SUFFOLK SHOW WENSLEYDALE SHEEP RESULTS Another successful show for our members who attended Suffolk Show with their Wensleydales on the 27th and 28th May! It was a particularly good outing for Duncan Parker and Diana Bird, with a wide variety of interbreed successes including Reserve Interbreed Champion! Full results are as follows: Judge Dr L […]
🏆 OTLEY SHOW WENSLEYDALE SHEEP RESULTS 🏆 A lovely start to the affiliated Wensleydale sheep classes for 2026 at Otley show today, Saturday 16th May! It was great to see members out and about with their sheep for our first dedicated classes of the year. It was a particularly good outing for Harrison Spinks, winning
A reminder that the 2026 AGM for the Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders’ Association will be held on the 18th April 2026 at 1pm at Thirsk Auction Mart. All members are welcome amd encouraged to attend and a light lunch will be provided. Those who are unable to attend in person are encouraged to attend via
As of the 1st January 2026, the Wensleydale Longwool lamb registration fees have been changed to reflect rising tag costs. If after reading the below information and attached registration form you are at all confused about registering lambs or ordering replacement tags, please contact the secretary and she will be more than happy to help
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Wishing all of our members a very merry Christmas and a prosperous 2026!
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???? MASHAM SHEEP FAIR WENSLEYDALE SHEEP RESULTS ???? It was a lovely sunny day for our Wensleydale sheep Exhibitors at the final affiliated show of the season, Masham Sheep Fair held on the 27th September. Judge Mr Roger Field kindly judged the breed classes, finding his breed champion in J A & F Elliott’s aged
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NIDDERDALE SHOW WENSLEYDALE SHEEP RESULTS At the Nidderdale Agricultural Show held on Sunday 21st September at Bewerley Park, Jessica Talbot found her champion in Ernie Sherwin’s homebred shearling ram, also reserve going to the same home with a two shear ewe. Sadly, the previous day’s adverse weather deterred some exhibitors from the show, having received
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MELTON MOWBRAY SHOW AND SALE REPORT Mrs Sheila Leech kindly judged the Wensleydale classes at Melton Mowbray rare breed sale this year on Friday 12th September, finding her Champion in C Coe & Son’s aged ewe with Reserve going to M Elliott’s shearling ewe. The next day for the sale, top price of the day
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The 134th annual show & sale of Wensleydale sheep took place on Saturday 30th August 2025 at CCM Skipton Auction Mart on behalf of the Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders’ Association. The sale ring was well attended, with buyers from the far ends of the country – both new and established breeders – turning out to
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The Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders’ Association would like to extend an absolutely enormous thank you to every craft demonstator, exhibition invigilator and WLSBA stand steward that helped make the exhibition’s week at the Great Yorkshire Show such a huge success! Without you all and your incredible enthusiasm for promoting heritage woolcrafts and Wensleydale sheep, it
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