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Breed Club
The
JUNIOR
Bulldog Club
by Lieza Handley - Secretary
T challenge certificates annually by the Kennel
he Junior Bulldog Club was founded one
Club.
hundred and eight years ago on the 12th
July 1912 by Mr Dando, who at that time
was the secretary of the Bulldog Inc. The Junior grew in independence and in 1999
broke from the mother club after eighty eighty
Membership costs associated with the Bulldog years of association. Then Secretary Ginnette
Inc was not affordable to all, which was one Elliott made a statement regarding the split.
guinea (£1.05), so the Junior was established to
“we will survive and flourish with the
offer the same benefits, but at a fraction of the
wholehearted support of our loyal Members
price, five shillings (25p).
and hard working committee”
The original headquarters was a Public House The club did continue to thrive due to the hard
called the Bay Moulton in Marylebone, London working committee members which over the
but suffered bombing during the war. years included many English world famous
breeders, to name but a few, Cynthia Jay, Ada
The Junior held its first show on 13th April 1913, Pitts, Terrie Brunton, Norman and Pat Davis,
and held its first Championship show in 1947. Brian Taylor, Pat Dellar, Chris Thomas, Malcolm
Presland, Melanie Vincent and Rob Harris,
along with long standing Committee member,
then President and now our Patron Glynn Payne
have all guided the Club to its prestigious status
today. Glynn along with his partner Karina
LaMare hosted many committee meetings at
Wey Farm, that nearly always turned in to a
parties.
One lady who we must mention is Cynthia Jay
The next Championship show did not happen who for many years stood as the clubs Vice
until 1988 some forty one years later, despite President, until she took over as the clubs
the best efforts of Harry Fileman the then Patron in 1999 and continued to serve the club
President. For twenty eight years the Junior as Patron for nineteen years, until she sadly
held joint shows with its Mother Club, the passed away in 2018.
Bulldog Club Inc. In 1994 the Junior achieved its
prime breed club status, when it was allocated In 2010 the reins of secretary were passed over
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