SCHEDULE OF SPANIEL FIELD TRIALS 2024

Conducted under Kennel Club Limited Rules and Regulations ‘J’

Stake 1: Novice AV Spaniel Stake for 16 dogs (Ref J.3.d (2))
Date: Thursday 3rd October 2024
Venue: Place Farm, Norwich, Norfolk, by kind permission of Henry Darling
Judges: Mr G Veasey (A:2753) & Mr N Clitheroe (N/P)
Entry fee: Members: £40 Non-members: £55.00
Closing date: 19th September 2024. Draw: 20th Sept 2024 at Secretary’s home 7pm.

Stake 2: Novice Cocker Stake for 16 dogs (Ref J.3.d (3))
Date: Thursday 24th October 2024
Venue: Beckingham Hall, Essex by kind permission of Mr L E Carr & Sons 
Judges: Mrs T Siweck (A:3772) & Mr B Sadler (B:3028)
Entry fee: Members: £40 Non-members: £55.00
Closing date: 9th October 2024. Draw: 10th October 2024 at Secretary’s home 7pm

Stake 3: Novice AV Spaniel Stake for 16 dogs (Ref J.3.d (2))
Date: Saturday 23rd November
Venue: The Lackford & Cavenham Estate, Suffolk by kind permission of Robert Gough and Wayne 
Alford
Judges: Mr J.W Iliff (A:2497) & Mr James Elliott (N/P) 
Entry fee: Members: £40 Non-members: £55.00
Closing date: 8th Nov 2024. Draw: 9th Nov 2024 at Secretary’s home 7pm

 

Stake 4: Open AV Spaniel Stake (Except Cockers) for 16 dogs (Ref J.3.d (3))
Date: Monday 25th November 2024
Venue: Cockley Cley Estate, Norfolk, by kind permission of Sir Samuel Roberts
Judges: Mr A Ladyman (A:2775) & Mr N Satchwell (A:3270)
Entry fee: Members: £45.00 Non-members: £60.00
Closing date: 10th Nov 2024. Draw: 11th Nov 2024 at Secretary’s home 7pm.

 

Stake 5: Open Cocker Spaniel Stake for 16 dogs: (Ref J.3.d (1)) 
Date: Wednesday 4th December 2024 
Venue: Hall Farm, Ditchingham, Norfolk, by kind permission of The Earl & Countess Ferrers & 
Viscount Tamworth
Judges: Mr A Waterhouse (A:3543) & Mr S Lewis (B:3140) 
Entry fee: Members: £45.00 Non-member £60.00
Closing date: 19th November. Draw: 20th November at Secretary’s home 7pm.

 

PRIZES: 
STAKE 1: Nossewej trophy to the winner

STAKE 2 & 5: LWSS Trophy to the winner: 

STAKE 3 & 4: The Rod Chapple memorial trophy to the winner. 

Certificates for 1st to 4th places & coms. Engraved glass for guns choice

 

Entries: Entry may be 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 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 within 7 days of any draw that you wish attend.
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 on the LWSS website, and all competitors must be familiar with it. A hard copy will also 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 maybe 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 or Covid isolation are exempted.

 

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 Kennel Club Licensed Field Trials must be registered at the Kennel Club in accordance with 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 Kennel Club. 

7 No modification may be made to the schedule after publication except by permission of the 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 

10 Welfare of Dogs: a. 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 Board for disciplinary action under Kennel Club Rules and Regulations. The use of pinch collars, electronic shock collars, or prong collars, is not permitted at any field trial licensed by the Kennel Club. This shall apply at the venue or within the precincts of the trial. 
 

b. Dogs in cars on hot days: Your dog is vulnerable and AT RISK if left in a vehicle in high temperatures 
and even on days considered as slightly warm. Please take care of your dog(s). If your dog is found to be 
at risk forcible entry to your vehicle may be necessary without liability for any damage caused
Please do not attend the trial if tested positive for Covid 19 you must contact the FT secretary by PHONE ONLY to withdraw preferably before the day of the trial.

Contact details: Sue Musselwhite, Bryn Terfyn, Y Gors, Gwynfryn, Wrexham LL11 5UW
Tel: Mob: 07956639406
Email: ftsecretarylwss@gmail.com