Mad About The Curl

25/05/2025

Our judge line up for our fifth show on 13th & 14th December is finalised and we will once again be having a 14 ring two day show. Our venue this time is the Sports Connexion - Coventry & Warwickshire and we are using the main indoor hall!

Our line up of fabulous judges is as follows:

Robby Whyte (AB)
Irene van Belzen (AB)
Jane Allen (AB)
Steven Corneille (AB)
Andreas Kretschmer-Kraiczek (AB)
Susanna Shon (AB)
Rebecca Boesch (SP)

Stallholder and sponsor enquiries please email [email protected] for booking forms and information.

Follow this page for all updates and information on the show - we will be having some great pricing deals 😀

29/04/2025

Well I can finally feel my feet again so it's time for me to recap on the whirlwind of the final weekend to the TICA 2024/2025 season.

I will apologise now if I forget anyone - it is not intentional and all help and support has been most gratefully appreciated.

It was a first for us organising a three day show and it's not for the faint-hearted but thankfully I'm supported by the most amazing team:

My co-show manager Diana Saunderson and Kim Norton Mark Norton Mandy Luby Sharon Roberts Donna Coupland Jane Allen Veronica Knight and her hubby Alaistair Knight pulled together to complete a flawless set up and deliver what I think has been our most successful show to date. Thank you all for the hours of hard work you put in.

Thank you to those people without whom the show couldn't function - our NAEC Stoneleigh event manager Lisa Aggett who not only keeps everything going but also donated two of the star raffle prizes, the sturdi and the cat wheel, our amazing penning company Penpals Penning, Dawn Peck who acts as my sounding board for all things hall management and makes fabulous teasers for the judges, our brilliant Master Clerk duo Claire Winman and Stef Winman, our hard working clerks Natasha O'Martin, Jelena Nakipova, Alastair Knight, Catherine le Trionnaire, Lesley Szwed and Rebecca Wagstaff, our knowledgeable and engaging judges Jane Allen, Veronica Knight, Nicki Fenwick-Raven, Sunny Lee, Woo-chan Shin, Olga Maria Dentico and Maria Bunina.

A very special thanks goes to our Junior Exhibitor cohort who were kept on track by Collette Waugh and Stacey Marie - they stewarded, covered the gate and helped pack down the show hall - what a set of little superstars they were! It's so exciting to see this group flourish and participate actively in the shows.

To Ivonne van Dreumel and Catherine and her husband M'Shing Goa who came early to offer help at set up and organised the clerking boxes and arrange the benching and to those who donated raffle prizes I don't have a full list but thank you so much for your support.

Our gratitude to our amazing corporate sponsors whose generosity provided all the goodies your cats are now enjoying - Royal Canin PowAir Hide & Seek London Kittilitt Catit Crystal Clear Pet Products Ltd CosyPosts and VetApp

Our ring sponsors for sponsoring our judges - SweetEyes Ragdolls & Maine C***s breeder Carole Kemp Diana Saunderson, Agata Koziorowska of Whiskeyeyes, Kim Volckaerts of Cooperdolls, Katzkybengals Lauren Collins and Stephanie Chamberlain in memory of Ch Tall Trees Topaz - your support is instrumental is helping to cover expenses.

Our rosette company Awardboard Wales Rosettes for the eye-catching designs and Claire Winman again for doing our plaques and judges books.

Thank you to our photographer The House Tiger Project and vendors Crystal Clear Pet Products, Cosyposts, Coventry Cat Groomers, Theta Jewellery, Gee Gee Gin and Nosterfeld Crafts - it is always wonderful to have you with us.

And finally last but by no means least our grateful thanks to all of you - your support of this first three day show in the UK for a long time was fabulous and your generosity in our collections for Frinton Feline Aid and fundraising via the raffle was unmatched - we managed to raise £1,500 in raffle and sturdi charms sales meaning a £300 donation for the rescue which will help with the mounting vet costs for the Siberian kittens being born to the mums the rescue took in recently.

The feeling of fun and friendship was present the whole weekend and we hope you all enjoyed yourself at this end of season celebration.

We have a short break now before we begin planning for our next show in December which will be 14 rings at Ryton on Dunsmore - more news to follow soon!

See you all soon 😘

Sarah on behalf of Mad About The Curl Cat Club.

28/04/2025

Lots of thank yous to come but first a quick update on the raffle and sturdi charms sales these came to £1300 and £200 respectively meaning a fabulous donation of £300 to Frinton Feline Aid to aid the Siberian rescue.

Thank you all for giving so generously for this cause. We had some wonderful prize donations - special thanks to Lisa Aggett for the Sturdi and cat wheel - and of course kudos to our raffle queens Mandy and Sharon who are very persuasive and work tirelessly to bring you an amazing array of prizes.

28/04/2025

After I think, our most successful show so far, I would like to thank those companies who sponsored our show. As those of you who either run or help to run a show know, without our sponsors it would be almost impossible to do what we do. So many thanks to
Royal Canin, Catit, Kittitlit, PowAir, VetApp and Hide & Seek.

I would also like to say thank you to our vendors, Crystal Clear, Coventry Cat Groomers, GeeGee Gin, Theta Jewellery, Nosterfield, CosyPosts and House Tiger Project.

Diana Saunderson Show Manager.

27/04/2025

At the end of the show this weekend, I had a bag of greetings cards brought to me who presumably someone has left behind. Please message if you think these are yours. They were left in aisle L or M.

25/04/2025

We are ready and waiting - see you soon!

23/04/2025

21/04/2025

‼️Officially your final chance to enter our Easter Purrade - TICA International Cat Show - the final show in the EW Region for this TICA season‼️

Counts look great but we would do with some more kittens 😍 Just 4 double spaces left for new entries for 3 days/Sunday with a few more for Friday and Saturday.

For all those who entered before the posted regular catalogue close time on Friday, our pen filler special of £25 for an additional cat booked into existing space for one day and £50 for 2 or 3 days still applies. There are no late fees for the pen filler special entries 😁

This is also our last call for ring sponsorship - thank you for the huge support so far!

1 ring is £25
3 rings are £60
And all 5 rings are £90

Please email [email protected] with any entry queries or to book ring sponsorship slots 😊

20/04/2025

‼️The Easter Bunny has brought a special offer to exhibitors who have already entered our Easter Purrade - TICA International Cat Show ‼️

For anyone who has already entered and paid we are offering a special pen filler price for an additional cat of £50 for 3 or 2 day entries and £25 for 1 day entries. The additional entry needs to share your existing booked space and be entered and paid for by 9pm Monday 21st April - no late fees apply for pen filler special offer entries entered and paid for by this time.

We still have space for new entries although Sunday is limited to 5 slots so if you want to join us please don't delay too much longer.

If you aren't able to join us please consider sponsoring a ring 🙏 clubs can't put on shows without exhibitors support and we are not at the break even point yet for this show ..... 😢

1 ring - £25
3 rings - £60
5 rings - £90

Entries are on TOES https://shows.tica.org/en/component/toes/shows

19/04/2025

Our latest limited edition MATC key fobs/sturdi charms. These are super strong being mounted on a steel rod and will be for sale at our show next weekend with the proceeds being split between Frinton Feline Aid to help with their current Siberian rescue and the club.

1 for £8
3 for £20

You can pre-order by emailing the club on [email protected]

19/04/2025

‼️The Easter Bunny has brought a special offer to exhibitors who have already entered our Easter Purrade - TICA International Cat Show ‼️

For anyone who has already entered and paid we are offering a special pen filler price for an additional cat of £50 for 3 or 2 day entries and £25 for 1 day entries. The additional entry needs to share your existing booked space and be entered and paid for by 9pm Monday 21st April - no late fees apply for pen filler special offer entries entered and paid for by this time.

We still have space for new entries although Sunday is limited to 7 slots so if you want to join us please don't delay too much longer.

If you aren't able to join us please consider sponsoring a ring 🙏 clubs can't put on shows without exhibitors support and we are not at the break even point yet for this show ..... 😢

1 ring - £25
3 rings - £60
5 rings - £90

Entries are on TOES https://shows.tica.org/en/component/toes/shows