Cup Secretary’s Report – October 2023
By the time you read this the NMC will have a new cup secretary. It has been a privilege to have fulfilled the role for the last sixteen months or so, having taken over unexpectedly and at short notice last year, and I am very grateful to Ruth for the help and...
A Look Back to 1981
After my mother’s death last year, I found an old copy of NMC News among her papers. It is an early edition (number 9) and dates from November 1981. The mouse fancy was originally served by Fur & Feather magazine, but when it stopped including mice, we needed to...
Cup Secretary’s Report – February 2023
Many congratulations to all the cup winners at Doncaster. It was satisfying to be able to display all twelve of the trophies to be won, and I was pleased that all of the winners were keen to take their trophies home after the show. Less for me to store!The next cup...
Does Size Matter?
Imagine the scenario … you have planned your breeding to target a particular show and your young mouse is seven weeks and five days old. It is a very good size for an u/8 class. However, the judge compares it side-by-side with a six-week-old classmate and throws...