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            ou may have noticed a change to the name of our Club?   of the experts hanging over the rail couldn’t decide on the best.
            The Club members decided at our Annual General Meeting   Winners included Steven Cobbald (Lavenham), Merrick and Julie
       Yto alter the name of the club slightly to become the ‘East   Pinny (Alloaks), Gordon Beddie (Breckland), Tom Stocking (Tostock),
       Anglia Suffolk Sheep Club’ to better reflect the area that is   Diana Lindon and Oscar and Archie Jeary (Briston). Top spots for
       covered by club members and to differentiate ourselves from   Champion Female and Best Ewe Lamb went to Gordon Beddie and
       other clubs with similar names!                        the Breed Champion with a ram lamb (called Blotty) to Merrick
        Before the change of name, the Club year had started off in   and Julie Pinny
       April with our annual Carcass Competition. There was a new venue   The end of June saw more excellent entries at the Norfolk Show
       for the competition at Leech & Sons Butchers & Delicatessen in   and more great results from Ellie Fudge (Fudge flock), Oscar and
       Melbourn, Cambridgeshire (try the chilli scotch eggs if you’re   Archie Jearey, Gordon Beddie and Tom Stocking. Top honours for
       passing, they are excellent) and was judged by Simon Leach.   best female sheep and Best of Breed, went to Ellie Fudge.
       There were a total of 23 entries forward, with four classes (heavy,   Finally, the Branch Flock Competition was won by Club Member   ETHELSTOWN, KELLS, CO. MEATH
       light, pure and cross bred) but the overall champion was won by   Ray Woolway with his Woolways flock and a great day was had at
       a purebred lamb from Tom Stocking (Tostock flock), with the best   the flock open day in November. Thanks go to Ray and Fiona for   Est 1980                                                                                   C46
       crossbred won by David Hughes (Chalklands).            putting on a great day.
        At the Suffolk Show at the end of May we were delighted to see   Over the course of the coming year, the club will be planning a
       over 90 head of Suffolks forward for the show entering some 16   series of events aimed at how the club can support young entrants                                              Fully Scrapie Monitored
       classes. There were so many top-quality sheep entered, that even all   to the breed.

        ›  2019 Carcass Competition                                                                                                                                                    Lamb Plus Eurostar Recorded



                                                                                                                                                                                       FLOCK ACHIEVEMENTS:

                                                                                                                                                                                       Champion Flock South
                                                                                                                                                                                       of Ireland 2017


                                                                                                                                  KELLS FLOCK: Evening Female Sale                     Champion Flock South

                                                                                                                                 Tuesday 3rd November 2020 @ 7:00pm                    of Ireland 2018
                                                                                                                                      Carnaross Mart, Kells, Co.Meath
                                                                                                                                                                                       National Flock Competition:

                                                                                                                                                                                       Brooke Perpetual Challenge
                                                                                                                                                                                       Cup for the Best Large Flock
                                                                                                                                                                                       in the UK and Ireland, 2018.


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                                                                                                                                                                                       VISITORS AND ENQUIRIES
                                                                                                                                                                                       ALWAYS WELCOME


                                                                                                                                 Eamonn and Anne Marie Duffy (086) 1506785

                                                                                                                                                   eamonnduffykells@gmail.com
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