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Secretary’s Notes June
Members: 106 (+2) | NMC News Subscribers: 65 (+1), 6 overseas (+1). As Ruth steps down, printed magazines are discontinued. Digital NMC News continues online. Thank you, Ruth, for your service!
The Reader’s Survey
Here are the results of the Readers’ Survey – thank you to all who took the time to complete it. 16 forms were returned in total, a quarter of all readers (I hoped for more but I suspect...
Brief Note from the Treasury
President’s Notes May
There are no congratulations to offer for a BIS as we have had a lack of shows since Swannington. Good luck at the next event which is Sheffield. I am away for the bank holiday so will...
Secretary’s Notes May
Auto-renewing payments change For those members whose subscription auto-renews each year, via the website’s PayPal gateway, you may experience an interruption to this service. PayPal has...
Sheffield (Spring Cup Show)
General Comments A really enjoyable show and a genuine pleasure to judge alongside . Thank you to for organising the day,...
NMC Executive Meeting, Sheffield, 4 May
Progress in Satins
Progress in Satins by Frank Hawley First printed in August 1984 The introduction of the Satin mouse was solely due to the efforts of our former President, Tony Cooke, who noticed the...
From the Archives
Are your mice telepathic? by Roger Hutchings First printed in January 1983 Considering that many thousands of mice bred by fanciers, and considering that wild mice will instinctively bite...
Secretary’s Notes April
Total Members: 106 (no change)
NMC News subscribers: 63 (up 4 from last month)
5 overseas (up 1)
Update to Red and Yellow Card rule.
President’s Notes April
Swannington Show Congratulations Congratulations to on BIS at Swannington with a Cham Tan. represents the real grass roots of the NMC....
Who’s who in the mouse fancy
Bernard Longbottom Bernard Longbottom was born on June 10, 1913. In the early thirties he and his brother, Edward, kept rabbits, cavies and budgerigars on a fairly large scale. It was not...
Line Purity
Developing one’s own line of any particular variety, to me is one of the central elements of showing and breeding fancy mice. Apart from applying careful inbreeding and rigorous selection,...
The Kellett/Hawley Trophy
A question has arisen about the Kellett/Hawley Trophy, sometimes called the Bronze Rat or the Chinese Rat by the National Fancy Rat Society (NFRS) membership. This trophy was donated by...
Keeping Mice—45 years on
The article in the NMC News, about myself, from the early seventies, sparked quite a few memories. After acquiring my first Dutch mice in 1969, I made rapid progress in breeding some...
President’s Notes March
Bradford Championship Congratulations Congratulations to on getting BIS at The Bradford Championship. The bigger multi-species events can feel a bit soulless, but it...
Secretary’s Notes March
Total Members: 106 (down 7 from last month)
Total NMC News subscribers: 59 (down by 3 from last month), plus 4 O’seas (unchanged)
Rule 18f suspended until further discussion was had.
Swannington
General Comments Had an amazing judging experience at swannington with 135 mice !! Thoroughly enjoyed my self , thankyou to for runnin an...
NMC Executive Meeting, Swannington, 23 February 2025
Siamese & Himalayans Analysed (by Roger Hutchings)
The following article appeared in the April 1984 issue of Mouse Fancy Review and may be of interest to Siamese/Himalayan breeders, especially those new to the fancy. It should be noted...
Facts & Figures
I was not able to go to Bradford Championship Show this year, but my first attendance was in 1983. The show was at Doncaster Racecourse, as now, but before the big refurbishment and...
Secretary’s Notes February 2025
New Members Participation in Ballots The last ballot had an all-time low...
President’s Notes February 2025
Happy New Year and Happy Mousing Year.I have recently purchased a new bird who has been bred in Europe. Much preparation has gone on prior to his arrival. He will be quarantined at my...
A Trophy with a Mystery
As we all know, has rats as well as mice, and is equally successful with them. On 15 December she won Best in Show at the NFRS Annual Cup show at Meldreth with a...