NABBA North East 2026: Pudsey venue and the published qualifier schedule
The NABBA North East competition was listed for Saturday 16 May 2026 at Pudsey Civic Hall, in the Leeds area. The location matters: readers should not assume that the event name means a venue in Newcastle or confuse it with another NABBA show using the same hall later in the year.
The NABBA North East competition was listed for Saturday 16 May 2026 at Pudsey Civic Hall, in the Leeds area. The location matters: readers should not assume that the event name means a venue in Newcastle or confuse it with another NABBA show using the same hall later in the year.
Event at a glance
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Event | NABBA North East 2026 |
| Date | Saturday 16 May 2026 |
| Venue | Pudsey Civic Hall, Leeds / Pudsey |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coverage | Historical scheduled-event record; not a results report |
The official event record
NABBA's event page identifies Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawsons Corner, Stanningley, Leeds, LS28 5TA. It describes the competition as an open show and a qualifier for the 2026 Britain Finals. The published schedule gives check-in from 10.30am and a noon start.
The page also retains a lower heading referring to 2025. Information placed beneath that old heading is not automatically treated here as confirmed 2026 pricing or class-entry policy. The event identity, date, venue and schedule are stated in the clearly labelled 2026 section.
Why a precise venue is more useful than a regional label
A competition's name and its location are different pieces of information. Keeping both visible makes it easier to search the correct venue, distinguish similarly named shows and identify the correct official entry destination.
For a future visit, FM Coaching's practical advice is to use the full address rather than a broad regional search. Check the organiser's entrance instructions, accessibility information and any restrictions before travelling. This article does not promise free parking, a certain journey time or an event finish time that has not been established by its sources.
What qualifier status establishes
The official description places this show within NABBA's route towards its Britain Finals. It does not establish which individual competitors qualified or what placings were awarded. An athlete's personal qualification status must be supported by their organiser confirmation or an official result.
That is why this page remains a historical event guide. It does not populate a results table using guesses, photographs without context or outcomes from a different season. A scheduled event and a verified results report are separate editorial tasks.
Choosing a class without importing another show's rules
The event page checked for this report does not establish a complete final running order. General federation rules can help a competitor understand possible categories, but they should not be presented as the confirmed class schedule of every regional competition.
A useful preparation file should identify the exact event year and class, membership confirmation, entry acceptance and any music instructions. If a requirement changes, keep the organiser's current version with the booking record. This is organisational advice from FM Coaching rather than a claim that the 2026 show required additional documents beyond those actually published.
Keep the North East and UK events separate
Pudsey Civic Hall also appears in NABBA's wider calendar. Sharing a venue does not make different competitions interchangeable: each has its own identity, date and official page. Our calendar links each show to its matching article, avoiding a generic link that leaves readers to work out which competition they are viewing.
The 16 May date is now in the archive. A separate North East announcement for 2027 is covered independently; the 2026 timing and any old price must not be assumed to carry forward. Use the Bodybuilding Hub to compare the event records and the Britain Finals guide for the national championship context. No unverified result or new Pro Card is asserted in this guide.
For the separate 2027 edition, read our NABBA Mr & Miss North East 2027 guide. The two records retain their own dates and entry information.
The national pathway is covered separately in our NABBA Britain Finals 2026 archive guide.
Sources, photography and independence
Event sources checked on . The linked material establishes the published event arrangements; this page does not claim attendance or athlete interviews. FM Coaching is the independent publisher, not the event organiser.
Photograph: Mtaylor848 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Pudsey Civic Hall in 2009. Archive venue photograph, not an image of the competition or the building’s current condition. Proportionally resized and converted to WebP. The adapted image remains under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Before choosing a class for a future entry, consult NABBA’s official category rules and confirm the edition-specific requirements with the organiser.
Official sources
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