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North Wales & Mercia 5th Annual Lamb Show 2023

Coloured Ryeland

January ram (2)

1. Natalie Reade

2. Thomas Nash

February ram (6)

1. Thomas Nash

2.Shenton Family

3. Whitehurst & Briggs

4. Natasha Powell

March ram (5)

1. Jayne Carter

2. Whitehurst & Briggs

3. Jayne Carter

Untrimmed ram (4)

1. Sarah Read

2. Natasha Powell

3. Thomas Nash

Sheared ram (1)

1. Thomas Nash

January ewe (5)

1. Thomas Nash

2. Tony Anslow

3. Natalie Reade

February ewe (10)

1. Alison Robinson

2. Evie Chadwick

3. Thomas Nash

4. Justine Williams

March ewe (3)

1. Alison Robinson

2. Whitehurst & Briggs

3. Sarah Reade

Untrimmed ewe (10)

1. Evie Chadwick

2. Evie Chadwick

3. Thomas Nash

4. Natalie Reade

Sheared ewe (6)

1. Michele Varmen

2. Michele Varmen

3. Michele Varmen

4. Jayne Carter

Pairs (5)

1. Thomas Nash

2. Natalie Reade

3. Jayne Carter

Male champion

Jayne Carter - Ryecroft Dominator homebred by Barony Yogi out of Roosevelt ewe

Reserve male champion

Natalie Reade - Snelson Dream Alliance bred by Michele Varmen by Snelson Best Mate out of Snelson ewe

Female Champion

Evie Chadwick - Mulberry Demi homebred by Pigscott Brennin out of Allerdale ewe

Reserve female champion

Alison Robinson - 655c D4 homebred

by Riverside Yabba out of Allerdale ewe

Supreme champion Evie Chadwick

Reserve Jayne Carter

Ryeland

February ram

1. Alison Robinson

2. Thomas Nash

3. Jenny Maguire

4. Jane Pinches

March ram (2)

1. Whitehurst & Briggs

2. Jane Pinches

Untrimmed ram

1. Goodlife Ryelands

January ewe (4)

1. Alison Robinson

2. Kate Edgecombe

3. Tony Anslow

February ewe (7)

1. Alison Robinson

2. Justine Williams

3. Jane Pinches

4. Jenny Maguire

March ewe (3)

1. Alison Robinson

2. Mick Passam

3. Whitehurst & Briggs

Untrimmed ewe

1. Justine Williams

2. Sarah Clulow

Pairs (7)

1. Whitehurst & Briggs

2. Jane Pinches

3. Tony Anslow

4. Justine Williams

Male Champion

Whitehurst & Briggs - Lodgeway ram lamb by Wellhill Braemar out of a Birchdale ewe

Reserve male champion

Alison Robinson - Hawthorns ram lamb by Hawthorns Zinzan Valentine out of a Hawthorns ewe

Female Champion

Alison Robinson - February ewe lamb - homebred embryo transfer by Hawthorns Zinzan Valentine out of a Dolwen ewe

Reserve female champion

Alison Robinson- March ewe lamb - homebred by Hawthorns Zinzan Valentine out of a homebred ewe

Supreme champion

Whitehurst & Briggs

Reserve Supreme champion

Alison Robinson

Show Results

Derbyshire County Show 2023

There was an excellent turnout for the Derbyshire County show this year with the Ryeland entries far outnumbering the Coloured Ryelands!

Derbyshire County Show 2023 Ryeland results:

Ram - Shearling and upwards

1st - Goodlife Ryelands

2nd - AG Anslow

3rd - E J Pinches

4th - E J Pinches

Ram Lamb

1st - AG Anslow

2nd - M Whitehurst & S Briggs

3rd - Gaby Brailsford

Ewe - Shearling and upwards

1st - AG Anslow

2nd - M Whitehurst &B S Briggs

3rd - E J Pinches

4th - E J Pinches

Ewe Lamb

1st - M Whitehurst & S Briggs

2nd - AG Anslow

3rd - Justine Williams

4th - M Whitehurst & S Briggs

Champion

Good Life Ryelands Ram - Justthree Axile

Reserve

AG Anslow Ram lamb - Homebred by Mossley Woodstock out of homebred (Chase) ewe

Derbyshire Show 2023 Coloured Ryeland Results.

Ram Shearling and upwards

1st - Evie Chadwick

2nd - Justine Williams

Ram Lamb

1st - M Whitehurst & S Briggs

2nd - Justine Williams

Ewe Shearling and upwards

1st - M Whitehurst & S Briggs

2nd - M Whitehurst & S Briggs

3rd - M Whitehurst & S Briggs

4th - Evie Chadwick

Ewe lamb

1st - AG Anslow

2nd - M Whitehurst & S Briggs

3rd - Justine Williams

Champion

Evie Chadwick - Ram

Reserve

M Whitehurst & S Briggs - Ewe Lamb

Show Results

Staffordshire County Show
2023 Day 1

Results from the Ryeland Section

Shearling ram

1. J. Williams & D Dickson

2. T&G Glover

3. M. Varmen

4. EJ Pinches

Aged ram

1. M. Whitehurst & S Briggs

2. E.J Pinches

3. K. EdgeCombe

4. Good life Ryelands

Shearling ewe

1.S & Z Unwin

2. S. Quigley

3. N. Webb

4. S&Z Unwin

Ewe with lambs at foot

1. M. Whitehurst & S. Briggs

2. C.Fleet

3. J. McGuire

4 C. Fleet

Ewe lamb

1. S.Quigley

2. J.Williams & D. Dickson

3. K Edgecombe

4. M. Whitehurst & S Briggs

Ram lamb

1. A G Anslow

2. S&Z Unwin

3 J Williams & D Dickson

4. C.Fleet

Group of 3

1. J Williams & D Dickson

2.M Whitehurst & S Briggs

3. E J Pinches

4. H Deakins

Champion: A G Anslow ram lamb, homebred by Mossley Woodstock out of homebred (Chase) ewe Y205 Also champion lamb.

Reserve: S & Z Unwin shearling ewe, homebred (Fairfax) by Cagedale Xbox out of Garddwr ewe

Results from the Coloured section

Shearling ram

1) M. Varmen

2) N. Webb

3) J. Fisher & Hoggarth

4) J. Deakins

5) J. Williams & D Dickson

Aged Ram

1) M. Varmen

2) J. Fisher & Hoggarth

3) J. Deakins

4) T & G Glover

5) T. Anslow

Shearling Ewe

1) J. Williams & D Dickson

2) T. Glover & G Glover

3) T & G. Glover

4) J. Deakins

5) N. Webb

Ewe

1) J. Fisher & Hoggarth

2) M Whitehurst & S. Briggs

3) T & G Glover

Ewe lamb

1) T. & G Glover

2) J. Williams & D Dickson

3) J. Fisher & Hoggarth

4) S & Z Unwin

5) J. Deakins

6) T&G. Glover

Ram Lamb

1) J. Deakins

2) J. Fisher & Hoggarth

3) N. Webb

4) J. Williams & D Dickson

5) T & G Glover

Group of 3

1) T&G Glover

2) J. Fisher & Hoggarth

3) M. Varmen

4) N. Webb

Champion Coloured ryeland

Michelle Varmen - Aged ram - moss Rose Bouncer by Arbeth Yellow Calm out if a Broomwell ewe.

Reserve Champion - T&G Glover - homebred ewe lamb Nightstar ewe lamb - out of Gracewood xplorer and Yorvik ewe.

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Staffordshire County Show
2023 Day 2

Results from the 2nd day at Stafford County show, where our breed excelled again! Congratulations to Gill & Tim Glover who not only won both the wool on the hoof breed classes but then went on to take the overall supreme wool on the hoof championship with their homebred shearling ram Sproxton Charlie. There were great results too in the fleece classes, and I was delighted to finish 4th in the Interbreed championship line up of 20 breed champions with my homebred ram Moss Ross Bouncer too!

Ryeland Wool on the hoof:

1. T & G Glover

2. M. Varmen

3. M.Whitehurst & S. Briggs

Coloured Ryeland wool on the hoof:

1. T & G Glover

2. Justine Williams

3. M. Varmen

Fleeces: (fine)

1. Good life Ryelands

2. T& G Glover

3. T& G Glover

Naturally coloured:

1. T & G Glover

2. J. Fisher

3. T & G Glover

Photo of Ian Brooksbanks, chief grader at the British Wool Board) presenting the supreme championship to Gill Glover & Sproxton Charlie

North Wales & Mercia 4th Annual Lamb Show 2022

Ryeland January Ram lamb trimmed

1ST Jane Pinches Bachbrook Casius Clay

Ryeland February Ram lamb trimmed

1ST Alison Robinson Hawthorns

2ND Whitehurst & Briggs Lodgeway Captain Tom

3RD Michele Varmen Moss Rose Cor Blimey

Ryeland March or later Ram lamb trimmed

1ST Tracy Roberts Bowen Chase

2ND Jenny Maguire Aughton Clouds Cyclone

Ryeland January or later Ram lamb untrimmed

1ST Channon Preece Woodpecker Carlos

Ryeland January Ewe lamb trimmed

1ST Tony Anslow Garddwr Cherry

2ND Kate Edgecome Wellcombe Clementine

Ryeland February Ewe lamb trimmed

1ST Alison Robinson Hawthorns

2ND Whitehurst & Briggs Lodgeway Cassiopia

3RD Jane Pinches Justthree Coco Channel

Ryeland March or later Ewe lamb trimmed

1ST Michele Varmen Lodgeway Cerys

2ND Whitehurst & Briggs Lodgeway Clarissa

3RD Gareth Silvester Goodlife Clover

Ryeland January or later Ewe lamb untrimmed

1ST Alison Robinson Hawthorns

2ND Justine Williams Redburrow

Ryeland January or later Ewe lamb shorn

1ST Michele Varmen Moss Rose Chablis

2ND Jane Pinches Justthree Custard

3RD Jane Pinches Justthree Cameo

Ryeland pairs trimmed, untrimmed and shorn (ram/ewe)

1ST Alison Robinson Hawthorns

2ND Whitehurst & Briggs Lodgeway Captain Tom & Lodgeway

3RD Michele Varmen Moss Rose Cor Blimey & Lodgeway Cerys

RYELAND RAM LAMB CHAMPION