The 2017 Show season has begun! Don’t forget to send in your results and pictures for the website. Congratulations to Andrew Fisher of the Nidderdale Flock who took the Interbreed Wool on the Hoof with his homebred gimmer at Nottinghamshire County Show this weekend. Great start!
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We have been working with a company to bring you official WLSBA Clothing. You can now order directly from here; http://www.gggear.co.uk/wlsba-212-c.asp There is a reasonably large selection of different clothing items from sweatshirts, polo shirts, coats, fleeces, caps, livestock coats and woolly hats in a large selection of colours but we are able to add
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On Sunday 7th May, around 30 members met near Darlington, Co Durham for a North-east workshop organised by Helen Collinge and Anna Pennell. The talks and demostrations were kickstarted by Mark Elliott who demonstrated the skill of handclipping a Wensleydale including how to cut a skirt in ready for the forthcoming show-season; this was a very
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The WLSBA are looking to create a Permanent Exhibition box. This will be stored with the secretary and available for use by regional representatives and as appropriate on Wensleydale stands. We are asking members to donate/long-term loan items that represent the best of Wensleydale sheep. Ideas could be Raw Fleece, washed fleece, yarn, knitted products,
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Don’t forget the North-east Workshop held next Sunday (7th May) at Todd Fall Farm, Darlington (DL2 2XG). Covering topics such as handclipping/preparation of sheep for the show ring, conformation of the Wensleydale beneath the fleece and handling and dealing with the fleece once off the sheep it should be an interesting day! Please let either
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Sets of Flock Books….the Association has several sets of brand new Flock Books from 1993-2015 (excluding 1997) we would like to rehome! They are a great historical document and very interesting for looking at the back breeding of your own sheep. These are £20 for the whole set and can be posted (P&P £13.50 cost)
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With over 70 photographs entered in the WLSBA Photoshow, it was a tricky decision for the judges to narrow it down to the final 6 so in the end a shortlist of 8 was created. Members voted at the AGM on Saturday and congratulations to Nick Oliver for his Snowy picture being found the winner!
A very enjoyable lunch and AGM meeting was held at the Tempest Arms, Skipton yesterday (Saturday 22nd April) for the Association. Full report to follow shortly. Congratulations to all trophy and prize winners; pictured are President Mr J Thompson presenting the Earle Trophy for the first time to Mrs Sandra Brown of the Dean Flock for
The Champion Wensleydale at the Royal Show 1951 held at Cambridge. Bred and exhibited by TB Earle of Scorton, Richmond. (Photo from M.Elliott) At next Saturday’s AGM,the Earle Trophy,which has been given by his family in his memory will be presented for the first time. It will be presented to
The 2017-2018 RBST Watchlist has been published this week; the Wensleydales have remained class 4 (at Risk). The full details can be found here