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Bootle results from Nov 26, 2023

Back in May at the Scottish Six Days Trial there were several head to head dad v lad battles and the duel relevant to the Northern Centre was between Darren and Cameron Brice - which dad Darren won.Since then, Cameron - the lad  - has proven to be up to the task and has beaten his...

****CANCELLED****Greenhead for Cumberland’s last 2023 promotion

THE GROUND IS TOO WET SO THIS TRIAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED.The Cumberland County MCC Greenhead Trial at Greenhead, Caldbeck on December 10, the club's last trial of a busy year, will be flagged from the B5299 between Caldbeck and Uldale where theWhat three words location is diets.impulse.livid.There will be a limited entry to this trial so now...

Here we go, the 2024 calendar

Following the recent Dates Meeting at the Centre Board, most of the dates  that were requested have now been collated into a list by calendar month (as they were last year), the main difference being that instead of listing all the FIM and national championships separately, they have been (or will be)  included into the main...

Need a new course licence? Here’s how

The ACU will be hosting Seminars for Trials and Enduro National Clerks of the Course in January 2024 in Rugby at ACU House.This course is for applicants and officials looking to renew their existing National Clerk of the Course licence or upgrading from a Regional Licence. Application for New Clerks of the Course will be considered...

Rain halts Cumberland’s Memorial Trial

The Cumberland County Club have informed us that it’s with regret they've taken the decision to cancel this Sunday's Memorial trial, scheduled for November 19 at Roughton Gill. The ground conditions are saturated, it having rained heavily for the past 3 days and with more forecast. As most folks will be aware, the venue is in...

Good turnout for AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the Northern Centre took place on Remembrance Sunday at the Villa Hotel, Levens where there was a good attendance of centre officials and many of the award winners of centre championships were present.The Centre Chairman  Angus Jenkinson opened the meeting and said:Let me welcome everyone to this afternoon’s Annual General Meeting...

Spencer ties up D.K.Laing win

Bassenthwaite's D.K.Laing trial on the first Sunday of November traditionally opens the Northern Centre's trials championship season with a couple of rounds before Christmas prior to the remainder of the season's year continuing until the end of the following October - strange but true; the reason being is that by finishing in October the year's champions...

Upcoming now, a month of sport

Now that we've entered the real start of the winter months with November, here's a brief plan of the upcoming events .The new 2023/2024 Northern Centre Trials Championship kicks off with the Bassenthwaite Club's D.K.Laing Trial at Threlkeld Quarry near Keswick on Sunday, November 5 which is flagged off the Penrith to Keswick main road. Most...

Advantage just one by Tom

Riding Trial GB rounds has proved to be a positive effort by Tom Swindlehurst who scored a narrow but decisive win in the Bootle Club's 4th round of their 2023 series at Fell Green on the last Sunday of October.Swinny only lost six marks which that in itself was a fine ride and with Darren Brice...

Slippery win for Matt at Lindale

The late John Holmes was a stalwart member of the Westmorland Club, a quiet, unassuming gentleman who was a genius when it came to engineering and in particular preparing Triumph Cubs for trials, and the final club event for 2023 was held in memory of John at the club's own land at Lindale.In comparison with many...