NEWS 2019
The Training and Informal Match at Scawby on Feb 9th has been POSTPONED.
New date (late spring) and venue to be confirmed
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New Date for Open Cold Game 2020
As Chatsworth is a week later in 2020, our Open Cold Game Test is also a week later - it's now on Sunday September 20th.
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WINTER TRAINING
Winter Training is here again.
It will be on alternate Sunday mornings (9.30 for 10.00) at the usual venue, starting on October 6th.
Following dates are October 20, November 3 and 17, December 1 and 15.
For further details, contact the secretary
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At our Open Cold Game Test on 15 September, we presented Rosemary and Joyce (representatives of Hearing Dogs for the Deaf) with a cheque for £800, money raised at our Charity Day in May.
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Congratulations to our team (Mike Birchall, Charlie Albone and Tom Birchall) who came 5th at the Holkham Country Fair Team Event.
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Thank you to everyone who supported our Charity Day. We were able to donate £800 to Hearing Dogs for the Deaf.
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Would you like to start competing in Working Tests?
Would you like to know how to improve your test scores?
Help is at hand!
Lincolnshire Area United Retriever Club is running a
Working Test Training Day
on Saturday July 6th at Newton by Toft
when 2 panel judges (Mrs Sue Lowe and Mr Brian Barker) will help and advise you.
Further details and entry forms contact area secretary
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Annual General Meeting on Sunday, 3 February 219
Our ‘year’ ended with the Annual General Meeting at Hackthorn Village Hall. The morning was taken up with an Eye Testing Clinic run by Mr P McPherson and our AGM started at 2 o’clock.
David Falshaw had retired from Working Test Secretary and Sue presented him with a cut glass whiskey glass to thank him for his hard work.
After the business of the meeting, our annual trophies were presented.
The Drayton Trophy, presented by the late Mr Charlie Sutton for the dog which has most points in field trials, was awarded to Lowsommer Seven Seas of Rye owned and handled by Sue Lowe. (This dog is a descendant of one of Charlie Sutton’s dogs.)
The Madford Challenge Cup, presented by the late Mr Robin Cracroft-Eley for the dog which has gained the most points in informal matches and our own working tests, was won by Tildeross Byron owned by Chris Johnson.
Penrose Hash Brown owned and handled by Caroline Pont took both the Unavale Trophy, presented by Mrs U. Spratt for the Best Show Dog and the Wemdom Trophy, presented by Mrs Emily Brockes for the Best All Round Dog which includes success in shows, working tests and field trials
The Torrington Rose Bowl, awarded at the discretion of the Committee for particular merit, went to someone who supports our club in so many ways. If you need someone to throw, shoot, judge, arrange collection of cold game, check adding up scores, test tests, commentate at Lincolnshire Show, Will Hales is your man. Indeed, a man of many talents and a very worthy recipient of the Torrington Rose Bowl.