The second annual affiliated Show and Sale of Wensleydales was held as part of the 21st annual Native & Traditional Show & Sale at Melton Mowbray on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th September. With the Bluetongue outbreak restricting the movement of stock from exhibitors in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, unfortunately the exhibitors from those counties […]
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The provisional Catalogue for the Melton Mowbray sale of Wensleydales to be held Friday 13th/Saturday 14th September can be found at this link – please note Wensleydales sell in both the MV and Non-MV section so can found in TWO sections.
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A great day was had at the 133rd sale of Wensleydales at CCM Skipton yesterday the 31st August. Here is the Interim report from the Auction mart, full report to follow ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF WENSLEYDALE SHEEP At the 133rd Annual Show and Sale of Wensleydale Longwool Sheep held on behalf of the Wensleydale
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The catalogue for the 133rd Sale of Wensleydales at CCM Skipton on Saturday 31st August can be found here
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What a difference a year makes!Last year mud mud and nothing but mud and rain, this year a beautiful day heralded the 137th Oswestry Show held on Saturday 3rd August.Although a small show by many standards there is a strong sheep section with a really good number of sheep forwards.Perhaps less so for the Wensleydale
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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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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