GCCFI SUPREME SHOW

DATE:

Sunday 22nd April 2012

VENUE:

BALLINTEER COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Dublin 16

MAP

JUDGES:

Mrs. A. Gregory

Mrs. S. Hamilton

Mr. J. Hansson

Mr. Paddy Treanor BVM MRCVS

JOINT SHOW MANAGERS:

Gloria Hehir

Sue Middleton

showmanager@gccfi.com

The 2012 Supreme Schedule is now available for download via the below links.  You may download the Full Schedule or the Individual

Sections.  These are all pdf files and will open in a new window.

SHOW RULES

IMPORTANT

PEDIGREE ENTRY FORM/DECLARATION

NB: Please ensure you download both pages of this form and sign page 2, the declaration page.

NON-PEDIGREE ENTRY FORM/DECLARATION

NB: Please ensure you download both pages of this form and sign page 2, the declaration page.

CERTIFICATE INFORMATION SHEET

NB: If applicable, please ensure you complete this form and include it with your entry.

SUPREME EXHIBIT

Int Gr Pr Ishcus Red Devil,

Owned by Ms E Callan & Ms J Russell and bred by Mrs. S. Saville

SHOW MANAGER'S REPORT (Veronica Brooks)

(for a printer friendly pdf version of this report please click here)

The 21^st Supreme Show was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Blanchardstown on 8^th May 2011.  Our ‘usual’ date is the 3^rd Sunday in April but this year this happened to be Easter Sunday; the previous Sunday was Palm Sunday which was also felt to be inappropriate; the following Sunday was the May Bank Holiday and many council members felt we would not get a good attendance on a Bank holiday. So the choice of dates had to be Sunday 10^th April or 8^th May; I was unable to book a penning firm for April as they were all fully booked with a multitude of Shows in the UK so 8^th May it was. As it happened this was most fortuitous; I had been waiting for a knee replacement operation and was given a date in March – the change of date meant I was (fairly) mobile by Show Day although still on crutches.

The new venue was a huge success; a lovely Hall, exhibitors with cats could stay at the hotel, plenty of free parking, easy to find and opposite the largest shopping centre in Ireland! It was however very expensive but – well it was the 21^st!

Our judges were GCCF judges Mrs Fryer , Ms Devereux, Mrs Kaye and Mrs Green, and Mrs Johnson from FIFe. Sally Hume stepped out of retirement to judge the non peds and do the British BOV; Mrs Jennie Watson from N Ireland was also due to judge but very sadly lost her mother shortly before the Show; Mrs Johnson also had a traumatic time as her father was admitted to hospital suffering from a heart attack 3 days before the Show, but Sarah – being a Show Manager herself – was prepared to come over Sunday morning and return Sunday evening. We are so very grateful to you Sarah for putting yourself out for us in this worrying time.

We had a good entry of 105  cats, a nice selection of stalls, a handsome raffle, the ever popular Childrens Art competition and a Speakers Corner, where  Jim Stephenson, the animal behaviourist, was in excellent form and gave a most interesting talk.

As ‘extras’ for the 21^st, we had commemorative ribbons on every pen;  we had a special gift for 10 lucky exhibitors – if there was a yellow sticker on the back of the pen number they won a special  prize. Not forgetting the very handsome ballpoint pens generously donated for every exhibitor by Georgina Goodison.

We were very disappointed not to be able to advertise locally but got a good response from the internet adverts (visitors were asked as they came in where they had heard about us and a surprising number heard about us via facebook!)

At the end of the day an unexpected glitch arose when judge Joyce Green, Carmel Byrne and one of our stewards Sasha Maxwell, who had left their luggage in the hotel porters room found the lock to the room had jammed and they were unable to retrieve their luggage. A locksmith had to be called out to force the room open – this took several hours and although the hotel offered hospitality it meant they were stuck in the hotel and missed connections, particularly poor Carmel and Sasha who had to travel on to Limerick. (Joyce was spending a few days with me, so although annoying it wasn’t so desperate as Carmel)

Any Show stands or falls with the background helpers and there are so many to thank. Firstly Lorna for organising the raffle (with help from husband Ken), the workers and coming over to my house to help with paperwork and rooting around in my attic getting stuff out when my crutches got in the way; Carmel for organising the table, a mammoth task at this Show, and her wonderful hardworking band – Sue, Caroline, Elizabeth and Alison – thank you all.  Tony and Alice Forshaw for all their help setting up and Tony’s lovely signs; the ring signs, BIS signs and regrettably the road signs that went missing; Georgina for sorting out the finances as showday treasurer; Karen for organising the Speakers Corner; Margaret who stewarded then went on to compere the Best in Show; Betty for organising Vetting In and being available for advice when needed; Gloria who made the Best in Show look so easy (it isn’t!).  Mostly a big thank you to all the exhibitors for bringing your beautiful cats and making it such a special day.

The BEST IN SHOW winners were

BEST NON PED         Clodagh Hayde’s OLLIE (SH Ginger male)

BEST ADULT            John Archer’s SUP INT GR CH SHADANZA TANZANITE (Singapura F)

BEST KITTEN           Heather Craig & Alan Bell’s SHEERBLISS CONFETTI (Exotic F)

BEST NEUTER           Em Callan & Jackie Russell’s INT GR PR ISHCUS RED DEVIL (Maine Coon MN)

SUPREME BEST IN SHOW      INT GR PR ISHCUS RED DEVIL

NOTE 1

EXHIBITOR NOTICE FOR CATS/KITTENS BORN IN NORTHERN IRELAND OR GREAT BRITAIN. 

If your cat was born in Northern Ireland or Great Britain you will need the following for registration with the GCCFI: 

1) Original 3 generation certified pedigree (complete with any attachments) from GCCF, 5 King's Castle Business Park, The Drove, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 4AG (cost 10 pounds sterling) 

2) Copy GCCF registration/transfer to your ownership 

3) GCCF of Ireland Application to Register form completed, together with €15.00 fee (or, if preferred, a sterling cheque for UK£12 will usually cover the euro amount).

4) If both sire and dam are registered with the GCCFI it is only necessary to comply with (2) and (3) above. 

NOTE 2

EXHIBITOR NOTICE FOR CATS/KITTENS BORN OUTSIDE IRELAND, GREAT BRITAIN OR NORTHERN IRELAND

If your cat was born outside Ireland, Great Britain or Northern Ireland, you will need the following:

1a) Original 3 Generation Certified Pedigree from the Registering Body (i.e. CFA, FIFE etc)

2a) Copy of document confirming you as the Registered Owner

3a) GCCF of Ireland Application to Register form completed, together with €15.00 fee.

4a) Details of Pet Passport Scheme, or quarantine details*

*Cats being imported from outside the UK or Ireland will normally have to go through quarantine for 6 months or have a Pet Passport which takes about 6 months to arrange. Details can be obtained from the Department of Agriculture.

NOTE 3

EXHIBITOR NOTICE FOR EXHIBITORS WHOSE REGISTRATION PAPERWORK HAS NOT BEEN PROCESSED PRIOR TO SHOW ENTRY

In order to show a cat under RAF (Registration Applied For), the minimum requirement is that before sending  in your show entry form, you must first send a completed Application To Register form, with appropriate fee, to the GCCFI Registrar, and if applicable a note from the GCCF or other recognised Registering Body (i.e. CFA, FIFE etc) to say that you have applied for the necessary documentation.  The Show Manager is obliged to cross reference any RAF show entries with the Registrar prior to show day.

"Registration Applied For" (RAF) will apply to one show only, except where a second Show may follow within a two month period, in which case RAF may be accepted for the second Show at the discretion of the Registrar.

If in doubt please contact the Registrar:

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