Please find details of the Pair of Hogg/yearling ewe show and sale which will be held at NSA Welsh Sheep on Tuesday 16thMay 2017 at Llwynbedw, Talybont on Usk, Brecon. Hogg Sale Rules 2017 Entry Form Pair of Hogg sale 2017
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The organisers of Sherbourne Country Fair & Rare Breed on Bank Holiday Monday 29th May have released the schedule for the show today. With Longwool and Wool on the Hoof/Fleece classes ideal for Wensleydales the organisers have asked us to publicise the show, see full details below; Sherborne Castle Country Fair and Rare Breeds Show
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Wensleydale entries for the 2017 GYS are now open. The full schedule can be found here Entries close May 11th 2017.
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Our lovely WLSBA Assocation rosettes have arrived this week ready to be awarded to the Highest Placed Wensleydale at shows around the country. Please check out the Events page HERE for the full list which is continuously being added to as shows are confirmed. If you have any suggestions of shows which might benefit from
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The Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held at the Tempest Arms, Elslack, near Skipton on Saturday 22nd April 2017 at 2pm. An agenda will be sent to members with the Spring Newsletter. A lunch will be provided before the AGM free of charge to members who confirm their attendance. Please let the
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The entry deadline for the WLSBA Photography competitionhas been extended until the 28th February. Entries can be posted to the secretary or email to wensleydalesheep@yahoo.com in the highest resolution possible! The Top six will be shortlisted and the final winner chosen at the 2017 AGM by the members. £25 to the winner, rosettes to top
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New for 2017 – WLSBA Ties in Navy, Brown, Bottle Green and Red £15.00 each. For ordering details see the Market place.
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Judging of Wensleydale classes at the 2016 Great Yorkshire Show took place at Harrogate on Tuesday 12 July. Judge was Mr Roger Field of Ferrensby, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire shadowed by trainee judge Miss Laura Beaton of Green Hammerton, York. The breed champion was an aged ram (two-shear) bred and exhibited by Ernie Sherwin of Nosterfield, North
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Rydale 2016 Judge Alan Duffield had to call on all his years of experience to award his prizes in each class, with one of the best shows of top quality exhibits forward. The hogg in wool class may have only had 4 forward but it consisted of 3 show Champions of 2016, namely:- Otley, Northumberland
Congratulations to Freda Magill whose Wensleydale Fleece made the Final 8 in the the Golden Fleece, in a competition organised by the British Wool Marketing Board in association with JG Animal Health. The fleece won the Northern Irish section of the Fine/Speciality category before being part of the Grand Final judged in December 2016. More details
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