Peoples' champion voting deadline nears
As the National sales fast approach, so too is the deadline to vote for your champion of the 2022 summer show season. Members are invited to vote for their favourite breed champion of the season…
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Debutants dominate Royal Welsh
First time exhibitors were to the fore at the Royal Welsh Show, with both the championship and reserve championship falling to flocks showing at Builth Wells for the first time. Taking the overall championship under…
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Royal Welsh Show hot weather update
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society has issued some updated information and guidance in advance of the extremely hot weather which is due to affect the show early next week. The RWAS has said it is…
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Garngour takes top spot at Great Yorkshire
Alan Clark and family's Garngour flock continued its flying form on this summer’s show circuit, collecting another breed championship at today’s Great Yorkshire Show with gimmer CJN2107552. This Procters Chumba Wumba daughter is out of…
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Garngour gimmer shines at Royal Highland
Alan Clark and family’s Garngour flock took the breed championship at the Royal Highland Show under judge Robbie Wilson, Milnbank, with the breed leader being their gimmer, CJN2107503. Sired by the 15,000gns Procters Chumba Wumba,…
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Clanfield clean up at Royal Three Counties
James Theyer and shepherd David Bradley-Farmer of the Clanfield flock, Oxfordshire, swept all before them at the Society’s southern feature show at Royal Three Counties Show, Malvern, taking both the male and female championship and…
Read moreEagle soars at Glos and Borders Progeny show
Paul Castle’s shearling ram Ulmus Eagle soared to the top of the prizes at the inaugural Gloucester and Borders Texel Breeders Club Progeny Show on Saturday 14th September. By Garngour Craftsman and out of a…
Read moreLakeview gimmer land's Balmoral interbreed
The return of Balmoral Show this week saw strong competition in the Texel classes, with former Society chairman Henry Gamble, Springwell, tasked with working through the entries on the first morning of the show. Taking…
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Society supports NSA Young Shepherds
This summer will once again see the Society’s YDP initiative supporting the next generation of the UK sheep industry, by sponsoring NSA Young Shepherds’ competitions at NSA ScotSheep and The NSA Sheep Event. Society chief…
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Latest Northern Ireland MV status update
Further to Friday’s (11th February) announcement and following information received by the Society it has become clear that, at the current time, Northern Ireland has not lost its MV free status. Northern Ireland’s Chief Veterinary…
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New rules for NI sheep at GB events
New export arrangements have been announced for Northern Irish stock attending shows and sales in mainland GB. Under the new regime animals from NI which attend events in GB will be able to return to…
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Wydden flocks leads Dyfed Club virtual show
Martin Millar turned to Eldon Thomas of the Wydden flock for his champion in the 2021 Dyfed Club Virtual Show. Taking the top spot was Mr Thomas’ winner from the aged ewe class, a Hilltop…
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Knap gimmer leads Textravaganza
Robert Cockburn’s Knap flock, Errol, Perthshire, took the female and overall championship at the inaugural Textravaganza National Show, Carlisle, with the winner being the leader from the day’s open gimmer class. Coming through under female…
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Teilo take Dyfed flock competition honours
The Teilo flock of John Eirian and Lynwen Davies swept the board in the Dyfed Texel Club flock competition, winning the large flock section, the gimmer class and the lamb class and going on to…
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Blaencar wins South Wales flock competition
The Morgan family’s Blaencar flock was victorious in the recent South Wales Texel Club’s flock competition, taking the champion flock title having won both the medium flock class and the gimmer class under judge Alan…
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Strong entries for Textravaganza National Show
With less than a fortnight to go and having attracted 199 entries from 56 exhibitors, Texel breeders thoughts are rapidly turning to the Texel Sheep Society’s inaugural ‘Textravaganza’ National Texel Show at Carlisle on Friday…
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