Please do keep an eye out for some snippets of the Wensleydale Classes from the 2017 Great Yorkshire Show on tonight’s episode of “The Yorkshire Vet at The Great Yorkshire Show” – 8pm Channel 5.
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A reminder that now the season is coming to a close we need your show results from ANY OTHER BREED classes from the 2017 season so we can begin to calculate the winners of the Cornist Trophy awarded to those that have been the leading exhibitors from Any other Breed classes in the season. Please
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We love these photos from today’s event held by Stratford Upon Avon Spinning Guild as part of a the Spinning Open day with an emphasis on Wensleydales. A gorgeous array of different products made from wonderful Wensleydale fleece were displayed and show just what beautiful items can be created from the wonderful Wensleydale fleece, all
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Congratulations to the Stacey Family with their 3-shear Ram who recently took the Overall Interbreed Championship at Dorset County Show following taking the championship in the Rare & Minority Breed Section. Great write-up in this weeks Farmers Guardian for them!
The 15th Annual Traditional & Rare Breeds Show and Sale was held at Melton Mowbray Auction Mart on the 7th and 8th September. 24 Wensleydales were entered in their own section and judge Mr M. Elliott found his champion in the Ram Class winner from the Princethore Flock (Shearling Ram bred and exhibited by Dr
WENSLEYDALE The 126th Show & Sale held on behalf of the Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders Association saw Andrew Fisher lift the championship at the Friday evening show with the male champion, a shearling ram by Maesafon Tornado. Reserve Champion was the Female Champion – Nick Olivers Gimmer Lamb; this gimmer lamb went to to take top
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The Association is saddened to learn of the death of our member Mrs Yvonne Mudd (Thistle Flock) on the 21st August 2017. Her Funeral service is to be held at Stonefall Crematorium, Harrogate on Thursday August 31st 2017 at 11.40am. Family flowers only please, but if so desired, donations in memory of Yvonne are for
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A fine setting for the 2017 Wensleydale show just outside of Leyburn, surrounded by the purple heather of the moors, several good classes of Wensleydales were overseen by Mr A Duffield. Male Champion and Overall Breed Champion fell once again to Mr Ernie Sherwin (Nosterfield) whilst Female Champion and Reserve Breed Champion was Mr Andrew
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Copies of the catalogue General Information and sections for each breed including the Wensleydale are now available to download from www.grassroots.co.uk/melton.html If you are using ‘Google Chrome’ as your internet browser or you are having difficulty opening the pages, ‘right click’ on the link and ‘save link as’, to save the file on your PC. You will then be able
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Ripley Show saw a grand show of Wensleydales this year in the beautiful lake-side setting; sheep entries were very strong in nearly all sections and the Wensleydales didn’t disappoint with 6 exhibitors bringing their sheep forward for judge Mrs A Shepherd, Harrogate. Mr Ernie Sherwin saw off strong competiton once again to take Breed Champion