GWYNEDD CAT CLUB (Affiliated to the GCCF) SCHEDULE OF THE 41ST ALL BREED CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW (Held under Licence & Rules of GCCF) RUNNING BACK TO BACK WITH THE SHROPSHIRE CAT CLUB To be Held at FENTON MANOR SPORTS COMPLEX City Road, Stoke on Trent ST4 2RR ND On SATURDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2019 SHOW MANAGER Mrs M Rose 6 Second Avenue, Flint, Flintshire, N Wales CH6 5LS Tel: 01352 732944 ASSISTANT SHOW MANAGERS Miss J Maddrell - Tel: 01772 727 341 Miss K Atkinson - Tel: 0161 292 9522 TH CLOSING DATE: 8 JANUARY 2019 (As Postmarked) Open to Public 12.30pm Website:- www.gwyneddcatclub.co.uk THE GWYNEDD CAT CLUB Affiliated to the GCCF PRESIDENT: Mr J Harrison VICE PRESIDENT: Mr N B Rose CHAIRMAN: Mr N B Rose HON. SECRETARY: Mrs M Rose HON. CLUB TREASURER & MEMBERSHIP SEC: Miss J Maddrell 113 Powis Road, Ashton, Preston, PR2 1AH Tel: 01772 727 341 COMMITTEE: Miss K Atkinson, Mrs J Chadwick, Miss P Creaton, Miss J Maddrell, Mr N Rose, Mr C Smeaton, Miss C Walker JUDGES: Mrs P Beard-Smith, Mrs J Bradley, Ms M Clare, Dr P Collin, Mrs S Danks, Mr R Davies, Mrs C de Martino, Mr J Emery, Mr J Harrison, Mrs C Jones, Mrs C Kaye, Mrs V Kilby, Miss C Lewis, Mrs P Mansaray, Mrs H Marriott-Power, Mrs B Pearce, Mr M Pearman, Mrs P Perkins, Mrs B Prowse, Mrs S Rainbow-Ockwell, Mrs J Smith, Mrs S Tokens, Mr W Vessey, Mr A Welsh, Ms H Wild HOUSEHOLD PET JUDGES: Mr G Eyres & Mrs C Kemp BEST OF VARIETY JUDGES: Adult Kitten Neuter Overall Section 1:- Mrs Smith Mrs de Martino Mr Emery Mr Pearman Section 2:- Mr Harrison Mrs Perkins Mrs Rainbow-Ockwell Mrs Prowse Section 3:- Mrs Bradley Mr Welsh Mrs Wild Mr Vessey Section 4:- Mrs Kaye Mrs Danks Mrs C Jones Mrs Marriott-Power Section 5:- Miss Lewis Mr Collin Mrs Kilby Ms Clare Section 6:- Mrs Pearce Mrs Mansaray Mr Davies Mrs Tokens OVERALL BEST IN SHOW: Mrs V Kilby DUTY VET: TBA HALL MANAGER: Mr M Lewis – Tel: 01902 744332 MOBILE PHONES MUST BE SWITCHED OFF IN THE SHOW HALL NO SPRAYS OF ANY KIND TO BE USED IN THE SHOW HALL SMOKING OF ANY KIND IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE SHOW HALL WELCOME TO THE GWYNEDD CAT CLUB SCHEDULE FOR OUR 41ST CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW On the day we can promise you a warm welcome, a happy, relaxed atmosphere and an excellent variety of stalls to browse. If you are new to showing, whether pedigree or household pet, we are always happy to help, both on Show day and prior to the show with advice on form-filling etc. Our show is renowned for being a friendly, happy occasion so do come along and join us and make it more enjoyable than last year. This year we will be having an Overall Best in Show for Household Pets, which will be judged alongside the Pedigree cats. We look forward to your company. Marie, Kath & Jennifer SPECIAL NOTICE Once again this year we are offering catalogues in sections for exhibitors who purchase catalogues WITH THEIR SHOW ENTRY FORMS. The sections and prices are:- CATALOGUE A – SECTIONS 1 & 2 CATALOGUE B – SECTIONS 3, 4 & 5 CATALOGUE C – SECTION 6 CATALOGUE D – HOUSEHOLD PETS ANY ONE SECTION £3.00 ANY TWO SECTIONS £4.00 FULL CATALOGUE £5.00 WITH ENTRY £6.00 ON THE DAY All Catalogues will be combined with the Shropshire (eg. Catalogue A will be Gwynedd & Shropshire) On Show Day there will be VERY LIMITED catalogues available for sale, £6.00 Please take care to make it clear on your entry form which section(s) you require. ADMISSION 1 Free Ticket With Single Exhibitor Entry 2 Free Tickets With Joint Exhibitor Entry Public Adults £2.00 Children/Senior Citizens £1.00 1 SHOW RULES AND REGULATIONS The show is held under the Rules of the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy and is open to all. As a copy of the Rules is NOT included with this schedule, all exhibitors are reminded that they should read Section 4 of the Show Rules, as they will be strictly applied. Ignorance will not be accepted as an excuse for a breach of the Rules. (Copies of the Rules may be obtained from the GCCF Offices, 5 King’s Castle Business Park, The Drove, Bridgwater, Somerset. TA6 4AG) REGISTRATION No Cat or Kitten, Entire or Neutered, born after 19/10/71 with one or both parents, grand-parents or great grand parents unregistered shall be eligible for the Breed Classes. All Pedigree Cats, Kittens or Neuters exhibited at a GCCF show must be registered. All registered exhibits which have changed hands, must have been transferred to their new owner at least 10 days before the Show. All registrations and/or transfers must have reached GCCF Office at least 10 days before the Show. Cats which are not normally resident with their registered owner should be transferred into the ownership of their keeper if they are to be shown. Exhibitors are reminded that in the event of rejection, all exhibits in the same registered ownership may also be rejected and clearance may be required for both households. GENERAL NOTES FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALL The Committee reserve to themselves the right to: 1. Appoint other judges, should those advertised be unable to attend or fulfil their engagement, and to appoint further judges if deemed necessary. Efforts will be made to list judge changes on the Club website and the GCCF website if sufficient notice is given. 2. Fix and limit the number of exhibits at the show and to accept or refuse entry to the show without giving reason. 3. Cancel, amalgamate or divide classes. Announcements of any alterations in the schedule will be made on the Club and the GCCF website and will be deemed sufficient notice. 4. Disqualify any exhibit entered in the wrong class by the exhibitor. 5. Refuse admission to the show without giving a reason. 6. Retain a percentage of the show fees to cover essential expenses in the event of the show being cancelled for any reason. 7. Pass on charges incurred should an exhibitors cheque be declined by the Club’s bankers. GENERAL GUIDELINES ON ENTERING SHOWS Full Details of exhibiting at GCCF Shows are given in the GCCF Rules Section 4, available on the GCCF website under “ About GCCF” and “Forms and Downloads” at www.gccfcats.org or can be purchased for a small charge post free by telephoning the GCCF Office. The Following provides some additional explanation. Where possible, always complete your show entry form using details from your GCCF Registration Certificate for the cat that is to be exhibited. Please print the details carefully to avoid any misinterpretation of your handwriting. If the Registration Certificate you have does not show your name and address this means that the cat is not registered in your name and you must transfer the cat into your name no later than **10 days before the show. Transfer can be done instantly using GCCF “Online Services” at www.gccfcats.org. If you have not received your Registration Certificate at the time of entry, complete the show entry form with the details from the pedigree, giving the first choice of name if it is a non-prefix registration, and put RAF (Registration Applied For) or TAF (Transfer Applied For), or both, in the Regd. No. box. It is wise to enclose a stamped self-addressed acknowledgement postcard with all registration and transfer applications, particularly for cats entered for shows, so that you know that the application has been received by the GCCF. It is recommended that you keep a copy of your entry form – then, when you receive registration details and number, check these against the entry form and notify the Show Manager in writing of any differences in the details as well as giving the registration number, if applicable. This may not be in time for the printing of the show catalogue, but the Show Manager should attach your letter to your entry form which will save unnecessary notification of discrepancies when that show is checked. All catalogue errors are checked against the original entry form and any exhibitors’ letters are used for reference. Show managements are permitted to accept corrections, at their own discretion, up to the close of the 2 show (on show day). Any such correction must not be an addition or substitution of any exhibit for which proof of entry cannot be validated, or a change of exhibitor/owner. If you are entering several cats from your household and the registered owners (exhibitors) differ within that household/family, check with the Show Manager whether using one entry form is acceptable or not and, if it is, indicate very clearly which exhibitor owns which cat, ensuring all owners sign the entry form. It may be less confusing and more acceptable to the Show Manager for each owner to use separate entry form, but joint owners of an exhibit should always use the same form and **at least one of the owners has signed the declaration. Exhibitors are reminded that the decisions of the judges are final. Any attempt to influence such decisions, or to identify a cat or ownership of a cat to a judge at a show before that judge’s engagement has been completed, may render the offender liable to disciplinary action. IF THERE IS A MISTAKE ON YOUR ENTRY– WHAT TO EXPECT Minor Errors Should a small error be made these will be resolved between Exhibitor, Show manager and/or GCCF.