Midlands & Northern Rhodesian Ridgeback Club
The First Rhodesian Ridgeback Club to Gain Championship Status in the UK
The First Rhodesian Ridgeback Club to Gain Championship Status in the UK
| 17.03.2010 |
Midlands & Northern Rhodesian Ridgeback Club Awarded Best Breed Club Stand in the Hound Group at Crufts  We
are extremely proud to announce that at Crufts, once again the club was
awarded the trophy for Best Breed Club Stand in the Hound Group!
This was the fifth time that we have been presented with this award and of
course the first time under the sponsorship of DFS, the new sponsors of
Crufts. We would like to thank them for the magnificent glass trophy and of
course thanks to Gill Lawless and everyone else who helped to prepare and
man the stand on the day. |
| 11.03.2010 |
Unwanted Clothing Collection Alison Wigglesworth is making an "unwanted clothing collection" with proceeds to be donated to Midlands & Northern Ridgeback Rescue.  She has already started to collect in the village where she lives and asks
that anyone attending the Club Open Show on Sunday 21st March 2010,
and has unwanted clothing, shoes or handbags, lurking in their
drawers and wardrobes, put it all in a bin liner and bring it along to the
show.Please take a few moments to root out anything that you may no longer want and could aid in raising funds for rescue. Thank You |
| 13.01.2010 |
Sid Thorne The committee, members and friends of the Midlands & Northern Rhodesian Ridgeback Club offer their heartfelt condolences to Pat Thorne, on the tragic and all too early passing of her husband Sid. After a long battle with debilitating disease he slipped away quietly on Saturday 9th January 2010.  Sid had been a club member for many years, serving as a valued
member of the committee and was instrumental in the setting up of
Midlands & Northern Rescue. He will be sorely missed by all.The funeral service will be held at 1pm on Wednesday 20th January 2010 at Southport Crematorium, Southport Road, PR8 5JQ. No flowers please, but should anyone care to make a donation it will be shared between The Parkinson Society and Midlands & Northern Ridgeback Rescue. |
| 13.01.2010 |
Show Diary 2010 updated Our Open Show will be held on Sunday 21st March 2010 at mypetstop, Topcliffe Close, Capitol Park, Tingley, WF3 1BU where our judge will be breed specialist Ms C A Carlton (Umhlandla) Downloadable Schedule and Entry Form are now available. (NB club members will receive their copy of schedule and entry form in the next mail shot due out early February) |
The Breed Council representing all four Rhodesian Ridgeback Clubs in Britain meets twice a year to discuss all Rhodesian Ridgeback related issues. Its function is to collate the collective views of all clubs and present them to The Kennel Club. News of The Breed Council activities will be posted as available.
Discover Dogs is becoming increasingly popular. In future on ridgeback day at Crufts, the stand will be manned, and ridgebacked, by some of our rescued Ridgebacks. We also attend Discover Dogs at Earls Court, London, in November and in May we represent Rhodesian Ridgebacks at the "All About Dogs" exhibition in Essex. We always need people to help with these events so if you would care to volunteer your services for a couple of hours it will alleviate the strain on the regulars who do a full days stint, which is unfair on their Ridgebacks. With hundreds of people milling around asking questions, some sensible, some ridiculous, even Ridgebacks get tired out. As long as your dog is "bombproof" and you like talking (and lets face it what RR owner doesn't) Please offer to help.