Who's Who
Brian and Gilly
Brian is the Chairman of the club, he and his wife Gilly concentrate on the Retriever section. He and his family have been involved with Flat Coated retrievers all his life and he is president of the Flat Coated Retriever Society. Brian and Gilly breed Flat Coats from time to time and you will likely see some of their 'children' on the field. They both show their dogs and Brian is an international show judge.
Gilly is the club secretary and is also very experienced she has been picking up at shoots for over 40 years with Labs, Goldies and Flat Coats, and is keen to pass on her experience to club members.
Brian and Gilly are assisted at training sessions by other trainers including Julie, Anne, Fiona, Nick and Sarah all of whom are trainers in their own right and have progressed through this club.
Pam
Jenny
Pam is our Treasurer, she runs the 'office' including the shop and is always ready to collect your training fees etc! It can sometimes get a bit busy on a training day especially if there is a special event happening. If you can bring the correct money it helps a lot.
Jenny is our membership secretary and her job is to maintain the membership details. If yours have changed since joining it is important to let her know.
Anne
Julie is a founder member of the club, has been training the Spaniels from the start, and is very experienced. She and her husband Pete run a farm locally and are involved with various shoots. She also breeds and shows mainly Labradors at present. She is always pleased to help with any questions and says that 'her bark is worse than her bite'.
Anne owns and runs Training Fido and has been a trainer with the club for the last 10 years, she trains the puppy class as well as other retriever classes within the club. She has owned Labradors for many years and has worked them in both obedience and Gundog events. She now has a Flatcoated Retriever who she competes in Working Tests with. She also passed the KC good citizen scheme, achieving Gold with him.
Nick
Fiona owns and runs Forest and Field Dog Training. She currently has two Weimaraner's called Misty and Merryn. Previous to this had she had other Weimaraner's, Spaniels and other non-gundog breeds. She competes in scurries and works both dogs in the season, picking up. She joined the club in March 2022 and helps to train the Retrievers at all levels.
Nick has had working dogs his entire life. His Dad took him shooting for the first time at 5 years old and his love for the sport and dogs grew from there. He has had Labradors and now Spaniels. He enjoys training and working with is dogs and have competed in scurries and working tests and been very successful,. He joined the club in 2023 and now helps train the Spaniels at all levels.
Your committee members are
| Brian Izzard | Chairman |
| Peter Gribble | Vice Chairman |
| Gilly Izzard | Secretary |
| Pam Hewitt | Treasurer and Club Shop |
| Julie White | Spaniel Trainer |
| Nick Ritchings | Spaniel Trainer |
| Anne Peers | Retriever Trainer |
| Fiona White | Retriever Trainer |
Any committee member can be contacted by email using firstname.surname@christchurchgundogclub.co.uk |
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