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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.

Eligible for Export

VISITORS AND ENQUIRIES
ALWAYS WELCOME

Eamonn and Anne Marie Duffy (086) 1506785

eamonnduffykells@gmail.com
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