Curly Comms

Week Ending: 24/08/2025
Club News

Cheshire Game & Country Fair, 24 & 25 August 2025

Curlies were respresented this weekend at Cheshire Game & Country Fair, Cheshire Showground, Tabley. The Curly team was made of Jo & Brett Clayton with Hebe – Gamesmere Dancing Queen At Firecurl, Clover – Firecurl Georgie Porgie, & Sorrel – Firecurl Ace; Nigel Spraggins with Nornie – Sh Ch Maycourt Hot Love At Tusepo, Merry – Tusepo Amazing Love, & Hoolit – Tusepo Miss Scarlet; Jo & Charles McKenzie with Tresco – Ravenho Toulouse Latresco At Beddgelert; Marie Gill with Mira – Ravenho Midnight Miracle At Saxonholme; and Vicki Hayes with Anise – Gorchest’s Pendlecurl’s Rising Star At Pepperiever.

Sorrel was all ready to meet the public…
Hoolit is the new member of the team, at just 21 weeks old. She really enjoyed herself, and of course nobody can resist a curly puppy…
The weather was fab and everyone had a brilliant weekend, with lots of interested people visiting the stand. On Sunday they had two Curly visitors, Otis & Fern, who ended up going away with a quick haircut….

Don’t Forget…
The Curly Coated Retriever Club Championship Show, 21 September 2025
Closing date is 7th September, and there’s no extensions….

And on the day – our fabulous Blind Auction

You will be able to enter this blind auction at our champ show and this is how you can enter:
🐾Find the ballot cards located at the club shop (there is one for each prize on offer)
🐾Add your bid amount and contact details
🐾Highest bid wins the prize
Winners will be announced during the judging break.
The Curly Coated figurine must have bids higher than £20.
The Fedora Hat has no reserve.
The Butterfield lodge stay comes with the below terms and conditions:
A two night stay for 4 people and 2 dogs at Butterfield Lodge, a cabin in Derbyshire.
Selected dates only, Mon-Friday, not school holidays, Christmas, New Year or Bank Holidays
Bids must be £50 or higher
If you leave before the draw is complete you will be responsible for any postage of the item if won.
You must be there on the day to win these amazing items!

Champ Shows

Driffield Championship Show, 23 August 2025
Judge: Mrs Lesley Hipgrave
Lesley’s main winners were:
Best of Breed: CLACK, Mr & Mrs Stephen & Elaine & EDDERY, Mr Edward Sh Ch Molokain Hocus Pocus
Best Dog: CLACK, Mr & Mrs Stephen & Elaine & BATLLE-HUNTER, Mrs Lynda & EDDERY, Mr Edward Krisbos Leonidas With Molokain (IKC)
Reserve Best Dog: BROOKES, Mrs S Sh Ch Infallibles Black Crusader At Kelsmere (Imp NOR)
Best Bitch: CLACK, Mr & Mrs Stephen & Elaine & EDDERY, Mr Edward Sh Ch Molokain Hocus Pocus
Reserve Best Bitch: WHITEHEAD, Mrs Denyse Jane & WHITEHEAD, Mr Andrew Foxriever Sea Fyre
Best Puppy: WHITEHEAD, Mrs Denyse Jane & WHITEHEAD, Mr Andrew Foxriever Phoenix Rising

The full results can be found here on the Show Results Page.

Driffield Championship Dog Show – 49th, 23 Agust 2025
AVNSC
Judge: Ray Morland
Class 710 PB (1 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 12192 WHITEHEAD, Mrs Denyse Jane & WHITEHEAD, Mr Andrew Foxriever Phoenix Rising
Class 711 JB (4 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: 12191 WHITEHEAD, Mrs Denyse Jane & WHITEHEAD, Mr Andrew Foxriever Sea Fyre
2nd: 12192 WHITEHEAD, Mrs Denyse Jane & WHITEHEAD, Mr Andrew Foxriever Phoenix Rising

Open Show Results

The Vulnerable Native Breed Show, 24 August 2025
Judge: D. Richard Disley (Acredam)
Puppy (2/1)
1 Foxriever Infinite Spirit (ai) (Mr AJ & Dr AM Kear & Morrey), BP
Junior (2/1)
1 Foxriever Sea Fyre (Mr AM & Mrs DJ Whitehead)
Post Graduate (4/0)
1 Maycourt Cover Shot (Miss DM Courtier), RBOB
2 Brightmeadow Man Of Steal (Mr M & Mrs M Edworthy)
3 Tessmene Icing On The Cake By Kagemusha (Mr R & Ms G Richards & Flaher)
Res Foxriever Sea Fyre (Mr AM & Mrs DJ Whitehead)
Limit (4/0)
1 Kahawei Sea The Stars JW (Miss T James), BOB
2 Maycourt Miss Sweetness At Tengore (Mr BJ & Mrs SM Perkins)
3 Tessmene Top Notch By Kagemusha (Mr R & Ms G Richards & Flaher)
4 Foxriever Storm Cloud (Mrs E Woodford)
Open Dog (2/1)
1 Maycourt Heartbreaker (Mrs M Edworthy)
Open Bitch (2/1)
1 Maycourt Take Me To The Top (Miss DM Courtier)
Veteran (no entries)

North Devon Canine Society, 23 August 2025
Group and Breed Judge: Kirsten Bond (Pharises)
Post Graduate (3/0)
1 Ms D Courtier Maycourt Cover Shot, RBOB & RBOB Gundog Group 4
2 Ms R Jack Maycourt I’m Still Standing, BP
3 Mr M & Mrs M Edworthy Brightmeadow Man of Steel
Open (2/0)
1 Ms D Courtier Maycourt Take Me To The Top JW, BOB
2 Mrs M Edworthy Maycourt Heartbreaker

Activities

Working Gundog Certificates, 24 August 2025
Huge Congratulations to Rachel Arnold & Kopis (Roughyeds Regal George At Treecave) and to Beverley Snudden & Olive (Roughyeds Regal Return) for both achieving your RKC Working Gundog Certificates, with the Working Minority Retriever Club, in Dorset. The WGC Assessors were Judy Hempstead & John Baroloni.
Junior Warrant
In Curly Comms w/e 10 August 2025 we reported that Tom Clack, Ed Eddery & Bently – Krisbos Leonidas With Molokain (IKC) had gained his Stud Book Number having won the RCC at United Retriever Club, however it has now been announced that Bently gained his Junior Warrant at National Gundog on 3 August 2025, and therefore also gained his Stud Book Number the week before, at just over 12 months old.
Congratulations…!

Critiques

United Retriever Club, 6 August 2025
Judge: Jerry Stephens (Brightmeadow)
Jerry Stephens’ critiques are now available here on the Show Results Page.