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Skipton Show & Sale 2025
The 134th annual show & sale of Wensleydale sheep took place on Saturday 30th August 2025 at CCM Skipton Auction Mart on behalf of the Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders’ Association. The sale ring was well attended, with buyers from the far ends of the country – both new and established breeders – turning out to…
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Wensleydale Show 2025
WENSLEYDALE SHOW WENSLEYDALE SHEEP RESULTS Wensleydale Show took place on the 23rd August this year, with judge Davina Stanhope finding her Champion and Reserve in E Sherwin’s stock, a shearling ram and aged ewe respectively Aged or Shearling Ram1st Mr E L Sherwin2nd Mr E L Sherwin3rd Mr N Oliver Ram Lamb1st Mr E L…
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Ripley Show 2025
RIPLEY SHOW WENSLEYDALE SHEEP RESULTS A lovely sunny day for our Wensleydale sheep Exhibitors at Ripley show on the 10th August! Judge Mr Andrew Bainbridge judged the breed classes, finding his breed champion in L McPartland’s ewe lamb and reserve champion to J A & F Elliott’s ram Aged or Shearling Ram1st J A &…
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Ryedale Show 2025
RYEDALE SHOW WENSLEYDALE SHEEP RESULTS A fab day for our Wensleydale sheep Exhibitors at Ryedale show on the 27th July! Judge Mr John McHardy made the trip down from Scotland to Yorkshire to judge the breed classes, finding his breed champion in J & A Pennell’s ewe hogg in full wool and reserve champion to…
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A Handcrafted History Exhibition at GYS 2025
The Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders’ Association would like to extend an absolutely enormous thank you to every craft demonstator, exhibition invigilator and WLSBA stand steward that helped make the exhibition’s week at the Great Yorkshire Show such a huge success! Without you all and your incredible enthusiasm for promoting heritage woolcrafts and Wensleydale sheep, it…
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Great Yorkshire Show 2025
GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW WENSLEYDALE SHEEP RESULTS Dr Freda Magill, WLSBA Vice Chairperson, flew over from Northern Ireland to judge the Wensleydale breed classes at the Great Yorkshire show on the 9th July 2025, picking out J A & F Elliott’s aged ram as her Breed Champion and J & A Pennell’s shearling ewe as Reserve.…