Northern Ireland Cat Club
Exhibitors, please note the following Judges Changes for the Northern Ireland Cat Club Show on 5 March 2005:

LONGHAIRS: To be judged by Mrs P. Perkins, Classes 2, 4, 12-25, 33-35, 37-39, 40-46, 57-60, 68-71, 75, 77, 79-82, 87-90, 113.

SEMI LONGHAIRS: Mrs Betty Shingleton, Classes 116, 117, 120-134, 150, 151. Mrs Grace Denny, Classes 118, 119, 166-168. Mrs M. Kalal, Classes 135-139.

FOREIGN SHORTHAIRS: Mrs G. Denny, Classes 256, 257, 259-266, 318. Mrs M. Kalal, Classes 258, 280-284, 287-293, 300, 301, 317, 319-324. Mrs B. Shingleton, Classes 285, 286.
BURMESE: J. Potter, Classes 331-340, 341-348, 349-358.

ORIENTAL KITTENS: Mrs L. Walpole, Classes 378-394.

MISCELLANEOUS CLASSES: Mrs P. Perkins, Classes 457, 459, 467-472, 478, 487, 499, 501, 502, 529, 530-540, 542, 544, 554-557, 559-562, 566-570, 750-755, 777-779, 792-794. Mrs B. Shingleton, Classes 503-506, 541, 543, 545, 618. Mrs G. Denny, Classes 527, 528, 550, 597-599, 603, 604, 658-664, 740, 774-776. Mrs R. Fisher, Classes 558, 748. Mrs M. Kalal, Classes 563-565, 616, 617, 619, 628-634, 648, 649, 683, 684, 687, 690, 691, 704, 707, 718-724, 759-761. Mrs J. Potter, Classes 600, 620, 650, 651-657, 681, 682, 688, 689, 705, 706, 711-717, 741, 762-764.

Patricia Hartin (Mrs), Show Manager

Somali Cat Club
Schedules for the Somali Cat Club’s 13th Championship Show, to be held on 19 March 2005 at Stratford Civic Hall, are now available from Ketill Game, The Keys, Gardner Street, Herstmonceux, East Sussex BN27 4SU.
Classes are also being offered for the Siberian cats. Please enclose an A5 SAE.

Ketill Game, Asst Show Manager

Eastern Counties Cat Society
Would Members of Eastern Counties Cat Society please note that membership fees became due on 1 January 2005. There has been a slight increase in the price - Single Adult is £5, Joint is £7.50, Senior Citizen and Junior £2.50. The fees are to be sent to the Treasurer, Mrs A. Howes, Blowers Barn, Blowers Lane, Rushmere, Lowestoft, Suffolk.

We should like to remind you that the AGM is coming up (13 March 2005). Any items for the Agenda should be sent ASAP to the Secretary, Mrs K. Bennett, 69 Barrett Road, Lakenham, Norwich NR1 2HY, or by e-mail to Kazzaspellcaster@aol.com
We also still have one vacancy on the Committee, if anyone is interested in standing, please send a nomination slip, signed by yourself and two Club Members as proposer and seconder (if this is a problem, contact Mrs Bennett on 01603 62747 or Mrs Newsome on 01603 890204).

We hope that more of you may be able to attend the meeting this year, as the turnout last year was very low.

Karen Bennett, Hon Secretary

Somali Cat Club
The 24th AGM of the Somali Cat Club will take place on 10 April 2005 at Wythall Village Hall, Wythall, near Birmingham, commencing at 2pm. Each Member may bring a guest, but only fully paid-up Members will be eligible to speak and vote at the meeting. A buffet lunch will be provided by the Committee at 1pm.

There will also be tea or coffee at the end of the meeting. We look forward to seeing as many as possible of you at the meeting.

Apologies for absence should be sent to me. Items for the Agenda of the AGM should be sent to me in writing at Brizlincoat Farm, Middle Lane, Wythall, Birmingham B47 6LD by 7 February.

Retiring on rotation from the Committee of the Somali Cat Club are Anne Gregory - Vice Chairman (Beaumaris); Sue Abbott - Hon Treasurer (Suenico); Gordon Stables (Merliesin); Barbara Bullivant. The first three are both eligible and willing to stand again. Nominations are therefore required for four Committee Members, and should be received by me no later than 7 February.

Should more nominations be received than the number of vacancies, a postal ballot will be held. The names of elected Committee Members will be announced at the AGM.
Nominations are not required for the position of Delegate to the Governing Council of The Cat Fancy.

Under the Rules and Constitution of the Somali Cat Club, delegates will be proposed by and from the Committee of the Somali Cat Club, and then elected at the AGM.

Would Members please send their nominations for the Muriel Harvey Award for “Contribution to the Breed” to me by 1 March. The same applies to the Anne Rickson Memorial for the cat who has contributed most to the breed. Nominations will then be put forward for the Committee to consider.

Schedules for this year’s show and relevant AGM paperwork have been sent to all Members. Should you not have received your copy, please contact me immediately.

Dianne Taylor, Hon Secretary

Scotia Cat Fanciers
The AGM of the Scotia Cat Fanciers will take place on Sunday, 20 February 2005 at the BBC Club, 1 Botanic Crescent, Glasgow at 2pm, to which all fully paid-up Members are invited.

The Hon Secretary, Patricia Forsyth, and Linda McIlree are due to stand down by rotation, but are willing to re-stand for Committee. During the year, two founder Members of the Club, Dougie and Elizabeth Taylor, resigned from the Committee.

Nominations for the two Committee vacancies from fully paid-up Club Members, proposed and seconded by paid-up Club Members, should be sent to the Hon Secretary at 2 Crawford Drive, Old Drumchapel, Glasgow G15 6SN no later than 7 February 2005. Together with any items for the AGM agenda.

Members are reminded that subscriptions became due on 1 November 2004 - Adult £4, Joint £6, Senior/Junior £1.50 - and should be sent to Miss Pamela Read, 80 Garthland Drive, Glasgow G31 2RB.

Patricia Forsyth (Mrs), Hon Secretary

Black & White Cat Club
Our AGM will be held on Sunday, 20 February 2005 at 2.30pm. The venue is the Masonic Hall, Swindon.

Nominations for the Committee must be in by 23 January and together with the proposer and seconder, they must be signed by the nominee. There is now a vacancy for Show Support Secretary. Please send them to the Secretary at Kewleys, 15 Crowood Lane, Ramsbury, Wilts SN8 2PT.

Please remember that your subscriptions are now due - single £4 and joint £6. Please send these to Mrs J. Allison at the same address as the Secretary.

Schedules are being sent out shortly, and if you need to contact the Show Managers, please phone 0121 378 4205, Mr & Mrs Hague. The show is on 16 April and the venue is Cricklade Town Hall, Cricklade.

Please come along and enter your beautiful cats. We look forward to seeing you.

Miss L. Allison, Hon Secretary

Teesside Cat Club
Teesside Cat Club’s AGM will take place on Sunday, 10 April 2005 in The Creche, Spennymore Leisure Centre, Spennymoor, Co. Durham, commencing at 2.30pm.

Members are invited to submit nominations for Committee positions and also Agenda items. The nominee, a proposer and a seconder, all of whom should be fully paid-up Club Members, should sign nominations for positions with brief background details. These should be sent to Mrs Paula Robinson, 7 Poplar Crescent, Romanby, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL7 8BD, to arrive no later than Friday, 4 March 2005.

Members are also reminded that club subscriptions for 2005 become due on 1 August. Please send your cheques at this time to the Membership Secretary, Mr Steven Price, 45 Lakemore, Peterlee, Co Durham SR8 1DZ.

Paula Robinson (Mrs), Hon Secretary

Shropshire Cat Club
Would exhibitors please note that I have this week been informed by Stafford County Showground that for the period covering the show until the end of February 2005 there will be road works outside the gates to the showground with temporary traffic lights in operation that will, by their nature, cause delays.

Exhibitors are therefore advised to allow a little extra time for their journey.
The parking security people will be on hand to help and advise as far as possible and are looking into the possibility of a small diversion that may help to reduce your delays, especially at the end of the show when everyone is eager to get home, so please let them direct you. We will make every effort to minimise the disruption, but road works are out of our direct control, so we do hope that you will not hold this against us.

May we take this opportunity to say please do not be put off, and we hope you enjoy a happy and successful day with us. We look forward to welcoming you all on the day.

Janet Tonkinson, Show Manager

Croydon Cat Club
Would all exhibitors please note that, unfortunately, cups will not be available at this year’s show, but can be claimed at the AGM.

Any exhibitors with cups to return, please bring them to the show as usual.

Sue Deane, Hon Secretary

South Western Counties Cat Club
Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, we are not able to hold the 2005 Show at the Riviera Centre, Torquay.

However, we have been fortunate in that we have been able instead to book The Torbay Leisure Centre, Paignton.

We look forward to seeing you all there - judges, exhibitors, helpers, friends and, above all, the CATS. The good news is that there is unlimited parking at the centre.

Susan Newman & Lesley Tricker, Joint Show Managers

Herts & Middlesex Cat Club
The Club Officers and Committee would like to wish all Members a Happy and Successful New Year and remind them that subscriptions became due for renewal on 1 January - Single £5, Joint £6.75, Junior £1.50. Please send to the Hon Treasurer, Mrs B. Marks, Flat 1, 23 Prospect Road, High Barnet, Herts EN5 5AL.

The AGM will be held on Sunday, 10 April at 2.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, Euston Road. Any items for the Agenda and nominations for the Committee should be sent to the Acting Secretary, Mrs B. Newbury, 42 Queens Avenue, Hanworth Park, Middlesex TW13 7NU, by 12 February. Nominations must be signed by the nominee, the proposer and the seconder, all of whom must be fully paid-up Members of the Club.

Betty Newbury (Mrs), Acting Hon Secretary

Long Haired & Semi Long Haired Cat Club
This year’s AGM will be held on Sunday, 17 April 2005 at Otford Village Hall, Otford, Kent at 2.30pm, with refreshments to follow.

There will also be a raffle and presentation of trophies after the meeting.
AGM papers and directions to the new venue will be sent to all Members in due course.
Some Committee Members are due for election this year. Anyone else wishing to stand for the Committee should make a signed application in writing with a proposer and seconder, who should both be fully paid-up Members of the LH & SLH CC.

Nominations should be sent to the Hon Secretary, Mrs Carolyn Kempe, The Flat, Hailsham Grange, Vicarage Road, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 1BL, as soon as possible.

May I also remind Members that annual subscriptions became due on 1 January 2005, and are as follows: Single £5, Joint £6, and should be sent to the Membership Secretary, Mrs N. Goulter, 31 North Acre, Banstead, Surrey SM7 2EG. Tel. 01737 359770.

Carolyn Kempe (Mrs), Hon Secretary

The Birman Cat Club
The AGM of the Birman Cat Club is to be held on 24 April 2005, venue to be arranged. It is therefore time, once again, to send in your points for the trophies to be presented at the AGM.

This year, of course, the closing date for accumulation of points was different as the opening and closing date has been changed to January to December. The closing date for sending points forms is therefore 31 January.

Trophies won at last year’s AGM are due back on or before the date of the AGM. We know the difficulties Members have in returning the trophies, so if we can arrange to collect them at a show, it helps both parties. Caroline and I will both be visiting the following shows, and will be happy to collect any trophy due for return. They can, of course, be returned at the AGM, if attending.

We shall visit the Chambridgeshire Show, the Essex Show and the Bedford Show.
We appreciate your co-operation during the last year, especially those few Members who religiously send us results of shows we have not attended. We thank you all.

We wish everyone and their cats, success in the Trophy Points Table. Any queries can be directed to either of us at the following telephone/e-mail.
Theresa Groves, 27 Laurel Close, Red Lodge, Suffolk IP28 8LN. Tel. 01638 552374.
Caroline Groves, e-mail caroline@spellsinger- birmans.co.uk

Theresa Groves & Caroline Groves, Joint AGM Secretaries

Sphynx Cat Club
The AGM of the Sphynx Cat Club will be held at 2pm on 20 February 2005 at 9 Bedford Crescent, Enfield, Middlesex EN3 6JU.

Miss Hummerston, Mr Owen and Mrs Plumb are due to stand down but are willing to continue. With restructuring of the Club we have two further vacancies. Nominations for Committee must be with me by as soon as possible.
Items for the raffle will be gratefully received.

Jan Plumb, Hon Secretary

North West Cat Club
The North West Cat Club would like to apologise to Siamese exhibitors at our show on 25 September 2004 for an error which occurred during the Best in Show.

Unfortunately, the incorrect cat was placed in the Best in Show pen. The cat which was nominated was Cat No. 424, Ch Roysterers Clowningaround. We have put a system into place which would ensure this cannot happen again.

Lesley Muffitt, Show Manager

Southern Counties Cat Club
Members who have not entered the 2005 Show and not yet renewed their subscriptions may send their 2005 subscriptions to the Hon Treasurer, Mrs B. Barrowman, at 39 Saltdean Way, Little Common, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex TN29 3SS. The subscriptions are £7 for Joint Members and £5 for Single Members.

The Club’s Welfare Contact is now Mrs Helga Dessauer - telephone number 01908 643320.
Mrs Dessauer also keeps the Kitten Register for all breeds, except Burmese. The Burmese Kitten Register is kept by Mrs Short - telephone number 020 8467 3233.

If you put your kittens on the list, please remember to let Pat or Helga know when they are sold.

I hope to see lots of you at our next Championship Show at the Rivermead Centre in Reading on Saturday, 29 January 2005.

Don’t Forget - if your cat is “made up” at the show you can claim a special rosette - just complete one of the forms which will be on the Secretary’s table.

The Committee join me in wishing you and your cats a happy, healthy and peaceful 2005.

Pat Norman, Hon Secretary

Croydon Cat Club
Happy New Year to you all.
This is just to remind you that 2005 subscriptions are now due and payable. If you have not entered the show, please send your subscriptions to me at 90 Foresters Drive, Wallington, Surrey SM6 9JZ. They remain the same as last year - £3.50 single membership and £5 for joint membership.

For a limited period we are offering Life Membership at £20 for single membership and £30 for joint membership. This level of Life Membership fees will only be available until June 2005, so please take advantage of it now!

The wish you and your cats a happy, healthy and peaceful 2005.

Pat Norman Hon Treasurer

Chester & North Wales Cat Club
The AGM will be held on Tuesday, 22 March, commencing at 8pm at the Northgate Arena, Chester.

Any items for inclusion in the Agenda or nominations for Officers or Committee Members should be forwarded to me in writing by 12 February 2005. All nomination papers must show the full name, address and signatures of the proposer, seconder and nominee, together with the written consent of the nominee, all of whom must be fully paid-up Members of the Club.

Agendas will be posted to all Members at the end of February.

Members are reminded that subscriptions became due on 1 January 2005, and should be sent to the Membership Secretary, Mrs P. Howard at 96 Grappenhall Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington WA4 2AX. The rates are - Single £4, Joint £6 and Juniors £1.

Betty M. Conway (Mrs), Hon Secretary

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