All NPWRA members should have received their Summer 2009 newsletter by now. We hope you found it interesting and informative. Hopefully it provided a little more information on what the National Pedigree Whippet Racing Association is doing and what the future holds. It also contains a report from the First

The NPWRA opened its doors this week to its first members. Membership has been set at £5 per person to cover the rest of this year and 2010.

A cornerstone of the NPWRA is to give the racers themeselves a voice in how their sport is goverened and developes. By becoming a member you get a vote on all important matters and can make propsals on new initiatives and ideas. Members have their own forum on the NPWRA web site where new ideas can be discussed and votes easily taken on any matter.

We have booked provisional dates for the 2010 NPWRA Opens

1st National Championships - 11 April 2010

2nd National Championships - 30 May 2010

3rd National Championships - 8 August 2010

Entries for the very first NPWRA Championship meeting have now closed and we are very pleased with the entry of 135 dogs. Last night the draw was held and today the programme is being drawn up. That's going to be followed by a lot of activity with printing & collating of programmes.

The weather forecast for Sunday is pretty good & the First NPWRA Championships should be a memorable and historic day for Pedigree Whippet racing with good competitive racing. There will be catering van in attendance and 2 raffles -  one for adults & one for children. There has been a huge vote of support for the NPWRA & the organisers have been overwhelmed by the generosity of so many people with offers of help, raffle prizes, donations, trophies, etc. It's amazing just how much has been achieved in only a few short weeks.

Sunday will be the first opportunity for racers to join the NPWRA and Membership forms will be available on the day (also available from the Secretary).