CELEBRATING 100 YEARS
Welcome to North Western Counties Field Trials Association.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FOR 2026 HAS INCREASED TO £15 PER MEMBER AND IS DUE 1ST FEBRUARY 2026
The club was founded in 1925 by a group of people from the gundog community of Lancashire, Cumberland, Westmorland, West Yorkshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester, to improve the working gun dogs and to encourage their true purpose of finding and retrieving game in the field.
Here you can find all the information you'll need about the club, working tests and field trials.
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Existing Members - click here to register your online account
Members Login - for Members who have registered and activated their online account
Upcoming Field Trials
Open Qualifying A/V Spaniel (Excluding Cocker Spaniel) Field Trial Limited to 16 Dogs
22nd August 2025 at Stean by kind permission of Mr I Openshaw
Judges: Barry Faley (A), Kevin Richardson (A)
Entries close & date of draw: 08/08/2025
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Novice AV Spaniel Field Trial Limited to 16 Dogs
23rd August 2025 at Stean by kind permission of Mr I Openshaw
Judges: Barry Faley (A), Kevin Richardson (A), Ryan Tomlinson (NP), Sam Burman (NP)
Entries close & date of draw: 09/08/2025
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Open 2 Day Qualifier A/V Retriever Field Trial Limited to 24 Dogs
3rd & 4th October 2025 at Hy-Fly, by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Holden
Judges: Allan Downie (A), Wayne Skett (A), Stewart North (B), Kevin Butler (B)
Entries close: 23.59pm 18/09/25
Date of Draw: 4pm 19/09/25
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Novice A/V Retriever Field Trial Limited to 12 Dogs
15th December 2025 at Meols Hall, by kind permission of Mr N Aubrey
Judges: A B Cooper (A), Kevin Butler (B), Nick Mercer (NP), Phil Goulden (NP)
Entries close: 2pm 1/12/25
Date of Draw: 4pm 1/12/25
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Upcoming Working Tests
Upcoming Training Events
Latest News
Notice of AGM 28th March 2026
13 Feb 2026 We have emailed all members this evening, with notice of the Club's AGM taking place 28th March 2026. If you haven’t received the email, please check your Junk Mail, ensure you have registered and activated your online account www.nwcfta.co.uk with up-to-date contact details.If you haven’t received the email please let us know at club.nwcfta@gmail.com Thank you. The Committee
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Membership Increase for 2026
31 Dec 2025 Membership is due 1st February 2026 and for the first time in a number of years, we have had to increase the membership to £15 per person (please note, we don’t offer joint memberships).For those who have standing orders set up, please can you increase your standing order to £15 before 1st February 2026 and include your full name in the reference.
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Thanks to Our Sponsorship Partners
24 Jul 2025
We’ve been working closely with some of the industry’s leading brands to ensure your hard work is rewarded! Thanks to our sponsorship partners were able to award our field trial and working test winners some fantastic prizes which we know you’ll love!
Without our sponsors we wouldn’t be able to do it, so please head over to the sponsor’s page to check out our partner’s company bio’s, products and offers!
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New System
02 Jul 2025 We have moved on to the Northgate Management system and therefore we ask all existing members to register and activate your Member's account.Read More
