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ur club year started in April about the Suffolk sheep society. tea and cake. The following week one of
when we went ten-pin bowling In June, we held our annual flock visit. the ram lambs we saw went on to be breed
Oin Worcester and had a most This year we decided to stay local and visit champion at the Three Counties show.
enjoyable evening with Andy Fletcher John Sinnetts Stockton flock and we invited In August, it was our annual club show
ending up as our overall winner. A couple other clubs and members to join us; this was held at Tenbury show when Andrew
of weeks later we had our AGM at The going to be one of the last chances we had Fletcher took the championship with a ram
Beckford Hotel when Phillip Smith took to view the Stockton flock as they were to lamb. In September, we had a farewell meal
over as chairman, and Jane Whitehouse be dispersed in the autumn. June 10th was a for one of our members, Emma Fletcher
remained as secretary, after the formal glorious sunny day and over 50 people were who had decided to emigrate to Australia; › Andrew Fletcher who had Champion Ewe Lamb at Burwarton Show
meeting our guest speaker was Michael lucky enough to see a superb flock of sheep, we all wish her the best of luck with her
Weaver who answered our questions afterwards relaxing in John’s garden with new life down under. At the beginning of October, Shelia Members also had success at in the
Egglestone kindly judged our flock Western area flock competition with
competition. Six flock entered: Andrew Fletcher winning Best Small Flock › Steve Pierce
and Overall Reserve Champion, and Steve
RESULTS: Pierce’s Cairness ram lamb winning the

Champion Best Ram Lamb Class.
At the end of October, we held our
Andrew Fletcher (Callow) annual skittles competition at The Bluebell
Reserve champion Inn, Upton, when youth triumphed as
Callum Gatehouse showed us all how it
Steve Pierce (Abbotside) should be done, and ran out a very easy
winner with Gemma Downes winning best
Best Ewe Lamb: Andrew Fletcher lady. The following Saturday many members
Reserve: Mark Gatehouse (Arley) joined the big crowd at The Stockton
Dispersal sale, with several sheep returning
Best Yearling Ewe: Mark Gatehouse to the Gloucester members flocks.
Reserve: Mike and Dale Attwell In November, we heal a joint meeting with
(Seafield) the local Charrollais club, the guest speaker
being Jonathon Guy from JG Animal Health,
Best Stock Ram: Andrew Fletcher and we ended the year with our Christmas
Reserve: Steve Pierce meal at The Gardeners Arms, Beckford.
I would like to thank everyone who has
Best Ram Lamb: Steve Pierce supported the club over the last year and
Reserve: Mike and Dale Attwell wish you all a successful 2019. › Andrew Fletcher

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