WELCOME TO
THE DOWNLANDS STAFFORDSHIRE
BULL TERRIER CLUB
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Apologies - Our Website is
suffering from a long-term malfunction, affecting links to other
parts of the site. We are attempting to remedy this as soon as
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IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT THE 2017
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING |
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We have been advised today
(22nd February) that the venue for our AGM has been double booked.
We therefore have no option but to move 5 miles away to:
Holybourne Village Hall
Church Lane
Holybourne
ALTON
GU34 4HD We will
open the Annual General Meeting 10 minutes late to allow anyone who has gone to
The Golden Pheasant, Farringdon, to arrive.
Please note that parking is extremely limited
at Holybourne Village Hall, so please park on London Road and walk
to the Hall.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
To get
from The Golden Pheasant to Holybourne Village Hall
Proceed north towards Alton on the A32
Turn right at the A31 roundabout (signposted Farnham)
Follow the A31 approx 3 miles to the next roundabout and take the
first exit
Proceed to the traffic lights approx. quarter of a mile along
Montecchio Way and turn right
Proceed along London Road approx half a mile - you will go into a
"dip" in the road.
Park along the right hand side between the entrance and exit for The
Lawn Home for the Elderly
Church Lane is on the left, and the Village Hall is 20 yards up on
the right approx. |
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT,
ANN GATENBY |
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23rd
February 2016
"This is a message from your rather ancient old President to all
concerned.
Well, we have done it - arrived at 25 years, and we are still (I
hope) the happy and friendly club that we set out to be at that
first meeting. When I announced in the Dog World that there would
be a meeting of like-minded people who wanted to have a club right
down here on the south coast that would cater for people who wanted
to have fun with their dogs and to have shows that they didn’t have
to travel hundreds of miles to go to, I didn’t expect the following.
The hall was booked and when the meeting was due to start, there was
standing room only - WOW! My husband took the chair and lots of
people had lots to say and at the end of the meeting it was a
definite "YES". Almost everyone signed up as founder members - and
we were on the way.
Anyway, here we are after 25 years and we had a wonderful show on
Sunday. I have to say a very big “thank you“ to a simply superb
committee for the tremendous amount of hard work they put in on the
day and of course the massive amount of preparation that goes with
running an important show beforehand. Also, thank you to all the
wonderful exhibitors without whom there would be no show.
On a personal note, I also have to say a big thank you for the
beautiful flowers and the gift presented to me at the show and I
have to say I felt very humble because all I was doing over those
many years was doing what I loved and “enjoying myself “.
Anyway, my last thank you goes (of course) to the beautiful dogs,
for without them - there would be no club. I just adore my
Staffords and I don’t care if they never win anything again in their
lives, I couldn’t live without them – bless their little cotton
paws!!!
Anyway, enough from me. Keep on coming and promoting the breed and
give your dogs all the love and protection you can – they
are the best breed in the world. (Sorry to all of us who are Border
Terrier and Frenchie people – they run a very strong second!!!)
All my love,
Ann |
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SILVER JUBILEE SHOW RESULTS |
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22nd February 2016 -
Congratulations to Mr. G. J. Canavan's bitch Boldstock Am I
Bovered who was awarded the Bitch CC and chosen as
Best in Show at yesterday's Silver Jubilee Championship Show.
The Dog CC
went to Garforth King, owned by Miss L.
& Mr. W. Davis.
Best Puppy in Show
was awarded to Mrs. C.Kendall's Rossobull Sea Diamond.
Thanks to all who
attended our show at Bognor Regis on Sunday and to the judges Martin Grimwood
(Stormstaff) and Joe Samby (Gamestaff) and our referee Jamie Mace (Janastaff).
We've had several positive comments about the day and it seems that
most enjoyed it. Full results can be found on the
show results page and the write-ups
will be added when we receive them. |
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IMPORTANT! CHANGE OF
BITCH JUDGE FOR SILVER JUBILEE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW |
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16 January 2016 - The
officers and committee of the Downlands Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Club is sorry to announce that, because of ill-health, judge Nancie
Booth will be unable to fulfill her judging appointment at the
club's forthcoming Championship Show and has reluctantly decided to
withdraw. We thank Nancie for giving the club and exhibitors
enough notice to enable alternative arrangements to be made and hope
she soon feels better. Subject to Kennel Club approval, the
judges and referee will now be:
Dogs - Martin Grimwood - StormstaffBitches - Joe Samby - Gamestaff
Referee - Jamie Mace - Janastaff
Our apologies for any inconvenience or disappointment that this may cause. Please join us in wishing Nancie a speedy recovery.
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ELITEBULLS HEARTBREAKER FOR
REGALBULL JW SHCM chosen Best in Show at Downlands October 2015 Open Show |
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11th October 2015 -
Congratulations to Mrs. K. A. & Mr. S.A. Fulford whose dog Elitebulls
Heartbreaker For Regalbull JW SHCM was judged Best Dog
and Best in Show today at The Bohunt Centre by judge Gary
Nicholson.
Ch.
Trufflestaff Monifa Kanika JW was selected as Best Bitch,
Reserve Best in Show, Best Opposite Sex and Best
Veteran Bitch, owned by Mr. & Mrs. S. Hopkins.
Mr. A. M. Smith's minor puppy dog Ramblestaff Racketeer was
awarded Best Puppy in Show.
Thanks to all who
came along to The Bohunt Centre today to support the show and
contributed to a pleasant day with a good atmosphere. And of course
well done to all those exhibitors and dogs who made the show what it
was. Full results can be found by
clicking here. |
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February Open Show Critique
now on Website |
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13th February 2015 -
We're pleased to announce that Jackie Smart's Write-Up of last
Sunday's show has now been added to the show results page.
Many thanks to Jackie for getting it to us so swiftly. Read it
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Ch. TRUFFLESTAFF MONIFA KANIKA awarded
Best in Show at Downlands 2015 Open Show |
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8th February 2015 - Our
warmest congratulations to Mr & Mrs S Hopkins, owners of Ch.
Trufflestaff Monifa Kanika, Best Bitch and Best in Show,
awarded by judge Jackie Smart.
The Best Dog and Best Opposite Sex was Mitzstaff Crazy
Cuz, owned by Mr. M. & Mrs. T. Membury.
Best Puppy in Show was awarded to
Mr. P. Barke's minor puppy bitch Felkirkstaff At Starhaze.
Thanks to everyone who came along to The
Bohunt Centre today to support the Downlands, and well done to all
those dogs placed today.
Full details, as ever, can be found on
our show results page, |
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Ch. SUURISUUN
BOPPINGHAM BIRULAI is
Best in Show at Downlands 2014 Open Show |
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1st June 2014 - Well
done to Alan Hedges and Cvetka Bogovcic, who's Ch. Suurisuun
Boppingham Birulai was chosen as Best Dog and Best In Show by judge Alison Hinsley at today's Open Show.
Best Bitch, Best Opposite Sex
and Reserve Best in Show were awarded to Cursus Summer
Storm J.W, owned by Miss C. Winwood and Mr. S. Tunnah.
Best Puppy in Show was
won by Mr. J, and Mrs. C. Rogers' Berrystock Charlie's Angel.
Many thanks to all exhibitors and
spectators for supporting our Open Show. Full details of
awards are on our show results page. |
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SCORGUIE STOLEN KISSES awarded
Best in Show at Downlands 2014 Championship Show |
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9th February 2014 -
Many congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. McPhail, owners of Scorguie
Stolen Kisses, winner of the Bitch CC and Best In Show
at today's Downlands Championship Show. The Dog CC
was awarded to Mrs. A. Hart's Albermarbull Ice White.
Reserve Best in
Show and Reserve Bitch CC went to Mr. M. and Mrs. A.
Birbeck's Bellarouge Blithe Spirit J.W.
The Reserve Dog CC was awarded to Sr. B. Monestina's
Itcheboren Night Fury Dustblaze. Best Dog Puppy and Best
Puppy In Show went to Mrs. K. Thomas' Biggleswick Funky Devil,
and the Best Bitch Puppy was won by Mrs. Carole Partlett's
Starolestaff Mystic Mimi.
Well done to all who won awards today and many thanks to all
exhibitors and spectators for your support. On a rather chilly
day, and when travel conditions were far from perfect, it felt like
a truly enjoyable show so thank you all for coming!
Thanks to our judges Steve Halifax and Eric Galvin and our referee,
Ann Gatenby.
See the Show Results page for full results and write ups. |
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About
The Downlands
Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club.....
The
club
was founded in 1989 and recognised by the UK Kennel Club in 1990.
Operating primarily in the Southern Coastal Counties of England, its
aims are to further the welfare of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier as
a breed, by organising shows and other activities to encourage
owners and breeders to maintain the high standard of the breed in
the area covered. In 2004, the committee's hard work was rewarded when
the club was approved by the Kennel Club to hold Championship Shows,
the first of which was held in 2007.
New members are
welcomed, both nationally and worldwide. For further information
please see the 'Memberships' link on the left.
Due to other
commitments of our webmaster, certain areas of this Web Site
(especially the Newsletter Section and Show Results Archives) remain
under construction, and are likely to remain so for some time.
We apologise for any inconvenience that this causes and will have
things fully up and running in the fullness of time.
Meanwhile, should you
be unable to find what you are looking for on this site, or have any
other queries, please contact our Club Secretary:
Mr Jamie Mace
5 Elm Tree Close
BOGNOR REGIS
West Sussex
PO21 5BF
Telephone: 01243 821672
/ 07927 342414
E-mail:
jamie@janastaff.wanadoo.co.uk
We very much look
forward to hearing from, or meeting, you soon. |
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