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,...
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...
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...
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...
It is with great regret that we have to announce the passing of John Gaskell, the father of regular Northern Centre riders Richard and Stuart and of course grandfather to Stuart's son Lewis and Richard's son Dan.Aged 81 John passed on Friday, October 31 following a long illness and will be known by other riders as...
With November heralding the last few weeks of 2025, there's plenty of action for the trials fraternity over the coming weekends.Whilst most riders would appear to have no interest in the management of the sport, that doesn't alter the fact that "things happen" and the first of those is this weekend when on Saturday, 8th, the...
PICTURES NOW IN THE GALLERY FROM IAN ABBOTThe loss of just eight marks in the Bassenthwaite Club's D.K.Laing trial on the first Sunday of November ensured that the rider would win the class ,for that was the winning score over both the hard route and also the clubman route at Threlkeld Mining Museum near Keswick.But the...
If you are looking for a well built, competitive Pre 65 style twinshock for your sport, then this BSA Bantam may well be the type of bike that could suit.Hughie Irving has this Bantam for sale; it has a Whitton frame, uses a Suzuki 185 piston, has new rear shock absorbers, a new Premier Amal carburettor,...
Persistent rain just as signing on began totally changed the nature of the John Holmes Trial organised by the Westmorland Club on their own land at Lindale with the previously fairly dry sections soon soaking wet with the severity changing as the rain continued through the day.But it didn't seem to matter as the 40 strong...
With the final S3 Championship series round having been held last weekend by the Hillsborough Club, the Jack Wood Trial, Richard Gaskell was able to finally claim the S3 Parts Championship for riders Over 40. He secured yet another class win in the Jack Wood, his third of the series to add to his two second...