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
Lovely to see yet more great Wensleydale pieces in the press. Last month’s edition of “Smallholding” held a wonderful article by Helen Babbs on Wensleydales talking to Jayne Dryden of Homefarm Wensleydales and this morning another interesting article on young member Laura Beaton and her family in the Yorkshire Post. Don’t forget if these articles
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The Catalogue for the 126th WLSBA Show & Sale at Skipton CCM on Friday 1st (6pm Show) and Saturday 2nd (10am Sale) can be found below…. RARE BREEDS CATALOGUE 2017 Don’t forget we have organised a meal at Keelhams Kitchen on Friday 1st following the show, please let us know if you are hoping to
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Advertising Rates 2017/2018 The WLSBA welcomes adverts from appropriate businesses, suppliers and flock owners. The rates are as below; 2017 Flock Book (printed early 2018) Whole Page – £100 Half Page – £50 Quarter Page – £30 All artwork must be supplied as PDF/JPEG, ready to print. Design work may be arranged at additional cost.
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RYEDALE SHOW 2017 – results (Tuesday 25th July 2017). The clash between the Great Yorkshire show & North Yorkshire show champions came to a head with Ernie Sherwin’s Shearling ram coming out the victor over Miss Laura Beaton’s magnificent Yearling gimmer hogg in-wool which took reserve honours. A lighter show for numbers but overall judge
On the Friday evening at the Skipton Show and Sale (1st September) we have booked a Wensleydale meal at Keelham Kitchen, part of Keelham Farm Shop. The Show begins at 6pm at Skipton CCM and the meal will follow on at approximately 8pm. Keelham Farm Shop is next door to the auction mart for those
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