B S F A NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 1996

As promised the last Newsletter of 1996.

We had our Committee meeting on the first Saturday
in December, a couple of days after Elaine & Nick
returned from their extended holiday to the sun in
Bermuda! ! !

The main outcome from the meeting was that overall
entries had gone down from 50 + in 1995 to 42 this
last season, but as long as these faithful keep corning,
and we could recruit more to attend, things would
remain OK.

The problem of having too few Judges to off1ciate at
the eight meetings has become a problem which will
remain unless a couple more of you would like to
stand in the centre and judge. We hope to have a
judges symposium on a Saturday prior to a meeting
but this would not be until July. Please let me know if
you would like to try judging, we just need quite a
few people, as the idea is for one person only to
judge at one meeting per season. We are going to
introduce a Green flag to be raised for the Judges
when they are ready for the next pair of dogs, as it
does take a few minutes to get all the scores onto the
score sheets.

We will be running a special meeting at Shotover
park on June 8th. This is just north of Oxford off the
A34 before the M40 Junction full details of these
direction will appear by the next Newsletter in
February. This will take the format that we used at
Ardingley a few years ago, with the main competition
running both rounds as soon as possible. Then the
'Public' can run their dogs for £1 and re~c,eive an A5
certificate for the timed run. All the money would be
donated to the British Field Sport Society who's
event this is for.

The AGM will be on the 16th.February at The Swan
at Three Mile Cross, Nr.Reading at 1 lam. The
Agenda will consist of l:Apologies: 2: Minutes of
last AGM: 3: Secretaries Report: 4: Treasurers
Report: 5: Chairman's Report: 6: Any Other Busi-
ness at the discretion of the Chairman.

Now for the reason for this Newsletter the events
dates for 1997 which will be our ninth season of
running Lure Coursing in this country.

C A L E N D E R for 1997

9th. March    SULHAMSTEAD
13th. April   BELPER
5th. May      BLINDLEY HEATH (Monday)
8th. June     SHOTOVER PARK
20th. July    FALKLAND FARM
24th. August  BRINSBURY COLLEGE
14th. September BELPER
12th. October FALKLAND FARM
All Meetings will start at 10.00am.

SULHAMPSTEAD is near Reading off M4 at
JUNCTION 12. Follow A4 to Newbury, after 2 miles
turn left immediately before Molligans Restaurant.
The road is signed Sulhamstead, Police Training
Centre & Ufton Nervet. Follow this road for about a
mile or so follow BSFA signs to Field at the top of
the hill on RIGHT.

DIRECTIONS to the Gymkana Field, Makney,
Nr.Belper, Derbyshire. From the NORTH turn offthe
M1 at JUNCTION 28, follow the A38 to Derby. Turn
off the A38 at the roundabout at Ripley, signed
Ambergate A6. At T junction by Little Chef, turn left
Ito Belper & Derby, still on A6. Go through Belper to
Milford. At Milford turn left before bridge
(straight on as the A6 turns right). Follow
narrow lane to 3rd. Ieft junction, signed Hol-
brook Bargate. Field is at the top of hill on the
right. From the SOUTH turn off M l at
JUNCTION 25, make for the A6 to Matlock.
Milford is three before Belper, at Milford turn
right after going over the bridge, signed
Makney, then as directions above.

BLINDLEY HEATH Direction from North
East & West. Exit M25 at Junction 6, Take the
dual carriageway A22 signed to East Grindstead
& Eastbourne, after I mile straight over at
roundabout-continue on A22, now single car-
riageway after I mile to mini-roundabout, con-
tinue on A22 . After another 1.3miles go under
railway bridge at South Godstone, carry on 1
mile or so, before Blindley Heath, you pass a
Garden Centre 'Walkers' on the left turn right
down Bryers Lane. The field is the three
quarters of a mile down the lane, on the left .
This should be signed with BSFA signs.

Vets for Sulhamstead

Castle Veterinary Surgery Tel: 01734 574488
Tilehurst Road, Reading Directions:- out to
main A4 Newbury /Reading road turn right for
about 4 miles to mini roundabout with Traffic
Lights straight on signed Town Centre oh to
next Traffic Lights turn left BP garage on left
vets next door.

Vets for Belper

Boothroyd Veterinary Tel: 01773 829544
Goods Road, Belper. Directions:- out to road
turn left down the hill, turn right at junction
follow road to the A6, straight on fior a mile
Goods Road is on left as you get to Belper.
(open till 12.30pm)

Vets for BlindleY Heath

Maypole Road Veterinary Surgery Mr.Strachan
Tel.No: 01342 323072 Directions:- Out of field
to main road turn right to East Grinstead. Go
straight over at Traffic lights at Fellbridge, past
Fellbridge Hotel on left, straight on at next
Traffic Lights. after about 3/4 mile Mini Round-
about carry straight on after about 200yards
turn Right aliong Maypole Road. The Sur-
gery is on the right before bend in road.
January 1 st. is time subscriptions are due which
is £5.00. I will mark a box at the end of this
Newsletter if your subs are paid for 1997.

Would any of our Judges like to let me know
which date they would like to judge on. This will
help us arrange the judges list, PLEASE let me
know soon!!

The first meeting is on the Sunday of the
CRUFTS show so the only excuse for not
coming is that you have won the Hound Group
on Thursday.

The Committee wish all members a Happy
Christmas and a very Good New Year.

My telephone No. is (01202) 579394 for all the
judges to ring me with their preferred date, and
for any would be judges to let me that they are
interested.

Gary Peskett

4 Church Lane
West Parley
Ferndown
Dorset,BH22 8TS.
Tel:01202 579394