I was not able to go to Bradford Championship Show this year, but my first attendance was in 1983. The show was at Doncaster Racecourse, as now, but before the big refurbishment and reorganisation took place. It was a very different place back then. The cafeteria was still upstairs but with a different layout, and you could see the show laid out below by looking over the balcony railings. The food was also a lot better!
The mouse section was tucked in a back corner—it was very dark, but not isolated from the other sections as it is now. The cavies were just next to it, as were the rabbits. If you were a judge you were lucky enough to get lunch in the VIP restaurant, away from the hoi polloi, with VIP food. It was a real perk.
The show was held there for the last time in 2005 as it moved to Harrogate in 2006, where it remained till 2017. The reasons for the moves were as usual costs, though if I recall correctly there were also some issues around supporting small animal shows, and whether this was approved by the Racecourse owners (this latter problem also led to removal of sponsorship by Burgess Feeds, causing much difficulty for BSLS at the time).
Here are some details from the shows for the years 2005-10, six years in total. 2005 being 20 years ago, a fair number of you will not recognise a lot of the names, but you will also note quite a few who are still highly active in today’s fancy. Think of the wealth of experience gained by these fanciers.

2005
BIS was John Mackerill with a Choc Tan, BOA Bryony Carter with a Chinchilla. Section winners were Alison Barker with a Black, John Mackerill with the Choc Tan, Alison Barker with a Dutch, Amy Reeves (now Amy Booth) with an Agouti Satin, Roger Kettle with an Argente. Best Juvenile was Nathan Cudbill with a Fawn.
BIS judge was Ray Carter, other judges Don Parkinson, David Montgomery and Dave Safe. The entry was 347, with 81 classes. Show Sec was Stuart Smith, stewards were Ruth Hollis, Keith Berry and Elaine Barker.
2006
In 2006 the show was now at Harrogate. BIS was David Montgomery with a Variegated, BOA was Dave Leigh with a Black. Section winners were Dave Leigh with a Black, John Mackerill with a Choc Tan, David Montgomery with the Variegated, Don Parkinson with a Cham Satin, Sandside Stud (Peter Barker) with a Siamese. Best Juvenile was Bryony Carter with a Cham Satin.

BIS judge was Iain Scott, other judges Roger Kettle, Ruth Hollis and Stuart Smith. The entry was 308, with 79 classes. Show sec was John Mackerill, stewards were David Montgomery, Elaine Barker and Susan Barker.
2007
BIS was David Whittaker with an Argente, BOA Smith & Hollis with another Argente. Section winners were Dave Safe with a PEW, Iain Scott with a Cham Tan, Sandside with a Dutch, Sandside with a Siamese Satin, David Whittaker with the Argente. Best Juvenile was Sadie Hartley with a Black.
BIS judge was Ernest Waterhouse, other judges were Paul Threapleton, Bob Chappell and Val Brown. The entry was 324 with 79 classes. Show sec was John Mackerill, stewards were Stuart Smith, Dave Safe and Terry Thorne.
2008
BIS was Serendipity Stud (Paul Threapleton) with a Black Fox, BOA was Phil Brookes with a Dutch. Section winners were Sandside with a Black, Sarah Cudbill with a Cham Tan, Richard Saunders with a Dutch, Humbug Stud (Cait McKeown) with a Cream Satin and Serendipity with the Black Fox. Best Juvenile was Steel Stud with a Dove Tan.
BIS judge was Doreen Cooper, other judges were Ruth Hollis, Iain Scott and Dave Safe. The entry was 366, with 89 classes. Show sec was John Mackerill, stewards were Terry Thorne, Heather McLean, Dave Leigh, Jordan Bailey & Phil Brookes.
2009
BIS was Sarah Cudbill with a Fawn Satin, BOA was Sandside with a Black. Section winners were Sandside with a Black, Phil Hall with a Choc Tan, Phil Brookes with a Dutch, Sarah Cudbill with the Fawn Satin, Sandside with a Siamese. Best Juvenile was D Tomkins with a Siamese.
BIS judge was Tony Holland, other judges were Terry Thorne, Bob Chappell and Keith Berry. The entry was 340, with 85 classes. Show sec was John Mackerill, stewards were David Montgomery, Heather McLean and Jordan Bailey.
2010
Best in Show was Serendipity Stud with a Black Fox, BOA Mick Shutt with an Even. Section winners were Serendipity with a Red, Smith & Hollis with a Dove Tan, Mick Shutt with the Even, Minstrel Stud (Terry Thorne) with a Cream Satin, Serendipity with the Black Fox. Best Juvenile was D Mason with a Black Tan.
Best in Show judge was Don Parkinson, other judges Phil Hall, Dave Bumford and David Montgomery. The entry was 302 with 81 classes. Show sec was John Mackerill, stewards Paul Hartley, Peter Barker, Dave Safe and Sarah Yeomans.

Bradford Championship at Harrogate
2009 (above) and 2010 (below).
I didn’t have a picture of Paul Threapleton with his BIS—he was very likely with the rabbits at the time. The photos are probably all dark as well—I won’t know till printed— but you get an impression at least!