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LondonCats Worldwide brings cat show to Maidstone's Market Hall in Lockmeadow

By: Luke May

Published: 11:05, 02 August 2019

Updated: 13:10, 02 August 2019

A new cat show could become a firm fixture in a town's calendar.

Visitors from home and abroad were feline the love at the LondonCats Worldwide show in Maidstone.

Thousands descended on Lockmeadow's Market Hall to see which cats were fur-tunate enough to win best in show.

French judge Francoise Debois handles 10-month-old Creed. Picture: John Westhrop (14084141)
Linda Bowden, from Somerset, with Dudley, an eight year old Alter Cat that she entered in the short hair category. Picture: John Westhrop (14084147)
A cat is handled by judges during a visit to London Worldwide Cat Show in Maidstone. Picture: John Westhrop (14084152)

The two-day event saw an international judging panel, including experts from France, the United States and Portugal, decide the winners of titles including best short hair and best kitten.

Rebecca Owens, marketing manager for LondonCats Worldwide, said: "The whole event was really well received, there were great vibes from all of the visitors, hopefully we'll be able to do it again in Maidstone next year."

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Around 100 cats from all sorts of different breeds were on show.

Perviz Alexander, from Guildford with her Lykoi. Picture: John Westhrop (14084143)
Thomas O' Malley, a three year old rescue cat, with his owner Suzy Heath, from Henley-On-Thames. Picture: John Westhrop. (14084148)
Eight-month-old award winner Elvi with lucky owner Lauren Jackson, from Walderslade. Picture: John Westhrop (14084153)
Portuguese judge Steven Meserve handles a cat during London Worldwide Cat Show in Maidstone. Picture: John Westhrop (14084155)

It wasn't just your standard short hairs and sphinxes either. There were exotic breeds including the Lykoi, or werewolf cat, and Marguerites.

Escaped animals, unusual finds and news from the RSPCA can all be found here.

Read more: All the latest news from Maidstone.

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