The first few fanciers to meet with a view to forming a new society met in late 1933 and eventually decided to form a society in early 1934. This society is now known as The Midland Budgerigar Association; this date making it one of the oldest Area Societies.

The first President of the MBA was the Marquis of Tavistock and the Chairman was N H Dixon.

Since those early days the Association has had many of the most notable names in the fancy as it’s President, to name just a few, there was: W E Higham, Will Addey, Charles Somerfield, Bill Cox, Harold Evans and Harry Bryan.