Secretary Report

Dear members, I have to say that it is good to be writing a report again to appear in the yearbook, I know that a lot of members look forward to their yearbook, so we are glad to be able to publish one again for reporting events in 2021. I would like to thank my fellow officers and committee for all their hard work in the last few years, it also does make it very rewarding when we get lovely feedback form members and exhibitors for all the hard work, we do for you. The AGM was held in November last year at The Kennel Club Building, Stoneleigh, it was a shame that there wasn’t many members in attendance, but you can look at it, that you are happy with how we are running the club so you thought there wasn’t a need to attend, but we really would like to see our members attending the AGM, we find it a lovely relaxed and friendly atmosphere to be able to catch up with you all. Please remember that the officers and committee are there to serve the membership, so please let any of us know of any issues, and we will do our best to rectify it for you. We must say a big thank you to the four committee members than stood down at the AGM for all their hard work, Mrs Carole Coode, Mrs Geraldine Thompson, Mrs Paula Cullis and Mr Steve Cullis. I was a pleasure to welcome Sarah Winter to her position as Field Trial secretary and we wish her luck in the position. In July we held our cancelled 2020 championship show and our 2021 championship show at our new venue Pure Agility, Statfold, Tamworth, it took me some time to find this venue and I believe what a find it was, sadly there was nothing I could do about the weather, the shows were held outside, so it was either going to be a very wet day or a very hot day and yes we got the latter, which did affect the dogs, exhibitors and judges. I would like to thank Maxine, David, Alison, Caron, Shaun, Jane, and my dad for helping with the set up the day before the show, it was nice to see our four lovely gazebos with the club logo and name on them. Our dog judge was Mrs Ann Britton (Bowstone) and bitch judge was Mrs Mac Percival (Wynfaul), Mrs Britton awarded her CC to Hodge’s Naiken East Meets West (AI) JW, res CC to Grummitt & Dempsey IR Sh Ch Dromtacker Made To Order (IKC), Best Puppy dog Hutchinson’s Glosmere Ragamuffin, Mrs Percival awarded her CC to Campbell’s Binnaig Brene, res CC Braddon’s Trendlewood Simply The Best JW, Best Puppy bitch to Powell’s Clairstone Sweet Memory of Seatallan (DMK) NAF. The second show our dog judge was Mrs Margaret Brown (Ramsayville) and bitch judge was Mr Richard Stafford (Farnfield), Mrs Brown awarded her CC to Lambert’s Ch Mattand Exodus JW, res CC Hodge’s Naiken Elite Envoy (AI) JW IR JUN CH, Best Puppy dog to Morley’s Carpenny Paddy at Rockledge, Mr Stafford awarded his CC to O’Neill’s Ramsayville Tali JW, res CC Kent’s Chyanhal Trevose of Trewinnard JW, Best Puppy bitch to Charlton’s Foxrush Tickled Pink. The Open Show was held in November at Tomlinsons Boarding Kennels and Canine Centre, Leicestershire. Our judge was Miss Lisa Finney, she awarded Best Dog to Rawlinson’s Shannorrell Black Sabbath at Halshimoor, res best dog Grummitt & Dempsey’s Ir Sh Ch Dromtacker Made to Order 9IKC) best puppy dog Metcalfe’s Baileydale Puff Daddy, Best Bitch to Williams A Sense of Pleasures Ella at Alkhamhurst, res best bitch Wiles’ Ch Dolehamhalt Dazzler of Richbourne, Best puppy bitch McLellan’s Wynfaul Resolution for Saranden 16

The yearbook was another great success and I thank everybody that placed an advert in the book, these books are really a great read for members all over the world. We took the decision to post out the books before Crufts to try and make it less for you to carry. Sarah Winter our Field Trial secretary has run and held our three Field Trials throughout the year, and I would personally like to thank her and all her helpers that have made these field trials possible. Fiona’s report and the reports of the field trials will be found later in the book, so I won’t repeat here. I would like to say many thanks to my fellow officers and committee for all the hard work that that have put into the club over the past year and without you all my job would be much harder to carry out. Finally, I would just like to thank the members of the club for supporting me in this role and I will always do my best to ensure that the club continues to go from strength to strength, but this is only possible with your continuing support. Also, massive thanks must go to Gilbertson and Page Ltd who continue to sponsor and support all our events.

Many thanks

Karl Gawthorpe