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The Brian Valder Memorial & Charity Trial - 07 December 2025

Latest: The Event is Cancelled:

Simon welch: We have decided to cancel Sunday's Brian Valder trial on the grounds of safety. After inspecting the venue on Saturday and the forecast rain this week, along with a significant number of fallen and precarious trees, we don't feel the trial will be safe and enjoyable. All entrants will be refunded. 2025 ACU Western Trials Championship Results will be updated as soon.

How to Enter

Sadly, all wasted text now - Cancelled - All entries are through the ACU's online system. This link will take you to the Event's page where you will need to login to your member account, or sign up for one. Supplementary Regulations are available on that page with all the important details. Online Entries.

About the Event

2018 was the inaugural run of the Brian Valder Memorial Trial. Deemed a success by both riders and organisers, and no doubt the charities that benefitted from around £1000 raised, I believe. This time, as the last round of the Centre's Trials Championship.

The event is run in memory of lifelong rider and official of ACU South Midland and ACU Western, Brian Valder. Rain or shine he supported events almost every weekend as an official and this event is being organised across ACU Western's Active clubs in tribute to his efforts. Memorial trophies will be presented.

The Charities - We know that Brian would appreciate that this trial is run as a charity event and all proceeds from this event will go to: the ACU Benevolent Fund which does great work helping injured riders and organisers.

The venue has mostly all weather parking and the sections are entertaining in the dry and the wet, so it shouldn't need to be called off for that.

The Saturday after the trial is the last of the YDS's Training sessions followed by the Centre's Award ceremony for our 2024 Trials Championship. There's more information about how to get tickets etc. in our News page now.

How to get there

On the A4173 between Gloucester and Stroud, turn off in the village of Brookthorpe signed Sneedham's Green, drive for 1 mile to just before the motorway bridge where you turn right into Paintball Raiders gravel track, keeping left to parking. You only need 3 feet to open your door safely so park to save space please!

Entrance from public road:

• Postcode: GL4 0UT (Gets you on the right road only! look for arrows.)
• Google Maps
• OS Grid Ref: SO 84976 13666
• Latitude: 51° 49' 17" N (51.82127°)
• Longitude: 2° 13' 9" W (002.21765°)
• And if you really must, living.shall.cycle will work as a 'What 3 Words' reference

Entry List

The following riders, plus any that managed to enter before we had to pull the link, will be refunded as soon as we can get it organised.

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