2023 Calendar The 2023 Calendar is back from the printers, thank you to everyone that sent in photographs for consideration. We had about 95 which is fantastic, we would have loved to use everyone photo but it just isn’t possible, however we keep them all on file and you might well see them pop up on […]
We have these wonderful trophies awarded annually every year but we need your input! We have a trophy for the most points gained by exhibitors showing in AOB\AON etc classes and it is time to send in your results so the winner of this (and placings to 6th!) can be calculated! We also award special
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HUGE congratulations to John and Shelagh Prescott who not only took Champion and Reserve Wensleydale at Melton Mowbray pre-sale show on Friday 9th September, they also took the Overall Sheep Interbreed as well as the Best Animal on the field beating both the Pig and Cattle Champion. The full results were as follows Ram; 1st,
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The Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders’ Association extends its deepest sympathy to the Royal Family following the loss of Her Majesty the Queen. Pictured here in 2008 meeting Mr R Field Champion Hogg in Wool at the Great Yorkshire Show led by Christina Liddle
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Interim report from CCM – Full report to follow ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF WENSLEYDALE SHEEP At the 131st Annual Show and Sale of Wensleydale Longwool Sheep held on behalf of the Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders Association turned plenty of purchasers and on lookers today at the sale with the quality selling very well. Top
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Congratulations to Ali Parsons who had a lovely end to her show season with her homebred Shearling Ewe winning alongside her ewe lamb. Her Shearling then went on to take the AOB Longwool Reserve Championship – fantastic! Over in the fleece tent all of Ali’s entered fleeces were placed with her Black Wensleydale fleece taking
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The good news is endless this Bank Holiday Weekend. Huge Congratulations to Charlie Dodd and the Merrist Wood Flock who took the Overall Interbreed Championship at Egham Show on Sunday 28th August with their homebred Shearling Ewe! Huge acheivement! The team also took the Wool on the Hoof Championship with their homebred ewe lamb too
Malhamdale 2022 Congratulations to Holly Thornton who had a successful show in the Any Other Native section At Malham Show on Saturday 27th August. Her Aged Ram took the Overall championship and she also won both the tup and gimmer lamb classes and 4th in the Shearling ewe class. Huge well done, what a great
Great day at the Wensleydale Show today, with a lovely turnout of Wensleydale sheep at their “home” showground. The classes this year were overseen by Mr F. Lawson of Coverdale. Congratulations to Ernie Sherwin who took Champion with his shearling ewe and reserve with his Shearling ram. Also congratulations must also go to Nick Oliver
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The North West Wensleydale exhibitors have had a great run of late in Any Other sections and today was no exception at Trawden Show. Adrian Tattersall winning the Aged ram, Shearling ram classes as well as 2nd in both ram and ewe lamb in very good Any other Native breed classes Whilst Robert Fitzgerald and