Greater Manchester Police JC, ManchesterHazel Grove & Bramhall Judo Club, StockportHeywood Judo Club, HeywoodIppon Judo Club, CheadleIs Sho Ni Judo Club, LiverpoolIsle of Man (Douglas) Judo Club, DouglasIsle of Man (Ramsey) Judo Club, RamseyJ K Memorial Judo Club, LiverpoolKan-Shu Ju Kwai, ManchesterKendal Judo Club, KendalKirkham Judo Club, PrestonKNK Manchester Judo Club, MiddletonLittleborough Judo Club, LittleboroughLiverpool University Judo Club, LiverpoolLytham St. Annes & Flyde YMCA, LancsMJS Judo Club, Billinge MacclesfieldLeisure Centre Judo Club, MacclesfieldMerseyside Carabbean Judo Club, LiverpoolMaghull High School Judo Club, MaghullMill Hill Judo Club, BlackburnNu-Ju-Kwai Judo Club, BillingeOulder Hill Judo Club, RochdalePendle Judo Club, NelsonPenwortham Judo Club,PrestonPhoenix Judo Club, CumbriaPreston Judo Club, PrestonRaven Judo Kwai, CheshireRiverside Lancaster Judo Club, LancasterRochdale Judo Club, RochdaleRossendale Judo Club, HaslingdenSKK Judo Club, MerseysideSale Judo Club, SaleShadsworth Judo Club, BlackburnTaxal Judokwai, StockportThe Saints Judo Club, MerseysideThornton Judo Club, CleveleysTodmorden Judo Club, RochdaleTyldesley Judo Club, TyldesleyUmberley Judo Club, CornforthUniversity of Central Lancashire, PrestonUrmston Judo Club, UrmstonWarrington Samurai Judo Club, WarringtonWarrington Warjukwai, CheshireWest View Judo Club, PrestonWestwood Judo Club, EcclesWigan & District Judo Club, PembertonWilmslow Judo Club, WilmslowWirral Judo Club, Wallasey

If your club isn’t included in the above list, please call Mark Waterhouse (01706 212004)

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Happy New YearWell, here’s to a Happy New Year. Lets try to make this year one to remember. Try to attend all of those events….it will be the last competitions you’ll enter in the 20th Century!!!

North West Senior OpenThe Areas premier event takes place this month. There are separate categories for this Ranking event - Kyu grade Men & Women and Veteran Men & Women.Entries for this competition must be in by Monday 25 January 1999. For further information, please contact Mark Walsh on 01282 451605.

Combined Promotion Examinations

In line with the new BJA Junior Grading System that is being introduced in April, the area will be combining all sections of gradings onto one day. On this day, all Junior grades will be processed as well as Kyu and Dan Grades.The first of these combined examinations will be held at Middleton Recreation Centre on Sunday 16th May.

There will also be a Kyu/Dan P.E. on Sunday 7th February and a Junior P.E. on Sunday 21st February. These events will NOT be combined.

Combined County Champs 1999

The dates for the County Championships have been rearranged for 1999. They will now be held on the following dates;•Lancashire & Merseyside County Champs.

Sunday 21 March - Venue TBA•Greater Manchester & Cheshire County Champs.

Sunday 28 March - MiddletonEntry forms for these events will be distributed with the February issue of Events News.Contact numbers for each area are as follows;Lancashire - Ron McKinley (01524 413868)Merseyside - Bernard Orrick (01744 734956)Manchester - David Duffy (01706 638507)Cheshire - Jean Knowles (0161 4392106)

Burnley Junior Open Age Banded Champs.

This event will run for the first time on Sunday April 11. Entry forms for this event will be distributed with next months Events News.

Advertise your ClubIf you are running an event or have something to tell all other North West Member Clubs, please let us know. We will publish your information in the next available Events News. Please contact Mark Waterhouse on 01706 212004.

Calendar Of EventsThe 1999 North West Area Calendar Of Events is now finalised and a copy is included with this months Events News.There are likely to be modifications to this as time goes by but we will notify you of any changes through Events News.

BJA now on-lineFor those of you who have an Internet connection, you will be pleased to note that the British Judo Association now have an Internet Site. They are still in the process of building much of the site but this is true of most of the Internet.Why not take a look yourself. There are plenty of links and a full UK Calendar of Events.

http://www.britishjudo.org.uk/

North West Area ClubsA J Leigh Judo Club, LeighAltrincham Judo Club, AltrinchamAnfield Youth Activity, AnfieldBacup Judo Club, BacupBamber Bridge Leisure Centre, PrestonBirkenhead School Judo Club, BirkenheadBlackpool Keidokwai Judo Club, BlackpoolBolton Judo Club, BoltonBredakwai Judo Club, AccringtonBrunokwai - Burnley Judo Club, BurnleyBury Judokwai, BuryCastle Hill Judo Club, BoltonCheetwood Judo Club, ManchesterClayton Green Judo Club, ChorleyDeva Judokwai, ChesterElite Judo Club, CheshireForum Judo Club, WythenshaweFurness Judo Club, Cumbria