North Wales Cross-Country League fixtures and registration details 2025/26.

By Don Hale

 


North Wales Cross-Country League fixtures and registration details 2025/26.


Report from Bernie Jones promoted by Don Hale.

donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2025

 

Bernie Jones, the secretary of the North Wales Cross Country League, has kindly supplied all the details for the registration of all participating junior and senior athletes, together with the fixture list for the 2025/26 cross-country season.

 

North Wales Cross Country AGM.

At the 41st Annual General Meeting of the North Wales Cross Country Association fixtures for the 2025/26 season were agreed. Subject to final confirmation the dates/venues are as follows:

 

Sat 4 October - St Asaph (hosted by Denbigh/Prestatyn)

Sat 25 October - Eirias Park (hosted by Colwyn Bay)

Sat 22 November - Bala (hosted by Meirionnydd)

Sat 24 January - Shrewsbury (hosted by Shropshire S)

Sat 14 February - Marches School (hosted by Oswestry O

Sat 10 January - Bangor North Wales Champs (hosted by Eryri).

 

*Minutes of the meeting are available on the website via the following link: 

content/uploads/2025/05/NWCCA-AGM-minutes-2025.doc


POSTCODE: Llanerch Hall (St Asaph):
The new course ( Postcode: LL17 0BD) is at Llanerch Hall, between Denbigh and St. Asaph, just off the A525. It is just on the Trefnant side of the Tweedmill Shopping Outlet.
It is signed for Trmeirchion – ignore “Road Closed” sign.
Please DO NOT park at the Tweedmill Shopping Centre unless you are going to visit.
PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NO CHANGING ROOMS but there will be porta loos and a refreshment van.

 

2025/26 Season REGISTRATION:

 

Just a quick reminder for clubs to get their registration forms in as the cross-country league will soon be upon us. *Registration Forms for the 2025/26 season are now available on the website.

 

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU ONLY REGISTER ATHLETES THAT ARE GOING TO RUN IN THE LEAGUE. Last year over 300 registered athletes did not run a single race!!

Clubs are asked to email the forms to the League Secretary by no later than 21st September 2025. - Bernie-jones@sky.com

 

*Remember just to register those athletes who are going to run. 

Last year we wasted over 300 numbers from athletes who didn’t run!


*Senior registration forms are available:

http://www.northwalesxc.com/.../Senior-Athlete...


*Junior registration forms are available:

http://www.northwalesxc.com/.../Junior-Athlete...



Look forward to seeing you all at St Asaph

NORTHWALESXC.COM

www.northwalesxc.com

 

NOTE: *Due to a clash with the Welsh Cross Country Championships and availability of the course, the fourth NWCCL fixture at Shrewsbury will now be SATURDAY 31st JANUARY 2026 and not the previous week as originally agreed. We apologise for any inconvenience

Bernie Jones

Secretary

 

 

Don Hale is a former award winning investigative journalist and now a best-selling author who has created a very popular blog post linked to numerous social media sites. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2025.

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