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                                                                                                                               The Jack Bulmer Trophy for The Best   The quality of stock on show is second   Medium Flock
                                                                                                                              Show of Sheep Presented in their Pens was   to none. The event attracts like-minded   1st   Glynis and Jane Soulsby (Williamsgill)
       Northern Counties                                                                                                      awarded to the Lilburn & Roseden flock.   farmers from all corners of the British Isles.   2nd  Lester Peel (Silton)
                                                                                                                                                                                                       3rd
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Thomas Redmayne (Ghyllside)
                                                                                                                                                                  It is the perfect event to show case what a
                                                                                                                              The Richard Bulmer Trophy for The Best
                                                                                                                              Group of Three was awarded to Harley
                                                                                                                              Turner, Harley flock.               Suffolk ram can produce either terminally   Small Flock
                                                                                                                                                                  or maternally. Robin our CEO turned up
                                                                                                                               The Great Yorkshire Show is only one of
       By Michael Armstrong, Secretary                                                                                        many shows within our area, which are   in force this year after being suitably   1st   Jimmy and Anne Irving (Glenreiver)
                                                                                                                                                                  impressed the first time that he attended
                                                                                                                                                                                                       2nd  Sandra Woodend (Hyton)
                                                                                                                              too numerous to mention. The committee   in 2018. This year Robin brought over the
                                           Summer shows                                                                       would like to thank all the members that   ‘all singing and dancing’ display unit. The   Novice Flock
           he bi-annual event took place at                                     conclusion of the judging. It was nice to see   make time to show their Suffolk’s at theses   Suffolk Society were duly rewarded for this   1st   Robert Jenkinson (Dunfell)
           Settle in North Yorkshire, this is a   Thank you to all the exhibitors that   so many people attend. Thank you to Marion   events.                     when they were awarded the Best Breed   2nd   Sandra Woodend (Hyton)
       Tvery prestigious event that show   attended the Great Yorkshire Show. All   Denby and Mark Bulmer for organising the                                      Stand at the event. The sheep exhibits on
       cases all aspects of the sheep industry. A   classes were well supported and it was great   drink and nibbles.         Area sale                           the stand were kindly supplied by John   Best Stock Ram
       very big thank you to Stephen Bolland for  to see that our area members dominated   During the gathering the annual     Our area sale at Carlisle had a very much   Blaylock, Hallburn, Longtown.  1st   Glynis and Jane Soulsby
       providing exhibits for our stand from his   the vast majority of the show classes. Again,   presentation of the Bulmer Trophies took   increased entry this year, thank you to all                   (Middlemuir Hendricks)
       ‘Wharfe’ flock.                     our committee provided refreshments at the   place.                                that supported the event, either vendor or   Area Flock Competition      2nd  Keith Denby (Monkton Mentalist)
                                                                                                                              purchaser. The standard of sheep appear to   This year’s flock competition was ably   3rd   Glynis and Jane Soulsby
                                                                                                                              get better each year with many breeder’s   judged by David and Paula Reid from the      (Strathbogie Invictus)
                                                                                                                              sheep on offer.                     Conchar flock.
                                                                                                                               The area members that did well within   It was great to see so many flocks enter   Best Ewe Lambs
                                                                                                                              the show classes were Liz Needham first in   this year. I do hope that all the first-time   1st   Alan Blair (Thornfleet)
                                                                                                                              the ewe lamb class and Pamela Lupton first   entrants enjoyed participating.  2nd  Stephen Bolland (Wharfe)
                                                                                                                              in the shearling ram class.           Thank you to our joint sponsors Murray   3rd   Glynis and Jane Soulsby
                                                                                                                               Congratulations to Geoff Richmond on   Farmcare and Michael Hutchinson, MGH
                                                                                                                              winning the ‘Dennis Midgely Memorial   Agricultural                      Best Flock of Ewes
                                                                                                                              Trophy’. This trophy is awarded for the   There was a tremendous turn out of   Katie Brannen (Moorsley)
                                                                                                                              highest price sheep sold by an area   breeders and friends, (well in excess of one
                                                                                                                              member. Geoff sold ram lamb FPT:19:00127   hundred people) at the flock view day on   Best Individual Ewe
                                                                                                                              by Strathisla Schumacher for 1,800gns. This  Sunday 3rd November.        Katie Brannen (Moorsley) NZD:17:120
                                                                                                                              lamb earlier in the summer was awarded   Paul and Katie provided tremendous
                                                                                                                              first prize untrimmed at the Great Yorkshire   hospitality. The flock on show were very
                                                                              > Society Stand at Expo 2019                                                                                              Champion Flock
                                                                                                                              Show.                               uniform and worthy winners.
                                                                                                                               Please see the sales section for a full   RESULTS                       Katie Brannen (Moorsley)
                                                                                                                              report.                             Large Flock                           Reserve Champion Flock
                                                                                                                                                                  1st   Katie Brannen (Moorsley)
                                                                                                                              Borderway Agri Expo                 2nd  Keith Denby (Carnforth)         Glynis and Jane Soulsby (Williamsgill)

                                                                                                                               We are very lucky to have one of the   3rd   Clive Dowson (Castlegrove)
                                                                                                                              largest winter events held within our area.


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