/news/Recent content in Latest News on North of England Lhasa Apso ClubHugo -- gohugo.ioen-gb© 2026Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000/news/2025-01-01-a-few-words-from-the-president-the-secretary/Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000/news/2025-01-01-a-few-words-from-the-president-the-secretary/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2025 </span> </span> <h2 class="relative group">&hellip; The President &amp; The Secretary <div id="-the-president--the-secretary" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#-the-president--the-secretary" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>2025 is now well underway, the shows have already started back and two new Apso Champions were crowned at Manchester Ch show.</p> <p>The breed clubs held their Awards Day, judged by <strong>Mrs Teresa Wiehe</strong> (Lismo), on February 9th at Napton Village Hall, which was enjoyed by all who attended, the organisers worked hard all day and provided a great buff et and an amazing raffle.</p>/news/2025-01-01-christmas-with-the-committee/Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000/news/2025-01-01-christmas-with-the-committee/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2025 </span> </span> <p>Behind the scenes the committee of NOELAC quietly get on with the running of the club all year so when the end of the year draws to a close its time to get together and have a Christmas meal at the pub.</p> <p>This time, we invited Dianne Culverhouse who, although not a committee member, always goes above and beyond when helping to run the raffles at our club shows.</p>/news/2025-01-01-dorothy-joan-kendall-orlanes/Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000/news/2025-01-01-dorothy-joan-kendall-orlanes/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2025 </span> </span> <figure class="border border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 rounded-lg overflow-hidden shadow-sm not-prose" style="float: right; margin-left: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0.25rem; max-width: 280px; width: 100%;"> <div class="pswp-gallery scrapbook-photo-frame" id="cloudinary-single-1"> <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/di1qnuy5r/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/newsletter-2025-dorothy-joan-kendall-orlanes-02_hyvlya.jpg" data-pswp-width="867" data-pswp-height="522" target="_blank" class="block overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300 hover:scale-[1.01]"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/di1qnuy5r/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/newsletter-2025-dorothy-joan-kendall-orlanes-02_hyvlya.jpg" alt="Dorothy Joan Kendall (Orlanes)" loading="lazy" class="w-full h-auto object-cover"> </a> </div> <figcaption class="px-3 py-2 bg-neutral-50 dark:bg-neutral-800 text-xs text-center italic text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400 border-t border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 leading-tight"> Dorothy Joan Kendall (Orlanes) </figcaption> </figure> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/photoswipe@5.4.2/dist/photoswipe.css"> <script type="module"> import PhotoSwipeLightbox from 'https://unpkg.com/photoswipe@5.4.2/dist/photoswipe-lightbox.esm.js'; const lightbox = new PhotoSwipeLightbox({ gallery: '#cloudinary-single-1', children: 'a', pswpModule: () => import('https://unpkg.com/photoswipe@5.4.2/dist/photoswipe.esm.js') }); lightbox.init(); </script> <p>Sadly, Dorothy passed away at 4.45am on 25th January 2025 at the age of 90.</p>/news/2025-01-01-noelac-champ-2024/Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000/news/2025-01-01-noelac-champ-2024/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2025 </span> </span> <p>After weeks of planning and organising, the day before the show had arrived and with Graces car packed to capacity with show paraphernalia we drove down to the RKC building and met up with committee member, Richard, to begin the task of setting up the show, and I must say, we worked well together and were finished before our two hours allotted time ran out.</p>/news/2025-01-01-noelac-open-show-march-2024/Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000/news/2025-01-01-noelac-open-show-march-2024/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> <span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2025 </span> </span> </span> </span> <p>Our annual open show was held at a new venue this year, Chelford Village Hall, in Cheshire. Everyone agreed that it was a lovely venue with a large car park. The hall was an ample size for an open show and the committee did a sterling job in transforming it into an impressive show set-up.</p>/news/2023-01-01-a-few-words-from-the-president-the-secretary/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/news/2023-01-01-a-few-words-from-the-president-the-secretary/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2023 </span> </span> <h2 class="relative group">&hellip; The President &amp; The Secretary <div id="-the-president--the-secretary" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#-the-president--the-secretary" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>Our Open show will be held at the Cheshire Dog Training Academy in Lymm, Cheshire and our Championship show will be held in conjunction with Blackpool Championship show at Redwood Park. So this year both shows will be held in the North of England.</p>/news/2023-01-01-27-burford-lane-lymm-cheshire-on-26th-march-2023-following-the-open-show/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/news/2023-01-01-27-burford-lane-lymm-cheshire-on-26th-march-2023-following-the-open-show/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2023 </span> </span> <blockquote><p>27, Burford Lane, Lymm, Cheshire On 26th March 2023 Following the Open show</p> </blockquote><p>Any member wishing an item/items to be placed on the agenda must ensure that written notification of such is in the hands of the secretary no later than 10th March 2023.</p> <p>All items for inclusion on the agenda, including nominations for officers, committee and show judges can only be accepted if duly nominated and seconded in writing by fully paid up members.</p>/news/2023-01-01-noelac-championship-show-november-2022/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/news/2023-01-01-noelac-championship-show-november-2022/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2023 </span> </span> <p>Our second show of 2022 was held at the Kennel Club Building, Stoneleigh.Our judge for this show was another well-known allrounder, Liz Dunhill (Fantasa/Vormund). From an entry of 72 dogs/85 entries, Liz chose the Open Dog class winner, Bell and Ellis’s Ch Vallena Viktor for her Best in Show and the Open Bitch class winner, Hall’s Champion Shenedene Miss World as Reserve Best in Show.</p>/news/2023-01-01-noelac_newsletter-spring-2023/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/news/2023-01-01-noelac_newsletter-spring-2023/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2023 </span> </span> <p>Our Open show will be held at the Cheshire Dog Training Academy in Lymm, Cheshire and our Championship show will be held in conjunction with Blackpool Championship show at Redwood Park. So this year both shows will be held in the North of England.</p> <p>We hope that you will come along and join us at both our shows with or without a dog to show.</p>/news/2023-01-01-noelac-open-show-march-2022/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/news/2023-01-01-noelac-open-show-march-2022/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2023 </span> </span> <p>The show was held at Denshaw Village Hall, Oldham.</p> <p>Despite being a few committee members down, the remaining committee managed to pull out all the stops to provide a well-run show throughout the day</p> <p>Our judge for the day was, well known all-rounder, Mr Mike Vincent (Sylbecq) who worked his way through an entry of 39 dogs, 48 entries  and eventually found his Best in Show from the Open Bitch class, Ch Culversapso Queen of Hearts JW owned and handled by Miss D Culverhouse. Mikes choice for Reserve Best in Show was Ms M Halls, Ch Shenedene Miss World JW who was also Best Veteran in Show</p>/news/2023-01-01-our-2022-championship-show-judge/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/news/2023-01-01-our-2022-championship-show-judge/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2023 </span> </span> <p>I have been involved with showing and working over 45 years. I award CCs in 21 breeds and judge the working and utility groups.I have bred and owned Champions in 5 groups and working gundogs, culminating in 95 Champions and 987 CCs under the Fantasa team Vormund affix (kennel name). We are the number 1 kennel all time in the UK. I was honoured to be invited to judge this prestigious show.</p>/news/2023-01-01-the-committee-s-2022-christmas-get-together/Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000/news/2023-01-01-the-committee-s-2022-christmas-get-together/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> <span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2023 </span> </span> </span> </span> <p>Most of the committee managed to make our annual get-together.We all had a lovely Christmassy afternoon at the Maltings but missed Marylou, James and Richard.</p>/news/2021-11-01-a-few-words-from-the-president-the-secretary/Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000/news/2021-11-01-a-few-words-from-the-president-the-secretary/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2021 </span> </span> <p>Well the show world tentatively started to come back to life half way through the year&hellip; its committees working their way through all the red tape which had to be adhered to due to the covid restrictions.</p> <p>Dates of shows were altered and the Kennel Club allowed societies to hold two Championship shows instead of one due to shows being cancelled last year, which NOELAC took advantage of and we went ahead and held our cancelled November 2020 show in August this year. It felt so good to be back and socialising again. Our second show went ahead as usual in November and once again proved to be a great success.</p>/news/2021-11-01-noelac-championship-show-august-2021/Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000/news/2021-11-01-noelac-championship-show-august-2021/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2021 </span> </span> <figure class="border border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 rounded-lg overflow-hidden shadow-sm not-prose" style="float: right; margin-left: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0.25rem; max-width: 280px; width: 100%;"> <div class="pswp-gallery scrapbook-photo-frame" id="cloudinary-single-1"> <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/di1qnuy5r/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/newsletter-2021-noelac-championship-show-august-2021-01_jwdryc.jpg" data-pswp-width="271" data-pswp-height="442" target="_blank" class="block overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300 hover:scale-[1.01]"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/di1qnuy5r/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/newsletter-2021-noelac-championship-show-august-2021-01_jwdryc.jpg" alt="NOELAC Championship Show August 2021" loading="lazy" class="w-full h-auto object-cover"> </a> </div> <figcaption class="px-3 py-2 bg-neutral-50 dark:bg-neutral-800 text-xs text-center italic text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400 border-t border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 leading-tight"> NOELAC Championship Show August 2021 </figcaption> </figure> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/photoswipe@5.4.2/dist/photoswipe.css"> <script type="module"> import PhotoSwipeLightbox from 'https://unpkg.com/photoswipe@5.4.2/dist/photoswipe-lightbox.esm.js'; const lightbox = new PhotoSwipeLightbox({ gallery: '#cloudinary-single-1', children: 'a', pswpModule: () => import('https://unpkg.com/photoswipe@5.4.2/dist/photoswipe.esm.js') }); lightbox.init(); </script> <p>Our first show since the start of the pandemic was a little bit different&hellip; The Kennel Club allowed us to hold two shows this year so we decided to stay “Northern” with the first one, and it doesn’t get more northern than Blackpool! Thanks to Steve Hall and the Blackpool committee we were able to hold our show in conjunction with their general Championship Show on the 20th of August at Redwood Park.</p>/news/2021-11-01-remembering-peter-falcus/Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000/news/2021-11-01-remembering-peter-falcus/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2021 </span> </span> <figure class="border border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 rounded-lg overflow-hidden shadow-sm not-prose" style="float: right; margin-left: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0.25rem; max-width: 280px; width: 100%;"> <div class="pswp-gallery scrapbook-photo-frame" id="cloudinary-single-1"> <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/di1qnuy5r/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/newsletter-2021-remembering-peter-falcus-01_l3zadr.jpg" data-pswp-width="308" data-pswp-height="373" target="_blank" class="block overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300 hover:scale-[1.01]"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/di1qnuy5r/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/newsletter-2021-remembering-peter-falcus-01_l3zadr.jpg" alt="Remembering Peter Falcus" loading="lazy" class="w-full h-auto object-cover"> </a> </div> <figcaption class="px-3 py-2 bg-neutral-50 dark:bg-neutral-800 text-xs text-center italic text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400 border-t border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 leading-tight"> Remembering Peter Falcus </figcaption> </figure> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/photoswipe@5.4.2/dist/photoswipe.css"> <script type="module"> import PhotoSwipeLightbox from 'https://unpkg.com/photoswipe@5.4.2/dist/photoswipe-lightbox.esm.js'; const lightbox = new PhotoSwipeLightbox({ gallery: '#cloudinary-single-1', children: 'a', pswpModule: () => import('https://unpkg.com/photoswipe@5.4.2/dist/photoswipe.esm.js') }); lightbox.init(); </script> <p>Peter lost his battle and passed away on the 2nd September this year. He was someone who shared so much of his wife, Joanne&rsquo;s life, and will forever be a part of her. He really made a difference in so many lives, which is a rare quality and something to be extremely proud of and I know he will be remembered with love by so many.</p>/news/2021-11-01-this-ones-for-you-george/Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000/news/2021-11-01-this-ones-for-you-george/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2021 </span> </span> <p><strong>George and George: One Boy and his Dog - A Journey to the Junior Warrant Semi Finals</strong></p> <figure class="border border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 rounded-lg overflow-hidden shadow-sm not-prose" style="float: right; margin-left: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0.25rem; max-width: 280px; width: 100%;"> <div class="pswp-gallery scrapbook-photo-frame" id="cloudinary-single-1"> <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/di1qnuy5r/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/newsletter-2021-this-ones-for-you-george-01_ilvjwy.jpg" data-pswp-width="656" data-pswp-height="922" target="_blank" class="block overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300 hover:scale-[1.01]"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/di1qnuy5r/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/newsletter-2021-this-ones-for-you-george-01_ilvjwy.jpg" alt="George Eden Taylor and George the Lhasa Apso" loading="lazy" class="w-full h-auto object-cover"> </a> </div> <figcaption class="px-3 py-2 bg-neutral-50 dark:bg-neutral-800 text-xs text-center italic text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400 border-t border-neutral-200 dark:border-neutral-700 leading-tight"> George Eden Taylor and George the Lhasa Apso </figcaption> </figure> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/photoswipe@5.4.2/dist/photoswipe.css"> <script type="module"> import PhotoSwipeLightbox from 'https://unpkg.com/photoswipe@5.4.2/dist/photoswipe-lightbox.esm.js'; const lightbox = new PhotoSwipeLightbox({ gallery: '#cloudinary-single-1', children: 'a', pswpModule: () => import('https://unpkg.com/photoswipe@5.4.2/dist/photoswipe.esm.js') }); lightbox.init(); </script> <p>A couple of years ago | was asked to write the following piece for the Lhasa Apso Club newsletter. NOELAC have kindly agreed to republish it in George’s memory.</p>/news/2021-11-01-uk-lhasa-apso-history/Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000/news/2021-11-01-uk-lhasa-apso-history/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2021 </span> </span> <blockquote><p>UK Lhasa Apso History was made on 12th December 2021 when Sandauri Showstopper for Kutani was awarded his 48th CC at the LKA Championship show which made him the Lhasa Apso CC Record holder.</p> </blockquote> <h2 class="relative group">Many Congratulations! <div id="many-congratulations" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#many-congratulations" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <ul> <li><strong>Bred by Nadjia Rudenko</strong></li> <li><strong>Owned and handled by Wendy Cain (Kutani)</strong></li> </ul>/news/2020-12-01-online-dog-show-2020/Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000/news/2020-12-01-online-dog-show-2020/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2020 </span> </span> <p>When Covid 19 happened and the whole of England went into lockdown, I was dreading the thoughts of my boss walking in and saying ‘hi Louise, I am afraid we are going to be furloughing you’ the look on my face said it all. After being off work for the last 4 weeks unable to move my shoulder. The fear and dread of spending any more time at home wondering around the house thinking ‘I do not have anything to do’, made me feel very depressed.</p>/news/2020-12-01-a-few-words-from-the-president-the-secretary/Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000/news/2020-12-01-a-few-words-from-the-president-the-secretary/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2020 </span> </span> <h2 class="relative group">&hellip; The President &amp; The Secretary <div id="-the-president--the-secretary" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#-the-president--the-secretary" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>NOELACs March Open Show was one of the first casualties of CV19. Unfortunately we had to cancel, at first we thought we would be able to hold the show later in the year, boy were we wrong, as time went on not only did we begin to realize that that would be impossible but we also had to cancel the November Championship show too.</p>/news/2020-12-01-championship-show-2018/Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000/news/2020-12-01-championship-show-2018/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2020 </span> </span> <p>When Diana Harding (Taonan), our 2018 judge, had to pull out of her appointment due to her husbands ill health, I thought that we had a big disaster on our hands, however, luckily, Julie Seward (our 2020 judge) was able to step in and take on the appointment.</p> <p>In my opinion this years Championship show was the best yet. Not only was there a great entry, 94 dogs plus 10 entered in puppy walk but there was a great vibe around the show due in part I’m sure to Lynne &amp; Tony Malthouses cake &amp; coffee morning and “silent” auction which was held at the show in aid of Macmillan (more about that from Lynne in this elsewhere in the newsletter).</p>/news/2020-12-01-noelac-virtual-dog-show-25-4-20/Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000/news/2020-12-01-noelac-virtual-dog-show-25-4-20/<span class="flex cursor-pointer"> <span class="rounded-md border border-primary-400 px-1 py-[1px] text-xs font-normal text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-600 dark:text-primary-400"> Newsletter 2020 </span> </span> <p>Best Dog / Reserve Best in ShowCH <strong>Littondale Replay KutaniBest VeteranCH Littondale Valentino JW</strong></p> <p>Best Open Bitch/Best in ShowHall’s <strong>Ch Shenedene Miss World</strong></p> <p>Best Puppy in Show <strong>Bobellam Bubbling Over</strong></p> <p>Best Veteran Bitch <strong>Taemaris Moet</strong> Reserve Best Dog <strong>Kalizmar Karismatikis Phareal</strong></p> <p>Reserve Best Bitch <strong>Lacey aka CH Marnbri Tiger Lily Under Autumnspell JW</strong></p> <p>We would like to thank Eamonn O’Doherty for allowing us to use some of his fantastic photos.</p>