THE "FLOWERS" OF SCOTLAND AT ALVA
The Scottish CKCS Club Spring Open show has the prettiest setting...the small town of Alva at the foot of the Ochil Hills in Clackmannanshire.
This year's judge Wilma Morrison (Bowerswell) had drawn an entry of approx 90 and had kindly donated embroidered towels as prizes for the major winners. The Scottish Club shows are all very welcoming and sociable and as well as being run competently by the Committee they manage successfully to generate a warm informality that blends the showing side with a social gathering. Here are some of my photos from the day.
The drive up country from Northern England and the Scottish snow capped peaks that met us.
Chairman Dick Morrison and Davie Smith
Secretary Liz Smith and Norma
Terry Bickerton, Brian Cochrane, Iris Soutar and Katie Sloan
Gillian Blair and her daughter
Angela Bates, Show Secretary and Helen Byers
Carol Mackenzie and President Marie McFarlane
Mia Weddell
there goes the diet!
Alan and Joyce Beattie
Ellen Drennan
Lesley Fraser, Darcy Weddell, Lindsey Gow, Sarah Perry
Jane Molineux
Liz Mcinally and Gladys Baillie
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Moira Baillie and Carol White
Gordon Inglis and John Gaskell
Liz Mac's yummy cup cakes
Brian Cochrane....Jack of All Trades but kitchen hand extraordinaire!
New to the job, Editor Carol Mackenziehad done a smashing 2014 Year Book
Gordon Inglis and George Donaldson
Anne Winning had travelled all the way from Glen Coe ...at her first show and won a 1st!
Terry Bickerton....our Ring Steward
some of the dogs exhibited
and the finalists
BEST PUPPY, BEST BITCH & BEST DOG/BEST IN SHOW
BEST IN SHOW....PEAKDOWN MICAWBER AT CAVALLINO with owner Moira Baillie
"Micawber"
The amazing Margaret Workman aged 92 whose TURRETBANK SAFFRON SILK wonBEST BITCH
RESERVE BEST BITCH....Gladys Baillie's FYRNROSE MRS TIGGY WINKLE JW
Norma Inglis and Judge with BEST PUPPY IN SHOW...BONITOS COMPANEROS GREAT BLUE YONDER AT CRAIGOWL
LOVELY PRIZES FOR WINNERS
Elspeth Glenn's 10 year old SANDBRAE BEYOND THE BLUE took BEST VETERAN
BEST OPPOSITE SEX PUPPY....Inglis, Vorderstrasse and Kirschbaum's BONITOS COMPANEROS CRYSTAL
....and the OLDEST CAVALIER at the show was CAVALLINO JAEGER born 13th December 1999...making "Angus" 14 past.
Scottish shows are well worth the trip.....hope to see you at the next one in June
18th FEBRUARY 2014