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Four up for December

Well, well, December is here already - it seems as if the year has passed more quickly than ever.The months has four trials planned with the first being the Bassenthwaaite Club's Stanley Tallontire trial on December 7 which is traditionally held adjacent to the minor road  between Mungrisdale and Caldbeck.  This is always a good trial...

ACU publish Trial GB updates for 2026

With preparations for the 2026 season well underway, TrialGB officials can confirm some updates to the regulations for the next British Championship campaign.Both the TrialGB and TrialGB Youth series will retain their successful two-day event format next season. An updated safety equipment regulation will also be introduced in 2026, with the use of knee and back...

Walker adds AMA title to his success portfolio

He was brought up in the Lake District town of Keswick and took up trials as a child, following in the wheel tracks of his older brother who was also a trials rider.With his trials riding dad, he travelled to local club trials in the Northern and North West Centres, progressing through the youth classes until...

The Brice and Barrow boys are in battle

Take two pairs of riders, each with the same surname, in this case Brice and Barrow and there's every chance they will come first and second in a club trial, which is exactly what happened at the Bootle club's first round of the Gowan Construction club championship for 2026 on November 23 at Fell Green.Father Darren...

Low scores from Memorial winners

KITCH pictures now uploaded into the gallery.Winning scores proved to be fairly low for those who topped their respective classes in the Cumberland County MCC Memorial Trial at Roughton Gill on November 16 with Hard course winner Darren Brice losing just 6. The same score was lost by Green course winner Jack Dixon whilst the Clubman...

Passing of Lyndis Quinn

The Northern Centre has lost a stalwart of the sport with the passing of Lyndis Quinn on Wednesday, November 12th, just four days after she attended the Centre's AGM on Remembrance Sunday when her husband Keith stood down as the Centre's President following 24 years in the position.Lyndis was nearly always with Keith, come rain or...

Northern’s trials winners

Following the Northern Centre's AGM on Sunday, the presentation of trials awards was made by Keith Quinn (lead picture Keith with his wife Lyndis, who sadly passed away just four days later,) with Eric Kitchen's pictures of the recipients below.L-R: Outgoing President Keith Quinn with Toby Jackson, Anthony Hayhurst, Archie RiddingL-R: Keith with Nick Shield,...

Report from the Centre’s Annual General Meeting

The Northern Centre's Annual General Meeting was held on November 9 at the Gilpin Hotel, Levens which was well attended with more 30 riders and club officials present, where the Chairman Angus Jenkinson opened the meeting and in his speech he praised the resigning President Keith Quinn, saying:"Whilst I have now gained some experience in this...

Clarification on the new licence fees

Following National Council on Saturday there is clarification over ACU trials registrations. The licence will be £35 for all adult riders . Licences for Trial GB riders only will be £50. (Insurers see Trial GB as a greater risk). The £12 increase over the current licence price provides personal accident insurance for all adults up to...

ACU trials licence fees increase by 59% with included insurance

On Wednesday, November 5 the Auto Cycle Union issued the following press release.The cost of an Auto-Cycle Union (ACU) competition licence and registration will be subject to a modest increase in 2026 as new-and-improved personal accident insurance becomes integrated into the annual fee as standard.The decision to set the competition licence fee at £98, the new-for-2026...