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Working dogs: Trials diary
READ our weekly round-up of forthcoming fixtures in the sheepdog trials world.
ENGLAND
November 28. TRAWDEN Nursery, change of venue to New Close Farm, Downham, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 4DF, 9.30am start, enter on field. FYLDE Nursery, Rooten Brook Farm, Quernmore, Lancaster, LA2 9EJ, 10am start, enter on field. BAMFORD Nursery and Novice, Shatton, Bamford, Derbyshire, 9am start, enter on field, catering. NORTH WESTMORLAND Nursery and Novice, Hutton in the Forest, Penrith, 9am start, enter on field for two dogs before 2pm, for three dogs by noon, novice class confined to Cumbrian handlers. NORTHERN Nursery, Crawlees Farm, Leasingthorne, Co. Durham, approx three miles east of Bishop Auckland on A689 Hartlepool road, 10am start, enter on field by 2pm.
November 29. GREENLANDS Nursery with Novice Handler class, Tewitfield, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1JH, 10am start, enter on field by 2pm. RYEDALE Nursery, Morra Head Farm, Harewood Dale, Scarborough, 10am start, enter on field, only one dog can be booked in after noon. DOVEDALE, Nursery and Novice with Championship, Holme Farm, Ilam, Derbyshire, 9am start, enter on field, caterer. DEERPLAY Nursery, at Deerplay, OL13 8RD on A671 between Bacup and Burnley – first season only dogs not to have been run at any trial before August 2009, 9am start, enter on field. NORTHUMBERLAND League Nursery, Winnows Hill, 11am start, enter on field. LAZONBY Open – cancelled. MORETON Nursery, Novice and Open, Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, 9am start, membership closed.
WALES
November 28. NORTH WALES NURSERY FINAL, Llangwm. RADNORSHIRE NURSERY, Mere House. CEREDIGON v CARMARTHEN, Cynghordy. GLAMORGAN, Cowbridge. GLOS/GWENT, Bromsberrow Heath, Ledbury.