Chocolate Series Cat Club
The Chocolate Series Cat Club held its AGM on Sunday, 24 April 2005, and the decision was taken to dissolve the Club. This was due to lack of Members and support.
Members who have in the past contributed in presenting trophies and cups to the Club should contact the Secretary, Mrs M. Catt, Merryboys Lodge, Woolsery, Devon EX39 5QT. This is so that these items can be returned to the doners.
After the final accounts are submitted, any moneys over from the Club finances will be given to cat charities.
Marian Catt, Hon Secretary
Northern Birman Cat Club
Any items for the AGM agenda, please send to the Club Secretary.
There are three Committee vacancies. Nominees need to be nominated and seconded by a Club Member, together with a short resumé. Correspondence to arrive no later than 28 May, 2005.
Vanessa Keeping, Hon Secretary
Abyssinian Cat Association
Our AGM was held on Sunday, 24 April, 2005 at the Oliver Bird Hall at Solihull. The meeting was well attended.
The Club’s Officers and Committee for the year 2005/06 are as follows: Professor O. Jarrett (President); Mrs Caroline Macaulay (Chairman/GCCF Delegate/Abyssinian Welfare); Mr David Brown (Vice-Chairman/Cup Secretary); Mrs Caroline Thomson (Hon Secretary); Mrs Valerie Spragg (Hon Treasurer); Mrs Pat Carlile (Hon Admin Secretary/Membership Secretary/Kitten Register); Mrs Jean Gorton (Minutes Secretary); Committee Members - Carol Gray, Margaret Howe, Paul Saunders, Richard Green (Webmaster), Mrs Joy Norfolk (GCCF Delegate), Mr Ian Thomson (Show Support).
ABAC Representatives: Mrs Lynda Ashmore, Ms Carol Gray MRCVS, Mrs Caroline Macaulay, Mrs Valerie Spragg, Mr Ian Thomson.
Show Team: Mrs Lynda Ashmore (Joint Show Manager); Colin Norfolk (Assistant Show Manager).
After the formal business was concluded, those present enjoyed some light refreshment and a raffle was very ably managed, raising £56 for Club funds. Our thanks to the Members who attended this meeting and for the generous donation of raffle prizes.
Members with kittens for sale, please let our Kitten Register Co-ordinator, Mrs Pat Carlile know. Her phone number is 01773 852931. Our website has been up and running for some time and any Member attending a GCCF show can send details of show results to our Webmaster, Mr Richard Green, at Webmaster@theabycat.com. Any enquiries regarding Aby Welfare should be directed to Mrs Caroline Macaulay on 015394 32227.
Finally, any items for the next Newsletter and Journal. Caroline Macaulay and Jean Gorton are waiting for all your contributions. Please send them NOW! Any overdue subs can be sent to Mrs P. Carlile, 71 Old Road, Heage, Belper, Derbyshire DN56 2BN. Tel. 01773 852931.
On behalf of the Officers and the Committee, may I wish all our Members a happy and successful year, and look forward to seeing more good quality Abys on the show bench.
Caroline Thomson, Hon Secretary
East Sussex Cat Club
Mrs Walpole will not be judging at this years show on 16 July.
Her Classes will now be allocated as follows:
Classes 171, 197, 224, 229, 233, 239, 241, 248, 250 - Mrs Le Monnier; Classes 277 and 322 - Mrs Leighton; Classes 379, 386, 389 and 391 - Mrs Hutchinson.
Dr Stuart Forrest, Asst Show Manager
Birman Cat Club
The Birman Cat Club held its AGM on Sunday, 24 April, 2005. There were some changes to the Officers and Committee as follows:
The new Club Secretary is Mrs Elaine Culf (contact details below). There were four vacancies for the Committee, and Mrs Angela Clements, Mr Dennis Hayward and Mr Peter Madden were re-elected and Mr John Culf joins the Committee. The membership also approved Miss Betty Brown and Ms Ginny Black as Vice-Presidents.
Retiring Committee Members were Mrs Wendy McQuilkin (Secretary) and Ms Audrey Saye, who were presented with gifts, and I’m sure all Members will join the Officers and Committee in thanking them both for their hard work for the Club, and wish them every success in the future. Members ran the raffle, cake and bric-a-brac stalls raising over £400 for the Rescue/Club, whilst Jane Sparkes was kept busy on the merchandise stall (thank you all).
Thanks also got to Theresa and Caroline Groves for their sterling efforts with running a smooth trophy presentation. Many Members present had huge smiles on their faces after collecting their trophies from President, Mrs Joyce Price. Full details of the trophies awarded will be published in the next magazine.
Members are reminded that subscriptions were due on 1 January this year. If you have not paid your subscriptions you are now considered to be a lapsed Member and you will not receive the next issue of the magazine, which is due to hit the printing presses very shortly! Please contact our Membership Secretary, Angela Clements, if you would like to renew (Tel. 01582 833239).
There are some exciting events planned for the rest of the year, to raise funds for the Birman Rescue/Club funds. The Summer Garden Party is to be held on Sunday, 31 July at Kingsdown Farmhouse, Stratton, Swindon, Wilts. There will be a grand raffle with fabulous prizes, lots of stalls and plenty of food and drink to enjoy.
If you would like to attend, or if you would like to help selling raffle tickets, please contact Pat Williams on 01793 824708 or Lisa Barstow on 01793 701478. There will also be a Lunch Party at the home of Karen Tanner, in Diss, Norfolk, on Sunday, 21 August. Tickets are £6, which includes a substantial lunch/drinks, with plenty of opportunity to help the Birman Rescue! More details will be published in the next issue of the magazine, or you can contact Viv Green on 01379 898884, or Karen Tanner on 01379 898321 for tickets.
Our Championship Show will be held on Saturday, 5 November at the Sports & Leisure Centre in Bracknell and schedules will be available later in the summer from the Show Manager, Val Kilby (Tel. 01289 386252). The show will be followed once again by our highly acclaimed After Show Dinner, and tickets and accommodation details can be obtained from Anne and Peter Madden (telephone 01993 843163 for further information) don’t miss either event!
Should Members need to contact me, my address is Breighton Cats Lodge, Breighton, Nr Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 6DH, telephone 01757 288825, e-mail ejay.fizzwizz@virgin.net. Please be sure to include a subject heading in your e-mail, as owing to the number of computer viruses in circulation, any suspect emails will be deleted without being opened. Alternatively, I look forward to meeting Members at shows and events throughout the year.
Elaine Culf, Club Secretary
North of Britain Long Hair & Semi Long Hair Cat Club
The AGM of the North of Britain Long Hair & Semi Long Hair Cat Club was held on 17 April 2005 at the Punch Bowl Inn, Thorne, Nr Doncaster. The Officers and the Committee for the Club for the the year 2005-2006 are as follows:
Officers - President: Mr R. Worth; Vice-Presidents: Mrs J. Worth, Mrs D. Tomlinson, Mrs B. Plews; Chairman: Mrs J. Brady; Vice-Chairman: Mrs L. Dutton; Hon Secretary: Mrs J. Wanless; Hon Treasurer: Mrs V. Robinson; Cup Secretary: Mrs D. Tomlinson.
Committee - Mrs G. Waugh, Mrs B. Scroxton, Mrs M. Jameson, Mrs A. Dawson, Miss B. Watson, Mrs L. Carter and Mr P. Kilmartin.
Delegate - Mrs L. Dutton.
June Wanless (Mrs), Hon Secretary
Bristol & District Cat Club
The AGM was held on Sunday, 10 April at Lincombe Barn, Overndale Road, Downend, Bristol.
The Officers and Committee are as follows: President - Mrs Joan Judd; Vice-Presidents - Mr Peter Neville and Mr Roy Williams; Chairman - Mrs Sheila Hector; Vice-Chairman - Mr Paul Rogoll; Secretary - Mrs Sue Rogoll; Treasurer - Mrs Kay Jater; GCCF Delegate - Mrs Kathy Scarisbrick; Second Delegate - Mrs Kay Jater; Membership Secretary - Mrs Ann Bresnan; Newsletter Editor - Miss Mary Donlin; Trophy Secretary - Yve Crook; Temporary Welfare Officer - Sue Terry; Kitten Register - Mrs Dot Thomson; Publicity Officer - Mrs Kathy Scarisbrick; Committee Members - Dr Ian Jarvis (co-opted for 1 year), Mrs Jackie Morris.
Sue Rogoll, Hon Secretary
Shropshire Cat Club
The AGM of the above Club was held on Sunday, 17 April 2005 at The Ashfields Community Lounge, Ashfields, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire.
The Officers and Committee are as follows: Patron - Mrs Jean Crockart; President - Mrs S. Bullock; Vice-Presidents - Mrs S. Gibbons, Mrs J. Huyton; Chairman - Mr M. Coomer; Vice-Chairman - Miss S. J. Tonkinson; Hon Treasurer - Mrs J. Coomer; Hon Secretary - Mrs G. Browning; Committee - Mrs S. Bowen, Ms D. North, Mr M. Lewis, Mrs I. Lewis, Mrs M. Eadon-Mills, Mrs S. Moreland, Mrs M. Parkinson.
G. Browning (Mrs), Hon Secretary
Short-Haired Cat Society
The Officers of the Society are unchanged - President - Mrs Muriel Calder; Vice-President - Mrs J. Higgins; Chairman - Mrs C. Leighton; Vice-Chairman - Mrs B. Wolstenholme; Hon Secretary - Mrs D. Goadby; Hon Treasurer - Mrs C. Wren. The Committee has lost in the course of the year, due to work commitments, Mr Stuart Anderson and Miss Charis White, after many years of service, and sadly, Mrs Brenda Millar, who resigned due to failing health.
The elections brought onto the Committee for the first time as full members, Clive and Jan Haden, Katie Rose and Lesley Tricker and returned Corinne Ash, Jane Hellman and Susan Newman. They join the remaining members Jen Fleming, Helen Hardwick, Jessica Heale, Liz Machin and Elisabeth Stark.
Representatives reported on the work of the four BACs of which we are part, and the Show Manager reported on a happy and successful show in January 2005 and discussed measures needed to enable the show to remain at this popular venue and cover the costs. Members were updated on the progress of testing for PKD and the hope expressed that a gene test might soon be available.
Doreen M. Goadby, Hon Secretary
Shorthair Cat Club of Scotland
The AGM of the Shorthair Cat Club of Scotland will be held on Sunday, 22 May 2005 at the Lomond Centre, Glenrothes, Fife.
An invitation to attend is extended to all Honorary, Life and Ordinary Members who have paid 2005 subscriptions which were due on 1 January 2005.
Tea and coffee will be served at the end of the meeting and there will be a raffle in aid of Club Funds.
Any items for inclusion in the agenda, plus nominations for two Committee Members, should be forwarded to Ann Smith, The Bungalow, Langlees Farm, By Newmills, Dunfermline KY12 8HA, at least seven days (postmark) prior to the AGM. All nomination papers must show the full name, address and signature of proposer and seconder and nominee, all of whom must be fully paid-up Members of the Club.
The Officers and Committee would like to take this opportunity of wishing all our Members and friends a very successful 2005 show season.
Ann Smith, Hon Secretary
British Shorthair Cat Club
Members please note that British Shorthair Cat Club now has a new website address - http://www.british-shorthairs.co.uk/
Valerie Rhodes, Hon Secretary
Southern British Shorthair Cat Club
Re: Joint Meeting with the Colourpointed British Shorthair Cat Club.
We intend to hold a joint meeting to give our respective Members the opportunity to consider the recommendations as to breeding policy as contained in the BAC Committee’s “Registration Policy for British Shorthairs”, Draft Proposals 2004. This discussion was embarked upon at our AGM, but it soon became clear that to do full justice to the paper, we should devote an entire session to reflect upon it.
The meeting will take place on Sunday, 5 June 2005, at 12 noon. The venue is Kents Hill Community Centre, Frithwood, Crescent, Milton Keynes. Everyone is welcome. Tea and coffee will be available but those attending are invited to bring their own lunches. Contributions for the raffle will be gratefully received.
A map will appear on our website - www.british- shorthairs.co.uk. Otherwise, telephone me on 020 7249 5342. We hope to see you there.
Maggie Whiteley, Secretary
Eastern Longhair & Semi Longhair Cat Club
The Eastern Longhair & Semi Longhair Cat Club will be holding its Annual Garden Party on Sunday, 12 June 2005 from 12 noon at the home of John and Angela Bonner, Southview, Maple Lane, Wimbish, near Saffron Walden (under cover if it rains).
Tickets are available for this lovely event at a cost of £5 from the Secretary, Mrs Iona Pettit, 30 Symonds Lane, Linton, Cambridge CB1 6HY. Telephone 01223 893160 (evenings please).
Iona Pettit, Secretary
Flower of Scotland Cat Society (All Breeds)
The GCCF Non Affiliated Flower of Scotland Cat Society (All Breeds) AGM is to be held on 5 June 2005 at 2pm at 17 Broompark Road, Edinburgh.
Carol King, Secretary
London Cat Club
Would exhibitors at the London Cat Club Show on 11 June, 2005 please note the following Judge Change.
Mrs Mary Kalal will now be judging the Devon Rex Neuter Open Class (Class No. 358).
Maria Chapman, Show Manager
Egyptian Mau Club
The AGM will be held on Sunday, 12 June 2005 at Sewstern Village Hall in Leicestershire. The meeting will commence at 2pm and will be followed by the presentation of the Club Trophies and a buffet tea.
If you plan to attend the meeting, please could you let us know so that we can organise the food appropriately. A raffle will also be held to help raise money for the Club Welfare Fund. Any donations of prizes would be gratefully received.
We anticipate that the meeting will be over by 5pm at the latest.
Dr Melissa Bateson, Hon Secretary
