A regretful notice to all members that unfortunately the WLSBA are no longer able to attend NSA North Sheep this year due to BTV restrictions, however the North Sheep event itself will still be going ahead. For those who are planning on going along, it is still set to be a fabulous event and will
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Duncan Parker & Diana Bird had a great day at the South Suffolk show on the 11th May, with their tup and ewe hoggs in wool securing Champion male and female Longwool respectively. Their ewe then went on to win the Overall Longwool Champion. Ram Any Age1st D Parker & D Bird2nd A Parsons3rd A
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????️ Wensleydale Annual Sale Dates 2025 ????️ Dates for your diaries! Our annual WLSBA breed sale dates for this year will be as follows: ???? Skipton – 30th August 2025 ???? Melton Mowbray – 12th & 13th September 2025 We look forward to a good number of stock forward when entries open later in the
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With show season fast approaching and the sun blazing, some flocks will be starting to prepare their Wensleydales for the upcoming show season!Are you a new Wensleydale breeder, or have you kept Wensleydales for a few years and would like to take part in showing but don’t know where to start? Then take a look
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???? Happy Easter from the Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders’ Association! ???? Hopefully the weather has been kind and you’re all enjoying a laid back weekend with plenty of chocolate and a lovely bit of British lamb or hoggett in the oven! We’ve been lucky enough to have a bit of Wensleydale lamb spam sent in
Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Classes 2025 The 2025 show season is fast approaching and there are 10 different shows that host dedicated Wensleydale breed classes! There are also plenty of ‘any other’ classes from rare breed to longwool at most agricultural shows that are an excellent opportunity to take your Wensleydales out for the day and
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It was wonderful to see so many at the AGM yesterday at Tennants at Leyburn and on Zoom! It’s a lovely way for everyone to get together and catch up for lunch as well as celebrate the showing successes for the year. A huge congratulations to our 2024 trophy winners! ???????????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????? ????????????????????????
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Just a week to go until the Wensleydale sheep Annual General Meeting! The meeting will be held on Saturday 12th April 2025 at Tennants Garden Rooms in Leyburn, as well as in a hybrid format via Zoom, so that those who cannot make it along in person can still join. The meeting starts at 2pm
On the 21st January 2025, the Wensleydale Sheep: A Handcrafted History exhibition had it’s opening day at Tennants Garden Rooms in Leyburn, where it has been enjoyed by visitors from far and wide until the 17th February. In its time at Tennants, the exhibition has garnered a lot of positive feedback and publicity for the
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Wensleydale Sheep: A Handcrafted History exhibition opening talk by Dr Graham SteventonTennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn – 21st January, 2pmBook your FREE ticket Our very own Dr Graham Steventon who keeps the Princethorpe flock will be giving a talk on behalf of the Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders’ Association to open the exhibition at Tennants Garden Rooms
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