Stake 1: Open AV Spaniel (except Cocker) for 16 dogs (Ref J.3.d (1))
Date: Monday 2nd November 2026
Venue: Lakeside Shoot (Tregynon) The Heath, Newtown, Powys
By kind permission of Mr James Shearer
Judges: Mr Stuart Morgan (A:2725) & Mr Richard Heseltine (B:3422)
Entry fee: Members: £50 Non-members: £70
Closing date: 19th October 2026 Draw: 20th October 2026 at Secretary’s home 7pm.
 

 

Stake 2: Open Cocker Stake for 16 dogs (Ref J.3.d (1))
Date: Friday 20th November 2026
Venue: Bagots Park, Abbots Bromley, Rugeley, Staffordshire
By kind permission of Mr David Dale
Judges: Mr Roy Ellashaw (A:2766) Mr J Bailey (A:1938)
Entry fee: Members: £50 Non-members: £70.00
Closing date: 6th November 2026. Draw: 7th November 2026 at Secretary’s home 7pm
 

 

Stake 3: Novice Cocker Spaniel Stake for 16 dogs (Ref J.3.d(3))
Date: Thursday 3rd December 2026
Venue: Savernake Forest, Thornhill Barn, Marlborough
By kind permission of Mr Simon Blackman
Judges: Mr Jeremy Organ (A:2063) & Mr Ben Wright (N/P)
Entry fee: Members: £45 Non-members: £65.00
Closing date: 19th Nov 2026 Draw: 20th Nov 2026 at Secretary’s home 7pm.
 

 

Stake 4: Novice AV Spaniel Stake for 16 dogs: (Ref J.3.d (3))
Date: Monday 14th December 2026
Venue: Shadwell Estate, Euston, Thetford, Norfolk
By kind permission of Mr Robert Wingrove
Judges: Mrs Natalie Cannon (A:3742) Mr Jack Walton (N/P: 4156)
Entry fee: Members: £45.00 Non-member £65.00
Closing date: 30th November Draw: 1st December 2026 at Secretary’s home 7pm.
 

 

PRIZES:
STAKE 1 & 2: The Rod Chapple memorial trophy to the winner
STAKE 3: LWSS trophy to the winner
STAKE 4: Nossewej trophy to the winner
Certificates for 1st to 4th places & Coms. Engraved glass for Guns Choice
Entries: Entries maybe sent by mail including a cheque or by email with BACS payment to be
received in the LWSS account within 48 hours of the draw (Account name: The London Working
Spaniel Society HSBC Acc. No. 41516434 Sort Code: 40-34-38). Your entry form must be legible,
or it may not be included in the draw. Please use the attached form for all entries (NB additional copies can also be downloaded from the trials section of the LWSS website
https://www.thelondonworkingspanielsociety.co.uk Please include your email address and post/email your
entry in good time. Late entries will not be included in the draw. Use a separate entry form and cheque/BACS payment for each trial. Cheques MUST be made payable to: The London Working Spaniel Society.
ALL Entries MUST be sent to the LWSS field trial secretary:
Sue Musselwhite, Bryn Terfyn, Y Gors, Gwynfryn, Wrexham LL115UW
Email: ftsecretarylwss@gmail.com
 

For urgent enquiries and withdrawals only Tel: Mob: 07956639406
(Please note that mobile reception may be limited at some of our trial grounds)
All Draws will take place at the FT Secs home address at 7pm. If you wish to be present you must contact Sue Musselwhite by email prior to the draw taking place.
Only fully paid-up members at the time of each draw will be given preference
Directions to the trial details of the trial meet and instructions will be sent by email with the draw. A trial specific risk assessment will be available from the FT secretary on request, alternatively a hard copy be available at the trial. The draw will only be returned by post, to competitors who have sent a S.A.E with their entry and have indicated on their entry form that this is how they wish the draw to be returned.
 

Start Time: All trials meet at 9.00am for a 9.30am prompt start, failure of a competitor to
attend the meet on time will result in their entry to the stake and entry fee being forfeited and their place/run offered to a reserve dog, or alternative competitor, as appropriate.
There will be no substitution of dogs while reserves stand.
Withdrawals – Reg J6f applies. After an applicant has been successful in the draw for a place or as a reserve accepted an offer within 7 days of a run, the applicant will be liable for the full entry fee except where a veterinary or medical certificate is produced, Open stake winners where qualification to the championship has been gained, novice dogs have qualified out of Novice Stakes or gained an Open Stake award.

 

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
1 An exhibitor (or competitor) whose dog is entered at a Kennel Club licensed event should
take all reasonable steps to ensure the needs of their dog(s) are met, and should not knowingly
put their dogs’ health and welfare at risk by any action, default, omission or otherwise. A breach
of this Regulation may be referred to the General Committee for disciplinary action under Kennel Club Rules and Regulations.
2 Dogs entered at Royal Kennel Club Licensed Field Trials must be registered at the Kennel
Club in accordance with Royal Kennel Club Regulations for Classification and Registration B.
3 The society reserves the right to refuse any entry to its trials.
4 Dogs resident outside the UK must be issued with a Kennel Club Authority to Compete
number before entry to the show/event can be made. All overseas entries without an Authority
to Compete number will be returned to the exhibitor/competitor.
5 If entries or nominations exceed the number of permitted runners, the right to compete in
a Trial shall be decided by ballot.
6 Should circumstances so dictate the Society, in consultation with the judges, may alter
arrangements as necessary. Such changes and the circumstances surrounding them will be
reported to the Royal Kennel Club.
7 No modification may be made to the schedule after publication except by permission of
the Royal Kennel Club, followed by advertisement in appropriate journals if time permits before
the closing of entries.
8 Judges at a Trial are prohibited from entering a dog which is recorded in their ownership
or part ownership.
9 Videography and photography will only be permitted with the express permission of the
Chief Steward and the host.

 

 

 

 

Contact details:

Sue Musselwhite,

Bryn Terfyn, Y Gors, Gwynfryn, Wrexham LL11 5UW

Tel: Mob: 07956639406

Email: ftsecretarylwss@gmail.com