The SEISC will be making a change in 2026 regarding how we publish Show Critiques. Currently when you click on any judges name highlighted in orange both in Show Diary & Results sections you ae taken to the Critiques section and still have to scroll down to find the Critique. Starting with 2026 Show’s on clicking on the highligted orange name you will now go directly to a PDF of the critique which you can read and download if required.
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SOUTH OF ENGLAND IRISH SETTER CLUB AGM 2026
Notice for the Annual General Meeting
to be held on Saturday, 21st March 2026 at 11am
at The Hamworthy Club
Magna Road, Poole, Dorset BH21 3AP
Items for the AGENDA of the Annual General Meeting must be received, in writing, BY THE
SECRETARY no later than 42 days before the AGM. (7th February 2026)
THE SECRETARY must receive nominations for the elections of Principal Officers and
Committee members in writing, no later than 22nd November 2025.
All nominees for Officers must have been Committee members for the preceding 12 months; all
nominees for committee must have been members for the preceding 2 years. All nominees
must be proposed and seconded by those who have been fully paid up members for the
preceding year. The written approval of nominees must be given. A short CV (which may be
edited) would be appreciated from all nominees to be circulated with the voting papers.
Meg Webb is standing down as Chairman in accordance with the rules and offers herself for re
election.
The following committee members are standing down in accordance with the rules and offer
themselves for re election: Gill Kennedy-Sloane and Jean Lippett.
New committee members are always welcome.
ALL NOMINATIONS TO:
Mrs. P. Harris, The Lodge, High Hall, Wimborne, Dorset. BH21 4HY canford.print@live.co.uk
by 22nd November.
Voting papers will be circulated in time for them to be returned to the scrutineer two calendar
months before the AGM and the results will be notified to members when the Agenda for the
AGM is circulated.
October 2025
Epilepsy Research Update
Update on Epilepsy Research at Canine Genetics Centre at Cambridge University.
The Canine Genetic Centre at Cambridge launched an epilepsy research project in March which included Irish Setters. Below is their latest call for samples from Irish setters which have been diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy OR is over 8 years old AND unaffected by epilepsy.
Canine Genetics Centre at University of Cambridge
Earlier this year we told you about new funding that Dr. Sally Ricketts had secured, in collaboration with Linnaeus Veterinary and the University of Helsinki, to extend our epilepsy research into FIVE new at-risk breeds – the Beagle, English Springer Spaniel, Giant Schnauzer, Hungarian Vizsla and Irish Setter.
We have been actively recruiting samples from case and control dogs over the last 6 months ready to send for whole genome sequencing (WGS) and last month our spotlight was on the English Springer Spaniel where you were all amazing in your help, thank you! Now it’s the turn of the Irish Setter as we need more samples please
Do you have a setter that …
… has been diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy
OR
… is over 8 years old AND unaffected by epilepsy?
If so, please contact the team to get involved and help with our research – https://www.canine-genetics.org.uk/research/epilepsy/

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