Harrison Spinks Farm hosted the recent Yorkshire Agricultural Society Women in Farming Autumn Gathering event at Hornington Manor, it was a great moment to showcase their work on the farm with the Wensleydale Longwool to the guests as well as introduce them to a couple of the rams. Looks a great day for everyone. The […]
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Wensleydale Sheep: A Handcrafted History- A Travelling Exhibition – showcasing the finest handcrafted items made from luxurious Wensleydale wool kicked off its first stage on Sunday at The Handweavers Studio and Gallery, London this weekend (12th October) and runs to 6th December. This exhibition really meets all expectations; a heartwarming journey into the world of
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
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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