The Royal Kennel Club is pleased to announce the newly appointed representatives for the Field Trials Liaison Council. The representatives for the Liaison Council are below.
Mr Kevin Barraclough
• Cocker Spaniel Club
• Mid Sussex Working Spaniel Club
• Kent Working Spaniel Club
Mr Graham John Bird
• Labrador Retriever Club Of Wales
• Golden Retriever Club
• Shropshire Gundog Society
Mrs Christine Bridgwater
• Essex Field Trial Society
• Kintbury Gundog Club
• Meon Valley Working Spaniel Club
Mr David Brown
• Coventry & District Gundog Society
• Midland Gundog Society
• East Midland Gundog Club
Miss Carol Calvert
• Strabane & District Setter & Pointer Club
• Ulster Irish Red Setter Club
• Northern Ireland Pointer Club
Mr Michael Canham
• Lothian & Borders Gundog Association
• Gordon District Gundog Club
• North Of Scotland Gundog Association
Mr Simon Capstick
• North West Labrador Retriever Club
• Lancashire & Merseyside Field Trial Society
• Cheshire, North Wales & Shropshire Retriever & Spaniel Society
• Yellow Labrador Club
Mrs Chris Carpenter
• Wiltshire Working Gundog Society
• Arun & Downland Gundog Society
• Weimaraner Club Of Great Britain
Mrs Margaret Cox
• West Of England Labrador Retriever Club
• North Devon Working Gundog Club
• Cornwall Field Trial Society
Mr Steven Crookes
• Golden Retriever Club Of Northumbria
• Northern Golden Retriever Association
• Yorkshire Golden Retriever Club
• Golden Retriever Club Of Scotland
Mr Noel Doran
• Northern Ireland Gundog, Field & Show Society
• Craigavon Gundog Club
• North Antrim Gundog Club
Mr Fraser Forbes
• Moray Firth Spaniel & Retriever Club
• Grampian Gundog Club
• Gamekeepers National Association
Mr David Hall
• Pointer Club
• English Setter Club
• International Gundog League (Pointer & Setter Society)
Ms Maggy Halliday
• Gordon Setter Association
• Mid Herts Gundog Club
• Irish Setter Association, England
Ms Emily Harvey
• English Springer Spaniel Club
• Bristol & West Working Gundog Society
• Midland English Springer Spaniel Society
• Duchy Working Gundog Club
Mr John Henderson
• Tay Valley Gundog Association
• Strathmore Working Gundog Club
• Scottish Gundog Association
Mrs Sally Jenkins
• West Dartmoor Working Gundog Club
• South Western Golden Retriever Club
• Westward Gundog Society
Mrs Alix Johnson
• Italian Spinone Club of Great Britain
• Norfolk & Suffolk HPR Field Trial Club
• Hungarian Vizsla Society
Mr Richard Johnston
• Labrador Retriever Club Of Northern Ireland
• Mid Ulster Gundog Association
• Ulster Select AV Retriever Club
Mrs Fiona Joint
• Burns and Becks Gundog Club
• Suffolk Gundog Club
• Cambridgeshire Field Trial Society
Mr Jon Kean
• Scottish Field Trials Association
• Northern Counties Pointer & Setter Society
• Pointer Club of Scotland
Mr Stephen Kimberley
• German Wirehaired Pointer Club
• Worcestershire Gundog Society
• German Longhaired Pointer Club
Mr Rory Major
• Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla Association
• Large Munsterlander Club
• Brittany Club Of Great Britain
Mr Sean McGrath
• Wye Valley Retriever Club
• Norfolk Gundog Club
• United Retriever Club
• Flatcoated Retriever Society
Miss Morwenna McNally
• Carmarthenshire Working Gundog Society
• English Springer Spaniel Club Of Wales
• Pembrokeshire Working Gundog Society
• Glamorganshire Field Trial Society
Mr William Megaughin
• English Springer Spaniel Club Of Northern Ireland
• North West Ulster Spaniel Club
• Fermanagh Gundog Club
Mrs Sarah Miles
• South West Scotland Gundog Association
• Forth & Clyde Working Gundog Association
• Central Scotland Gundog Club
Mrs Patti Money-Coutts
• Herts, Beds, Bucks, Berks & Hants Retriever Society
• South Eastern Gundog Society
• Guildford Working Gundog Club
Mr Stewart North
• Dukeries [Notts] Gundog Club
• Midland Counties Field Trial Society
• Welsh & English Counties Spaniel Club
• Norwich Gundog Club
Mrs Julia Reed
• Utility Gundog Society
• East Anglian Labrador Retriever Club
• Eastern Counties Retriever Society
Mrs Elizabeth Robinson
• Barton On Humber Gundog Club
• Three Ridings Labrador Club
• Midland Counties Labrador Retriever Club
Miss Terri Siwek
• Eastern Counties Spaniel Society
• Western Counties & South Wales Spaniel Club
• Leconfield Working Spaniel Club
Mrs Victoria Stanley
• Vale of York Working Retriever Club
• Labrador Retriever Club
• Arfon Working Gundog Club
Mrs Joy Venturi Rose
• Kent, Surrey & Sussex Labrador Retriever Club
• Hampshire Gundog Society
• Isle Of Wight Gundog Club
Mrs Ruth Webster
• German Shorthaired Pointer Association
• German Shorthaired Pointer Club
• Hunt, Point & Retrieve Gundog Association
Miss Samantha Whyte
• Northumberland & Durham Labrador Retriever Club
• Yorkshire Retriever Field Trial Society
• Lincolnshire Gundog Society
• Yorkshire Gundog Club
• Yorkshire Retriever Field Trial Society
All newly appointed representatives will officially begin their terms in January 2026. However, the Royal Kennel Club is encouraging participants to engage with the Council immediately by submitting proposals or ideas via the online form: Liaison Council agenda item. Proposals should clearly outline the suggested change and explain how it would benefit the Field Trials community.
Where previously, proposals could only be submitted in advance of scheduled Liaison Council meetings, under the new system participants can now submit suggestions at any time through a simple online form. Once a submission is received, it will be discussed before being added to a Council agenda. Urgent or straightforward matters may be addressed directly, while more complex proposals will be reviewed by the Council and the wider community. This approach ensures that every idea is fully understood and given proper consideration.
The Royal Kennel Club looks forward to working with the new Liaison Council representatives and the wider Field Trials community.