NEFRA was sorry to hear of the death yesterday of Joyce Ryder. She was a member of our committee for a number of years and also held the office of show secretary for the Association.
It was Joyce who introduced the NEFRA Pup of the Year competitions and she organised these on our behalf for many years.
The committee and membership send our thoughts and condolences to her husband Arnold.
NEFRA will be holding a KC Good Citizen Testing Day on Saturday 23rd March at a venue in Fritchley, Derbyshire (about 2 miles off the A38 and 5 miles from M1 junction 28).
We will be hosting Bronze, Silver and Gold Tests open to all breeds. We plan to issue approximate time slots for people to avoid lots of hanging around once we have an idea of numbers.
Entry will be £2.50 per dog, each dog is only allowed to enter one test on the day, those wishing to take silver or gold awards will need to bring proof of their prior qualification with them on the day.
Tea & Coffee will be available for a small charge.
To book a place please contact Paula Goulette on paulaagoulette@yahoo.co.uk
NEFRA held their 29th Annual General Meeting of the Northern England Flatcoated Retriever Association held on Sunday 17th March 2024 at The Fenton Manor Sports Complex, City Road, Fenton, Stoke -on -Trent, ST4 2RR.
At the AGM the following awards were announced:
Winning the President’s Cup
Mrs V Bowen Clandrift Bring Me Sunshine JW
Mrs K & Mr D Joyce Stranfaer One Fell Swoop
Mrs V Davis & Mrs J Egginton Go With The Flow Dynamic Faithful (IMP NLD)
Winning the Ceilidh Cup
Mr Andy Sweeney – Maddistream Black Powder of Wolfthistle
Winning the Nellspeace Plate
Mrs Helen Fox being awarded the Nellspeace Plate by Charlotte Simons and Anne Haley
Treasurer (3 years) Mr D Taylor continues as Treasurer for a further three year term.
Hon. Working Secretary (3 years) Following her co-option to the post last year Mrs. C. Simons continues as Working Secretary for two more years to complete her three year term.
Committee Vacancies (5 posts) Mrs. H Buckley, Mr C. Hewison, Mr G Richards, Mrs V. Burroughs continue for a further 3 year term and Mrs A Hayley continues for a two year term.
PLEASE NOTE THAT 2024 SUBSCRIPTIONS WERE DUE ON 1ST OF JANUARY 2024 AND IF PAYING BY CHEQUE THEY SHOULD BE SENT TO OUR HON. TREASURER:
MR D TAYLOR, Cooks Lane House, Cooks Lane, Bradnop, Leek. Staffs. ST13 7HA
PLEASE NOTE SUBSCRIPTIONS WERE INCREASED IN 2021 (£15 joint, £10 single and £7 seniors)
PLEASE CHECK STANDING ORDERS AND AMEND THEM IF NECESSARY. MEMBERS SUBSCRIPTIONS NOT RECEIVED BY 30TH APRIL 2024 WILL HAVE THEIR MEMBERSHIP TERMINATED.
Nefra hosted a Kennel Club Gundog Working Certificate on dummies on the 10th February. Our assessors for the day were Mrs Caroline Hewison and Mr Phil Smithies.
We had 8 dogs entered and 5 passed. They were put their paces with steadiness, blinds, heel work and retrieves. A list of awarded dogs are below;
Sonya Jenkinson with flatcoat Skybrook Rock Me
Stephanie Hurstfield with flatcoat Thurwitt Chiquitita
Steve Burns with Labrador Tallamelie Sparkly Ring at Jollybrow
Cath Burns with Labrador Tallamelie Bridesmaid at Jollybrow
Helen Fox with flatcoat Satinbaze Cracksman for Blacktoft JW.
Paula Goulette reports “We had 19 people attend and it went very well judging by our feedback forms. A very interesting breed talk from Louise Jones and Sandra Stevenson followed by MCE for those eligible* (10 out of 12 people passing). Those who passed exam went over eight dogs after lunch with our four mentors, Louise Jones, Sandra Stevenson, Karen Joyce and Helen Fox. Those who hadn’t taken the MCE but wished to stay after lunch had an informal hands on with Hayley Walker”.
Karen Joyce added “We had loads of committee help, there were 8 dogs for the afternoon mentoring session ranging from 5 months to 11 years of age, the majority of people attending were not flatcoat owners which made the wonderful feedback even more special and finally being NEFRA there was loads of cake!!
*To take the Multiple Choice Exam (MCE) candidates must have met all the requirements of the JEP** level 1
It is with sadness that we have heard of the recent death of Peter Riches of the Solotown affix.
Peter was instrumental in the birth of NEFRA being the person who called and arranged our inaugural meeting at Harwood Village Hall. He opened and led the meeting until a committee and officers were voted on from the meeting floor, at which time neither he or his partner Sally were elected so he passed the meeting over to the committee to continue.
It was Sally who originally had the flatcoats, Peter becoming involved with them through meeting her. They also had whippets, Ibizan hounds and field spaniels in their later years.
A keen supporter of the show scene in the 1980s and 90s Peter later moved to Denmark with Sal where they continued to work and show their dogs making new flatcoat friends over there.
On our Facebook page Bente Sand commented:
Dear Peter Riches Facebook friends Yesterday I received a call from the Danish police that Peter has unfortunately passed away 💔 The Danish authorities would very much like to get in touch with Peter’s family members, so those of you who are related to him or know of his family would you please be so kind as to send me a private message or contact me on phone no. +45 29855798 I know Peter is now reunited with his beloved Sally and all their beautiful Solotown dogs❤️
Nefra held our first training day of the year today at Welbeck estate near Clumber Park, Worksop. Our trainers for the day were Andy Sweeney and Gary Ellison.
We had an early novice/ beginners group in the morning, covering some back to basics and obedience exercises. And an Intermediate group in the afternoon covering a walk up exercise with marks in front and behind with some blinds and directional work also.
It was a breezy day so our trainers also spoke to the intermediate group about which side of the wind the dogs should be on to give them the best success.
Many thanks to the Welbeck Estate for having us and the trainers for giving up their time.
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