the show standard like a normal show. There were talks from many distinguished and interesting people in the fish world and SVAS would visit other clubs' nights, have quizzes, auctions and a great Christmas party every year. Every year a tableaux was entered into the Doncaster festival and in the 1980 festival SVAS had the best in show, a great Tinfoil barb, shown by Mike Kemp. As time went by people left the club for various reasons and by the end of the 1980s the club sadly folded.
In 2006, the club restarted and we hope that it will be a big success like the old club was. We have a good membership base and are steadily growing. The Chairman is Jamie Horne and the Club Secretary is Gavin Atkins, Alan Nortcliffe is our show/auction secretary. Club meetings are held on the second Monday of every month at The Pheasant Inn, Barnsley Rd, Sheffield, S5 0QG. New members are always welcome, why not come along to the next meeting for a chat?
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Ocean Blue
Blue Ocean Aquatics Ltd
Now open!
Previously Aquahobby at Heeley, Sean has moved to bigger and better premises in Attercliffe.
Over the last eighteen months we have expanded our tropical fish house, extended our outdoor pond area and recently opened a new Marine Department. Work continues as we look to double our retail space.
Simply Aquatics is a new store with an emphasis on real quality, quality hardware, quality livestock and quality support. We pride ourselves on thinking differently.
Contact: 0845 33 11 464
84 - 86 The Common, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, S35 9WN
