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It was Mary Finkel and Alan Freathy who had the idea of creating a Whippet club specifically for the North East, considering the area was the Whippet's origin.
Thus, NEWS was registered with the Kennel Club in 1987, with Mary as secretary, to cater for Whippet breeders and exhibitors in the North East area.
The founding officers and committee members were:
President - Geoff Farren
Chairman - Alan Freathy
Vice Chairman - Jack Sanders
Secretary - Mary Finkel
Treasurer - Freda Mead
Committee - Lilly Finkel, Mimi Brown, Helen Johnston, Liz Williams, Wally and Jean Western
The club's first show was held in the Sherburn Hill village in County Durham and it was quite a big event in the North East; TV cameras appeared at the show and it featured on that day's regional news. The judges were Lady Sara Frazier and Johnston McLeod.
The Club was granted Championship Status in 1992 and held its first Championship Show that year.
Specific objectives have remained unchanged since the Club’s formation and it continues to serve and promote the breed throughout the North East by:
The Club meets these objectives primarily by holding two shows each year; an Open show and a Championship show. Both of these shows are very well supported by Whippet breeders and exhibitors throughout the UK, not just those resident in the North East; and have established themselves as firm fixtures in the calendars of most serious exhibitors. Through our judges sub-committee we aim to support those judges that we feel will do the most to preserve and promote the integrity of the breed; and we continue to support up and coming specialist judges by giving them the opportunity to award Challenge Certificates in the breed for the first time.
We also regularly hold breed seminars and teach-ins, which have historically been well supported.
Since its inception the Club has gone from strength to strength and currently has in excess of 100 members and 20 life members. Our financial position remains healthy, which will enable us to invest more in furthering our objectives during the next 20 years and beyond.
Thus, NEWS was registered with the Kennel Club in 1987, with Mary as secretary, to cater for Whippet breeders and exhibitors in the North East area.
The founding officers and committee members were:
President - Geoff Farren
Chairman - Alan Freathy
Vice Chairman - Jack Sanders
Secretary - Mary Finkel
Treasurer - Freda Mead
Committee - Lilly Finkel, Mimi Brown, Helen Johnston, Liz Williams, Wally and Jean Western
The club's first show was held in the Sherburn Hill village in County Durham and it was quite a big event in the North East; TV cameras appeared at the show and it featured on that day's regional news. The judges were Lady Sara Frazier and Johnston McLeod.
The Club was granted Championship Status in 1992 and held its first Championship Show that year.
Specific objectives have remained unchanged since the Club’s formation and it continues to serve and promote the breed throughout the North East by:
- Encouraging responsible breeding and ownership of pedigree Whippets
- Encouraging the exhibition of pedigree Whippets
- Providing opportunities for education in canine matters.
The Club meets these objectives primarily by holding two shows each year; an Open show and a Championship show. Both of these shows are very well supported by Whippet breeders and exhibitors throughout the UK, not just those resident in the North East; and have established themselves as firm fixtures in the calendars of most serious exhibitors. Through our judges sub-committee we aim to support those judges that we feel will do the most to preserve and promote the integrity of the breed; and we continue to support up and coming specialist judges by giving them the opportunity to award Challenge Certificates in the breed for the first time.
We also regularly hold breed seminars and teach-ins, which have historically been well supported.
Since its inception the Club has gone from strength to strength and currently has in excess of 100 members and 20 life members. Our financial position remains healthy, which will enable us to invest more in furthering our objectives during the next 20 years and beyond.
BIS Crufts 1992 - Ch Pencloe Dutch Gold owned by Morag Bolton-Lockhart
