Secretaries report for March 2008

All over for another year, were the BOB winners at Bradford northern members? You bet, not only were they northern members but it was our chairman the one and only Trevor Hoole, well done Trevor, perhaps the Martens are your number one colour??


Best Junior was Lucy Wheal with a super Marten Smoke, it certainly had the “Wow” factor, again a northerner.

Thanks to Trevor, Nigel and Richard for ‘standing’ in for Deb on Saturday morning, I know that you really enjoyed yourself Trevor!

The calendars went down really well. A special thanks to Rachel and Richard for their ideas, enthusiasm and IT skills, we managed third in the stand competition, we are after top spot next year. If any one wants a picture of two celebrities, click the top photograph shows TV vet Matt Brash presenting me with the award.

The stand was busy over the two days, a few new members, and just about everyone renewed, their subs. If you haven’t got a year book let us know, and if you didn’t get to Bradford, we look forward to receiving your subs. (You can pay online here!)

Our Presidents show at York on the 3rd of Feb, which of course will have happened by the time you are reading these, followed quickly with our intermediate show in April at Bury and Radcliffe, see you all there.

I’m off to see what I can buy from the website now.
Keep in touch
Gary and Deb.

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Initial report and photographs from York Show.

Deana Williams was judge for this show. A good turnout of dwarfs, considering the show at Wallsend the day before. Over 86 Dwarfs turned out for Deana to sort out, Hannah on book, Trevor Hoole, Phil Batey, Nigel Atkinson and Martin Copeland did the honours with the stewarding.

Best in Show

Best in Show was Remlap studs Otter, which also went Best of Breed in the York open show.

Best U/5

Nigel Atkinson was best U/5 with his Red eyed White

Best Junior

Rheanne Sleightholme was best Junior with her black.


Of course none of this would be possible without the organizational skills of our Secretaries Deb and Gary!

A full report will be published in due course after publication by Fur and Feather magazine.

Secretaries Notes for February

I can’t believe that I am writing these in 2007 and our first show of 2008 is just days away. York sees us with our President’s Show, just a week after Bradford, I hope the entry isn’t affected too much.
Things are very quiet around the shows, BOB at Rochdale was G&D Hodson with a Siamese Sable under John Fletcher, and that is all the results I have to publish.
Of course subs are now due if you haven’t already paid and if you have you should have a yearbook, not any old yearbook but the professionally produced, brightly coloured, advert packed, information bursting book smothered with a spiral binding, this is the Northern Dwarf Yearbook!!
If you are sending you subs through the post, a donation towards the cost of postage would be appreciated, our subs are so cheap that it cost nearly as much to post the yearbook.

(You can also join online by visiting the online shop or clicking here )

One of our members is not too well at the moment, I am sure that you will all join us in wishing David Buckland a speedy return to full health.

I’m off to read up on my unusual colours for Bradford, remind me again how many points for colour!!

(Gary, you can remind yourself here! - Web Dwarf!)

Deb and Gary

Presidents Show at York 3rd February

First Stock show of the year.
Deana Williams is the Judge for the Northern Area Netherland Dwarf Stock show, and Tom Stratford, our President, is Judging in the Open Show.

Location

The York Ebor show is in the Shipton Community centre on the A19 north of York. You can travel up or down the A1 and take the A59 to York then A1237 then the A19. Its at the side of that road as I recall and looks like this

See you there. Results and pictures later.

Richard