We are pretty new on the show scene although I used to show Siamese in the 1980s & early 90s but had not been involved since. Poppy’s show debut was at the Humberside and Lincoln Cat Clubs joint show in 2011 and, what a day! Our little Poppy aged 6 months was awarded 1st and Best of Breed in both of her open classes and had been nominated Best of Variety (BoV) Foreign section kitten at the Lincoln, which she went on to win.
Poppy’s debut as an adult cat was the Yorkshire Cat Club Show in 2011. At 9 months and 2 days Mrs Shirley Bullock commented that she is “such a lovely baby cat.” Poppy was awarded a challenge certificate, 1st and Best of Breed in her open class. Since then she has taken all her achievements in her stride. Premier certificates gained at the Notts & Derby Cat Club show, the Teesside Cat Club show and the Lakeland Cat Club show in 2012 made her an official GCCF Premier.Poppy was awarded her first ‘grand’ at the Yorkshire Cat Club show in 2013, her second came at the Preston and Blackpool and then at the Lakeland and District she qualified and was made GCCF Grand Premier Abychat Equinox. She was also nominated and was awarded Best in Show (BiS) Foreign Neuter. The next stage of her career began at the Preston and Blackpool in 2015 where she won a Reserve Imperial was nominated and won BiS Foreign. Entering her into the back to back Durham and Northern Counties show was a last minute decision but what a good one. Poppy won both Imperial certificates and was nominated best Foreign at both shows – and was awarded overall BiS for the Northern Counties. Next came another back to back show, Bedford & District and the Cambridge shows. She had a mixed day, but came home with Imperial number three, which she was awarded by the Cambridge Cat Club. Imperial number Four was awarded by the Abyssinian Cat Club and what an accolade! The fifth and final Imperial certificate was awarded at the Manchester & District show 2015- we are so proud of our beautiful ‘ginger’ girl is titled Imperial Grand Premier Abychat Equinox.
Cwen’s show debut was the Lincoln Cat Club show; 2012, and she did very well, 1st and Best of Breed in the open class. She is unbeaten so far and was awarded challenge certificates at the ACA, Northern Counties and Durham shows in 2013 but as one of her judges was a duplicate she had to wait until her next outing, the Lakeland Cat Club show to be awarded her championship. After a break to have kittens Cwen returned to the show-bench in October 2014 and she has won three Grand certificates (The Cumberland Cat Club, The Supreme and RACCS) and a Reserve Grand at the Yorkshire Cat Club show. This means she is also an official feline aristocrat; GCCF Grand Champion Naughtypaw Boudicca.

photo: by kind permission of Carole Walker