A scorching hot day at Ryedale today saw Mrs J Ford judging the Wensleydale section.Huge congratulations to Rebecca and Liam at Harrison Spinks who took the breed championship alongside the reserve Longwool interbreed with their Hogg in full wool. Reserve champion was Mark Elliott and his aged ram. The full results were as follows;Aged or […]
Huge congratulations to Marion Starkings and family who had had some great success showing their Wensleydale ram recently. At Heckington Show he won his class and then stood best longwool and best rare breed. Followed swiftly by Wayland Show where he won his class, best longwool, best rare breed and then Overall reserve interbreed
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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
Huge congratulations to Lily Tattersall who won the Young Shepherds class at Goosnargh & Longridge last weekend, she’s doing a sterling job helping Grandad Adrian showing his flock of Wensleydale longwools and we all love to see her success.
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Full results from the 2024 Great Yorkshire Show What a fantastic week it has been, it was lovely to have a great set of exhibitors together and enjoying showing the Wensleydale Longwool sheep. The main classes were judged on Wednesday 10th July 2024 by Mr N Oliver and the full results were as follows; Aged
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Royal Norfolk Show held at the end of June 2024 always sees a strong contingent of Wensleydales competing in the Any Other Longwool section. This time judged by Mr E Bainbridge, Reeth Sue Holdich came out triumphant taking the Overall Champion with her homebred Hogg in Full wool. Not to be outdone, Serena Plenderleith won
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Unfortunately there weren’t the entries at Royal Three Counties in 2024 to allow the Wensleydale classes to go ahead but the breed was ably exhibited by the Harrison Spinks Farm team. Competing in the Any Other Longwool section, notably always a very strong section, their homebred Hogg in full wool stood second. They also took
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South of England show held over the weekend of the 8-10th June 2024 saw sole Wensleydale competitor Ali Parsons competing in strong classes full of high quality company. She came out victorious with her homebred Shearling ram Longcroft Lord Of Locksley who won his class and went on to take the AOB Longwool Champion. He
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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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The sun shone nicely at the 2024 Heathfield Show where Wensleydale exhibitor Ali Parsons was competing in the Rare breed section with her Wensleydales. She won several prizes with the highlight being the Group of three class with her Black Shearlings as well as her homebred Ram Longcroft Lord of Locksley winning the Longwool wool
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