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Mid-Norfolk Gundog Club held an Open AV Retriever Individual GWT at Euston Estate, Thetford at the East Anglian Game & Country Fair by kind invitation of the Duke and Duchess of Grafton. Our judges for the day were Glynis Hillier and Andy Mutimer, commentary ably provided the legend Keith Bedford. And a big thank you to Reg Rayner for setting the tests today, and also to Robin English, Roger Bannock and Matthew Tigue for their invaluable help today.

The winners were:

1st  PINFEATHERS EXCALIBUR - Callum Raywood 
2nd BEECH MACAROON - Peter Childs
3rd PINFEATHERS CALYPSO - Nick Barker
COM ACER TREACLE - Stan Leathers 

Thank you to our sponsors Skinner's pet food and Sporting Saint - Gundog Training Equipment for the winners prizes.

Also a big thank you to our supporters for this weekends tests, Wagdale, Florentina Events, Sindermills, Taverham Veterinary Practice,  Knott's Yard Veterinary Practice, Weatherill Brothers Ltd and Kronch UK.

The club will have their multi presence at the upcoming East Anglian Game and Country Fair at Euston Estate, Thetford on weekend of 22/23 April, with our club stand, three scurries, main ring demonstration and also running retriever open GWT on the Saturday and a team GWT on the Sunday.

We have capacity to accept late entries for the individual and the team events if anyone is interested in entering.  Please contact Karen Tigue on 07880 735370 or email:

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The individual entry form is available on the EAGCF page of the club’s website or on the GWT page of the members area.

Thank you.

We look forward to seeing friends of the club and members old and new at the upcoming East Anglian Game and Country Fair on the weekend of 22nd and 23rd April.

Read more: East Anglian Game and Country Fair - 22/23 April 2023

The Committee and Members of Mid Norfolk Gundog Club wish to pass on their heartfelt condolences to His Majesty King Charles III and The Royal Family at the recent passing of the late Queen Elizabeth II, a Queen who was a great advocate for the countryside and its associated sports.

In this respect, and after consultation with the committee and our landowners, it has been agreed that the AV Retriever Cold Game Test planned for Sunday 18th September will be postponed as a mark of respect.

A new date has been agreed which is now Sunday 25th September, all other details remain unchanged. All competitors who have currently sent entries will be contacted to advise, and the entry date has been extended to midday 16th September 2022. Any queries please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact Karen Tigue on 07880 735370.

Please note that the Finals Day has had to be moved to Sunday 2nd October 2022 due to Blackwater Equestrian Centre running an event on Sunday 25th September.

The meet time is 0900 for an 0930 start and we look forward to seeing as many of you there from the summer training classes putting your newly learnt gundog skills into action!  It is aimed at being a fun day with some tests set by the trainers at each group level to show how far you have all come along this season. Nothing too taxing so don’t stress yourselves but come along and enjoy the day with your family too.  

There will be a small charge of £6 per dog entered to contribute towards the costs of trophies, etc there will also be a raffle and the club shop will open for those pre-season purchases!

The club will provide a light buffet lunch and refreshments for all attendees and so that we have an idea of numbers please email Tracey Fox, to confirm your attendance and the number attending on:

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Thank you and we look forward to seeing you all on 2nd October at Blackwater.

***** EDIT - URGENT UPDATE ******

Due to the amber weather warning for the next few days and over the weekend, the Committee has made the decision to postpone the planned Finals Day for this Sunday 14th August.

However, please note we have a new date planned which is Sunday 25th September 2022 - same time, same place - so please add this date to your diary.

So the summer training evenings have now been completed for this year but you can put all that good training to use by coming along to the Finals Day. It is effectively an extension to the training evenings and is open to all of this years attending trainees and is aimed to be a fun day where you can put what you have learnt into practice and realise just how far you have progressed this season.

It will take place at the training ground at Blackwater, on Sunday 14th August at 0900 arrival time for trainees for a 0930 start. The day will involve some exercises set up by your trainer(s) to reflect what you have been covering at your training classes this summer. Trophies will be given to the highest scoring dogs in each class so keep practising your homework!  Entry fee is £6 per dog. 

A buffet lunch will be provided and family members are also encouraged to come along and enjoy the day with you. Tea and coffee will be available on the day for everyone also but please ensure you bring any extra water etc for you and especially for your dog.

There will be a raffle on the day and any donation of raffle prizes will be greatly appreciated.

To enable us to obtain appropriate numbers for catering please could you confirm your attendance by either commenting on our Facebook post, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. confirming how many people are attending. We require numbers for the caterer by 9th August 2022. 

Also just a reminder for ALL attendees that Blackwater Farm is a NO SMOKING zone due to the extremely dry conditions.

Thank you,

The Committee 

East Anglian Game and Country Fair Individual GWT Saturday April 23rd 2022

Read more: East Anglian Game Fair Individual GWT April 2022

Thank you to those existing members who have re-registered with the clubs new website.

Read more: Members Website Registration

The Schedule and Entry Form for the upcoming Field Trial are now available for download in the Members Area.