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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.

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

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

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

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

There were three Wensleydale exhibitors at Staffordshire County Show held on the 29th and 30th May 2024 just outside of Stafford. Competing in a strong “Longwool” section with other breeds such as Leicester Longwool, Teeswater, Cotswold and Devon and Cornwall Longwools they put on a strong show. Anna Pennells’ homebred Wensleydale hogg in wool took