4NCL 2024-25 dates and venues

[LawrenceCooper]

Weekend 1: Rounds 1-2

9-10 November 2024 Division 4, Division 3 Knights Holiday Inn Peterborough - West
23-24 November 2024 Divisions 1 & 2, Division 3 Bishops Mercure Daventry Court Hotel

Weekend 2: Rounds 3-4

11-12 January 2025 Division 3 Bishops & Knights Holiday Inn Peterborough - West
11-12 January 2025 Division 4 Holiday Inn Coventry M6 Jct. 2
25-26 January 2025 Divisions 1 & 2 Holiday Inn Peterborough - West

Weekend 3: Rounds 5-6

15-16 February 2025 Divisions 1 & 2, Division 3 Knights Holiday Inn Coventry M6 Jct. 2
15-16 February 2025 Division 4, Division 3 Bishops Holiday Inn Peterborough - West

Weekend 4: Rounds 7-8

5-6 April 2025 Divisions 1 & 2, Division 3 Bishops Holiday Inn Peterborough - West
12-13 April 2025 Division 4, Division 3 Knights Holiday Inn Peterborough - West

Weekend 5: Rounds 9-11

3-5 May 2025 Divisions 1 & 2, Division 3 Knights Mercure Daventry Court Hotel
3-5 May 2025 Division 4, Division 3 Bishops Holiday Inn Coventry M6 Jct. 2

[Roger de Coverly]

Is it known whether division 3 teams will stay in the same sections as last season, if not relegated or promoted?

[LawrenceCooper]

Is it known whether division 3 teams will stay in the same sections as last season, if not relegated or promoted?

I suspect that falls into the "to be confirmed" category.

Other snippets of information that I noticed:

4NCL Rates (from 1st October 2024) Bedroom Rates: All Venues

£99.00 per room (£49.50pp) for shared B&B accommodation
£89.00 per room for sole occupancy B&B accommodation

Dinner Arrangements: Holiday Inn Coventry and Holiday Inn Peterborough West

£15.95 buffet dinner service will be available on Saturday evenings (and on Saturday evenings on the bank holiday weekend). This is available to all players, whether staying at the venue or not, and does not need to be pre-booked.

Dinner Arrangements: Mercure Daventry Court Hotel

A buffet dinner will be available in FUEL Restaurant on the Saturday night: £28.00 per adult, £14.00 per child aged 4 – 14 years. This is available to all players, whether staying at the venue or not, and does not need to be pre-booked.

Entry fees are as follows:

Division 1, Division 2: £450
Division 3, Division 4: £285

[Mick Norris]

At least 2 weekends in Peterborough isn't ideal, although I understand sourcing hotels is tough

That's about 3 hours by car or train from Manchester, so much more difficult for some teams

[Paul Cooksey]

Peterborough a bit better than Telford for me. But I am very disappointed there is no weekend in Newark.

[Nick Burrows]

Peterborough a bit better than Telford for me. But I am very disappointed there is no weekend in Newark.

LOL

[Ian Thompson]

Is it known whether division 3 teams will stay in the same sections as last season, if not relegated or promoted?

It is now - https://www.4ncl.co.uk/data/2425/team_a ... n_divs.htm.

[LawrenceCooper]

Following yesterday's deadline the list of entries has been updated: https://www.4ncl.co.uk/data/2425/runners_riders.htm

[John Upham]

Following yesterday's deadline the list of entries has been updated: https://www.4ncl.co.uk/data/2425/runners_riders.htm

Is the system ready to accept player registrations?

[LawrenceCooper]

Following yesterday's deadline the list of entries has been updated: https://www.4ncl.co.uk/data/2425/runners_riders.htm

Is the system ready to accept player registrations?

I doubt it as entries only closed overnight! Maybe in a few weeks.

[John Upham]

Following yesterday's deadline the list of entries has been updated: https://www.4ncl.co.uk/data/2425/runners_riders.htm

Is the system ready to accept player registrations?

I doubt it as entries only closed overnight! Maybe in a few weeks.

Fair enough!

[Roger de Coverly]

Following yesterday's deadline the list of entries has been updated: https://www.4ncl.co.uk/data/2425/runners_riders.htm

The new teams would seem to be

Castell Nedd
Epsom
Golden Cockerels
Peterborough United
Warrington

Some might be renamed versions of existing teams.

(edit)
There's also Lisburn (in Northern Ireland)
Castell Nedd seems to be the Welsh name for Neath. (/edit)

[Neil Graham]

All the Division One and Two prospective entrants have paid so there will be no changes to the team allocations to these Divisions.

In the two Division Threes Anglian Avengers, Poole Patzers, Gonzaga and White Rose 3 are missing. There are aren't any obvious renaming of these missing teams though the Avengers could be Peterborough United I suppose.

Consequently three or four vacancies will arise in Division Three with Shropshire, CSC Kingston 2, Sussex Martlets 3 and Coventry the first candidates to fill these slots. Sussex will have to organise three separate squads in Division Three if this is the case.

[MartinCarpenter]

I'm genuinely intrigued to see what the make up of that Warrington team is. There's basically no clubs in the town itself.

Maybe it's a compromise to keep Lymm, Culcheth etc happy

[Mick Norris]

I'm genuinely intrigued to see what the make up of that Warrington team is. There's basically no clubs in the town itself.

Maybe it's a compromise to keep Lymm, Culcheth etc happy

Warrington League I expect, given their President is Team Captain