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Thhis Monis Month
taste of Greece
TH AT CORPOR ATE E VENT
with a visit to
Thursday March 11th
Nico's Taverna
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Tribute Night - Michael Buble
where the zest for
life is expressed in
Sunday March 14th
a classic but modern
Open Mothers Day
Greek cuisine.
Friday March 26th
Experience the spirit
Music Night - Kat Jackson
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of Greece, the people
and the land, while
flooding your senses with
the Flavours, aromas,
music and laughter and the
pleasure of sharing food, drink,
and enjoyment with friends. At
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396 Footscray Road New Eltham SE9 3TU ESTABLISHED 15 YEARS
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Pentar Black Shadow
Bernice 
Lukes is hoping and winning certain classes at various
to become top Championship Shows, so many hours
dog in the breed this month after 40 are spent travelling”, said Bernice.
years of trying.
As a two year old dog, Vincent is scaling
A regular attendee at Crufts since the the various classes for younger animals
1970’s, Bernice believes she has her with the distant hope that, one day, he
best chance yet to win a first prize. may win Best of Breed.
Her home-bred curly coated retriever, Mrs Lukes, who moved to Eltham in
Vincent, has been doing well in the dog 1952, has been a dog lover since her
show world, and steadily climbing up upbringing on a farm in Kent.
the rankings.
“As a young child, I had a dog of my
Last year, at his first Crufts, and appearing own to feed, groom and exercise, their exercise outings involve splashing
under his pedigree name ‘Pentar Black which taught me how to be a caring into the River Cray or, in better weather,
Shadow’, he lifted a second place in the and responsible owner” she said. at the coast.
‘post-graduate’ class for curly coats. After having Jack Russells, Spaniels
and German Shepherds, she fixed Preparation for the big day involves
To enter for Crufts, held at the National on the curly coats. “I love their calm some careful trimming of Vincent’s
Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, from temperament” she said. coat and nails and teeth cleaning, also
11-14 March, is no mean feat. attendance at ring-craft to ensure peak
The curly coats were bred to retrieve performance in front of the judges.
“To get to Crufts means attending game from across water, so many of
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