Meet the members

The Red Rose Rockets formed in October 2002 and are based around the Preston/Blackpool area of Lancashire although we have team members from all over Lancashire and Greater Manchester. We are a fairly small but determined group, we aim to be competitive but most of all have fun; there's no room for blind ambition or individualism in this team, what we achieve we achieve together. We have come a long way in a short time and we currently run the two fastest teams in Lancashire, the Rockets (sub 19.00) and Rebels (sub 18.00).

We train weekly at ILPH Penny Farm, Blackpool (an equine rehabilitation centre) and compete regularly especially throughout the summer where we often spend our weekends all camped together at tournaments as a team, it's not all about the dogs!

Current team members are…

Natalie Holtappel (BFA member 0949)

Nat has been competing since 2000 after starting out with the Fylde Coasters flyball team she was one of the founders of the Red Rose Rockets team and is a member of the club committee.

Click on the links below to meet all her past, present and hopefully future flyball dogs...

Retired or at the rainbow bridge...


















Currently running in Open...
































Starter dogs or in training...

Trish Preston (BFA member 0977)

Trish has been competing now since 2000, she started out with the Fylde Coasters flyball team and joined us in 2004 after a spell with the Blackpool Super Novas.

Click on the links below to meet Trish’s dogs...

Tracey and Len Titterington (BFA members 1160 & 1161)

Len and Tracey have been competing in flyball now since 2001, previously running with the Fylde Coasters flyball team, they are founder members of the Red Rose Rockets.

Len is also the overall team captain and does the bulk of the administrative work as well as organising our training sessions and tournaments...we'd be lost without these two!

click on the link below to meet their dogs Jack…& Ben

Gemma Hardiman (BFA member 1346)

Gemma has been involved in flyball since 2002, boxloading and running other people’s dogs before starting running her own dog Bailey in 2004. Gemma joined us at the end of 2005 from the Rapidz flyball team. Click on the link below to meet her dog Bailey…

Dave Retford and Linda Herring (BFA members 1517 and 1518)

Dave and Linda joined us in January 2008 although we have known them and been friends on the flyball cicuit for a number of years beforehand.

They have two dogs competing...

Nikki Manley (BFA member 2059)

Nikki joined us around the end of 2004; she and Sam also do agility. Nikki is a very natural handler and regularly runs other team members dogs too...

Click on the link below to meet Sam and Azzie

Sue Telfer (BFA member 2116)

Sue joined us at the beginning of 2005, she had previously been doing agility with her dogs (and still does) you can meet her flyball dogs Perry and Kite below…

Lucy and Jeff Hughes (BFA members 2117 and 2505)

Lucy and Jeff joined at the beginning of 2005; they had previously been doing agility with their dogs (still do!); Jeff is our chief boxloader (and a great job he does to) and Lucy is captain of the 'Rascals' (how apt!)

You can meet their flyball dogs below…

Sandra Barton (BFA Member 3014)

Sandra joined us in 2006 with Max. Max has trained up very quickly, we hope puppy Floyd will follow in his footsteps!

Paul and Alison Robinson (BFA members 3024 and 3025)

Paul and Alison have been club members since early 2006 gaining another canine addition to their household last year too!

Click on the links below to meet Barney and Dylan

Bryan and Lynda Brookhouse (BFA members 3114 and 3115)

Brian & Linda have been competing in starters now for a couple of years; thy are always game for a laugh and only managed 1 night in a Tent before they bought a Caravan!!!!!!!!!!

The question is...will Emma make it out of starters before Alfie??!!

Click on the link below to meet Emma and new baby Alfie...

Matt and Helen Greenhalgh (BFA Members 2727 &2728)

Matt and Helen (and little Joe) joined us in 2006, they own and train 5 dogs...

Sharon and Rachel Morgan (BFA member 3278)

Rachel is currently our youngest handler, she runs her own dog Fly.

Jacqui and Chris Nelson (BFA member 3456)

Chris and Jacqui joined us in 2007, they are currently training and running Charlie in starters as well as having new 'baby' Lolly to train when she's older!

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