Northern Region News Archive
News & Events in 2011
Northern Region Xmas party 2011
at Fox and Hounds Langthorpe
A well attended lunch was enjoyed by a very happy gathering of Northern members - an excellent three course meal was followed by games (!) - organised by Becky Haworth and Kathleen Lowther amidst much laughter. A good start to Christmas.
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Two Major Awards
Howard Walsh, until recently Northern Region Representative and owner of the Thornley flock in our region, has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to agricultural journalism. He was unanimously named winner of the Netherthorpe Award for 2011 which was presented by the Princess Royal at a Guild of Agricultural journalists lunch in London.
Howard has worked for Farmers Guardian for over 40 years, holding the position of Business Editor for the past eight years. One of his nominees wrote "his work is informative, precise and accurate in providing the vital link between the happenings and practicalities of modern farming with the need for wider readership to understand its function"
Congratulations to Howard from all in the Northern Region!
Richard Schofield, who some will remember gave a talk at the AGM last year in the Northern Region, has been awarded the prestigious '2011 Shearing Personality of the Year' at the British Isles Shearing Competition Association AGM. Colin MacGregor, who presented the award said "he stands out amongst the shearing instructors and has great respect from the shearing fraternity"
Richard, a shearing instructor for the British Wool Marketing Board, judges shearing competitions, is also a builder and roofer and keeps a flock of 160 sheep as a hobby.
Northern Autumn Meeting
held Sunday October 30th at the Fox & Hounds Langthorpe
The first meeting ably conducted by our new Northern Representative Gavin Haworth, was very well attended and most constructive. It was lovely to see new members attending and some of the old faces re-appearing.
An excellent lunch preceded our guest speaker, Mr Jonathan Stockton of Kingsway Veterinary Group, Skipton, who gave a very informative and interesting talk about worming and wormer resistance. Questions about this and other topics followed and I think everyone agreed it was a most enjoyable 'get-together'
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Northern Regions' most successful exhibitor in 2011, Clive Richardson, pictured below with some of the sheep which won him 15 Championships and 13 Reserve Championships.
Border Rambler - shearling ram
Border ewe
Border shearling ewe
Kilnsey Champion 2011 - shearling Hurrsdale ewe for Gavin Haworth, seen here at the Great Yorkshire Show.
Skipton Show and Sale 2011
Show Champion - Jackie Lewis with her ewe lamb - sold for 580gns
Reserve Champion - Trevor and Pat Blacks' ram lamb - Blackwolds Silver -sold for top price of 700 gns.
Events
- AGM Weekend 15th to 17th April 2011 in the Lake District, hosted by the Northern Region: A few pictures from the weekend
Our hosts were Geoff Wood and Sheila Dickinson - Moorhouse flock
Views from Stephen Harrison's Meathop Flock
Views across Morcombe Bay and Mark Southern's Pennybridge Flock
Our host was Ian Fleming, his Elliswood Flock and bearded ponies
Otters in the Aquarium and views across Lake Windermere, Gordon and Willie T
Herdwicks, Rough Fells and Stock Judging, courtesy of Ian Grisedale at Crooklands
Becky Green doing a great job with Breed Promotion and Jacs clothing stand
- New Jacob show: An old established agricultural show in Lancashire is wanting to expand its sheep classes and is including Jacobs this year. Great Harwood Agricultural Show is on May 30th (Bank Holiday Monday) at the Showground, Great Harwood. It is easy to find. Schedules will soon be available but there will be several classes (including lambs !) and a panel judge. More information from Mrs Pickard on 01254 887062.
- Northern Region Meeting Minutes - February 2011 click for details
- Skipton Show & Sale 4th September 2010 - click for press release and results
Skipton Show & Sale Champion 2010, a ewe from Mrs RE Blacknell and Reserve Champion, a tup from Messers Fenton & Brace - picutured here with Judge, Mr John Shemwell of Derbyshire. Main Show & Sale Sponsor was JACS Trade & DIY Warehouse. Jane Chapman of Allfex presents the trophies. - Northern Region Flock Competition and Assessment 2010 - The results were announced at the Regional meeting in Boroughbridge on 31.10.10. The winners are as follows;
Large flock winners:
Mr S Dodsworth
The Saxby Family
Messers Wood and Dickinson
Mr and Mrs Bagley
Small flock winners
R & F Verity
Sarah Kendall
Duncan Griggs
Kate Metcalfe
Mr and Mrs Oxley
Best ram: R & F Verity
Best pair of shearlings: Sarah Kendall
Best group of gimmer lambs: Sarah Kendall
- Regional Open Day - Around 60 people attended our May open day at Ron and Florence Verity's Crambe flock near York.
Stephen Dodsworth brought some of his four horned sheep for a useful judges' seminar overseen by regional field officer Dennis Lowther. Ron, Florence and family had gone to a lot of effort getting the place ready and competitions organised - including 'guess the weight' of the lambs with two nice Lleyn x Jacobs from John Fozzard. A local shearer gave a demonstration of machine shearing (Trevor and Pat Black brought most of their ewes for short back and sides !)
We were blessed with fine weather and treated to a superb lunch in the marquee - all in all an excellent day.
4 shearlings were placed in the judging competition
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Around the Region in 2010
Glendale Show, North Northumberland. Melanie Harper judges the ewe lamb class. Class winner and Champion was Mhairi Gowans of Heyden Bridge (third right)
Gavin Haworth with his Champion and Reserve Champion tup and gimmer at Wednsleydale Show, plus two ewe lambs at home from the Hurrsdale Flock
Garstang Interbreed Group of 3 from Mr Geoff Wood, Cumbria
Champions at Penrith and Kilnsey from Mr Clive Richardson, Cumbria
Pat and Trevor Black's Blackwolds ewes waiting to be fed on a snowy day in November on the edge of the Yorkshire wolds
Gavin Haworth and Becky Green at CCM Christmas Primestock Show at Skipton with their 1st prize lambs in the any other horned or hill breed class, selling for £74/head to Saltaire butcher, Richard Burns
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