NEWS FOR MEMBERS
Welcome to the new information page for members.
Recent events
Letters of resignation have been received from
Maureen Smith – Chairman & Principal Trustee
Elisabeth Amies – Committee Member & Membership Secretary
Helen Hewitt – Committee Member
Anna Virtue – Committee Member
An election will be held in 2012 to decide a new Chairman. In the meantime Prof Kym Jarvis, Vice Chair of Committee, has taken on the role of Acting Chairman of the Club to ensure the continued smooth operation of Club Business.
The Annual Appointments are due to be made in July. Until then Frances Bell will act as Membership Secretary and Alan Ward as Principal Trustee of the Benevolent Fund.
In addition, Sue Lorton Hobbs, who recently stood for election, has been invited to join the committee until next year’s elections.
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Breeders who wish to place their kittens on the kitten list or advertise their studs should ensure that they have signed a Breeders Register form before doing so.
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Please support Liz Saunders in her heroic walk to raise money for the BCC Benevolent Fund.
Sponsorship Form
Gift Aid Form
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The Burmese Breeding Policy is currently being finalised and Steve Crow will be presenting it at our AGM on 14 May 2011 and also at the BCS AGM on 3 April 2011. This policy is extremely important and breeders are encouraged to read it Comments may be fed back via the Hon Secretary.
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Editor of BCC News
The committee is seeking applications for an Editor for the News; following is the job description.
News: maintain overall editorial responsibility; arrange for collection of regular information; select articles published elsewhere and obtain permission to use them; invite and edit original material and correspondence, including e-mail and submissions on CD; write original material as appropriate, in particular the regular Editorial; obtain approval for veterinary articles, from an appropriate University Veterinary School; deal with advertising (if any) in the News. Prepare all material to copy-ready stage and forward to Production Manager at the printers for design and printing to agreed format, standards and costs. Read and correct proofs to a good standard of accuracy and literacy.
A small editorial support group is available to assist with these tasks.
Please send your application to Sue Chase (starrychatsburmese@ntlworld.com)
together with a summary of your qualifications for this role.
As part of your application please write what you think would be a suitable editorial for the next issue.
All applications will be discussed at the committee meeting on 23rd July 2011 and a decision announced as soon as possible. The successful candidate will be co-opted to the committee in a non-voting capacity and is expected to attend committee meetings.
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Note to breeders
Anyone wishing to have a “Breeder Card” on the “Find a Breeder” page on the Burmese Cat Club website should complete the following details.
The cards will be in the following format –
NAME
PREFIX
STUD OWNER YES/NO
COLOURS OF KITTENS THAT CAN BE PRODUCED
COUNTY
PHONE NUMBER
EMAIL ADDRESS
This service is available to all breeders listed on the Breeders Register and the cost will be £10 annually (payable on 1st January).
Please send your details to –
Marc Williams
388 Havering Road
Romford
RM1 4DE
enclosing your cheque for £10 made payable to the Burmese Cat Club. You may email the details if you wish to -
but please send a paper copy with your cheque.
