Association News

On Tuesday 31st July, the WLSBA attended NSA Sheep Malvern with our brand new association stand. Along with four beautiful Wensleydale sheep supplied by Diana Bird at Chilton Grounds Farm, the stand was much admired by visitors (and other sheep societies!). We must thank the Yorkshire Dales Millenium Trust for their grant which enabled us

We are looking forward to our stand at National Sheep Association event at Malvern on Tuesday 30th July. Joining us are Wensleydale sheep from Chilton Grounds Farm and you will be able to see our BRAND NEW society exhibition stand for the first time. Thanks to a grant from the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust we

The Association had a great trip out on the 4th June 2024 visiting the Harrison Spinks Innovation centre and factory at Leeds today. We would like to say a huge thank you to the team there as well as Liam and Rebecca McPartland from Harrison Spinks Farm who invited us and were so generous with

Harrison SpinksFactory Visit We have kindly been invited by Rebecca and Liam McPartland of the Harrison Spinks Wensleydale flock for a tour of the Harrison Spinks Bed & Mattress factory in Leeds. We will be able to see how they use the Wensleydale wool within their products. It will be a 90minute tour from 11am

Welcome to our new look Website – please do have a look round and enjoy it. Members don’t forget you can advertise your stock on our Marketplace.

Progress is being made on the exhibition of Wensleydale Woolcraft to be held at Seven Sisters, London this autumn but our team of wonderful crafters could do with some additional donations of Wensleydale wool be it raw fleece or processed wool. If you are able to make a donation could you please email Lois Gardner

The market place has been updated with a small starter flock of White Wensleydales. More details can be found here https://www.wlsba.co.uk/market-place/

The 2024 AGM will be held on Saturday 11th May at Tennants, Leyburn, North Yorkshire at 2pm. It will be preceded with lunch provided by the Association at 1pm as usual, all welcome. There will also be the facility to join the AGM meeting on Zoom should members require and full details will be sent