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 and Sarah all of whom are trainers in their own right and have progressed through this club.
Fiona
Fiona is our Acting Vice Chairman.
She is an Accredited Pet Gundog Instructor with qualifications in Canine Training, Behaviour and Nutrition.
She currently has two Weimaraner's called Misty and Merryn.
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.
Julie
Pam is our Treasurer.
She manages all the finances as well as running 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 so if you can bring the correct money it would help her a lot.
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
Sarah
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.
Sarah has been a member of the club for 7 years.
She works nights but during the day spends time training her own dogs ready for the shoot season.
She has owned Working Cockers, Clumber Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels and Labradors.
During the season she beets and picks up, plus works on the farm.
She also does gundog demonstrations with the Sussex and Clumber Spaniels.
Your committee members are
| Brian Izzard | Chairman |
| Fiona White | Acting Vice Chairman and Retriever Trainer |
| Gilly Izzard | Secretary and Retriever Trainer |
| Pam Hewitt | Treasurer and Club Shop |
| Julie White | Spaniel Trainer |
| Anne Peers | Retriever Trainer |
| Sarah Harvey | Spaniel Trainer |
| Any committee member can be contacted by email using firstname.surname@christchurchgundogclub.co.uk | |