Sheepdog trials diary
ENGLAND
October 31. YORKSHIRE Nursery, Scaife Hall Farm, Blubberhouses, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 2PL, 9.30am start, enter on field.
MELTHAM Nursery, Harden Moss Showfield, Greenfield Road, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, 9am start, enter on field.
HAYFIELD Nursery and Novice with Championship, The Grouse, on A624 Hayfield/Glossop road, Derbyshire, 8am start, enter on field.
RYEDALE Nursery, Fridlington Farms, Sheriff Hutton, York, 10am start, enter on field, only one dog can be booked in after noon.
November 1. GREENLANDS Nursery with Novice Handler Class, Tewitfield, Carnforth, LA6 1JH, 10am start, enter on field by 2pm.
BRETHERTON Charity Nursery, Green Lane Farm, North Road, Bretherton, Lancashire, PR26 9AY, 9am start, enter on field by 2pm, proceeds to Bretherton Church.
NORTH WESTMORLAND Nursery and Novice, Grange, Borrowdale, 9am start, enter on field for two dogs by 2pm but for three by noon, novice class confined to handlers from Cumbria.
NORTHERN Nursery, Ravenseat, DL11 6LP, approx two miles west of Keld on B6270 Kirkby Stephen/Reeth road, 10am start, enter on field by 2pm.
RINGINGLOW Nursery, Novice and Beginners Class, Perrydale Farm, Peak Forest, Derbyshire, 8am start, enter on field, caterer.
WALES
October 31. NORTH WALES NURSERY, Heat 8, Dolgellau; start 9am.
GLOS/GWENT NURSERY, Castlefield, Lisvane.
CEREDIGION NURSERY, Penlon, Tregaron; start 9am.
CARMARTHEN NURSERY, Gwynfe.
RADNORSHIRE NURSERY, Blaen-y-Cwm, Llanarthwyl.
November 1. GLAMORGAN NURSERY, Llantrisant; start 9am.



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