It wasn’t the best of weather that saw the judging of the Wensleydale Longwool Classes at the Great Yorkshire Show in Tuesday 12th July 2017 but with full classes overseen by Mr J McHardy (Endrigs) the eventual Breed Champion was found in Mr E Sherwin’s Shearling Ram. Female Champion came from the Shearling Ewe in
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*New* Stock for sale advert added to Market place..(06/07/2017) See HERE
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For interest to our members; this isn’t a WLSBA official sale. There will be a New Sale of Rare & Minority Sheep Breeds which will be taking place on Saturday 12th August within the St Boswells Auction Mart, Melrose. Entries are open for all classes of Rare and Minority Sheep breeds. The sale entries will
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Sheep Entries are now open for the Aldborough & Boroughbridge show on Sunday 23rd July at Newby Hall. Wensleydales are welcome to enter the Native section but if they receive sufficient numbers of Wensleydale Breeders, entries will be moved into a Wensleydale only Breed section. Entries need to be made postmarked 8th July and all
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15th Traditional Native Breeds Show & Sale To be held at Melton Mowbray Auction Mart Wensleydale Only section. September 8th – 9 th 2017 The schedule can be found here Here All entries must be made through Grassroots.
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The entry form for the WLSBA Show & Sale at Skipton CCM Auction Mart on Friday 1st (show) September and Saturday 2nd September (Sale) can be found here Entries MUST be with the secretary by 1st August, no exceptions.
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Lovely to see one of our Young members Laura Beaton talking to the Farmers Guardian this week about her passion for Wensleydales in this week’s edition of Farmers Guardian (out 30/07/2017).
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Wensleydales had a tremendous representation at Royal Norfolk Show this week with six breeders competing in the very full and competitive Any Other Longwool section. Serena Plenderlieth’s Aged Ram winner took the male championship whilst her Shearling Ram in full wool took reserve male champion. Julie Pennell’s ram lamb won the ram lamb class making
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57 Wensleydales are entered at the Great Yorkshire Show this July! Come and see them in Ring 3 on Tuesday 11th at 2pm (or in the pens the remainder of the show) Full sheep timetable can be found here; http://greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/uploads/files/Sheep_Ring_Plan_2017.pdf
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Congratulations to junior member Laura Beaton who took her first Wensleydale Breed Championship today with her Hogg in full wool, and then went onto take Reserve Supreme Interbreed. The Full results were as follows; 393 One Ram Shearling or over – 1st. J Pennell. 2nd. L Beaton 394 One Ram Lamb – 1st J. Pennell.
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