As one Defra agency appears to be finally learning the painful lessons of IT rollouts gone wrong, another seems to have walked into the same trap. Sheepdog trials diary
ENGLAND
August 7-8. MACCLESFIELD, Sutton Hall Farm, Sutton, Macclesfield, SK11 0HG, 7am start, entry closed.
August 8. RIPLEY SHOW Open & Novice, Ripley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 12 noon start, first 40 dogs to enter on field. NORTHUMBERLANDLEAGUE Open, Glanton, NE66 4BB,10am start, enter on field. CHALLACOMBE, Open Driving and Maltese Cross, at White Field, Challacombe, Devon, 10am start, entry closed. SURREY, Shabden Park, Chipstead,call J. Woolston 01293 772 344.
August 9.TRAWDENSHOW Open, Trawden Showfield, Colne, Lancashire, 9am start, enter on field. NORTHUMBERLANDLEAGUE Open, Prendwick, NE66 4UZ, 8.30am start, enter on field, those with 2 dogs to be booked in before 12 noon. ROMNEYMARSH, Charity Open and Novice, Rawnie Farm, The Dowells, Snargate, Appledore, Kent, TN26 2DB, 9am start, entry closed, catering. CORNWALL, Trewiggets Trial, Open Driving, Open and Novice Maltese Cross, Carruan, Polzeath, PL27 6QT, off B3267 near Port Isaac, 9.30am start, enter on field.
August 11.LITTLEDALE Open, change of venue to Pott Yeats Farm, Littledale, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9ET, 8am start, enter on field.
August 13. RYDAL, Open and Novice, Rydal Park, Ambleside, Cumbria, 9am start, entry closed, dogs to be booked in before 1pm.
WALES
August 6. NEWCASTLE EMLYN, cancelled - waterlogged
August 8. LLANGURIG SHOW, cancelled – waterlogged
August 10. LLANFYLLIN SHOW, Local & District classes
August 11. SWSDTA NOVICES, Lintridge Farm, Ledbury. Entry closed. Start 10am. TOWYANDCAMDDWRD, Nant-yr-Hwch, Tregaron. Open & Novice National; Open and Novice South Wales; entry on field. BEDDGELERT, Hafod y Llan, Nantgwynant. Open & Class 2; entry on field; catering; start 8.30am. LLANBRYNMAIR, Coed Farm. Montgomery classes, entry on field, start 2pm. CARNO, Mill Field. Montgomeryshire classes, entry on field; start 3pm.
August 12. LLANBRYNMAIR, Coed Farm. Classes 1 and 2; entry on field; catering. CARNO, Mill Field; Open and Novice National; entry on field, s-catering; start 8am. CWMOWEN; Open and Novice National; Open and Novice South Wales; entry on field; start 8am. MACHYNLLETH, Open and Novice classes; entry on field. LLANGWWYRYFON; date changed to August 26.
August 13 - 15. WELSH NATIONAL, Llanafan Fawr.
August 14. LLANWRTYD, Ffos Fields. Open and Novice National. NANTPERIS, Cae Tir Coch; Local and 2nd. classes; entry on field, start 12noon.
August 15. LLANFYLLIN SHOW, classes 1 and 2; entry on field. LLANUWCHLLYN, Caeau Pandy Mawr. Classes 1 and 2; entry on field; start 8am. NANTPERIS, Cae Tir Coch. Open Class; entry on field. GORSGOCH, National and South Wales classes; entry on field