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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Upcoming Field Trials
SPANIEL FIELD TRIALS
Open Qualifying English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Limited to 18 Dogs
25th July at Stean, North Yorkshire, by kind permission of Mr Ian Openshaw
Judges: Alex Hayes (A), Steve Charlton (A)
Entries close: 5pm 11/07/26
Date of Draw: 7pm 11/07/26
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Novice A/V Spaniel Field Trial Limited to 18 Dogs
26th July at Stean, North Yorkshire, by kind permission of Mr Ian Openshaw
Judges: Alex Hayes (A), Steve Charlton (A)
Entries close: 5pm 12/07/26
Date of Draw: 7pm 12/07/26
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Novice English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Limited to 16 Dogs
4th November at Halsall Estate, Ormskirk, by kind permission of Mr George Twiname
Judges: Lee Cooper (A), Adam Brown (NP)
Entries close: 5pm 21/10/26
Date of Draw: 7pm 21/10/26
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Novice A/V Spaniel Spaniel Field Trial Limited to 16 Dogs
21st November at Nysafawn Sporting, Bellingham, by kind permission of Ms M Hall
Judges: Eddie Scott (A), Fran Ardley (NO)
Entries close: 5pm 07/11/26
Date of Draw: 7pm 07/11/26
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Open Qualifying Cocker Spaniel Field Trial Limited to 18 Dogs
19th December at Stean, North Yorkshire, by kind permission of Mr Ian Openshaw
Judges: Jon Bailey (A), Alan Sankey (B)
Entries close: 5pm 05/12/26
Date of Draw: 7pm 05/12/26
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RETRIEVER FIELD TRIALS
Open 2 Day Qualifier A/V Retriever Field Trial Limited to 24 Dogs
7th & 8th September at Hy-Fly, by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Holden
Judges: Thomas Busby (A3342), Helen Goodwin (A3595), Philip Bruton (A2718), Ian Palmer (B3734)
Entries close: 6pm 24/08/26
Date of Draw: 3pm 25/08/26
Entry Fee: Members £100 per dog, Non-Members £120 per dog
Registration Fee: £5 fee for all entries per dog
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Novice A/V Retriever Field Trial Limited to 14 Dogs
14th December 2026 at Meols Hall, by kind permission of Mr N Aubrey
Judges: David Jackson (A1881), Andy Latham (B2300), Ronnie Laughton (NP), John Cardno (NP)
Entries close: 1pm 30/11/26
Date of Draw: 3pm 30/11/26
Entry Fee: Members £75 per dog, Non-Members £85 per dog
Registration Fee: £5 fee for all entries per dog
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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
