Next NERS show of 2025:
Show details:
Welcome to our 1* Preston show on 14th June 2025
Christ Church Hall
Higher Bank Road
Fulwood
Preston
PR2 8PD
Doors will open to exhibitors at 10am Please note that you will NOT be able to enter the hall before this time, we advise making sure your show prep is complete before leaving the house, as there will only be a short time before judging commences . Rats should be benched by 10.30am and judging will start at 10.45am.
Show Secretary: showsecretary@neratsociety.co.uk
Show Manager: showmanager@neratsociety.co.uk
Varieties Judge: TBC
Varieties stewards: tbc
Pet Judge:TBC
Please send entries via this link . Entries will close at 10pm on 11th June 2025 - no late entries will be accepted
There will be sale tanks available at this show. Tanks will cost £8.50 each and lids are £4.50 each. Please pre-order using this link.
This show will be have the following stalls: Smiley Face Foods, Heart Rat Creations and Pegs & Pieces.
There will be a raffle at this show - donations for prizes are very welcome.
All rats can be entered into NERS Varieties and Pets. Rats entered in Varieties and/or Pets must be tanked.
There is no Agility at this show.
| Fees, per exhibit |
Members |
Non-members |
| Standard entries (NERS Variety/Pet section) |
£2.00 |
£3.00 |
| Please note that entry fees are payable in full, including any withdrawals made after the entry deadline. Payment can be made via cash or card on the day of the show or via PayPal - the Show Sec will provide details as part of the entry confirmation. |
| Hire tanks Hire Tanks cost £3.00 per tank. Hire tanks are capped at a maximum of two tanks per exhibitor. If you need to hire more than two, this can sometimes be arranged by prior arrangement and exception only. New exhibitors will be given priority. Please note that hire tanks do not include substrate or moisture source so you will need to bring your own. Please request hire tanks using this link |
| No unentered rats may be brought to the show unless registered with the show secretary in advance. |
If you are new to showing these guides may be helpful:
Showing at NERS shows
Show preparation
You can also connect with others hoping to attend via our public Facebook page. If you have any further questions feel free to ask!
Usual infection control rules apply:
Please do not bring your rats if you have had - or had contact with -
- Any acute (new) infection related illness or unexpected deaths in the past 2 weeks;
- Brought in any new rats over the past 2 weeks;
- Been to any other shows or gatherings of rats in the past 2 weeks;
- Any rat related contact with rats of unknown background (eg rescue centre, pet shop) in the past 2 weeks;
- A virus within a small group of rats within the past 4 weeks:
- A virus within a group of 15 or more rats, or when raising a litter within the past 8 weeks.
Individual circumstances will be considered, if you are unsure whether or not you can attend with your rats please contact the show sec by email on showentries@neratsociety.co.uk. Help us to keep your rats safe!
For your information:
For future show dates, please refer to our show calendar. |
