THE NORTHERN KING CHARLES SPANIEL CLUB
Established 1907
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Tribute to Gillian Smith
It is with great sadness, disbelief, and a huge measure of shock the club is now coming to terms with the announcement of our President and former secretary Gill Smith passing. We take some comfort to learn Steve, her dedicated husband and love of her life was with her. Gill and Steve were a devoted couple who married in 1981 they embraced life together and derived great enjoyment spending time with both their dog show “family” and her their granddaughters who spent a lot of time with them and the dogs.
In 2005 Gill & Steve bred their first Champion Justacharma Gift of Magic, a tricolour bitch, she was sired by Tucherish Valentino is Justacharma and out of Justacharma Remember Magic. Pauline Eddleston showed her and made her up. Many more beautiful Justacharma Champions have followed over the last twenty years.
Gill became the Secretary of the Northern King Charles Spaniel Club in 1995 and became an outstanding Secretary whose dedication and leadership helped the club move forward with stability. Under her guidance a fixed venue was established at Grenoside, ensuring consistency for all shows and providing a reliable home for exhibitors and attendees. Always approachable and professional, Gill fostered strong relationships, including her values and interactions with the King Charles Spaniel Association.
Her commitment extended beyond the club responsibilities and Gill played a significant role in the welfare of the breed through her service with the “2 Breed Club Rescue “programs for King Charles Spaniels. Gill’s passion and tireless efforts have left an enduring legacy and influence on the “Charlie” community. She will always be deeply appreciated and fondly remembered by all lucky enough to call her a friend for her devotion and loyalty to the breed.
Gill was always welcoming to both long term and new members. Her positivity and lust for life was unquestionable alongside her love and dedication to our wonderful breed. Gill’s friendship, kindness and long chats whether at shows or in messages will be missed forever. Shows will never be the same again without seeing Gill at the ringside.
She worked her way up to judging Championship shows and in fact judged at W.E.L.K.S. earlier this year.
As well as judging she was always keen to help as a mentor and with a final assessment which she did at U.K.T.D. in March this year.
As we begin to navigate the future without Gill as our President the committee and officers plan to acknowledge her contribution and dedication to the club in due course for now the sadness is too overwhelming.
Posted on behalf of the NKCSC committee
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.Our Shows are nw entered sing Fosse Date. Thelink to the April show 2025 is here Entry form
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Open in new tab PATRON: MR JOHN CASTLE
PRESIDENT: MRS GILLIAN SMITH
CHAIRMAN: MR STEPHEN SMITH 07740 169081 Nkcsc.chair@gmail.com
ACTING SECRETARY: MRS LORAINE RATTER 07974 155775 Nkcsc.secretary@gmail.com
HON. TREASURER: MRS MEA KENDALL 07973 539478 Nkcsc.treasurer@gmail.com
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Please note that we are now entering shows using Fosse Data. The link is in the column on the right.
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PLEASE NOTE THE NEW BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS
CHEQUES SHOULD BE MADE OUT TO
THE NORTHERN KING CHARLES SPANIEL CLUB AND SENT TO ;
MRS MEA KENDALL (HON.TREASURER)
2A ALCESTER ROAD, LICKEY END
BROMSGROVE B60 1JX
OR BY BANK TRANSFER TO
LLOYDS BANK
SORT CODE. 30-99-50
ACCOUNT NUMBER. 60355768
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NKCSC Championship Show 21 April 2024 – Google Photos
Main winners from our Open Show held on 2 September at Grenoside,
judged by Miss Sarah Maddison
The Special Awards classes were judged by Mr Andy Vella
L-R
Mea Kendal with BPIS Headra’s Ethel, John Goodwin with BV Ch Diggle Dandelion JW, Steve Smith with BIS Ch Justacharma Magic Goes On, Caroline Bowles-Robinson with RBIS Ch Baldragon Shoots He Scores and BOS Baldragon Forever Unique, and judge Sarah Maddison.
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NEWS! Photos from the 2023 Joint Breed Appreciation Day and A3 Hands On Assessment with the King Charles Spaniel Association can be found HERE. Thank you to all attendees, assessors and helpers and congratulations to all of of those candidates who passed the JEP Multiple Choice Exam and the Hands On Assessment! It was a very successful and enjoyable day!
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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE BOAS TESTING OF YOUR DOGS PLEASE CONTACT
FRAN TOMLINSON AT
ft270@cam.ac.uk
She is willing to travel to your home providing you have sufficient numbers and dogs over 1 year old
This is an ongoing survey in the interests of our breed to alleviate any concerns of any breathing problems within King Charles Spaniels
Your participation in this survey will be most welcome and is not confined to members of any of the clubs although we welcome new members
For further information please contact
Mrs Pam Healy who has already taken part in the test on
pamdsc1@aol.com
Our Facebook page is here 
The new data protection information is quite complex: please see a notice about it on the
Secretary’s Notice Board
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