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Welcome to the Northern Police Cross Country League   The league started in the late 1970's and for over 40 years has attracted runners from most of the police forces across the north of England.   The league now stages 12 fixtures each season that starts in early October through to late March. Each fixture attracts between 40 and 80 runners.   In recent years the league has gone from strength to strength, despite the pressures of securing time-off from police duties. We have recently added an 11th and 12th fixture that add a better chance to attend the six required fixtures! For 2022 we have created another Summer 10K Trail  Series. This year we will have five fixtures starting in April through to September 2022.   All information about the XC League and Trail Series, past and present is contained in this website.   For further information contact the League Secretary:  Steve Broadbent   New XC Season - 2022/2023 Summer Trail Race Series 2022 Fixture 1 - 25 May 2022 - Cheshire - Sandstone Trail Fixture 2 – 15 June 2022- Lancashire - Witton Park Fixture 3 – 2 August 2022- GMP - Marsden Fixture 4 – 24 August 2022- West Yorkshire Next Fixture 5 – 21 September 2022 - North Yorkshire All fixtures Wednesday 1.30pm Start - Venues to be confirmed - 5 x Fixtures (3 of 5 to count) Next Trail Race - Fixture #4 - West Yorkshire The next race in the trail series is hosted by Heather Mitchell and her team from West Yorkshire. Starts at 1.30 pm on Wednesday 24 August from The Leggers Inn, 66 Mill Street East, Dewsbury, WF12 9BD. The off-road course is one-lap, circa 6 miles and is predominantly flat on the canal side, taking in a hill, and going under a tunnel and over the river with a short stretch on road before coming back along the canal. It is suitable for road or trail shoes. Registration from 12.30pm. Please bring your reusable number if you have been issued one. Please ensure you check in and register even if you have your number. Some light refreshments will be provided after the race. Looking forward to another great mid-week run somewhere different and interesting. Results Snapshots - All Fixtures - Click Here Fixture 3 – Tuesday 2 August 2022- Marsden, GMP Fixture #3 will now take place on Tuesday 2 August 2022 at Butterly Reservoir, Marsden starting at 1.30pm. Thanks to Shannon Davies and her team for organising this fixture. Race Details from Shannon: GMPs fixture will be moving to Tuesday 2nd August, I can’t get released from shift on the 3rd - very sorry for the late notice on this but it can’t be avoided Route will be starting at Butterly Reservoir and will be approx 7miles with 1000ft elevation. No road crossings thankfully but I will be putting up tape to ensure you stay on the right trail. Parking: Butterly Reservoir, Wessenden Rd, Marsden W3W: ///troll.ulterior.scorching Registration and Race Numbers: From 12.30pm. Please bring your previously issued race number with you. If you have not yet registered I will issue a new number to you. Race Briefing: Pre-Race briefing will take place from the car park at 1.25pm. The race takes place on off-road trails and footpaths. Please wear the appropriate clothing and footwear to meet the conditions on the day. It could be warm or it could be cold so bring extra body cover and sun-block! The trails are open to the public so please take care and be respectful to other users. Post-Race Refreshments: GMP will be kindly providing some post-race light refreshments. I think this is going to be another great fixture!! We will look forward to seeing you there! Safe and happy running! Steve Secretary  – Northern Police Cross Country League Results - Fixture 3 - GMP Northern Police Trail League - Fixture 3 - GMP Pos BIB First Surname Force M/F Vet GMP 1 182 Rob Grantham Cheshire M V40 48.16 2 11 Malcolm Fowler Cheshire M V55 51.13 3 110 Andrew Manson Cheshire M V45 52.52 4 157 Lucy Dockerty West Yorks F   53.17 5 142 Natalie Iddon Lancashire F   54.01 6 77 Iwan Jones North Wales M V65 55.06 7 108 Deborah Lack Cheshire F V40 57.20 8 58 Lisa Grantham Cheshire F   64.33 9 132 Vicky Kehoe Cheshire F V45 65.07 10 1 Steve Broadbent Lancashire M V60 68.15 11 14 Anna Sykes West Yorks F V45 71.05 12 150 Ren Smith Merseyside M M50 71.06 13 2 Mark Porter Lancashire M V55 78.25 14 64 Phil Corris Lancashire M V60 83.44 15 130 Emma Ireland Cheshire F   85.12 16 13 Kate Aspey North Yorks F V50 95.05 17 47 Jane Brown GMP F V50 95.17 18 100 Dave Watkinson Lancashire M V65 MAR 19 6 Shannon Davies GMP F V45 ORG 20 200 Jim O'Donnell Lancashire M V75 TIME Northern Police Trail League - Fixture 3 - GMP Pos BIB First Surname Force M/F Vet GMP 1 182 Rob Grantham Cheshire M V40 48.16 2 11 Malcolm Fowler Cheshire M V55 51.13 3 110 Andrew Manson Cheshire M V45 52.52 4 157 Lucy Dockerty West Yorks F   53.17 5 142 Natalie Iddon Lancashire F   54.01 6 77 Iwan Jones North Wales M V65 55.06 7 108 Deborah Lack Cheshire F V40 57.20 8 58 Lisa Grantham Cheshire F   64.33 9 132 Vicky Kehoe Cheshire F V45 65.07 10 1 Steve Broadbent Lancashire M V60 68.15 11 14 Anna Sykes West Yorks F V45 71.05 12 150 Ren Smith Merseyside M M50 71.06 13 2 Mark Porter Lancashire M V55 78.25 14 64 Phil Corris Lancashire M V60 83.44 15 130 Emma Ireland Cheshire F   85.12 16 13 Kate Aspey North Yorks F V50 95.05 17 47 Jane Brown GMP F V50 95.17 18 100 Dave Watkinson Lancashire M V65 MAR 19 6 Shannon Davies GMP F V45 ORG 20 200 Jim O'Donnell Lancashire M V75 TIME    Results - Fixture 2 - Lancashire   Northern Police Trail League - Fixture 2 - Lancashire 22F BIB First Surname Force M/F Vet LANC 1 11 Malcolm Fowler Cheshire M V55 45.50 2 142 Natalie Iddon Lancashire F   47.10 3 37 Janine Fallon Lancashire F V40 48.15 4 108 Deborah Lack Cheshire F V40 53.05 5 141 Arran Sayle Lancashire M   53.15 6 0 Jonathan Dingle Guest-Lancashire M   53.51 7 77 Iwan Jones North Wales M V65 54.30 8 97 Rachel Darling-Love Humberside F V50 54.48 9 125 Jack Downes Cheshire M   55.15 10 132 Vicky Kehoe Cheshire F V45 58.03 11 60 Kate Hamilton Lancashire F   58.36 12 150 Ren Smith Merseyside M M50 59.01 13 14 Anna Sykes West Yorks F V45 60.05 14 62 Mel Beamish Cheshire F V35 60.32 15 36 Dave Wilkinson Lancashire M V60 61.42 16 2 Mark Porter Lancashire M V55 62.21 17 0 Michelle Alty Cheshire F V50 62.35 18 47 Jane Brown GMP F V50 72.10 19 130 Emma Ireland Cheshire F   76.15 20 156 Catherine Cuthbert Cheshire F V45 78.30 21 64 Phil Corris Lancashire M V60 78.32 22 13 Kate Aspey North Yorks F V50 83.00 23 100 Dave Watkinson Lancashire M V65 MAR 24 26 Andrew Brown West Yorks M V65 MAR 25 1 Steve Broadbent Lancashire M V60 ORG  Fixture #1 - Cheshire   Northern Police Trail League - Fixture 1 - Cheshire 22F BIB First Surname Force M/F Vet CHES 1 182 Rob Grantham Cheshire M V40 46.22 2 118 Jack Pilkington Cheshire M   48.00 3 183 Iain Wedge Cheshire M V50 48.31 4 38 Mike Fryer Cheshire M   49.50 5 11 Malcolm Fowler Cheshire M V55 50.22 6 63 Jordon Berke Cheshire M   51.15 7 110 Andrew Manson Cheshire M V45 53.10 8 111 Kevin Hinett Cheshire M V55 54.50 9 65 Dylan Grindley Lancashire M   58.35 10 108 Deborah Lack Cheshire F V40 59.45 11 186 Jonathann Dingle Guest-Lancashire M   65.01 12 132 Vicky Kehoe Merseyside F V45 65.03 13 39 Rosie Greenfield Humberside F   65.04 14 40 Andrew Guest Humberside M V50 65.27 15 77 Iwan Jones North Wales M V65 67.10 16 62 Mel Beamish Cheshire F V35 67.46 17 131 Tom Grant Cheshire M   68.30 18 133 Dave Gilks Merseyside M   68.38 19 150 Ren Smith Merseyside F M50 69.04 20 58 Lisa Grantham Cheshire F   69.52 21 174 Michelle Alty Guest -Cheshire F V50 71.18 22 68 Laura Lawler Lancashire F V50 73.06 23 184 Maggie Gilbert Cheshire F   76.51 24 134 Rebecca Lawson Cheshire F V40 76.52 25 42 Michael Horne Lancashire M V60 81.45 26 36 Dave Wilkinson Lancashire M V60 83.00 27 2 Mark Porter Lancashire M V55 84.07 28 102 Adrian O'Brien Merseyside M V45 85.00 29 46 Heather Mitchell West Yorks F V65 89.01 30 130 Emma Ireland Cheshire F   89.26 31 156 Catherine Cuthbert Cheshire F V45 89.38 32 193 Yvonne Barratt Guest-Lancashire F V50 91.00 33 155 Martina Akrill Humberside F   92.26 34 64 Phil Corris Lancashire M V60 92.27 35 200 Jim O'Donnell Lancashire M V75 MAR 36 54 Martin Caldwell Cheshire M V45 MAR 37 56 Darren Varley Cheshire M   MAR 38 199 Ann Crofts Lancashire F V50 MAR 39 1 Steve Broadbent Lancashire M V60 TIME   We have now implimented a new on-line entry system for all runners. Every runner must pre-enter. 2022 Trail Season All 5 Fixtures - £15 Single Entry - £5 per race Pre-entry runners will receive a reusable race number. These numbers can be used for both Trail and XC Races. Entries Now Open!!! to enter the NP Trail League: Click Here NPCCL 2022/2023 Season Provisional Dates and Venues All fixtures 1.30pm Start - Dtaes/Venues to be confirmed later into Summer - 12 League Fixtures including Nationals Fixture 1 - 5 October 2022 - North Yorkshire Fixture 2 - 19 October 2022 - Cheshire Fixture 3 – 2 November 2022 - Lancashire Fixture 4 – 16 November 2022 - Cumbria Fixture 5 – 30 November 2022 - South Yorkshire Fixture 6 - 14 December 2022 - Derbyshire Fixture 7 - 11 January 2023 - Staffordshire ? Fixture 8 – 25 January 2023 - West Yorkshire Fixture 9 – 08 February 2023 - Merseyside Fixture 10 – 22 February 2023 - Cleveland Fixture 11 – 8 March 2023 - PSUK  ? Fixture 12 – 22 March 2023 - GMP  ? Open Soon!!! to enter the NPCCL: North v. Midlands   West Yorkshire - 24 January 2018 Family Guests Entry We now permit Spouse/Partner and Siblings (over 18) of an above defined 'police member' to participate. They compete in the same race but only as a 'Guest Familiy Member' and pay the cheaper entry fee but will not qualify for individual or team prizes. They may be defined by a Police Sports Club as an 'Honorary Member' so could be entitled to claim their entry from the Club also. Midlands Police Cross Country League   Click Here Male and Female Individual Winners 2018/2019 Season Lyndsay Chamberlain and Rob Grantham Both from Cheshire

Current Participating Forces   Cheshire Cleveland Cumbria Durham GMP Humberside Lancashire Lincolnshire Merseyside North Yorkshire North Wales Northumbria South Yorkshire West Yorkshire    Do you wish to run in the League? Contact your Force Secretary for more information   If you wish to participate in the League please contact your Force representative who will liaise with you over transport to attend each fixture or you may chose to travel direct. We now have an entry system and you may enter either up to six or all 12 fixtures at the start of the season. Just follow the Book it Zone links below. It is possible to enter your own local 'Host' fixture and not compete in the other fixtures. You will just need to pay £2 on the day. If you intend to enter more than one fixture then we ask you complete a six or 12 fixture on-line entry.   Your Force Contact? - Click Here Latest News........ Norther Police Cross Country and Trail League 2022/2023   Northern Police Trail League - 5 Fixtures starting 1 June 2022   Northern Police Cross Country League- 12 Fixtures starting 5 October 2022 Details of the dates and BookitZone entry points will be displayed on the left of this website page.. Northern Police Trail  League 2022 Season League Results after Fixture #3 of 5 21 22B 22M 22F BIB First Surname Force M/F Vet P1 S1 CHES P2 S2 LANC P3 S3 GMP P4 S4 WYP P5 S5 NYP Less 1 Less 2 TOTAL   1   1 108 Deborah Lack Cheshire F V40 1 100 59.45 3 98 53.05 3 98 57.20                 296 1 2 1   11 Malcolm Fowler Cheshire M V55 5 96 50.22 1 100 45.50 2 99 51.13                 295   3   2 132 Vicky Kehoe Cheshire F V45 2 99 65.03 5 96 58.03 5 96 65.07                 291   4 2   77 Iwan Jones North Wales M V65 11 90 67.10 3 98 54.30 4 97 55.06                 285   5 3   150 Ren Smith Merseyside M M50 14 87 69.04 5 96 59.01 6 95 71.06                 278   6   3 130 Emma Ireland Cheshire F   10 91 89.26 10 91 76.15 7 94 85.12                 276 8 7 4   2 Mark Porter Lancashire M V55 17 84 84.07 7 94 62.21 7 94 78.25                 272   8 5   64 Phil Corris Lancashire M V60 19 82 92.27 8 93 78.32 8 93 83.44                 268 3 9 6   1 Steve Broadbent Lancashire M V60 23 78 TIME 11 91 ORG 5 96 68.15                 265   10 7   182 Rob Grantham Cheshire M V40 1 100 46.22       1 100 48.16                 200   11   4 142 Natalie Iddon Lancashire F         1 100 47.10 2 99 54.01                 199   12   5 58 Lisa Grantham Cheshire F   5 96 69.52       4 97 64.33                 193   13 8   110 Andrew Manson Cheshire M V45 7 94 53.10       3 98 52.52                 192   14   6 62 Mel Beamish Cheshire F V35 4 97 67.46 8 93 60.32                       190   15   7 14 Anna Sykes West Yorks F V45       7 94 60.05 6 95 71.05                 189 12 16   8 47 Jane Brown GMP F V50       9 92 72.10 9 92 95.17                 184   17 9   100 Dave Watkinson Lancashire M V65       9 91 MAR 9 92 MAR                 183 2 18   9 13 Kate Aspey North Yorks F V50       12 89 83.00 8 93 95.05                 182   19   10 156 Catherine Cuthbert Cheshire F V45 11 90 89.38 11 90 78.30                       180 2 20 10   36 Dave Wilkinson Lancashire M V60 16 85 83.00 6 95 61.42                       180   21 11   200 Jim O'Donnell Lancashire M V75 20 81 MAR       10 92 TIME                 173 8 22   11 37 Janine Fallon Lancashire F V40       2 99 48.15                       99   23 12   141 Arran Sayle Lancashire M         2 99 53.15                       99   24 13   118 Jack Pilkington Cheshire M   2 99 48.00                             99   25   12 39 Rosie Greenfield Humberside F   3 98 65.04                           98   26 14   183 Iain Wedge Cheshire M V50 3 98 48.31                             98   27   13 97 Rachel Darling-Love Humberside F V50       4 97 54.48                       97   28 15   125 Jack Downes Cheshire M         4 97 55.15                       97   29 16   38 Mike Fryer Cheshire M   4 97 49.50                             97   30   14 60 Kate Hamilton Lancashire F         6 95 58.36                       95 1 31   15 68 Laura Lawler Lancashire F V50 6 95 73.06                             95   32 17   63 Jordon Berke Cheshire M   6 95 51.15                             95   33   16 184 Maggie Gilbert Cheshire F   7 94 76.51                             94   34