Saturday 14 March 2026 · Westpoint Arena, Clyst St Mary, Exeter EX5 1DJ

A word from the Show Secretary

Our fifty-eighth championship show is the largest Norwegian-only event in the SWNCC calendar, and by some margin the largest Norwegian show in the South West. In 2025 we ran 248 classes and saw 172 cats entered from across the UK, including entries from as far afield as Aberdeen and Jersey.

This year we are delighted to welcome back Mr Iain MacPherson (our patron) as Best in Show judge, joined by Mrs Sandra Kirkbride (Best Kitten) and Mr Anthony Fairbrass (Best Neuter). The full judges’ list is below.

Visitors are very welcome from 10:30. Entry is £5 for adults, £3 for concessions, and children under twelve are free. Refreshments, a small bring-and-buy stall and the SWNCC merchandise table will all be running throughout the day.

Judges

Panel	Judge
Best in Show (Adult)	Mr Iain MacPherson
Best in Show (Kitten)	Mrs Sandra Kirkbride
Best in Show (Neuter)	Mr Anthony Fairbrass
Imperial Grand Panel	Mrs Margaret Ashton
Grand Champion Panel	Mr Peter Hendry
Champion Panel	Mrs Caroline Drayton
Open Adults	Mrs Sarah Aveling
Open Kittens	Mr Duncan Pryce

Rosette sponsors

This year’s rosettes are sponsored by a group of our members and affiliates. We are very grateful to each of them. Sponsors for 2026 include: Penmorrow Cattery, Wyvern Cattery, the Norwegian Forest Cat Breed Council of Great Britain, Duckworth’s Veterinary Services of Exeter, and two anonymous donors in memoriam of the late Mrs Anne Charrington.

Past shows — gallery

Gallery placeholder — 8-image grid of past-show highlights (BIS rosette, cats on the stand, judges at work, the members’ lunch, the trophy table, junior handler class, merchandise stall, prize-giving). Pexels/Unsplash-cleared stock only per SPEC §11.5.