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ABYSSINIAN BAC SEMINAR 2010
The Abyssinian BAC
is holding its seminar on Sunday 22nd
August.
The Theme is
'Colour'.
The venue is
Badsey Recreation Club
Ballards Park
Brewers Lane
Badsey
Evesham
Worcs WR11 7EU
The hall
is situated just 1.5 miles off the A46.Evesham, convenient for Jnct 6 & 7
(Worcester North and South) or 8 (Tewkesbury) of the M5.
It is not far from either the Stratford ACC show venue or the old ACA Greig
Hall, Alcester show venue.
Tickets
are available from Lynda Ashmore, 7 Ledstone Road, Sheffield, S8 0NS, price
£7.50 plus an SAE (CHEQUES MADE PAYABLE
TO THE ABYSSINIAN BAC). The price
includes lunch. Please advise of any food
allergies etc at the time of booking.
The seminar is held to help train new judges, but stewards, breeders and indeed
anyone interested in the breed are welcome to attend.
Times
Vetting in 11.00am - 11.15am
11.30 for Probationer Judges wishing to do Assessments.
12:00 for everyone else.
The seminar organiser is Valerie Spragg, who can be contacted on 01386 852594;
email:
val@miriella.plus.com
Lynda Ashmore
01142 586 866
lynda.ashmore@googlemail.com
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Abyssinian Seminar 200 6
"A celebration of the Abyssinian"
Sunday July 2nd was a great success - organised by Lynda
Ashmore with over 30 cats and even more Aby addicts. Caroline Macaulay
produced an excellent lunch. Then Shirley Bullock, Carole Jones and Mary
Kalal gave their expert opinion on the Abys who, without exception, were
beautifully behaved and seemed to enjoy their day as much as the Aby addicts.
The day began with an update on the Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PKDef) Project
from Andrea Harvey, FAB Clinical Associate. This leads to a report on the
success of an auction held at the Somali Cat Club's Summer Party, when the
wonderful sum of £1,000 was raised and presented to Andrea for the PKDeficiency
project. As Anne Gregory says "This really does reflect the determination
we have to eradicate this disease from our beloved breed. Anyone who owns
a Somali, Abyssinian or a breed that uses either for outcrossing and would like
to know more information about the disease and the help we are receiving from
Andrea, please visit the Club's website,
www.somalicatclub.com. By agreeing to have your cat tested for this
project you can really support this scheme." Anne's reply to our request
to quote her was "Yes, of course, the ACC have been very supportive and it was
an excellent article by Mike Shammas we were permitted to use in our Somali
Journal to inform our members how to move forward in a positive way."
It would be great to get ALL our Abys and Somalis tested so we know exactly
where we are. Let's hope more will be encouraged to take part and help
with funding.
If you would like any further information regarding the study, or if you would
like to make a donation towards this study please contact Andrea Harvey at
the Feline Centre, University of Bristol Veterinary School, tel. 0117 9289558,
fax 0117 9289559, email a.m.harvey@bristol.ac.uk
Abyssinian Seminar 2002
The Abyssinian Breed Advisory Committee (ABAC) held their last
wholly Abyssinian seminar on Sunday 10 November 2002,
efficiently co-ordinated by Mrs Ruth Hopkins. It was well attended by 50
Aby devotees, who were treated to an excellent roast lunch before getting down
to the main business of the day - admiring the many splendid Abys
present. There were 20 Abyssinians of various colours, including
usual, sorrel, blue, lilac and silver. The theme was "Abyssinian Type and Expression",
which was covered most ably by four experienced GCCF judges who are all
Abyssinian breeders - Mrs Shirley Bullock, Mrs Carole Jones, Dr. Vicky Hakin
Smith, and Mrs Ruth Hopkins.
Many thanks to everyone who participated in such
an enjoyable day.
Seminars since that date have been jointly run with other foreign breeds.
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