WHAT'S NEW

Whenever we change ANYTHING on the website, we note the fact on this page, so if you want to be informed when ANYTHING changes on the website, use this link: -

FOR THE WELL DRESSED CARTING DOG.....

Available to order from Wendy & Pete (for team members)- the Midland Bernese Carters' BANDANA

The logo in close up

Bandanas cost £5.50 each, of which 50p goes to a doggy charity nominated by Rosemary (who embroiders the bandanas)

Secondly, The Leicester Animal Aid Family Fun Day has been added. This takes place at the LAA's rescue kennels on August 14th at Elmwood Farm, Forest Road, Huncote, on the South West side of Leicester. Malc's the one to contact if you'd like to go.
AND lastly, for those who didn't already know, GRENDON LAKES (Aug Bank Holiday) IS CANCELLED.

We've been asked to bring a few carts along to a Companion Dog Show on August 1st at Wicksteed Park on the edge of Kettering, Northants. If you wish to go to either event, and haven't already done so, Let Pete know.

The Southern Club's Fun & Working Weekend has been added on the weekend of July 24th & 25th. Bruce Hellingsworth will be judging the Working Cart Course this year, so now would be a good time to compete, while the 'Master' is otherwise occupied...!

Tim's let us know that HULA in Bedfordshire have asked us to an event this year - their Summer End Fete on Sept 12th. Once again, Let Tim know if you fancy supporting this one.
Linda has added a rally as well - on 17th & 18th July the Marcle Steam Rally. As before, if you want to go, Contact Linda well in advance.

Tim's given us the dates for this year's Newbury Show - 18th & 19th September at the Newbury Showground Let Tim know if you want to go (poetry.....)
The Great Dorset Steam Fair is from September 1st to 5th, followed later the same month by the Hanbury Steam Rally, near Bromsgrove on 17th, 18th & 19th September. If you want to go to any of these, don't forget to Contact Linda.
Please Note -2: Many of Linda's events require 6 weeks notice of attendance so if you're thinking of going - it's probably best to decide NOW and let Linda know.

An Important Note For Carters: If you wish to attend an event, particularly one which requires passes, please let the Co-ordinator of the event know in plenty of time, since, while we're all keen to maximise the turnout, it can be difficult to obtain extra passes at the last minute, and the size and location of the pitch allocated to us may well have been based on a smaller turnout, making it difficult to squeeze extra carters in at the last minute, quite apart from the difficulty of getting passes to people at the last minute.
Equally, if, having received passes, you find that you can't attend after all, PLEASE LET THE CO-ORDINATOR KNOW so that spaces are not being held unnecessarily on the pitch or camping area.
Here endeth the sermon!

Charity Donations for 2006 have now been added, which brings the total amount raised since we first began, to over £20,000. Sums donated from 2007 onwards are still being collated and will be added in due course.
When this page was firstestablished, it was only been possible to display 3 years worth of donations - 2003 to 2005, since the records for earlier years were locked away in floppy disks and compiled using a completely different word processing programme. It has finally been possible to unlock the data hidden away in these disks, and as a result you can now view all our charitable donations going right back to the early days of the team, when we were the 'Central Bernese Carters'. There is a link on the page to each year's donations and also to the Total amount raised since we started, up to the end of 2005 - I was staggered when I added it all up, to see just how much we'd raised between us.
ALL THE TEAM DESERVE A BIG PAT ON THE BACK FOR HAVING HELPED SO MANY DESERVING CAUSES OVER THE YEARS - THANK YOU AND VERY WELL DONE!

THE LINKS PAGE

A link has been added under 'Carting Links' to the Bernese Working Cart Group website, and the Athollbern Website has been moved to the 'Bernese Mountain Dog Links' section of the page.

The 'Links' page was overhauled a while back and re-named 'LINKS PAGE' instead of its old title, which was 'Carting Links'.
It now includes all the various links from all over the website, arranged by category, with a useful index at the top (well I think it's useful anyway...!) and interspersed throughout with links back to the index at the top.

A link has been added to a Bike Hire Company in the Dordogne Region of France, should anyone be thinking of holidaying there.

A link has been added to a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog site. Do have a look, as it's an opportunity to see our Berners' bigger cousin.

Also added to both this page and the Home Page is a link to the new Central Bernese Mountain Dog Club Website

For those in the Leics / Coventry area who are interested in kind, motivational dog training classes, don't miss the link to -

WOLVEY WOOFERS
in Wolvey, Warwickshire
(Niva's & Cimo's preferred training establishment)

Old News Retained for information

Those seeking more information on Bernese in general will find a link on the Homepage to the BBA website.

The CARTING TRIBUTES page is still awaiting an update to include several of our carting friends, to whom we've all had to say goodbye over the last couple of years. We hope to be able to complete this before too long as soon as I can find the time.

Dog & Carting Photographs	More Photographs
Carting Calendar	Two Carting Video Clips
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