Fun Day 2023

The Norfolk and Norwich Terrier Fun Day

Saturday 26th August 2023 at Baginton Village Hall

Report by Gail Simpson, NTCGB President and ‘MC’ of the Fun Day

I must start with a huge thank you to the Norwich Terrier Club, who hosted this year’s event. As usual it was a brilliant day, lots of Norfolk and Norwich Terrier fans, about 100 dogs registered to compete and even the weather managed to stay good for us.

I enjoyed being MC of the event again this year, accompanied in the centre of the ring of course by Martyn Howes who does such a marvellous job of keeping track of who comes where and who wins what!!!

A huge thank you as well to Sarah Aldred, for taking hundreds of photos during the day – naturally we can’t show them all, so there’s just a few dotted around this report and you can find loads more on the NTCGB Facebook page.

Class 1 – Dog with the Waggiest Tail (Judge: Alan Haynes)

Phoebie (Norfolk) – Janet Briggs
Milly (Norfolk) - Liz Moor
Winnie (Norfolk x Border) – Holly Delport
Lottie (Norfolk) – Sue Pinnell
Indi (Norwich) – Kay Dix

Class 2 – Prettiest Bitch (Judge: Trevor Aldred)

Luna (Norfolk) – Louise Kilshaw
Phoebie (Norfolk) - Janet Briggs
Indi (Norwich) – Kay Dix
Winnie (Norfolk x Border) – Holly Delport
Indiana (Norwich) – Charlotte Moses

You can see how proud Janet was to come second with Phoebe!

Class 3 – Handsomest Dog (Judge: Helen Price)

Cabhan (Norfolk) – Janet Howes
Benji (Norfolk) – Tim Noon
Oliver (Norwich) – Janet Wickings
Basil (Norfolk) – Pauline Hale
Bob (Norfolk) – Vicky Lee

Class 4 – Dog the Judge would most like to take home (Judge: Frank Payne)

Winnie (Norfolk x Border) – Holly Delport
Luna (Norfolk) – Louise Kilshaw
Harley (Norfolk) – Judith Briggs
Harley (Norfolk) – Olivia Dragon
Benji (Norfolk) - Tim Noon

Class 5 – Best Sausage Catcher (Judge: Martyn Howes). Wins the John Rudkin Memorial Trophy

Bill (Norfolk) – Stephen Johnson

Bill and Stephen, triumphant after the Sausage Catching Competition!

Class 6 - Best Veteran 7-10 years old (Judge: Andre Hess)

Mr Ted – (Norfolk) - Pat Stevenson
Basil - (Norwich) - Terry Short
Ollie - (Norfolk) – Christine Tickle
Tilly (Westie) – Dawn & David Webb
Bill - (Norfolk) - Stephen Johnson

Class 7 – Vintage Dog or Bitch (11 yrs & Over) – (Judge: Andre Hess)

1. Lottie - (Norfolk) – Sue Pinnell

2. Megan – (Norwich) – Joyce Hillsdon

3. Mabel - (Norfolk) - Fiona Macartney

4. Harry (Norfolk) - Maureen Burrell

5. Molly – (Norfolk) - Judith Briggs

Class 8 - Most Appealing Puppy (Judge: Tony Pinnell)

Milly (Norfolk) – Liz Moor
Winnie – (Norfolk x Border) – Holly Delport
Poppet – Norfolk) – Liz Furey
Saatchi – (Norwich) – Jacky Doe
Patsy – (Jack Russell) – Olivia Dragon

Liz Moor with Milly, winner of Most Appealing Puppy and Second in the Waggiest Tail!

Class 9 – Best Family from the same Household (Judge: Amee Morris}

Mavis & Frankie (Norwich) – Clare Alloway
Rosy & Reggie (Norwich) – Nicky Crosthwaite
Horace, Billy & Tia - (Norwich + Tibetan Terrier) – Sonia Wren
Pixie, Tilly & Ted - (Norwich & Westie) - Dawn & David Webb
Pippin & Poppet - (Norfolk) – Liz Furey

Dawn and David Webb with their lovely little family!

Class 10 – Best Six Legs (Judge: Melissa Davis)

Luna (Norfolk) & Louise Kilshaw
Benji (Norfolk) & Tina Noon
Patsy (Jack Russell)) & Olivia Dragon
Toast (Norwich) & Geoffrey Palmer
Strider (Norfolk) & Ian Brittain

Class 11 – Best 100 Miles or over Travelled (Judge: Philip Skyrme)

Patsy & Harley (Jack Russell & Norfolk) – Oliwia Dragon’s family (from Warsaw, Poland)
Basil (Norwich) – Terry Short
Toast (Norwich) – Geoffrey Palmer
Branston & Daisy (Cairn & Westie) – Sandra Payne
Toby & Dougal (Norfolk & X breed terrier) – Sarah & Trevor Aldred