UNITED RETRIEVER CLUB (NORTHERN AREA) PROGRAMME FOR 2025

UNITED RETRIEVER CLUB (NORTHERN AREA) PROGRAMME FOR 2025:

*** All dates are confirmed correct following the AGM held on 16th February ***

 

Sun.     16th February  -           URC (Northern Area) Annual General Meeting –

                                                11.00 am at Toll Bar Cottage, Savin Hill, Lyth, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8DJ

                                                Agendas will be distributed at the AGM.  Light lunch will be provided.

 

Sat.      8th March              1st  Training at Lazonby

Sat.      22nd March           2nd Training at Winster

Sat.      5th April                3rd Training at Meols Hall

Sun.     13th April              URCN Test at Lazonby for Puppies, Novice and Open Dogs

Sat.      26th April               4th Training at Lazonby

Sun.     11th May               URC(N) Safari Working Test at Winster for Puppies,

                                                Novice and Open Dogs

                                    (Choose Team for URC Inter Area Working Test Finals for Open Dogs)

Sat.      24th May               5th Training at Winster

Sun.     8th June                 URC(N) Test Meols Hall 

Sat     14th June                 6th Training at Meols Hall  

 

TRAINING CLASSES

- £10.00 PER DOG PER CLASS. 

Please bring the correct money and pay a Committee Member or the Trainer, on the day.   

 

Maximum number per Training Class – see below.  

 

The following times for Puppy, Novice and Open Classes apply on all the Training Days:

 

10.00 am until 11.30 am Puppy          Maximum Number           =         15       

11.30 am until  1.30 pm  Novice        Maximum Number           =          14

  2.00 pm until  4.00 pm  Open           Maximum Number           =         14

 

           

SAFARI WORKING TESTS - £10 PER DOG PER CLASS.  Please send your Entry Form and include correct payment (cheque), to:

Mrs P M Aubrey, Toll Bar Cottage, Savin Hill, Lyth, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8DJ. 

 

Times for the Safari Working Tests will be as follows:

 

Puppies   9.00 am               for 9.30 am

Novice    9.00 am               To follow immediately after Puppies

Open     12.30 pm               for 1.00 pm

 

Take care, keep safe and best wishes 

From

 Mrs P M Aubrey (Penny)

General Secretary URC(N)

 

1    LAZONBY 

 Lazonby, Near Penrith, Cumbria, CA4 9TU

From Carlisle M6 to J42.  Take A6 towards Penrith, Approximately 1 mile past Barrons Caravan centre, turn left towards Lazonby.  After about ½ to 1 mile, at bottom of hill, (Near red barn in field on your right), Turn left and follow this road to T Junction (passing along this road on the way, the Low Plains Quarry and Eden Valley Mineral Water Company).  After following this road, turn right, drive 200 yards – URC signs to gate in wall on right.

                                                                    OR

From Penrith  A6 – Carlisle Turn right ½ mile past DEFRA Laboratory towards Lazonby.  Then follow directions as above. 

 

 2     MEOLS HALL  

Meols Hall, Churchtown, Southport, PR9 7NP

From A565 turn Left at roundabout on outskirts of Southport.  Through Crossens, over bridge, 200 yards on Left, turn into Blundells Lane (beside bus stop).  Follow signs to venue approximately 500 yards.

 

3    WINSTER

Winster Near - Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3PF

From M6 Junction 36 follow A590 towards Barrow-in-Furness.  After approximately 2 miles, take first turn you reach (on left).  Drive down to roundabout and take first exit (road is still called A590).  After about 1 mile, there is a Green Road Side sign on the left which reads "BOWNESS WINDERMERE A5074", for approximately 7 miles to Winster Village.  100 metres after the Winster sign, the Brown Horse (Pub) (LA23 3NR) is on the right, URC signs on left.  If there are no signs take the first left after approximately three quarters of a mile.  Follow that road to the T Junction and there, turn left.  Approximately half a mile, turn left (small sign Ghyll Head).  Follow that road (passing lake on your right), then take first left and drive over cattle grid.

 

Contact Mobile Phone Numbers:

Nick Aubrey (07730 314503), Penny Aubrey (07793 608075)