NEFRA Spring Working Test 2010
Wood Hall Hotel & Spa Wetherby, West Yorkshire 27th March, 2010
Judges: Mr A Hewer (2279), Mrs E Whittaker & Mr P Forster
Puppy
- 1st – D Heywood’s Houndswood Maple
- 2nd – Awty’s – Maddistream Purple Lake
- 3rd – Showell’s – Heathlymn Flicker by Cleovine
- 4th – Coote’s – Bonfiliajoy Ariel via Stregaya
Novice
- 2nd – Griffin’s – Eskwinds Chaffinch
- 3rd – J Hewison’s Casblaidd Hazy Daisy
- 4th – Aldred’s – Eskwinds Chloe’s Boy
- com – J Hewison’s Casblaidd Little Archer
- com – Showell’s – Vortex Zephyre by Cleovine
Open
- 1st – D Heywood’s Trioaks Mouse at Houndswood
- 2nd – Brocklesby’s Jewel of Rourki from Brockslot
- 3rd – C Hewison’s – Harvest Moon of Casblaidd
- 4th – Bell’s – Dark Samurai
- com – Wood’s – Cumberwood Clover

Welsh Game Fair 2011
NEFRA team enjoy a day out in Wales
Four NEFRA members handled their dogs in a team competition at the BASC Wales Game Fair at Bodelwyddan Castle on June 25th 2011

NEFRA Spring Working Test 2011
Ladygrove Wood, Two Dales, Matlock, Derbyshire
14th May, 2011
Judges: Mr M Newsome and Mr C Jonsen
Puppy
- 1st – C Hewison’s Pepsmark Jet Stream at Casblaidd
- 2nd – K Aldred’s – Eskwinds Dare to Dream
- 3rd – E Whittaker’s – Suskim Over the Rainbow to Falconcliffe
- 4th – G Griffin’s – Eskwinds Drake
Novice
- 1st – P Griffin’s – Eskwinds Chaffinch
- 2nd – C Hewison’s – Maddistream Indigo Jack at Casblaidd
- 3rd – D Heywood’s – Houndswood Maple
- 4th – K Rees – Eskwinds About Time
- COM – Coote’s – Bonfiliajoy Ariel via Stregaya
Open
- 1st – G Awty’s – Rainbow Queen of Maddistream
- 2nd – D Heywood’s – Trioaks Mouse at Houndswood
- 3rd – C Hewison’s – Harvest Moon of Casblaidd
- 4th – S Rees’ – Eskwinds Chasing Moonbeams
- COM – G Ellison’s – Blackflight Arietta
NEFRA Cold Game Test 2011
King Sterndale, Buxton 16th October, 2011
Judges: Mr D Miller, Mr S Burns
- 1st – Caroline Hewison’s –Maddistream Indigo Jack at Casblaidd
- 2nd – Pat Bell’s – Dark Samurai of Pallingforth
- 3rd – Cherry Wood’s – Cumberwood Clover
- 4th – Malcolm Awty’s – Maddistream Purple Lake
- COM – Brian Holmes’ – Siksika Sea Breeze (Lab)
NEFRA Spring Working Test 2012
Wood Hall Hotel & Spa Wetherby, West Yorkshire
15th April, 2012
With 50 entries in 4 classes this working test was one of the biggest ever for NEFRA. It attracted entries from Norfolk, Surrey and Cumbria.
Judges: Mr Alan Schofield, Mr David Bellamy, Mrs Eileen Whittington, Mr Simon Tucker
Special Puppy

- 1st – Keith Aldred’s – Eskwinds Dare to Dream
- 2nd – Garry Ellison’s – Ollersett Sparkling Nymph
- 3rd – Chesley Boughen’s –Echilhampton Guillimot
- 4th – Fred Newton’s – Jasper I’m No Angel
- COM – Chris Hewison’s Pepsmark Jet Stream at Casblaidd
- COM – Anne Sparkes’ Gowran Gunnar at Churchwood
Novice Dog/ Novice Handler
1st – Frances Harding’s – Valentine Volturnus- 2nd – Wendy Battison’s – Mystical Eclipse of Donascimento
- 3rd – Debbie Smith’s – Casblaidd Nanticoke
- 1st – Nathan Boughen’s – Littlehill Keegan
- 2nd – Malcolm Awty’s – Maddistream Purple Lake
- 3rd – Richard Hewison’s – Casblaidd Out of Order
- 4th – Keith Aldred’s – Eskwinds Dare to Dream
- COM – Gary Whiting’s – Torwood Able Azo of Spenbeck
- COM – Nathan Boughen’s- Wethuc Cupids Angel
- COM – Wendy Battison’s – Mystical Eclipse of Donascimento
- 1st – Terry Sparkes’s – Lenyam Martins of Churchwood
- 2nd – Caroline Hewison’s – Harvest Moon of Casblaidd
- 3rd – Caroline Hewison’s – Maddistream Indigo Jack at Casblaidd
- 4th – Pat Bell’s – Dark Samurai of Pallingforth
- COM – Cherry Wood’s – Cumberwood Clover
- COM – Ken Rees’ – Eskwinds Chasing Moonbeams
- COM – Anne Newton’s – Lynholme Hoopoe
Inter Area Final 2012
NEFRA in the awards again at the Inter-Area finals 15-Jul-2012
The NEFRA team were placed third at the Flatcoated Retriever Society’s Inter-Area Finals team even held near Christchurch.
Training Day at Hesketh Bank 2012
Thirty eight dogs and their handlers were put through their paces by trainers at our training day near Preston. 18-Aug 2012
Our experienced trainers were Jim Tomlinson, Elaine Whittaker, Garry Ellison, Terry Sparkes, Warren Jones, Gill Awty and Peter Forster.
After lunch an informal test earned awards for Best Dog for Peter Griffin with his dog Finch, and Mark Brocklehurst with his dog Merlin.
Hope Show 2012
Hope Show Teams
NEFRA members were once again selected to represent the two competing teams of flat-coated retrievers at this years Hope Show in Derbyshire. Photos have been added of the two teams and a selection of action photos have been added to the website.
Team Liver Flatcoats: Cherry Wood, Ann Sparkes, Val Orme & Caroline Hewison
Team Black Flatcoats: Keith Aldred, Garry Ellison, Chris Hewison & Peter Griffin
































NEFRA Cold Game Test 2012
Intake Head, Delph, nr Oldham
14th October, 2012
Judges: Mrs P Illingworth & Mr T Richards
14 entries, 2 absentees
- 1st Falconcliffe Trophy – Chesley Boughen’s – Echilhampton Guillemot
- 2nd – Garry Ellison’s Peacock Trophy – Ollerset Sparkling Nymph
- 3rd – Terry Sparkes – Lenyam Martins of Churchwood
- 4th – Caroline Hewison’s – Harvest Moon of Casblaidd





