GETTING TO THE SHOW ADDRESS Catton Hall, Catton, Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire DE12 8LN ARRIVAL TIMES No arrival before 1pm Thursday. DIRECTIONS ALL VEHICLES: Leave the A38 at the Alrewas Junction and take the A513 to- wards TAMWORTH. Follow this road for 1 mile to the Railway Bridge. Turn left IMMEDIATELY after this Railway Bridge. Catton Hall is 1.5 miles along this road.on the left, shortly after the Lodge House and South Derbyshire sign. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Do not follow SATNAV. Do not approach through Walton-on- Trent / Barton-Under-Needwood, B5016. There is a very narrow bridge and is just passable with a small car AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CARAVANS OR MOTORHOMES AND THERE ARE NO TURNING POINTS. The AA will be putting up road signs to aid members in the safe arrival at the venue..
GETTING TO THE SHOW ON ARRIVAL Please be aware that the entrance to the venue is just round a bend on a VERY fast moving road. You need to get off the road speedily. A Steward will direct you to the next steward who will be able to take the time to direct you to your area. To make this process efficient please put an A4 sheet on your windscreen, clearly visible with a full sized A, B or E on it. A is the main camping field, B is the overflow field and E is the event field. A & E are on the left hand side of the road, Field B is on the right hand side. Stewards will be wearing high viz vests. Field A stewards Yellow; Field B stewards Orange and Field E stewards Red. Main entrance: Fields A & E. E Field Steward Stewards at top of each lane Disabled Day Parking 1 2 3 4 Entrance Steward Holding area/day parking Field A has a one way system for safety purposes. Please remember that no arrivals for camping in Fields A & B can be placed before 1pm on Thursday 17 th August. You will be directed to a holding area and for the safety of everyone released by stewards to join the lanes in order to be directed to your camping area. There is a 5mph limit at all times on all fields. There is only ONE Field B entrance and exit, you cannot use the far gate at the end of fields A & B due to the possibility of damage by bottoming. Please pull in right off the road up to the steward who will direct you to your camping area.
CAMPING AT THE SHOW CAMPING PITCHES The camping field will be marked out with the number of pitches that you have booked with your entry. There are a large number of people camping and a huge effort is involved in marking out the site to accommodate everyone. Please don t expect to camp if you haven t booked and please keep to your designated pitches. TOILETS Portaloos will be available throughout the 3 day event. To try and keep these as nice as possible and to avoid unnecessary servicing we would kindly ask people with their own facilities to use them and the elsan point, leaving the portaloos for those under canvas. EVENT MARQUEE The event marquee will hold all of the BFA championship presentations and will be a venue to celebrate the day s racing with evening entertainment on both Friday and Saturday evening, finishing no later than midnight. The bar is card only. SHOWERS A small number of showers will be available on site over the 3 day event and will be available between 6am and 11pm. ELSAN POINT Please use the available elsan points for safe disposal of your toilet waste. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIVER Please note that the venue is next to a large river running alongside both the event field and camping area. The current can be strong and at this time of year the water can be quite deep. Swimming is strictly prohibited.
OTHER INFORMATION ENTERTAINMENT Friday night entertainment will be Human Flyball meets School Sports Day more information on the final page. Saturday night entertainment will be a fancy dress disco. This year the theme is The Magical and Mystical! From Harry Potter to Lord of the Rings, from Game of Thrones to... Mystic Meg! As always creative and amusing is the name of the game! There will be photographers on site taking photos so if you do not wish your photo to be taken, please advise a committee member. THE SPIRIT OF FLYBALL AWARD The BFA is an amazing community and we often don t take enough time to appreciate the incredible people that make it what it is. Just pause for a moment, take a step back and have a look; the BFA is a quite remarkable manifestation of community, friendship and support and it is truly amazing that such a large, sophisticated national organisation exists and functions entirely on the goodwill and cohesion of its own members. So, for this year s Championships, the BFA Committee would like to encourage all our members to take the time to look at who makes up their flyball community and appreciate the energy, pride and positivity that exists all around them. We are excited to introduce two new awards, one for each of the Championships, that will capture the essence of flyball and what makes it such a special sport. The fastest dogs, and the most competitive teams will be rewarded with rosettes and trophies, but this is only a part of what the BFA is all about. The new Spirit of Flyball Awards will now also recognise sporting behaviour, inclusivity, friendship, encouragement and fun. We would like you to watch what is going on around you and celebrate the best of the BFA by nominating people, either as an individual, a group or a team, who have made you smile, made your day, or made you appreciate the diverse flyball family you compete with, drink with, laugh with week in week out. If you see something that sums up the spirit of flyball to you, please take the time to fill out one of the nomination forms either from the back of this Welcome Pack or at Admin, telling us what, who, where and when, and put in the ballot box at Champs Admin. The act that best captures the true Spirit of Flyball will be recognised with the presentation of an amazing new award which we hope will become a big feature of this year s Championships and all our Championships to come.
MEDICAL INFORMATION MEDICAL CARE FOR HUMANS Event First Aid & Medical Services (Specialists in Sports Events) are providing on-site first aid and will be available from 8am Friday morning to 7:30pm on Sunday to cover the whole event. They will have a base on site on the main event field. Pharmacies Alrewas Pharmacy 128 Main St Alrewas DE13 7AE 01283 790711 Thu/Fri 9:00-18:00 Sat 9:00-13:00 Morrisons Wellington Road, Burton DE14 2AR 01283 543311 Thu/Fri 8:30-20:00 Sat 8:30-18:00 Sun 10:00-16:00 A&E Queen's Hospital, Burton Upon Trent Belvedere Road Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire DE13 0RB MEDICAL CARE FOR CANINES Vet on Call - The Scarsdale Veterinary Group Pride Veterinary Centre Riverside Road Pride Park Derby DE24 8HX Tel 01332 678333
SHOPPING TRADE STANDS All Sorts 4 Dogs Alpha Feeds Big Bobble Hats Canine Magnetix Critical Impact Doreen Forest Fleece Furbaby Castings Hounds Asleep The Howl Emporium Kim s Fancy Bits Kit 4 Dogs Lintbells Ltd Mutleys Natural Dogs Direct Riaflex Skippers Pet Products Taylormade Pet Beds Top Dog FOOD STANDS Delectable Catering Noninnas Wood Fired Pizza Burger Van SHOW PHOTOGRAPHY Photography will be by request only. All requests to be made by email to emseephotography1978@gmail.com by 12th August. SUPERMARKETS Tesco Extra (7.5 miles) Church Street, Lichfield WS13 6DZ Thu/Fri 24 hours Sat until 2200 Sun 10:00-16:00 Petrol Station 24hour Cash point available outside the store Morrisons (8.7 miles) Wellington Road, Burton DE14 2AR Thu/Fri/Sat 7:00-21:00 Sun 10:00-16:00 Petrol Station 24hour Cash point available outside the store
CONTACTS AND SHOW RULES SITE CONTACTS - EVENINGS Thursday 16th August Saturday 18nd August Rachel Short 07846 447457 Sharon Allcorn 07766 112 059 Val Currie 07805 980971 David Murdoch 07843 462473 Will Whiteley 07766 781683 Katie Burns 07969 439610 Friday 17st August Craig Burrows 07908 033628 Jenni Wallace 07808912599 Saturday 11.30-12.30 Justin Shearing 07742 633378 in the Marquee COMMITTEE SURGERY SHOW RULES AND REGULATIONS 1.The tournament organiser(s) reserve the right to refuse entries and admission to any person not in good standing with the B.F.A. 2.No person shall carry out punitive or harsh handling of a dog at the tournament. 3.It is the Team Captain s responsibility to ensure the Team is ready for racing in accordance with the running order. 4.The organiser(s) reserve the right to make any alterations they deem necessary in the event of unforeseen circumstances. 5.Bitches in season are not allowed near the show area. Mating of dogs is not allowed. 6.A dog must be withdrawn from competition if it is: a. Suffering from any infectious or contagious disease b. A danger to safety of any person or animal c. Likely to cause suffering to the dog if it continues to compete 7.All dogs enter into the tournament at their own risk and whilst every care will be taken, the organiser (s) cannot accept responsibility for damage, injury or loss however caused to dogs, persons or property whilst at the event. 8.All owners/handlers must clean up after their dogs. Anyone failing to do so will be asked to leave the venue. 9.BFA rules and policies will apply throughout the sanctioned tournament. 10.No alcohol is to be consumed within or around the ring. 11.If circumstances make it necessary that the tournament is cancelled, the organisers reserve the right to defray expenses incurred by deducting such expenses from entry fees received. 12.On and around the flyball and camping fields a strict speed limit (5 mph) will apply and vehicle movement restrictions will apply throughout the event. All under 18 s are the sole responsibility of their parent/guardian. 13.There will be a 15 minute break during the finals of divisions 1, 2, & 3 should a rerun be required
THE BFA SPIRIT OF FLYBALL AWARD NOMINATION FORM The Spirit of Flyball Award recognises those who represent the core values of the BFA friendship, inclusivity, sporting behaviour, encouragement and fun. I would like to nominate (Name/Team): They represent the Spirit of Flyball because: (let us know what happened, where and when please continue on the back if you need more room!) Nominated by: You can be anonymous if you want, but it would be useful to know who you are if we want to get more information on the amazing thing you ve seen today. Thanks for taking the time to nominate. THE BFA SPIRIT OF FLYBALL AWARD NOMINATION FORM The Spirit of Flyball Award recognises those who represent the core values of the BFA friendship, inclusivity, sporting behaviour, encouragement and fun. I would like to nominate (Name/Team): They represent the Spirit of Flyball because: (let us know what happened, where and when please continue on the back if you need more room!)) Nominated by: You can be anonymous if you want, but it would be useful to know who you are if we want to get more information on the amazing thing you ve seen today. Thanks for taking the time to nominate.