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On 24th October at the Yorkshire Show, Elmcoon Angus of Beardwood was awarded his second Challenge Certificate in the Brown Blue Tabby Adult Male Class, together with the Best of Breed. One more certificate to go to become a Champion, but the last certificate is notoriously hard to get.

On 26th September at the North West Cat Club Show, Elmcoon Angus of Beardwood gained his first Challenge Certificate in the Brown/ Blue Tabby Adult Male Class.

Sadly, we lost yet another of our older girls, Belujondra Charming Chloe, on July 27th. She was a good mother and her first and second generation offspring included Grand Champions and Grand Premiers. She was a quiet girl but very affectionate.

On Our Cats page, we have introduced Beardwood Theo Rousseau and Beardwood Kate Greenaway, our new kittens. On 18th July, we took Theo and Katie to the Gwynedd Show. Katie won the AOC Maine Coon Female class. Theo came in second to his litter brother, Beardwood Leonardo Davinci who also won BOB. Leo is owned by two good friends, Len and Melanie Woodcock, and he will probably be appearing at quite a few shows in future, hopefully not at the same shows as Theo!!

At the Merseyside Show on 6th June, Angus won his Open Brown /Blue Tabby Male kitten class.

We have finally found a new stud boy, albeit a very young one! He was born on 25.10.08, and is named Angus, (Elmcoon Angus of Beardwood). Our grateful thanks , Helen & Brenda, for letting us have this bundle of mischief!

We have not been showing much this year due to both our queens being busy having kittens, but at the Gwynedd Show on 19th July 2008, Beardwood Impunity Jane won the AOC Adult Female Open Class and gained her second CC.

Very many congratulations to Oltomaine Darktower DJ, who not only won his AOC Male Kitten Open Class and was awarded BOB but also, at the tender age of 8 months, was Best Semi Long Hair and Overall Best in Show.

We also congratulate his breeder, Irene Walsh and his owner, Jacky Edwards. He really did them proud today.

We are also pleased because DJ was sired by Beardwood Darktower Othello, who was in Oscar's last litter with Impunity Jane. DJ has a real look of Oscar.

At the Chester and North Wales Show on 11th August 2007, Ch Hartscoon Ayla of Beardwood was awarded her third AOV Champion Female Grand Challenge Certificate and is now a Grand Champion.

"Ayla "(Photo by Denise Gillaspy)

At the Gwynedd Cat Show on 21st July 2007, Ch Hartscoon Ayla of Beardwood had one of those days...........................................!

She won BOB and was judged Best Semi Long Hair in Show and also was first in all her side classes........unfortunately she didn't get that elusive third Grand Certificate!!!

At the Maine Coon Cat Club Show on 23rd June 2007, Ch. Hartscoon Ayla of Beardwood was awarded the AOV Champion Female Grand Certificate. One more Certificate to get before she is made up to Grand Champion!

A number of cats sired by Oscar also did well and congratulations to their breeders, Irene Sharp and May Dyson.

For a number of reasons, we have not been showing at many shows this year. We intended to show Janie this year but we had to let her have kittens earlier than usual as part of her treatment for pyometra. Janie and kittens are doing well. So we are showing Ayla in the Grand classes and on June 2nd at the Merseyside Cat Show, Ch.Hartscoon Ayla of Beardwood was awarded the Open Female AOV Grand Certificate together with Best Of Breed.

Gr Ch and Pr Beardwood Gypsyrose

Grand Champion and Grand Premier Beardwood "Robby" Willyams aged 8 months

Photo courtesy of Alan Robinson

A group of friends at the Cheshire Area Cat Show 2001 ( Photo by Denise Gillaspy)

Gr.Ch & Gr Pr.Casselmaine Angus Mcnab

Ch Beardwood Jacaranda at 11 weeks old


"Robby" Photo by Denise Gillaspy	Ch Beardwood Isadora Duncoon Photo by Kathryn Long


Katie and Theo (photos by Denise Gillaspy)

"Katie"	"Theo" ( showing pattern



Beardwood Jaspurr (photo By Alan Robinson)