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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Tunbridge Wells & District Canine Society Open Show 2026
18th July 2026
At South of England Showground
NEWS ARCHIVES:
February 2024 Match Night Results
We had a fantastic turnout for match night last night… Well done everyone who took part!
Results wise… The winners of the February match were:
Best In Match – Jackie Weyman and her ESS, Fred.
Reserve Best in Match – Michelle Salt and her Shih Tzu, Cruz
Best Puppy in Match – Janet Larkin and her Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy, Penny.
Best Veteran in Match – Clare Miller and her Beagle, Tia
Well done to all and huge thanks to our judge, Julie Nicholls Shyllar.
January 2024 Match Night Results
Congratulations to our winners last night at our first match night of the year!
BEST IN MATCH and BEST VETERAN IN MATCH – Elly Bass and her evergreen Whippet, Daisy
RESERVE BEST IN MATCH – Jackie Pearn and her Boxer, Bonnie
BEST PUPPY IN MATCH -Julie Cox and her lovely Border Terrier pup, Barbie.
Thank you to our judge Anne Webb for your time last night and well done to all on the night.
Dog of The Year 2023 & Awards Ceremony
Dog Of The Year and party was a great success. Lovely to have so many of you sharing a great evening.
Our Judge was Nicola Foster (Thozow) who we thank so much, for doing such a great job.
She found her Dog Of The Year in Michelle Salt ‘s Shih Tzu, Bentley, who was also Pup Of The Year.
Best Veteran was Elly Bass ‘s Whippet, Daisy and Best Adult was Jackie Pearn ‘s Boxer, Bonnie.
In addition to the DOTY competition last night, we also held the annual awards ceremony whereby members are awarded prizes based on achievements and successes over the course of 2023.
The winners of these annual awards were:
Rockaround Dog of the Year – Linda Thorogood and her Clumber Spaniel, Stoker.
Rockaround Reserve Dog of the Year – Lynne Barham and her Pointer, Willow.
Rockaround Puppy of the Year – Jane Whitton and her Beagle, Snoopy.
Rockaround Reserve Puppy of the Year – Jane Whitton and her OTHER Beagle, Phoebe.
Most Improved Handler of the Year (MOSS Trophy) – Hannah Rodemark and her Boxers.
Best Attendance – Sue Woods
Scroll through below to see pictures of the winners and please see our Facebook page for plenty more photos!
November 2023 Match Night Results
Well… That’s the last monthly match night of the year done as all we have left now is DOTY in 2 wks time!!
Congratulations to our winners for the evening, with our BIM and BPIM both qualifying for the DOTY finals now as well.
Winners were…
Best in March – Jackie Pearn and her Boxer, Bonnie
Reserve Best in March – Karen Ede’s Shih Tzu, Nancy
Best Puppy in Match – Jackie Weyman and her ESS, Fred
Congrats to all and thank you to our judge Louisa Allen for your time and experience this evening. You were very patient with our many young pups especially so thank you once again!
October 2023 Match Night Results
We had a superb turn out for October’s match night last night. Thank you to everyone who attended as it was a lovely evening.
Congratulations to our winners who were:
Best in Match – Elly Bass and her Whippet, Phaedra.
Reserve Best in Match – Jackie Weyman and her ESS, Wilma
Best Veteran in Match – Sally Kimber and her Beagle, Celeste.
Best Puppy in Match – Karen Ede’s GSD, Skye (handled by Pat Milham)
Thank you very much to our judge David Hutchison for your time last night and your kind words about our dogs.
Remember @everyone that November is our last match night if the year and last chance to qualify for the Dog of the Year competition which will be held at our Christmas Party on 12th December 2023! So if you haven’t qualified yet – make sure you come to training this coming month and make it to the match night!
September 2023 Match Night Results
Well done to everyone who turned out last night for the September match night. It was lovely to see so many of your puppies especially!
Thank you to our judge Jessica Bootes for her time last night and the results for the night are as follows:
Best in Match – Pat Milham and her White Swiss Shepherd, Summer.
Reserve Best in Match – Wendy Sharp’s super granddaughter Leah and her GSD, Janet.
Best Puppy in Match – Jane Whitton and her Beagle, Phoebe
Well done to everyone who entered. Remember that if you come BIM or BPIM that this will qualify you for our Dog of the Year competition which is held at our Christmas party in December. If you win BIM once or in the case of puppies, twice, this does mean that you cannot compete in qualifying matches again however you do remain eligible to compete in our winners class which we hold every match night.
July 2023 Summer Party & Match Night Results
Thank you to everyone who attended our Summer Party and match night last night. It was lovely to see so many of you.
Congratulations to our winners and results are:
Best in Match – Michelle Salt and her Shih Tzu, Cruz.
Reserve Best in Match – Wendy Sharp’s GSD, Janet who was handled expertly by her granddaughter Leah.
Best Puppy in Match – Jane Whitton and her Beagle, Phoebe.
Best Veteran in Match – Clare Miller and her Beagle, Tia.
Massive thank you to our judge for the evening, Alison Scutcher and well done to everyone else on the night.
That is us now on holiday for the month of August and so we look forward to welcoming everyone back on 5th September!
May 2023 Match Night Results
Thank you to all who attended the June match night last night and
CONGRATULATIONS to out winners who were:
Best in Match and Best Puppy in Match – Shelly & Jonathan Whale and Buffy (Welsh Terrier)
Reserve Best in Match – Paul Bishop and Jessie (Mini Schnauzer)
Best Veteran in Match – Jackie Pearn and Isla (Boxer)
Thank you to judge Jack Wood for your time for the evening.
Inter-Club Match Competition
TWDCS VS E&DCS
The last Tuesday evening in May saw selected team members from TWDCS Ringcraft facing off against the team from Eastbourne & District Canine Society. Inter-Club matches used to be held between the two clubs (and others) historically but it isn’t something that has been done in some years. As such it was absolutely lovely for us to be able to welcome the team from E&DCS to our venue in Five Oak Green for the first round of the competition. Both clubs fielded teams selected from their ringcraft groups and as per normal match rules, no CC winners were allowed. The teams for each side thus consisted of 4 Puppies, 6 Adults and 2 Veterans each who then faced off in pairs knock out style. Our judge for the evening was Trish Goodyear and we would like to thank her very much for taking the time out of her evening and lending us her experience!
Results for the night were:
Best In Match – Team TWDCS’s Lynne Barham and her Pointer, Echo
Best Veteran – Team E&DCS’s Stephen Gray and his Basset Hound Maggie
Best Puppy – Team TWDCS’s Jane Whitton and her Beagle, Phoebe
Team Result:
TWDCS – 15 Points
E&DCS – 7 Points
So it looks like TWDCS won this round and so we look forward to the rematch later in the year hosted by E&DCS!
May 2023 Match Night Results
Well done to everyone who attended our May Match Night last night and CONGRATULATIONS to our winners. They are:
Best in Match and Best Puppy in Match – Michelle Salt and her Shih Tzu Bentley.
Reserve Best in Match – Jackie Weyman and her ESS, Wilma.
Thanks also to our fabulous judge for the evening Izzy King. We hope you enjoyed your evening.
April 2023 Match Night Results
Well done to everyone who attended the match tonight. Congratulations to our winners who were:
Best in Match – Lynne Barham and her Pointer, Echo
Reserve Best in Match – Sue Woods and her Parson Russell Terrier, Tommy.
Best Puppy in Match – Michelle Salt and her Shih Tzu, Bentley.
Thank you to our judge for the evening Alison Harper
March 2023 Match Night Results
Congratulations to all our winners of our March Match Night which was held last night. Our winners for the night were:
Best in Match – Sally Kimber and her Beagle, Cresta
Reserve Best in Match – Jackie Weyman and her Springer, Wilma
Best Puppy in Match – Pat Milham and her White Swiss Shepherd, Summer
Best Veteran in Match – Deborah Wilcock and her Scottish Terrier, Ronnie
Thank you to all out competitors as we has a great turn out and a massive thanks to our judge for the evening, Sharon Barkley.
February 2023 Match Night Results
Congratulations to our winners at tonight’s match night and well done to all our entries.
Results are:
Best in Match – Julie Cox and her Boston Terrier, Princess.
Reserve Best in Match – Linda Thorogood and her Clumber Spaniel, Stoker
Best Puppy in Match – Pat Milham and her White Swiss Shepherd, Summer
Best Veteran in Match – Lynne Barham and her Pointer Willow
A massive thank you to our judge for the evening Ros Cramphorn
2022 Dog of The Year Competition
Last night we were proud to hold out rescheduled 2022 Dog of The Year competition and party as thanks to snow in December we had to have a change of plans.
The committee were so proud to welcome everyone who attended and it truly was an excellent competition with some superb qualified dogs entered,
Thank you to Michael Blay who was our fabulous judge for the evening.
Congratulations to all of our winners last night and well done to all of the entries. Our award winners were:
Adult of the Year and subsequent DOG OF THE YEAR – Clare Miller and her Beagle, Roo (for the 2nd year running!)
Veteran of the Year – Elly Bass and her Whippet, Daisy.
Puppy of the Year AND Reserve Rockaround Puppy of the Year – Michelle Salt and her Shih Tzu, Cruz
Rockaround Dog of the Year – Linda Thorogood and her Clumber Spaniel, Stoker
Reserve Rockaround Dog of the Year – Paul Bishop and his Miniature Schnauzer, Percy
Rockaround Puppy of the Year – Pat Milham and her White Swiss Shepherd, Bliss
Most Improved Handlers of the Year – Jonathan Whale and Shelley Cantrell (and their Welsh Terriers)
Attendance Award – Ludmila Iljahova
Below are just a few photos. I know Linda Grinham has plenty more to come when she has 5 minutes!
January 2023 Match Night Results
For our January match night our winners were..
Best In Match – Jane and Elvis (Beagle).
Reserve Best In Match – Lynne and Echo (Pointer).
Best Veteran in Match – Ellie and Daisy (Whippet).
Best Puppy in Match – Liz and Hunter (Gordon Setter).
Thank you to our Judge Ann Ball
Congratulations to our Bronze and Silver Good Citizens candidates who have all recently passed their assessments. Well done everyone. (December 2022)
November 2022 Match Night Results
Well done to everyone who came along to the November Match Night last night and thank you very much to our judge Emily Moores for doing a fabulous job!!
Our winners on the night were:
Best in Match – Clare Miller and her Beagle, Roo.
Reserve Best in Match and Best Puppy – Debbie Willett and her Shih Tzu, Bubbles.
We have loads more photos to share as Linda Grinham had her camera out so keep an eye out for them.
October 2022 Match Night Results
Well done to all who came to match night tonight. Only one left for the year to qualify for the Dog of the Year finals at our Christmas party.
Thank you to judge Karen Bates for her time this evening. Winners are:
Best in Match and Best Veteran in Match – Elizabeth Ashton and her Gordon Setter, Finlay
Reserve Best in Match – Sally Kimber and her Beagle, Cresta
Best Puppy in Match – Lauren Wilson and her Clumber Spaniel, Aoiffe.
September 2022 Match Night Results
Congratulations to our September Match winners.
Best In Match – Jackie Pearn’s Boxer Evie
Reserve Best In Match and Best Puppy – Pat Milham’s White Swiss Shepherd, Summer.
Thanks to our judge Steve Gray, hope you enjoyed your evening with us.
Make sure you get your booking in for our upcoming Points of the Dog and Conformation & Movement seminar which is being held at Capel Village Hall on Sunday 16th October.
The seminar is being run by David Cavill. To see more about David please click HERE.
Candidates have the option of doing one course or both as well as to have lunch included in your fee.
Places for the Points of the Dog Seminar and Assessments are limited to 10 and so please book early to avoid disappointment.
You can download a booking form for the day on the below link:
July 2022 Match Night Results
Thank you to everyone who attended our Summer Party and Match Night last night. It was so lovely to see so many faces.
The winners were:
Best in Match – Elly Bass and her Whippet Phaedra
Reserve Best in Match and Best Puppy in Match – Pat Milham and her White Swiss Shepherd, Bliss
Best Veteran in Match – Jackie Pearn and her Boxer, Isla
Thank you to Sarah Stacie who was our judge for the evening.
Thanks also to Debbie Willett for organising the super Fish & Chips!
June 2022 Match Night Results
Congratulations to all of our winners!
Best in Match – Shelley Cantrell and her Welsh Terrier, Dougie
Reserve Best in Match – Wendy Sharpe and her GSD, Janet
Best Veteran in Match – Elly Bass and her Whippet, Daisy
Best Puppy – Aoife, Clumber Spaniel.
Thank you our judge Sharon.
Members Handbook 2022
The handbook is in A5 and previous examples will be shown at training on Tuesday evening if you want to have a look. I can of course help design simple ads (I’m not a pro but can do some) or alternatively you can submit something you have designed yourselves. Please contact us if you have any questions but most importantly get involved!
This handbook will be issued to all current paid up members and then any new members joining over the coming year will also be issued with on
May 2022 Match Night Results
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the May match night last night.
Congratulations to our winners on the night:
Best in Match – Linda Thorogood and her Clumber Spaniel, Stoker
Reserve Best in Match – Jane Whitton and her Beagle, Elvis
Best Puppy in Match – John Willett and his Shih Tzu, Dimples
Best Veteran in Match – Elizabeth Ashton and her Gordon Setter, Finley
Best Junior Handler – Sofia Iljahova and her Pomeranian, Ponochka
Thank you very much to our judge for the night Paul Bishop
Congrats to our Puppy Foundation Graduates – May 2022!
Congratulations to the graduates of our most recent Puppy Foundation course! Everyone worked very hard and passed their tests with flying colours. Good luck to all those hoping to proceed to their Good Citizens Bronze Award training.
April 2022 Match Night Results
Congrats to our winners from the April Match Night last night. Winners are:
Best in Match – Tom C Moore and his lovely Bracco, Paisley
Reserve Best in Match and Best Veteran in Match – Deborah Wilcock and her Scottish Terrier, Ronnie
Best Puppy in Match – John and Debbie Willett with their Shih Tzu, Dimples
Thank you to judge Anne Welford for giving us your time.
Tunbridge Wells & District Canine Society Open Show
7th May 2022
Open for entries!
You can enter on Fosse Data at https://www.fossedata.co.uk/shows/Tunbridge-Wells-District-Canine-Society-May-2022.aspx
Schedule available HERE
Entries ONLINE ONLY and close at Midnight on 20th April 2022!
Please come along and support your local show. Huge cash prizes courtesy of our sponsors!
Puppy Foundation – starting 19/04/22
The next puppy foundation course is set to run for 6 weeks from Tuesday 19th April.
It is for puppies 4-12 months and we do have spaces available.
Cost for the course is £60 + £7 for single membership £10 for family (if not a member of TWDCS already).
Please email puppies@twdcs.co.uk for more information and to put your name down on the list.
March 2022 Match Night Results
Thanks to all who came out to support the March Match Night last night. We really do have some lovely dogs in the club.
Congrats to our winners who are as follows:
Best in Match – Jane Whitton and Lily
Reserve Best in Match – Linda Grinham and Edie
Best Puppy in Match – Michelle Salt and Cruz
Best Veteran in Match – Lynne Barham and Willow
Thank you very much also to our judge Clare Smith for giving us your evening.
Crufts Results!
A massive WELL DONE to all of our club members for their brilliant results at Crufts last week. Every single one of you had done the TWDCS Club proud and myself and all of the committee members are so proud of you. Hard work does indeed pay off. As a club we represent a wide range of dogs and experience levels and it is so lovely to see results across the board.
Congratulations also to club member Ann Moon who was Crufts judge for Sussex Spaniels and even got herself on TV being interviewed by the great Frank Kane!
Below is a round-up of the results that I know of for sure. Please do feel free to post any I have missed as not everyone has sent results through! Photos of everyone can be seen in our Photo Gallery.
My own Elvis (Beagle) was 4th in Mid Limit Dog.
Sally Kimber and Jenny Forbes’s Chimer (Beagle) was 2ndin her Good Citizens class
Clare Miller’s Tia (Beagle) went and WON her Veteran Bitch class and went Best Veteran Bitch. This was Clare’s first Crufts and she’s only been showing for 6 months so this is a fantastic achievement!
Phoebe Herbert was 3rd in Yearling Bitch with Boo (JRT) and then was 2nd in Post Graduate Dog with Chubs (English Bulldog). Worth noting that Chubs had the majority of 2021 off after qualifying early in the year due to an injury and so this is an even sweeter placing for them as it has been a long road.
Debbie and John Willett had a successful week with their Shih Tzu with Cash being 3rd in Puppy Dog, CeeCee 2nd in Junior Bitch, Cherub 4th in Puppy Bitch, Tyson 3rd in Yearling Dog and then Bobby 3rd in Open Dog.
Michelle Salt’s little superstar Cruz (Shih Tzu) WON his MP dog class, continuing his winning streak!
Chrissie Warwick’s Shirley (Griffon) was 3rd in her Puppy Bitch class.
Ellissia East Hickman was showing her own and Karen Anderson-Ede’s dogs and had a great time with her own French Bulldog’s placing 3rdin Puppy Bitch, 3rd in Good Citizen’s Dog and 5th(VHC) in Limit Bitch. Karen’s Konation dogs achieved 1st MP Bitch (Shih Tzu), 5th (VHC) in Puppy Bitch and 4thin Good Citizens bitch with Sable (GSD).
Deborah Wilcock and Ronnie (Scottish Terrier) were 3rd in Veteran Dog.
Tom Moore’s Paisley (Bracco Italiano) was a super 4th in PG Bitch which is a great result as P hasn’t been the easiest to train but is coming right!
Sharon and Paul Bishop had a great time with their Mini Schnauzer’s. Percy was 2nd in his Veteran Dog class and Jessie was 2nd in her Limit Bitch class.
Wendy Sharp and Janet (GSD) were 3rd in PG Bitch….not bad considering she’s just come back from mummy duties!
Linda Thorogood’s Stoker (Clumber Spaniel) was on form with a super WIN in PG Dog.
Jackie Pearn and Bonnie (Boxer) also had a WIN in Good Citizens Bitch.
Julie Leadbetter and Rafa (White Swiss Shepherd) were 2nd in Post Grad Dog.
Sophie ML and Max (GSD) had a super WIN in Veteran Dog and went Reserve Best Dog!
If I have missed anyone I apologise and please list your results below but overall…what a list!
Congratulations everyone!!!!!
February 2022 Match Night Results
We had a super turnout for match night this month with a whopping 12 puppies entered!
Winners on the night were:
Best in Match – Paul/Sharon Evans and Jessie
Reserve Best in Match – Linda Thorogood and Stoker
Best Veteran in Match – Clare Miller and Tia
Best Puppy in Match – Sally Kimber and Cresta
Thank you to our judge on the night Jackie Hawkins and to all our competitors and supporters on the night!
Dates for Your Diary – Feb/March 2022
- 22nd February – Match Night ready to start at 8pm
- 8th March- We will be holding our Crufts’ Parade. It is a tradition at our Ringcraft to have a parade of all dogs qualified to exhibit at CRUFTS 2022. Normal starting time for parade followed by training.
- 15th March – No training – an evening off for us all post Crufts!
- 22nd March – Match Night ready to start at 8pm.
- 29th March – Show Off Evening. Come along and tell us about your day at CRUFTS. Bring your place cards with you. Normal training to occur otherwise this evening.
January 2022 Match Night Results
Well done everyone at the match night this month!
Winners for the first match night of 2022 are:
Best in Match – Lynne Barham and Echo
Reserve Best in Match – Linda Thorogood and Stoker
Best Veteran in Match – Paul/ Sharon Evans and Percy
Best Puppy in Match – Michelle Salt and Cruz
A massive thank you to our judge for the night, Julie Leadbeater, and well done to all our entries!
Welcome back for 2022!
Ringcraft sessions have now resumed once again for 2022 as of Tuesday 4th January 2022 at Capel Village Hall. As per last year, classes are able to be booked in month blocks and include multiple dogs for same owner within the entry if needed. January course is £16 and includes entry for one dog into the match night on 25/01/22.
Please note that membership is now due and so if anyone wishes to continue attending and hasn’t yet paid their annual dues then please can this be done asap.
Congratulations to our DOTY Winners!
Well done to all our winners last night! I know I wasn’t there, but from all accounts, it was a brilliant evening and thank you to our judge Jackie Parker!
Below are some pics from the night (Scroll through the gallery), and results are as follows:
Best Puppy of the Year and eventual Dog of the Year – Clare Miller and Roo.
Best Adult of the Year – Jackie Pearn and Bonnie
Best Veteran of the Year – Elizabeth Ashton and Findlay.
Junior Handler of the Year – Jocey East-Hickman
Rockaround Adult of the Year – Jackie Pearn and Bonnie,
Rockaround Adult Runner up – Lynne Barham and Echo.
Rockaround Puppy of the Year – Ann Moon and Charlie.
Rockaround Puppy Runner up – Clare Miller and Roo.
Most Improved of the Year – Shane Binns (Shane wasn’t able to make the party but will get his award in the New Year).
Well done also to all of our members who have stuck with things throughout this past difficult 18 months. I know I speak for the committee when I say it’s been a privilege to get to know and work with you all. Merry Christmas everyone and we look forward to welcoming you all back in the New Year on 4th January 2022!
Christmas Party 2021!
Our annual Christmas party and ringcraft group awards evening is back! Being held on Tuesday 7th December from 7pm at the Capel Village Hall. Please do come along and join us! More details to follow on Facebook. Following the party there will be no more ringcraft sessions for the year until we resume in January 2022!
Ringcraft Sessions – September 2021
I hope everyone has had a lovely summer. August has certainly flown by!
We’re happy to say that ringcraft will be returning starting Tuesday September 7th. With the darker evenings drawing in and relaxation of restrictions classes will moving forward be held inside the hall. We will also once again be having match nights once a month on the last Tuesday of the month.
Those who were here pre-Covid will remember we had a different format to classes and with being outside we managed to bring classes forward earlier in the evening. However now with winter looming and normality returning we shall be resuming normal times for classes though for the time being we will keep it to set groups and classes running from 8-10pm as they have always done previously. We are unable to start earlier as Puppy Foundation classes will run from 7pm – 7.45pm.
Ringcraft will now start from 8pm and run until approximately 9.30pm. People are welcome to come for the whole session or only part of them as we no longer have restrictions on the numbers of people allowed in the hall..
Classes are £16 for 4 sessions and this will cover each owner for the following 3 weeks of lessons and then with the 4th week being a match night it will cover you and 1 dog for entry into the match. Any further dogs can be entered into the match separately. Owners can bring multiple dogs as part of their class fees.
Payments for sessions to be paid in advance via BACS to: TWDCS Ringcraft Section, A/C number 01044893, Sort Code 30-98-63 with the note on transfer to be ‘Ringcraft’ so we know what the payment is for. We are investigating other methods of cashless payments but at present all classes to be done by BACS and not cash.
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