DIARY DATES
Winter Term: 23rd. Jan - 10th. April,2025 Summer
Term: 8th. May, 2025 - 24th July . Autumn Term: 4th. Sept -
20th. Nov
Charity Night - Thursday, 27th. November,
.ADVANCED OBEDIENCE CLASS ON
FRIDAY AT 9-00PM ANYONE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT
DAVE VIVASH on 01243 606420
Cody in Fancy dress at Charity evening
News & Information Newshound & Pawprints are the clubs Official
News letters and are produced each term. Articles also appear in
the Bognor & Chichester Observer NEWSHOUND &
PAWPRINTS Training Thursday.evenings Fridays - Advanced Class, obedience training only. Please
ring Dave on 01243-606420 if you are interested. If you would like to train your
Dog, please contact Hilary or Maureen for details.
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POLLUTION Things have not improved with the pollution
of our beaches. For those of us that use Aldwick beach the news is even
worse, with the beach being one of two along the south coast to be deemed
unsuitable for bathing due to sewage polution causued by Southern Waters
intentional discharges. Anyone that takes their Dog to the
beach should be cautious about allowing them to swim in the sea due to the massive amount of raw sewage that is being
discharged some of it according to Southern Water, caused by excessive rain
fall. Surfers against sewage (SAS) have updated their warnings which identifies virtually all of the south coast
as poluted with Aldwick identified as unsuitable for bathing. There have
also been traces of Ecoli found on beaches at Chichester Harbour.
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CHARITY EVENING After
the success of last years Charity evening, we heldanother one this year on
29th November. Which was another success and enjoyed by those that
attended. We also raised a large amount for charity, which we will
announce when counting is finalised.
SCAM WARNING
Although it was first circulating in 2021, a scam regarding Dog Micro
Chips has recently re-appeared. People especially those with Dogs have
been receiving an email telling them that they must register their Dog
with the "UK Pet Chip Registry" at a cost of £19. Anyone registering
lose their money and are not registered with anyone and could therefore be
fined £500 for breaking the law. In the UK there is no national
register for micro chips, but it is carried out by 21 Government approved
agencies, most have a one off fee but some have an annual charge.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING This
years Annual
General Meeting was held on 28th March. All of tthe current Officers were
re-elected. Three new committee members were elected and thanks was given
to Jane who was a retiring member. Hilary thanked Kim for standing in
as acting Secretary while she was not available and it was reported that
the club membership had improved significantly especially the Puppy class.
The clubs finances were in good shape with a £269 donation made to the
charity Ability Dogs 4 Young People. It was reported that we will not
be holding an Annual Dog Show this year. The current president
Laura Wingham was thanked for her services over the past six years and
Fred Fitzgibbons who has been involved with the club for over 50 years was
elected as the Clubs new President. At the end of the meeting a
presentation was made to Maureen & Fred on their 60th Wedding Anniversary.
CLUB SECRETARY Hilary
now has a new phone number
07842081089 and a new email: hilarysykes8@gmail.com
Maureen Fitzgibbons has changed her email address to
maureen.fitzgibbons76@outlook.com
Kim Brown
:
Media Secretary:
07795180293
TRAINING Our
next term starts on Thursday 9th January 2025. We now do Kennel Club Good Citizens Awards only, but to help with passes
we are doing a bit more basic obedience training within each
class. People with puppies under six months should bring them to Puppy
Class at 6.30pm on the 9th January – any queries please phone Maureen 01243-825475. Dogs with
little or no training will need to come to the Bronze class at
7.00-7.45pm. If you have passed Bronze, please come to the Silver class at
7.45 (to 8-30pm), bring your Bronze Certificate with you. If you already have
passed these classes, then come to the Gold/Platinum class at 8.30-9.15pm,
but you will need to bring your previous Kennel Club Good Citizens
Certificates with you. Classes are £48.00 per term (12 weeks), £25 Puppy
class plus £5.00
pa. Club membership fee, payable at the beginning of term.
All of our trainers are fully qualified and voluntarily give
their time every week free of charge for the love of dogs, which keeps the
costs down so please respect them
For anyone who has passed Silver or above and would like to do some extra
training we have an additional obedience class on Friday nights at 9pm.
This class is taken by Dave Vivash and is enjoyable extra obedience - just
ask anyone in his class. Further details please contact Hilary (number above)
or Dave on 01243 606420
Training takes place every
Thursdays & Friday (advanced) at Felpham Village
Memorial Hall,
Vicarage Lane, Felpham, PO22 7DZ
precise times being dependent on
the class
Further details please contact Hilary on Tel:
07842081089 email: hilarysykes8@gmail.comk
jor Maureen on 01243 825475 or maureen.fitzgibbons76@outlook.com
The Club is Affiliated to the Kennel Club of
Great Britain and has a team of highly experienced Training Instructors. It is a non Profit making Club, which allows it to keep course fees to a
minimum, which are used to cover running costs. View
Club Rules and Code of
Conduct
Code of Conduct: The clubs
Code of Conductwhich has been approved by the
Kennel Club has been distributed to all members. If you
have not seen it please click the link and please ensure that you
read it
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