Suffolk Sheep Yearbook 2022 by KELSEY Media

YEARBOOK 2022

Inside

THE LION AND THE LAMB

British and Irish Lion, Wyn Jones' love for Suffolks began when he was about six years old on a hill farm at the foothills of the Cambrian Mountains in Carmarthenshire.

YOUTH FOCUS

What our young members think about the Society.

TIME TO FOCUS ON SHEEP FARMERS NSA is keen for farmers themselves to be credited.

Limestone Suffolks Where only the best is good enough

Wishing all friends, customers, and fellow breeders a successful year!

48,000gns Marksman sold to Birness, Pyeston, Collessie & Claycrop

9,000gns Another Level sold to Blackbrae, Duncan’s, Shannagh & Mullaghboy

6,500gns sold @ 3 Nations to Cobclough

Mark Priestley

07545 303 267

Top priced Suffolk @ summer online sales 5,300gns to Solenti Clivi, Italy

Suffolk Sheep Society Unit 19, Ballymena Business Centre, Fenaghy Road, Galgorm, Ballymena Co. Antrim, BT42 1FL. Tel (within UK): 028 2563 2342 Tel (overseas): +44 (0) 28 2563 2342 Email: enquiries@suﬀolksheep.org Website: www.suﬀolksheep.org

Accounts & Administration Anna McCullough Tel: 028 2563 2342 Email: annamccullough@suﬀolksheep.org Margo Fenton Tel: 028 2563 2342 Email: margofenton@suﬀolksheep.org Katie Allen Tel: 028 2563 2342 Email: katieallen@suffolksheep.org

Editor Robin McIlrath Tel: 028 2563 2342 Email: robinmcilrath@suﬀolksheep.org

CONTENTS 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 16

Advertisers index Council Members Office team Branch chairs and secretaries Club chairs and secretaries President’s report CEO report Chair’s report Meet the office team Suffolk Breeder recognised with prestigious award

Yearbook produced by Kelsey Media Address: Kelsey Media, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 6AL Web: www.kelsey.co.uk

Publisher Jamie McGrorty

Graphic Design Jo Legg Tel: 07306 482166 Flair Creative Design

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RamCompare The Grassroots journey The lion and the lamb British and Irish Lion, Wyn Jones' love for Suffolks began when he was about six years old on a hill farm at the foothills of the Cambrian Mountains in Carmarthenshire.

Sandyknowe Suﬀolks dispersal

Branch reports

NSA Time to focus on sheep farmers.

Club reports

Ram sales

114 Young breeder focus

Averages

Shows

Sire of the year

Flock competition

116 Youth focus

119 Anniversaries 120 95 years on Kersey Flock. 62

Female sales

incurred as a result of opinions, advice or comment. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission.

Cover photo: Salopian Solid Gold Sold for 200,000gns – New breed record

122 Breeders directory 142 Obituaries

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Advertisers Index

Breeding Advertisers Breeder

Flock

Page

Alexander, James

Jalex

Barbour, Iain & Judith

Solwaybank

Browne, Seamus

Errigal

143

Byrne, Philip

Limepark

113

Duffy, Eamonn

Kells

109

Holmes, CJ

Rookery

McLaughlin, Ronan

Ballyboe

O’Keeffe, Susan

Annakisha

139

Pitman, Charlotte & Neville

Foxhill View

Poole, Philip

Salopian

Priestley, Mark

Limestone

Smyth, Jack

Bessibelle

131

Taylor, Dennis

Ballynacannon

144

Industry Advertisers Industry Advertisers

Page

AHDB Signet

Animal Breeding Europe

Big Bang

Bonanza

Browne Printers

Dark Diamonds

Farmgene

J Straker, Chadwick & Sons

Lawrie & Symington Ltd

NEMSA

NFU Mutual

Norbrook

NSA

Scottish Area

Shearwell Data

Shropshire & Montgomery Area Suffolk Club

SRUC Veterinary Services The Three Nations 4

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Chair West Midlands & Monmouthshire Michael Weaver

Challacombe House, Perrinpit Road, Frampton, Cotterell, Gloucestershire, BS36 2AT T: +44 (0) 1454 772 126 M: +44 (0) 7980 503 997 E: weaverperrinpit@aol.com

Vice Chair Northern England Jane Soulsby

The Beeches, Culgaith, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1QL T: +44 (0) 1768 879 151 M: +44 (0) 7980 6417 09 E: soulsbyjane@gmail.com

President Viv Samuel

Upper Monkton Farm St Weonards Herefordshire HR2 8PF T: +44 (0) 1981 580 315 E: edsamuel109@gmail.com

President Elect Alistair Barkley

98 Lisboy Road, Dunloy, Ballymena, Co.Antrim Northern Ireland BT44 9AY T: +44 (0) 282 764 1272 M: +44 (0) 774 340 3486 E: robbiebarkley@gmail.co.uk

Council Northern Scotland

South of Scotland

Corrybrae, Kildrummy Alford, Aberdeenshire, AB33 8RX T: +44 (0)1975 571 700 M: +44 (0) 07760 785 215 E: tdmvet@aol.com

Rosefield Farm, Annan, Dumfrieshire, DG12 6QX T: +44 (0) 1461 202 666 M: +44 (0) 7739 833 417 E: info@jbaseedpotatoes.co.uk

David Miskelly

Wales excluding Monmouthshire

Iain Barbour

Northern Ireland Mark Priestley

Andrew Evans

Limestone Farm, 22 Drumgooland Rd, Seaforde, Downpatrick, Co Down, BT30 8QP T: +44 (0) 28 4481 1641 M: +44 (0) 7545 303 267 E: priestley619@hotmail.co.uk

South West

Northern Ireland

Pool Mead, Blackborough Cullompton, Devon EX15 2HQ M: +44 (0) 7764 227 473 E: beaconhillsuffolk@gmail.com

114a Glen Road, Comber, Co. Down, BT23 5QT M: +44 (0) 7884 336 400 E: jmpstewart55@gmail.com

Dol-llys Farm, Llanidloes, Powys SY18 6JA T: +44 (0) 1686 412 694 M: +44 (0) 7738 815 451 E: janevans177@gmail.com

Andrew Reed

Joe Stewart

South East

Northern England

Wymbleton Farm, Henfold Lane, South Holmwood, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 4NX T: +44 (0) 1306 888 581 M: +44 (0) 7786 376 726 E: diana_lindon@hotmail.co.uk

Birking Park Cottage, Stainton, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0DY T: +44 (0) 1539 561 369 M: +44 (0) 7779 7882 45 E: lizneedham@btinternet.com

Diana Lindon

Midlands and Eastern Counties Merrick Pinny

New College Farm, Halcot, Northamptonshire NN6 9SQ T: +44 (0) 1604 701078 M: +44 (0) 7850 653 558 E: juliep@nmr.co.uk

Liz Needham

Co-opted

William Fleming

Carluke, Lanarkshire, ML8 5QH T: +44 (0) 1555 860 622 M: +44 (0) 7870 154 756 E: hillend2@btinternet.com

South of Ireland

Woodford House Ballitore Athy, Co Kildare M: +353 (0) 87 9560 762 E: adriennefdeane@gmail.com

Ballinreesig, Ballygarvan Co Cork T: + 353 (0) 21 4888 490 M: +353 (0) 87 2306 904 E: danomahony777@gmail.com

Oliver Deane

Dan O’Mahony

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Office

Office team Chief Executive Robin McIlrath

T: +44 (0) 28 2563 2342 E: robinmcilrath@suffolksheep.org

Office Administrator Anna McCullough

T: +44 (0) 28 2563 2342 E: annamccullough@suffolksheep.org

SOCIETY SALE DATES 16th July 2022 Northern Ireland Branch Premier Export Sale (Ballymena) 22nd July 2022 Scottish Area Sale (Lanark) 30th July 2022 National Sale (Shrewsbury) 5th August 2022 Northern Counties Branch Sale (Carlisle) All dates correct at time of going to print

Office Administrator

Margo Fenton (Mon, Tues & Wed) T: +44 (0) 28 2563 2342 E: margofenton@suffolksheep.org

Office Administrator Katie Allen

T: +44 (0) 28 2563 2342 E: katieallen@suffolksheep.org

Accountant LLP

Dafferns LLP One Eastwood, Harry Weston Road, Binley Business Park, Coventry, CV3 2UB

Please send all written correspondence to: The Suffolk Sheep Society 62 Fenaghy Road Ballymena, Co. Antrim Northern Ireland BT42 1FL 6

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Branch

Chairmen and secretaries North of England

Chairman: Keith Denby Riddings Hill, Moat, Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria CA6 5PJ T: +44 (0) 1228 577 138 M: +44 (0) 7711 578 711 E: grahamdenby85@aol.com

Secretary: Liz Needham

Birking Park Cottage, Stainton, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 0DY T: +44(0) 1539 561 369 M: +44(0) 7779 788 245 E: lizneedham@btinternet.com

Scottish Area

Chairman: Ron Greig South Tillydesk, Ellon, Aberdeenshire AB41 8SY M: +44 (0) 7721 577 641 E: rgreig71z@gmail.com

Secretary: Natalie Cormack

Dairy Cottage, Tower Road, Ayton, Berwickshire, TD14 5QX T: +44 (0) 1890 781006 M: +44 (0) 7712 623669 E: natalie.cormack@btconnect.com

Western Area

Northern Ireland

Gybhouse Farm, Clowstop, Nr Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY14 9RH T: +44 (0) 1299 832 677 M: +44 (0) 7966 455 642

28a Tullywinney Road, Camlough, Newry, Co.Down BT35 7HW T: +44(0) 283 083 9647 M: +44(0) 797 342 6947 E: paddymcv@hotmail.com

Chair: Paul Fletcher

Secretary: Lyndon H Trumper

The Auction Rooms, Tiverton Place Lion Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire NP7 5PN T: 44 (0) 1873 852 624 E: lyndon@strakerchadwick.co.uk

Chairman: Patrick McVerry

Secretary: Orla Butler

359 Cushendall Road, Rathkenny, Ballymena, Co Antrim BT43 6QB T: +44 (0) 2821 758510 M: +44 (0) 7841 117252 E: orlabutle@gmail.com

South East

Chairman: Tom Blunt

15 Common Street, Ravenstone, Olney, Buckinghamshire MK46 5AR M: +44 (0) 7748 907 108 E: tom.blunt@hotmail.co.uk

Secretary: Matt Legge

Duxmore Barns, Mersley Downs Road, Downend, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2JQ M: +44 (0) 7710 493 534 E: mjlfarming@gmail.com

Midlands and Eastern Counties Chairman: Bruce Cook

Lower Fields Farm, Brickyard Road Napton, Warwickshire CV47 8NT T: +44 (0) 1926 812 316 M: +44(0) 7805 129 596 E: bruce@recruitmoveover.com

Secretary: Samantha Thomas

Green Farm, Hilderstone, Stone, Staffs ST15 8SQ T: +44 (0) 1889 505 530 M: +44 (0) 7794 195 885 E: thomas.samantha13@gmail.com

South of Ireland

Chairman: Dan O’Mahony Ballinreesig, Ballygarvan, Co Cork T:+ 353 (0) 21 4888 490 M: +353 (0) 87 2306 904 E: danomahony777@gmail.com

Secretary: Mary Gahan

Coolyhune, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny T: +353 (0) 599 724 483 E: marybgahan@gmail.com

Administrator: Alison Irwin

Kirriemuir, Ballygawley, Co Sligo F91 E8P2 T: +353 (0) 830 907 313 E: enquiries@irishsuffolksheep.org Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Club

Chairmen and secretaries England

Shropshire & Montgomery

Northern Ireland

Chairman: Janice Broughton

High Clere, St.Martins, Oswestry Shropshire, SY11 3HJ T: +44 (0) 7895 907 953 E: clairehardman93@hotmail.co.uk

Chairman: Anthony Patton

Eastern Anglian Suffolk Sheep Club

T: +44 (0) 1263 862 500 M: +44 (0)7860 101 333 E: janicebroughton131@btinternet.com

Secretary: Chris Partridge

Chair: Claire Whitticase

Secretary: Helen Roberts

Orseddwen, Selattyn, Oswestry, SY10 7HU T: +44 (0) 1691 654 712 E: Helen@ardleensuffolks.com

East Down

36 New Road, Carrowdore, Newtownards, Co.Down, BT22 2HB T: +44 (0) 7989 614 156 E: Anthony_patton@hotmail.com

Secretary: Amanda Priestley

Gloucestershire & Adjacent Counties

Chairman: Andrew Reed

Limestone Farm, 22 Drumgooland Road, Seaforde, Downpatrick, Co. Down, N.I. BT30 8QP T: +44 (0) 2844 811 641 E: limestone_suffolks@hotmail.co.uk

Peg House Farm, Broadwas-on-Teme Worcester, Worcestershire, WR6 5NT T: 01886 822 216 M: 07815 422 338 E: Philip.smith@martley.org

Secretary: Jenny Grout

North Antrim and East Londonderry

Eastern Suffolk Sheep Club T: +44 (0)1787 210 859 E: thecovey@kerseylivestock.co.uk

Chairman: Philip Smith

Secretary: Jane Whitehouse

Weston Park Farm, Dovers Hill, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire GL55 6UW T: +44 (0) 1386 840 835 M: +44(0) 7887 550 224 E: jane_whitehouse@hotmail.com

Midlands

Chair: Julie Inman

Salters Hill Farm, Thorpe Satchville, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 2TB T: +44 (0) 1664 840 252 M: +44 (0) 7774 635 748 E: dandjinman@aol.com

Secretary: Andrew Pinny New College Farm, Holcot, Northamptonshire, NN6 9SQ T: +44 (0) 1604 740 802 E: amtp@berrymorris.co.uk

North West

Chair: Andrea Gardner

2, Five Lane Ends, Bay Horse, Nr Lancaster, LA2 0JF M: 07921 020 655 E: andrea.gardner@yahoo.co.uk

Secretary: Margaret Petherbridge

11 Kirkfield, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 2GL T: +44 (0) 7530 245 140 E: margaretpetherbridge2@gmail.com 8

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West Country

M: +44 (0) 7764 227 473 E: beaconhillsuffolk@gmail.com

1 Crispens, Bratton Clovelly, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 4JZ T: +44 (0) 1837 871 401 T: Jennygrout@btinternet.com

Wales Dyfed

Chairman: Huw Thomas T: +44 (0) 7970 474 427 E: huwthomas@fcgagric.com

Secretary: Christine Vaughan Penlan, Crymych, Pembrokeshire, SA41 3SG T: +44 (0) 1239 831 512 E: dyfedsuffolks@live.co.uk

North Wales

Chairman: D. P. Roberts T: +44 (0) 1745 812 534

Secretary: John Huw Hughes

Bryncir Auction Centre, Bryncir, Gwynedd, Wales, LL51 9LX T: +44 (0) 1766 530 828 E: lwhbryncir@btconnect.com

Chairman: Martin Butler

359 Cushendall Road, Rathkenny Ballymena, Co.Antrim, BT443 6QB T: +44 (0) 7801 429 790 E: orlabutle@gmail.com

Secretary: Sharon Thompson M: +44 (0) 7835 413 838 E: naelsuffolkclub@gmail.com

Scotland

Borders (Scottish Borders, Northumberland) Chairman: Michael Walton T: +44 (0) 7790 094 135

Secretary: Caroline Nelson

Trows Cottage, Kelso, Roxburghshire, TD5 8LX T: +44 (0) 1573 450 733 M: +44 (0) 7968 599 840 E: caroline.nelson4@btinternet.com

North East Scotland

Chairman: Melvin Stuart

T: +44 (0) 1597 860 596

Milltown of Birness, Ellon Aberdeenshire AB41 8EJ T: +44 (0) 1358 711 204 M: +44 (0) 7803 186 746 E: Birness@yahoo.co.uk

Secretary: Lyndon Trumper

Secretary: Evelyn Young

Welsh Borders

Chairman: Dai Harvey

J. Straker Chadwick and Sons, Market Street Chambers, Abergavenny, NP7 5SD T: +44 (0) 1873 852 624 E: lyndon@strakerchadwick.co.uk

Muirton, Alford, Aberdeenshire, AB33 8JN T/F: +44 (0) 1339 883 443 M: +44 (0) 7831 154 918 E: sufftex@yahoo.co.uk

Club Tayside

Chairman: Alan Sands

Southfiled Farm, Abernyte, Perth, PH14 9RB T: +44 (0) 7833446385 E: alan.sands@hotmail.co.uk

Secretary: Joanne MacPherson

Pitsundry Farm, Bankfoot, Perth, PH1 4DG T: +44 (0) 7986 158 855 E: joannemacpherson86@outlook.com

West & Central Scotland (Dumfries & Galloway, Strathclyde, Central) Chairman: David Gilmour

Broomknowes, Maybole, Ayrshire, KA19 8HF T: +44 (0) 1655 883 184 M: +44 (0) 7779 536 607 E: davidwmg@aol.com

Secretary: Paula Reid

Calfpark, Mouswald, Dumfries & Galloway, DG1 4QB T: +44 (0) 1387 830 250 M: +44 (0) 7743 267 484 E: paulareid1@btinternet.com

South of Ireland Connacht

Munster

Kirriemuir, Ballygawley, Co.Sligo

T: +353 (0) 71 930 3002 M: +353 (0) 87 799 3682

E: garthgraham@eircom.net

The Bungalow, Ahanesk, Midleton, Co Cork T: +353 (0) 21 4631 462 M: +353 (0) 86 3339 010 E: jimjeffery66@gmail.com

Secretary: Trevor Burke

Secretary: Valerie Tiffin

Chairman: Garth Graham

Ballybanagher, Cummer, Tuam, Co. Galway M: +353 (0) 86 1606 565 E: fridayburke0@gmail.com

Leinster

Chairman: Jim Jeffery

M: +353 (0) 86 1097 412 E: valerietiffin9@gmail.com

Ulster

Chairman: Philip Lynch Snr.

Chairman: Alan Kilpatrick

Europe

Sea Bank, Castlebellingham, Co Louth T: +353 (0) 429 372 795 M: 07760 999 278 E: Philip.lynch60@gmail.com

2 Beechwood Park, Convoy, Co.Donegal T: +353 (0) 860 797 944 M: +353 (0) 7491 018 86 E: alankilpatrick83@yahoo.com

Chairman: Peter Frijters

Secretary: Philip Lynch Jnr.

Secretary: Richard Thompson

Flanders Club

T: 0032 1465 5784 M: 0032 4968 77138 E: peter-frijters@skynet.be

Callystown Road, Clougherhead, Co Louth M: +353 (0) 879 245 202 E: philip.lynch@rhhall.ie

Ballinatone, Ballybofey, Lifford, Co.Donegal T: +353 (0) 86 3268 946 E: richardrjt82@gmail.com

Central Office: Suffolk Sheep Society T: +44 (0) 28 2563 2342 E: enquiries@suffolksheep.org

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President’s report

Looking forward rather than back Viv Samuel, 2022 president

t the outset I would like to say that I am both honoured and delighted to be elected President of the Suffolk Sheep Society in what has been a very difficult and challenging period of time. The president's address would usually contain details of events and sales attended however, because of Covid-19 restrictions, the term in office of my predecessor, William Fleming, was extended until the end of 2021, so I am now looking forward rather than looking back! I have been involved with Suffolks and the Society for a long time with Monkton Flock established in 1985 and I am convinced that even more than before the breed must focus on breeding sheep that satisfy the demands of the modern producer. The market has changed considerably since I first started the flock but the Suffolk as a terminal sire still has all the required traits required by the commercial sheep farmer. We must never lose sight that the target for a terminal ram is to produce lambs at Fat Class 3 between 45-50kgs liveweight in the shortest time possible while still achieving R Grade or better. Suffolks have had a great year with records broken and excellent clearances at our sales. Perhaps the most pleasing aspect has been the increase in ram lambs sold to commercial farmers at the Society Sales. Suffolk cross females have also done very well with many farmers wanting to use Suffolks as their maternal sire. I am looking forward to representing the Society during the show and sale season and meeting up with our members and friends in the coming months. A big thank you has to be extended to the Office for all they do for us as they keep the wheels turning, particularly during these difficult times.

CEO report

Challenging year Robin McIlrath, chief executive and breed secretary

hen I looked forward in January 2021 to the next 12 months, speculation and uncertainty seemed to surround everything. How will Brexit affect the Society sales? How will restrictions on livestock movement between the EU, GB, and Ireland impact on the sheep sector in general and Suffolks in particular? We were also in the throes of manoeuvring our way through the many challenges associated with the Brexit enforced separation of British based flocks and Irish and European flocks and dealing with the constitutional, financial, and practical implications of all of this for the Society. Covid-19 restrictions meant that there were no shows in 2021 but there was a full season of Society Sales. This was an excellent season overall with more sheep sold for more money and with higher clearances. The sales kicked off in Ballymena with the Northern Ireland Branch Premier Export Sale with an average of £1,986, an amazing increase of £1,176 on 2020’s average of £819, and a clearance of 82%. The Scottish Area Sale in Lanark set new records across the board with Boden and Jenkinson setting a new breed record of 200,000gns for Salopian Solid Gold. The Lanark sale averaged £4,762 with a 92% clearance. It was also good to see the Scottish area introducing a separate female sale on the Thursday evening before the sale, trade was brisk with Gimmers averaging £2,173.50 and Ewe Lambs averaging £1,350.00. I am looking forward to seeing the female sale develop in the years ahead. The National Show and Sale was in Shrewsbury at the end of July and the trend continued with an increased clearance of 82% and averages up £528 on 2020. The final UK sale in the calendar was the Northern Counties of England Carlisle sale where 83% of ram lambs presented were sold (up 10% from 2020) and averages up £221 from £683 to £904. Our sister Society in the South of Ireland carried on the record-breaking theme with an 81% clearance and an average of €1,851. Congratulations to Richard Thompson for breeding the top priced ram lamb sold at €44,000, the highest price

ever paid for a sheep in Ireland. More encouraging than the ‘record breakers’ was the number of commercial buyers at the sales with an estimated 50% plus of rams going to the commercial producer which is what the ram sales should be about. One of the most challenging and difficult exercises over the last period of time has been assisting the South of Ireland Branch set themselves up as an independent and separate Society. Logistically we have knocked over the hurdles as they have arisen and the SOI now has its own breeding programme, flock book and identity as a Pedigree Society independent from the Suffolk Sheep Society. It is my wish and desire that the relationship between the Society and the South of Ireland members continues and that both Societies make every effort to accommodate each other not only in terms of trade but also interaction and sharing of ideas. Many of you already know that I recently informed Council of my intention to retire in December this year at which time I will have been in post for six and a half very enjoyable years. By the time this goes to print the Society will have commenced the process of finding a replacement. I want to thank the Council, the members and the myriad of organisations and individuals who have contributed to the Society during that time for their support and encouragement, not least Ron Greig and Michael Weaver, the two chairs I have worked so closely with. There are many stories, but maybe not for print in a Yearbook! I would like to thank our National Sponsors, Norbrook, for their ongoing support as we look forward to the 2022 season. The Suffolk breed is currently in a good place with an increased demand for Suffolks, particularly in the commercial world, and the Society will continue to focus on supporting our members, protecting the integrity of the breed, and promoting Suffolks as a leading terminal sire in the sheep sector.

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Chair’s report

Planning for the future Michael Weaver, 2021 chair

hen I started writing this piece, I was going to say about how normality was being restored after two years of various Covid-19 restrictions. Then Putin went into the Ukraine and we saw fuel prices leap higher than fertiliser prices! Going back to Covid-19, luckily, working on farms, often alone or with family members we probably were less likely to catch it. Although Sarah and I are the only members of the family not to catch it, so far! For the others it seemed the same as a heavy cold for a few days. We were fortunate compared to many others. > Chairman Michael Weaver, speaking at the annual dinner

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During that time the commercial sheep trade has been flying, and about time too, with hoggs only just starting to drop a bit. But the cull ewe and ram trade has stayed well above average. We must make the most of it while we can. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be going through the ewes to sort out anything that needs to go. With about 35 Suffolk and 40 Suffolk Mule hoggs to come into the flock this year, I can be quite hard on them. But while the sheep trade has been buoyant, we have now seen our input costs also go sky high. Fertiliser, and now fuel and grain, are all at a record high which doesn’t help the bottom line, and makes you wonder what to do to make the best of the situation. I know that I’ll be looking to plant more green feed for the stock than usual rather than rely on feeding my homegrown cereals. So typhon and vetches will be planted shortly. The team in the office adapted brilliantly to working from home during Covid-19 when they had to, and I thank Robin, Anna, Margo and Katie for being flexible enough for it to work. I would also like to congratulate Margo (and Derek) on the birth of their new son Freddie, a brother for Isla. Back in December, Robin said that he was looking to step down at the end of 2022. I always expected that conversation to happen sometime, so it is now time to plan for the future and with a new Chief Exec! Hopefully, we will have someone in place around the middle of the year and they can work with Robin and the team to have a seamless transition. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Robin for the last six years that he has been our Chief Exec and especially over the last year when he has overseen the setting up of the new Society in the South of Ireland Branch following Brexit. This was not without its problems; however, it came together in the end and I wish all members in the South of Ireland every success going forward. Finally, the breed has seen an increase in new members joining us and there have been numerous export opportunities into continental Europe, which is great to see and long may these upward trends continue; it shows that we, as breeders, are doing something right. I wish all members a successful 2022, after what has been happening and what we are still currently going through, I’m looking forward to some sort of normality once again.

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Meet the Office

Meet the office team

Office Administrator

Margo Fenton (Mon, Tues & Wed) T: +44 (0) 28 2563 2342 E: margofenton@suffolksheep.org

How long have you worked at the Sheep Society? 6½ years

What is your role within the Suffolk Sheep Society?

My main roles within the Society include DNA administration and ram registration, setting up new members and general birth notifications, updating flocks etc.

Do you have any hobbies / interests? My interests include spending time with family and friends.

Favourite quote

“Enjoy the little things in life… for one day you will look back and realise they were the big things!” 14 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Office Administrator Katie Allen

T: +44 (0) 28 2563 2342 E: katieallen@suffolksheep.org How long have you worked at the Sheep Society?

I have been working at the sheep society just over three years.

What is your role within the Suffolk Sheep Society? I started part time in the office, with my main responsibilities being the Yearbook, Summer Suffolks, Flock Book, advertising and communications. I am now working full time to cover Margo’s maternity leave.

Do you have any hobbies / interests?

Office Administrator Anna McCullough

T: +44 (0) 28 2563 2342 E: annamccullough@suffolksheep.org

I enjoy crime dramas, musicals and theatre, playing violin and piano, rugby and spending time (usually revolving around food) with my friends and family.

Favourite quote

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow" – Albert Einstein

How long have you worked at the Sheep Society? 3¼ years

What is your role within the Suffolk Sheep Society? Full-time Office Administrator – dealing with general enquiries, mass mailings to include birth notifications and autumn returns, accounts (including purchase ledger and credit control), Council support, Grassroots admin.

Do you have any hobbies / interests?

Reading, films, walking, writing (have ambitions to write children’s stories but keep getting side-tracked), travel (in normal pre-Covid-19 times) and I’m involved in my local church – leading a house group, and looking after the rota for serving tea and coffee etc.

Favourite quote

"When given the choice between being right or being kind choose kind" (Quote from one of my favourite books Wonder) Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Breeder focus

Suffolk Breeder recognised with prestigious award

022 is already a significant year for Suffolk Sheep Society member Helen Roberts as she has recently been announced as the 2021 recipient of the National Sheep Association George Hedley Memorial Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the sheep industry. In addition to her wide-ranging personal interests in many aspects of the sheep industry Helen is NSA Cymru/Wales Regional Development Officer and Corporate Sales Manager. Helen has long been involved with the industry, working with her father on their ‘Horton’ flock of Suffolk sheep and with her husband Clive on the England/Wales border where they keep 500 Welsh Mules, Texel and Beltex cross ewes in addition to small pedigree flocks of Beltex and Blue Faced Leicesters. Helen has also taken on wide-ranging commitments and activities on several committees, as a > Helen with Lakeview Rambo

director of Welsh Lamb and Beef Producers, for the past 18 years as Secretary followed by Regional Development Officer for NSA Cymru/Wales Region, and during the past decade as Corporate Sales Manager for NSA. On receiving the award, Helen commented: “Throughout my time working for NSA and the wider sheep industry, I have always held the George Hedley award in the highest regard for the very high calibre individuals that have been recognised by this in the past. Therefore, I am extremely honoured to be named as the latest recipient, which enhances the award I received in 2016 when I became the first lady to win the John Gittins Memorial Award. “I see the UK sheep industry and those that support me and NSA as part of a big family that has an integral part to play in the wider social, economic stability of the UK’s rural communities. Although I have my name on the award,

> Highest price at NSA early sale Builth 2021

without the support of the industry to myself and NSA, this would not have been possible, thank you all for that support.” Devolution and increased activity in Wales have meant Helen has taken on a continuous stream of topics and challenges with confidence, placing NSA in high regard in Wales. Not only this but Helen has organised NSA’s flagship Sheep Event for the past decade, more recently contending with delays presented by Covid-19. NSA Chief Executive Phil Stocker congratulates Helen on the award, commenting: “The George Hedley award is a really prestigious recognition of outstanding contribution to the sheep industry in the UK and I’m delighted that Helen received nominations from more than one source, and that the selection panel clearly voted Helen as the 2021 winner. She clearly lives and breathes sheep farming and is actively involved in so many different aspects of our industry. She now joins a long and very worthy list of recipients who will I’m sure welcome her to their ranks.” Robin McIlrath, CEO of the Suffolk Sheep Society added: ‘Helen certainly is a worthy winner of this well-deserved honour. We would like to thank her for her hard work for the industry in general and Suffolks in particular. Helen is a regular at the National Sale in Shrewsbury where she very ably stewards the pre-sale show.’ The formal presentation of the George Hedley award will be amongst Helen’s many friends and colleagues from the industry at the NSA Sheep Event dinner on Tuesday 26th July 2022, ahead of the flagship event of the association at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire. (Excerpts taken from NSA press release)

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> Helen and her dad at Carlisle

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RamCompare

January 2022 update

idhope ram leads the Suffolks for carcase traits in this season’s RamCompare results, as Signet Recorded Suffolk rams rank highly for growth and carcase traits. The Ortum flock repeats their success in getting the top ranked ram for muscle depth for the second year running. The sixth year of data collection is coming to a close with updated results due in May. Over 30,000 commercially reared lambs, have contributed to this dataset, sired by 313 rams from 12 terminal sire breeds. This includes 71 Suffolk rams used on the project to date with a total of 6,724 progeny, 590 of which were born last year, including progeny from two new sires placed at Chawton Park in Hampshire, one from the Lavendon flock, James Barker (A J Cony & Sons) and one from Moat flock, Martin & Helen Bateman. These rams will be evaluated later in the season. RamCompare uses nominated performance-recorded rams from various terminal sire breeds on commercial farms across the UK. The project has been a major success and in spring last year, AHDB announced the continuation of this joint-levy funded project, launching Phase III to support additional data collection and enhance the breeding values generated. • Over six years, RamCompare has shown which traits can be used to drive productivity and optimise flock profitability • Abattoir data has been used to create a series of new breeding values, which highlight the most profitable sires • Research has started to assess genetic influences on 18 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

primal yield and meat quality (namely tenderness) • We have identified differences in progeny values worth £4£6 per lamb – demonstrating the opportunity that exists to enhance flock profitability through careful ram selection. The project has shown how commercial farmers can improve efficiency and reduce the cost of lamb production through the selection of superior rams, while providing breeders with important information to enhance their breeding policies and increase rates of genetic gain.

Interim Year continues to build data

Thanks to the enthusiasm of our farm partners and terminal sire ram breeders we were delighted to be able to continue to collect data during our interim year. A team of new rams joined existing stock rams for use by natural service on six RamCompare farms resulting in over 5,200 lambs born in 2021. Data collected from the progeny of these sires will be reported later this year.

May 2021 Suffolk results

Ranking out of the 280 rams from various breeds that have been analysed to date and the 89 rams analysed in 2020 (see table).

Stepping into the future with phase III Four new commercial farms were recruited last summer to join RamCompare. A team of 80 new rams were purchased as AI sires/natural service rams and distributed amongst the nine farms for use in the 2021 mating season.

Over the next five years, phase III will continue to build on our knowledge of the genetic impact of ram selection on commercial lamb production. Research will be started to facilitate the routine evaluation of carcase traits within the National Terminal Sire Evaluation and by encouraging wider participation from pedigree breeders, commercial farmers and processors we intend to extend the reach of the initial project.

Summary

Farmers have an opportunity to enhance flock profitability through careful ram selection but beware as few rams can do it all – some will excel for carcase conformation, others for speed of finish. Producers should evaluate their system and determine which sires have the potential to make the biggest financial impact.

Are you collecting abattoir data?

The commercial value of traits varies from farm to farm, but by selecting those Signet recorded sires with the right combination of EBVs, producers can identify the most profitable rams for their business. • High Scan Weight EBV = Increased growth rates and reduced days to slaughter • High Scan Weight/Muscle Depth EBVs = Increased carcase weights • Superior Muscle Depth/Gigot Muscularity EBVs = Enhanced carcase conformation • Fat Depth EBV = Reliable indicator of the fat classification achieved by sire progeny • High genetic merit sires demonstrate increased progeny values worth around £5/lamb which equates to £1,200-£1,500/ram during their working lifetime.

Please contact us if you are currently collecting abattoir data from single sire matings in either your pedigree or commercial flock or have commercial clients that are using your rams who may be interested in working with us. This data may be really useful in enhancing future genetic evaluations of your stock and some breeders are already starting to submit this information directly to Signet.

Ram nominations open

All performance recorded members will be notified by email when ram nominations open in February for the 2022 mating season, closing date Wednesday 20th April 2022, links for online nomination forms will be available through the website. This work is led by Samuel Boon and Bridget Lloyd, for further information contact bridget.lloyd@ahdb.org.uk

For more information on the RamCompare project – including the latest results, commercial farms involved and rams on test visit www.RamCompare.com.

Leading ram to date (2015-2020)

Leading ram in 2020

Bentley Xcellent (Rank 1/280)

Sandyknowe Tweed 18 1 (Rank 13/89)

Ortum 78X:17:00839 (Rank 2/280)

Same ram (Rank 1/89)

Hans Fokker 95 (Rank 4/280)

Midhope Hans Solo (Rank 7/89)

Yarcombe Bluestar (Rank 58/280)

Midhope Hans Solo (Rank 24/89)

Days to Slaughter EBV

Lavendon Xerxes (Rank 7/280)

Midhope Hans Solo (Rank 13/89)

Overall Carcase Merit

Hans Fokker 95 (Rank 19/280)

Midhope Hans Solo (Rank 11/89)

On-farm data* Scan Weight EBV Muscle Depth EBV Abattoir data** Carcase Weight EBV Carcase Conformation EBV

*National Terminal Sire Evaluation BLUP run 18/02/2021 ** RamCompare Evaluation BLUP run 01/03/2021 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Grassroots

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rassroots has provided software to breed societies for over 20 years. 2021 was a particularly busy year, with the roll out of the first iteration of the new Grassroots Online Registry, to replace the old PedeWeb. This was the culmination of three years of work and the first visible part of the journey. There are three people working full time on the software developments and there are new iterations of the system on the way. Generally the new system has been very well received. There have been almost 200,000 separate visits to the new system, over 125,000 ‘Manage My Animal’ transactions and 42,000 births recorded in the past six months. Grassroots have tried to react quickly to any problems as they were identified, and incorporate ideas into the next iteration which is already well on the way. Some members have asked ‘what is it all about’ and so by way of explanation: The old system had to change because it was almost 20 years old and could not incorporate many modern features. It was never designed for use on a phone. Grassroots have created a new database, which is going to eventually provide us all with many new tools and features, and in 2021 they spent a great deal of time tidying the data for each breed in turn and migrating them into the new database. Almost all the breeds have now been migrated over, a total of nearly 4 million animal records! In order for farmers to access this new database Grassroots Online was written as an initial replacement for PedeWeb. It needed to work with the existing office system, provide all the tools farmers were used to, incorporate the functions of the old system and the opportunities for the new. The next iteration of the Farmers Online system to be rolled out in 2022 will have a number of new features. It will be more interactive, and will work better on a phone, although there will always be limitations of accessing the Online Registry website on a phone, because there is so much data to display and manipulate. This was the reason Grassroots invested in the creation of a specialist mobile phone App for both Apple and Android devices. The mobile App enables members to hold all the details of their own animals in all their Grassroots 20 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

breeds on one device, with access even when they have no mobile or internet signal. It links to the main database to ‘Manage my Animals’ and has additional features including notes and images. The App can be downloaded from the Apple AppStore or Google PlayStore, search for Grassroots Systems. Many breeds are also making full use of the new Online ‘Sales Module’ which has already been used to create 228 catalogues for 31 different auctioneers.

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Wyn Jones

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y love for Suffolks began when I was about six years old. For me, home is a hill farm on the outskirts of the market town of Llandovery at the foothills of the Cambrian Mountains in Carmarthenshire. The farm is a traditional farm carrying both sheep and cattle over 400 acres and I will be the fifth generation to farm our family farm Clynmawr. Currently the farm holds 100 head of beef cattle and 800 commercial ewes consisting of 50% Beulah speckled face and 50% welsh mules and not forgetting the flock of 80 Pedigree Suffolks which are currently kept on the smallholding next door to the family farm, Nantfforest where my wife Jeian and I live and farm together. My parents Emyr and Heulwen bought me my first Suffolk ewe from Llandeilo livestock market when I was six years old. I cant explain why I chose Suffolk as a breed

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having only seen them being used as a commercial ram on the farm but that was the breed I had fancied from the start. Over the years the flock has slowly grown in size whilst keeping ewe lambs on and also using our home bred rams on the commercial ewes but the main expansion to the flock would have been within the last four years of moving to Nantfforest and establishing the Fforest flock with many purchases being made at the Society in lamb sale in Monmouth Livestock market, mostly made by my wife (I do trust her!) in the last few years with me not being able to attend due to rugby duties. Away from the farm I am very fortunate to be a professional rugby player, something else I loved and started when I was seven years old and now lucky enough to call it my job. I started out all those years ago playing loosehead prop for my local town Llandovery and after concluding my studies in Aberystwyth university studying

Agriculture and Animal Science I was fortunate enough to be offered a full time rugby contract with the Scarlets. This being my local region and enabling me to live close to the farm and continuing to keep a hand in with everything on going. To date I have had over 100 appearances for the Scarlets and in 2017 was selected to tour with Wales to Tonga and Samoa on the summer tour. My first cap came against Tonga in Eden Park, New Zealand and by now I have 38 Welsh international caps with us loosing to South Africa in the semi final of the World Cup in Japan in 2019 and achieving two six nations championships with one being a Grand Slam. A dream came true last summer (2021) when I had the honour of being selected in Warren Gatlands 38 man squad to represent the British and Irish Lions in South Africa, I sadly only managed to play the last test after having to withdraw from the first two tests due to injury. Due to the nature of my job I am unable to attend many sales and count myself lucky when I do. Some purchases have been made online from Carlisle and even Facebook. Over the last few years we have invested in new bloodlines to improve the flock with purchases being made from various flock including; Rhaeadr, Frongoy, Homeland, Pexhill, Sinnet and many more. This year we are looking for a stock ram and hoping to have a few days off in the summer to go to the upcoming sales. Both our current stock rams were purchased from the society sale in Shrewsbury from Ballyancannon and Sitlow flocks with both having done a great job resulting in a successful sale for us in last years NSA ram sale in Builth Wells and selling 25 rams in total. Rugby is a short career but these are the sacrifices I am willing to make at the moment although I am usually kept updated by my wife's instagram where Jean the Suffolk is a firm favourite and local celebrity. When I swap my rugby boots for wellies one day I hope I have a well established flock to come home to and time to enjoy them by going to more sales and you might even see me in a show ring… I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Society for inviting me to write this article, trust me, I found this more difficult than pulling a lamb or catching a ball but hopefully it has given you a slight insight into the Fforest flock.

Malcolm Stewart

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he sun shone once again on Brotherstone Farm, Melrose, for the annual on- farm sale of Malcolm Stewart’s high index Sandyknowe Suffolk, shearling rams. The adult female portion of the flock was dispersed, in high tune, in July and this penultimate sale of shearling rams, saw the usual strong support of breeders, pedigree and commercial, old and new. Sandyknowe is the oldest performance recorded flock in the UK, making its produce well sought after by commercial breeders, for both terminal sires and rams to produce females. Scored by The National Suffolk Breeding Evaluation, which has now replaced the Sire Reference Scheme, it compares all performance recorded Suffolks in the UK. The current breed average for Terminal Sire Index in the breed is 150. The top 25% score in excess of 203, the top 10% in excess of 221 and the top 5% in excess of 279%. In the Sandyknowe offerings for sale, 52 were in the top 5%, two in the top 10% and two in the top 25%. It is the exceptional high indices in the Sandyknowe flock, that have made them so desirable over the years. This year was no exception, with the top price of 3,400gns being paid for a ram with a terminal sire index of 353 and a maternal sire index of 312. Sandyknowe Y13:20:16713, was

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the choice of Jim Logan and family, Pirntaton, Fountainhall, Galashiels. He is by Sandyknowe Y13:19:16330, bought at last year’s sale by Andrew Morton, Lochend, Denny for 1,000gns. A son of Sandyknowe Teviot 18:1 he is out of a ewe by Sandyknowe Tweed 17:1. His eight-week weight index was 4.7, scan index measured 11.6 and mature weight index was 11.9, from a birth weight index of 0.4. With several Welsh buyers attending, it was unsurprising that the next top of 3000gns went to Wales, to A W Evans, Dol-llys Farm, Llandloes. Y13:20:16610 was another high index ram, this time with a terminal index of 349. A strong ram he was again by 16330 and out of a ewe by Teviot 16:1. He had particularly high eight-week weight, scan weight and mature size from a birth weight of 0.5. Myles Wise from York then paid 1,600gns for Y13:20:16710 by Y13:20:16280 a son of Sandyknowe Yarrow 19:1, sold last year to Kirsty Bailey, Eastons Flock, Haddington for 1,000gns. He is a grandson of Ettrick 18:1 and out of a ewe by Yarrow 15:1, carrying an index of 321. Local breeder, Peter Eccles of Saughland Farm, Pathhead, bid his choice Y13:9:16643 to 1,500gns. Another by 16280, with a terminal index of 380, this time out of a ewe by Yarrow 15:1. His muscle depth score was 2.73. 1,100gns was the next highest paid for Y13:20:16611, another by 16330, this time out of a ewe by Tweed 15:1, he sold to Mr S Bainbridge, Donkin Rigg, Morpeth. There were no less than 13 rams above 1,000gns, leading to an average of £789.81 for the 54 Shearling Rams sold.

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Time to focus on sheep farmers

espected for working hard to ensure the security and success of UK sheep farming, the National Sheep Association (NSA), is keen to make sure that in the future, as well as the sector’s production methods and high standards being praised that sheep farmers themselves are credited for the role they play. NSA Chief Executive Phil Stocker explains: “People are the lifeblood, not just of our sheep industry but also our rural and livestock farming communities. Going forward, NSA is committed to putting people at the centre of all it does – sheep farmers, shepherds, and new entrants in their many guises. We want more people involved in sheep farming in the future, not less. “I have no interest in our industry ending up with half as many sheep farmers keeping the same size national flock and I want to see our industry continuing to provide an accessible first step on the farming ladder for young people and new entrants. “Our market structures and policies need to recognise

the value of a very ‘human’ sector of farming with a high level of independence. To lose our social capital would be a massive own goal”. After a Covid-19 enforced absence during the past two years, NSA is now looking forward to meeting and networking with its members and the wider sheep industry as popular NSA Sheep Events return. With NSA Scot Sheep returning at the start of June followed by NSA Sheep Event, the national flagship event of the association, taking place in July there will be plenty of opportunity to showcase the nation’s sheep farmers and the work NSA is doing to support them. NSA hopes to see many new and old faces there! More information on the work of NSA can be found on the association’s website www.nationalsheep.org.uk. NSA relies on membership subscriptions and donations to fund its important work providing a voice for the UK sheep sector. For more information on how you too can support this work please visit www.nationalsheep.org.uk/membership.

Suffolk Tup smashes record Date: 18th August 2021 | Location: Exeter Livestock Centre

he 2021 NSA South West Ram Sale saw a new sale record for both the Exeter Livestock Centre and the NSA Ram Sale! The sale topper was a wonderful Suffolk ram lamb from Robin and Emma Irwin of Kings Nympton. This excellent ram lamb had attracted a lot of interest from across the country prior to the sale. It sold to a phone bid for 4,200gns and is headed to R H Black’s Collessie Flock in Fife, Scotland. The Irwin’s also sold another ram lamb at 850gns! Other ram lambs sold to 420gns for Mr A L Brown of Templecombe and 400gns for Darren Stephens of Holsworthy. The Shearlings were the trade of the day topping at 1,400gns for Messrs E W Quick & Nicky Hartright with others from their super run to 1,300gns, 1,250gns, 1,100gns and 1,050gns to average just under £1,000. Messrs H C Derryman & Sons sold an excellent run from their Yarcombe Flock to a top of 1,220gns with others to 1,020gns, 1,000gns, 850gns (x2) 28 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

and 800gns (x2). Andrew and Wendy Reed of Blackborough sold a cracking consignment from their Beaconhill Flock to 1,000gns (x4) to average £963 of their six sheep presented. Two ewe lambs from the late Mr Mike Waycott’s flock (Ashburton) sold at 380gns and 350gns. Suffolk Sheep Society Chief Executive, Robin McIlrath, said that “this has been an exceptional season for Suffolks at Society pedigree Sales and it’s great to see that success carried forward into the commercial end of the market. Exeter always run a great sale and congratulations to all involved”. Kivells and their staff worked hard before and on sale day to make it such a success and they look forward to the 2022 sale on 17th August. Averages 56 Shearling Rams 13 Ram Lambs 2 Ewe Lambs

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This is the type of Tup we want from our Pedigree Flock - Tups with commercial traits at the forefront.

Ram sales

Premier Export, Ballymena Show and Sale

16th-17th July 2021 | Sponsor: Danske Bank Judge: Paul Delves, Bridgeview Flock, Powys Premier Export Sale averages were £1,976 with an 82% clearance.

Lot No Flock 166

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> Lot 197 SCW/21/03453 by Tolgus Pretty Boy from M Smyth sold for 15,000gns

> OVERALL FEMALE CHAMPION Lot 1 KSX-21-00441 by Theviews V6 from I Donald sold for 1,550gns

> Lot 83 KKW/21/01570 by Tolgus Pretty Boy from D Taylor sold for 13000gns

Female Champion Lot 1 Mr Ian Donald KSX:21:00441 by Theviews V6

Reserve Female Champion Lot 14 Mr RC & JC Watson 8B:20:02141 by Middlemuir Commander

Supreme Champion and Male Champion Lot 203 Mr RC & JC Watson 8B:21:02212 by Middlemuir Commander

Reserve Champion and Reserve Male Champion Lot 144 Mr Stephen Sufferin PWN:21:01544 by Solwaybank Champion > Lot 74 T86-21-01563 by Strathbogie Joel from Mr W Tait sold for 14,000gns

Ram sales > Lot 203 8B/21/02212 by Middlemuir Commander from Mr RC & JC Watson

Class 1 Ewe Lamb 1st Lot 1 Mr Ian Donald KSX:21:00441 by Theviews V6 2nd Lot 2 Mr Philip J Kennedy NLP:21:00589 by Limestone Legacy 3rd Lot 9 Mr W Rodney Blair J2:21:01036 by Bannview Massey

Class 5 Ram Lamb 1st Lot 203 Mr RC & JC Watson 8B:21:02212 by Middlemuir Commander 2nd Lot 144 Mr Stephen Sufferin PWN:21:01544 by Solwaybank Champion 3rd Lot 74 Mr & Mrs S & W Tait T86:21:01563 by Strathbogie Joel

Class 2 Shearling Ewe 1st Lot 14 Mr RC & JC Watson 8B:20:02141 by Middlemuir Commander 2nd Lot 15 Mr Patrick McVerry PDH:20:00572 by Limestone Logan 3rd Lot 16 Mr Patrick McVerry PDH:20:00576 by Limestone Legacy

Class 6 Pen of Three Lambs 1st Lots 181, 179 & 180 Mr Philip Gurney FSC:21:00362, FSC:21:00374 & FSC:21:00370 2nd Lots 121, 122, 124 Mr L & M Liggett DBB:21:01200, DBB:21:01132 & DBB:21:01145 3rd Lots 163, 165 & 166 Mr A R Gault AOR:21:03006, AOR:21:03024 & AOR:21:03040

Class 3 Commercial Gigot Ram Lamb 1st Lot 75 Mr & Mrs S & W Tait T86:21:01554 by Salopian Scuderia 2nd Lot 166 Mr A R Gault AOR:21:03040 by Birness Freedom 3rd Lot 22 Mr Jack Smyth & Emma McElhill WKW:21:01051 by Theviews V6

Young Handlers U14 1st Lara Taylor 2nd Jack Moses 3rd Neale Fleming

Class 4 Novice Cup Ram Lamb 1st Lot 102 Mr Philip J Kennedy NLP:21:00603 by Rookery Grand Slam 2nd Lot 212 Mr Andrew Wilson DDX:21:01219 by Ballynacannon Royal Flush 3rd Lot 197 Mr Michael Smyth SCW:21:03453 by Tolgus Pretty Boy 34 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Young Handlers U18 1st Sam Lucas 2nd Anna Taylor 3rd Christopher McClurig

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Ram sales

Scottish Area Branch Show and Sale, Lanark 22nd-23rd July 2021 | JC Environmental and Norvite Judge: Alistair Gault, Forkins Flock Scottish Area Lanark Sale averages were £4,762 with a 92% clearance.

Lot No Flock 129 27 194 212 30 184 133 107 204 130 206 134

SALOPIAN LIMESTONE LAKEVIEW SPORTSMANS CAIRNTON FRONGOY SALOPIAN BIRNESS STRATHBOGIE SALOPIAN STRATHBOGIE SALOPIAN

TOP PRICES

Price (gns) Purchaser 200,000 48,000 40,000 40,000 30,000 25,000 24,000 18,000 15,000 10,000 8,500 8,000

Boden & Jenkinson Stuart, Lathangie, Black & Wallace Taylor & Barbour Sharp McMenamin, Douglas & Gibb Hutchinson & Alexander Barbour, Delves & Craft Priestley, Gault, Wilson & Gurney Jones & Powell Craft, Barbour & Delves Lawrence & Roth Young & Machray

36 Suffolk Sheep Society Summer Suffolks 2021

TOP PRICE: 200,000gns SALOPIAN V87:21:00850

SIRE

GRAND DAM

72H:13:2115 By Rhaeadr Mad Man

FHT:17:01459 Solwaybank Rock Solid

DAM

72H:16:03757 By Irongray Black Magic

V87:21:00850

> TOP PRICE Lot 129 V87/21/00850 by Solwaybank Rock Solid from Philip Poole sold for a record breaking 200,000gns

Class 1 Young Handler (aged 8-12) Duncan Gill Memorial Trophy 1st Faith Miskelly 2nd Isabella Taylor 3rd Lilia Hutchinson

> Lot 30 KLR/21/01314 by Cairnton Prince from John A Gibb sold for 30,000gns

Class 2 Young Handler (aged 13-16) John Stuart Memorial Trophy 1st Hannah Lorimer 2nd Murray Stuart 3rd Gemma Stuart Class 3 Elite Commercial Ram Lamb 1st Lot 191 Mr James I A Wallace NCX:21:07734 by Burnview Bombay Sapphire 2nd Lot 112 Mr George L Stuart 1W:21:03221 by Salopian Scuderia 3rd Lot 101 The Hiddleston Family PWS:21:00861 by Kinbally Crash Ball

> CHAMPION Lot107 Mr George L Stuart 1W:21:03207 by Salopian Scuderia sold for 18,000gns

Class 4 Single Gimmer 1st Lot 4 Mr Ross Lawrence NHL:20:00374 by Crewelands Megastar 2nd Lot 9 Mr James C Innes SUT:20:04676 by Crewelands Kingpin 3rd Lot 6 DP & RA Delves BLN:20:00765 by Salopian Scuderia Class 5 Single Ewe Lamb 1st Lot 17 Mr James Scott PPZ:21:00294 by Strathbogie A Kind Of Magic 2nd Lot 21 Mrs J A Lorimer 414:21:00717 by Forkins Dizzee Rascal 3rd Lot 24 Mr James C Innes SUT:21:05867 by Forkins McCoy

> Lot 27 KPC/21/01708 by Forkins McCoy from Mark Priestley sold for 48,000gns

Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

> Lot 184 NAT/21/08025 by Strathbogie Rock on Tommy from Dafydd G Jones sold for 25,000gns

Female Champion Lot 17 Mr James Scott PPZ:21:00294 by Strathbogie A Kind Of Magic

Reserve Female Champion Lot 4 Mr Ross Lawrence NHL:20:00374 by Crewelands Megastar

Male Champion Lot 107 Mr George L Stuart 1W:21:03207 by Salopian Scuderia

Reserve Male Champion Lot 27 Mark J W Priestley KPC:21:01708 by Forkins McCoy

Champion Ram Lamb bred in Scottish Area Lot 107 Mr George L Stuart 1W:21:03207 by Salopian Scuderia > Lot 194 JFF/21/01576 by Salopian Scuderia from Stewart Craft sold for 40,000gns

> Lot 212 WWZ/21/00942 by Strathbogie Ace from TJ & CR Boden sold for 40,000gns

Class 6 Novice Breeder in first three years at Scottish Area 1st Lot 129 Mr Philip W Poole V87:21:00850 by Solwaybank Rock Solid 2nd Lot 124 JT & EA Midgley CRD:21:04487 by Orion Jack Flash 3rd Lot 212 TJ & CR Boden AAZ:21:00690 by Cairness Glenmorangie Class 7 Open Ram Lamb 1st Lot 107 Mr George L Stuart 1W:21:03207 by Salopian Scuderia 2nd Lot 27 Mark J W Priestley KPC:21:01708 by Forkins McCoy 3rd Lot 216 Mr James T Cannon JKA:21:04692 by Forkins Samson

Class 8 Pen Of Three 1st Lots 130, 131 & 133 Mr Philip W Poole V87:21:00849, V87:21:00835 & V87:21:00841 by Solwaybank Rock Solid 2nd Lots 106, 108 & 110 Mr George L Stuart 1W:21:03229 by Forkins Firecracker, 1W:21:03210 by Salopian Scuderia, 1W:21:03208 by Forkins Firecracker 3rd Lots 217, 218 & 219 Mr James T Cannon JKA:21:04693 by Forkins Samson, JKA:21:04679 by Benedyglen Black Caviar, JKA:21:04690 by Forkins Samson Shepherds Prize Craig Paterson, Cranorskie Flock

Ram Ramsales sales

National Show and Sale, Shrewsbury

30th-31st July 2021 | Sponsor: Norbrook Judge: Mr William Fleming, Hallhill Flock The National Sale averages were £1,620 with an 82% clearance.

Lot No 162 145 129 11 150 93 166 196 201 202

TOP PRICES

Flock MAIDENSTONE STRATHBOGIE

Price (gns) Purchaser 16,000 CJ Holmes & H Bowdler 12,000 PDW Taylor

HOWGILLFOOT

7,000

J Alexander

BRIDGEVIEW BIRNESS ALLOAKS FRONGOY MOGFORD HAWSHILL HAWSHILL

6,000 6,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000

J Sharp Mardle Suffolks G & FJ Soulsby W Medforth GL Stuart P Lupton S Craft

TOP PRICE: 16,000gns MAIDENSTONE WHU:21:01274

> TOP PRICE Lot 162 WHU/21/01274 by Crewelands Kingpin from Finn Christie sold for 16,000gns

SIRE

PWN:18:01027 Crewelands Kingpin

GRAND DAM

1W:16:01675 By Ballynacannon Commander

DAM

1W:18:02203 By Limestone Legacy

WHU:21:01274

> TOP PRICE FEMALE Lot 11 BLN/20/00783 by Frongoy Firenze from DP & RA Delves sold for 6,000gns

> Lot 129 UTZ/21/00116 by Howgillfoot Sniper from Lilia Hutchinson sold for 7,000gns

> Lot 150 1W/21/03283 by Forkins Firecracker from G L Stuart sold for 6,000gns

Female Champion 1st Lot 21 Mr & Mrs JR & JA Pinny J65:21:04346 by Harpercroft Bullion

Reserve Female Champion 1st Lot 14 Mrs Pamela Lupton KXL:20:00556 by Limestone Limousine

Male Champion and Overall Breed Champion 1st Lot 166 Mr Dafydd G Jones NAT:21:08069 by Strathbogie Rock on Tommy

Reserve Male and Overall Reserve Breed Champion 2nd Lot 196 Mr & Mrs Tom & Aimee Mogford PSJ:21:00545 by Mullaghboy Goliath > CHAMPION Lot 166 NAT/21/08069 by Strathbogie Rock on Tommy from D G Jones sold for 5,000gns

Ram sales Shrewsbury Young Breeders 1st Freddie Pinny, Narborough Flock 2nd Andrew Fletcher, Callow Flock Shrewsbury Junior Handlers 1st Noah Taylor, Northern Ireland 2nd Sarah-Jane Sufferin, Northern Ireland 3rd Freddie Pinny, Midlands and Eastern Counties

Class 4 Signet Recorded Ram Lamb 1st Lot 188 Mr SJ Buckley 45Z:21:04475 by Logiedurno Sonny Bill 2nd Lot 41 Mr John Key L20:21:01981 by Ortum Trump Card 3rd Lot 190 Mr & Mrs Bruce & Ruth Cook C18:21:00357 by Sitlow Social Media

Shrewsbury Senior Handlers 1st Harley Turner, Midlands and Eastern Counties 2nd Eoin Butler, Northern Ireland 3rd Murray Stuart, Scotland

Class 5 Single Ram Lamb 1st Lot 166 Mr Dafydd G Jones NAT:21:08069 by Strathbogie Rock on Tommy 2nd Lot 196 Mr & Mrs Tom & Aimee Mogford PSJ:21:00545 by Mullaghboy Goliath 3rd Lot 150 Mr George L Stuart 1W:21:03283 by Forkins Firecracker

Class 1 Single Shearling Ewe 1st Lot 14 Mrs Pamela Lupton KXL:20:00556 by Limestone Limousine 2nd Lot 11 DP & RA Delves BLN:20:00783 by Frongoy Firenze 3rd Lot 7 Mr Thomas Blunt NLB:20:00317 by Stockton Seabiscuit

Class 6 Pen Of Three Ram Lambs 1st Lots 135,136 & 140 Mr L & M Liggett DBB:21:01165, DBB:21:01198 & DBB:21:01135 2nd Lots 151, 152 & 155 Mr George L Stuart 1W:21:03226, 1W:21:03251 & 1W:21:03204 3rd Lots 143, 144 & 146 Mr James C Innes SUT:21:05863, SUT:21:05832 & SUT:21:05829

Class 2 Single Ewe Lamb 1st Lot 21 Mr & Mrs JR & JA Pinny J65:21:04346 by Harpercroft Bullion 2nd Lot 22 Mr & Mrs M J R & J A Pinny J65:21:04326 by Sneaton Sneaky 3rd Lot 16 Mrs Pamela Lupton KXL:21:00619 by Rhaeadr Welsh Wizard

Class 7 Ram Lamb with Best Gigot 1st Lot 113 Mr Dennis Taylor KKW:21:01577 by Tolgus Pretty Boy 2nd Lot 37 Mr Ross Lawrence NHL:21:00456 by Salopian Sierra 3rd Lot 163 Finn Christie WHU:21:01275 by Howgillfoot Sniper

Class 3 Single Shearling Ram 1st Lot 27 Dafydd Pugh Roberts J99:20:02214 by Salopian Ted 2nd Lot 23 Anthony Glaves M17:20:05185 by Savernake Kiwi

> Lot 145 SUT/21/05857 by Forkins McCoy from James C Innes sold for 12,000gns

Ram sales

Irish Premier Show & Sale

2nd August 2021 | Sponsor: Mullinahone Co-op Judge: William Tait, Burnview Flock Averages of €1,629 and 83% clearance for the largest pedigree Suffolk sale in Ireland.

Lot No Flock 70

158 119 194 129 173

BALLINATONE

MULLINVALE LIMEPARK SHANNAGH KILMACOO MALINHEAD

TOP PRICES Price (€) 44,000

34,000 7,500 6,500 5,000 5,000

TOP PRICE: €44,000 BALLINATONE TDL:21:03062

GRAND DAM KKW:13:043 By Birness Bacardi

Purchaser PDW Taylor, A Gault, R McLaughlin, R Thompson & J Guilherme S & W Tait S Sufferin S Sufferin S Delval PJ Howard

> TOP PRICE Lot 70 TDL/21/03062 by Solwaybank Sapphire 2 from Richard Thompson sold for €44,000

44 Suffolk Sheep Society Summer Suffolks 2021

SIRE

FHT:17:01448 Solwaybank Sapphire 2

DAM

KKW:16:00743 By Mountford Mustang

TDL:21:03062

> Lot 194 78A/21/06871 by Kells T-Rex from Wm J & R Wilson sold for €6,500

> Lot 119 TJW/21/00048 by Muirton One Direction from Philip Byrne sold for €7,500

> Lot 129 UTX/21/00179 by Errigal Grim Reaper from Brian & Gus Doyle sold for €5,000

> Lot 173 CFN/21/03086 by Limestone Red Rum from John A Doherty sold for €5,000

> CHAMPION Lot 158 UJU/21/02676 by Salopian Scuderia from Darragh McMenamin sold for €34,000

Ram sales Class 1 Shearling Ewe 1st Lot 7 James O’Connell DBJ:20:02212 by Shannagh Synergy 2nd Lot 11 Kenneth Bailey HDC:20:00125 by Cairness Corker 3rd Lot 5 John Hanly G4:20:02645 by Limestone Lowry Class 2 Ewe Lamb 1st Lot 31 Kenneth Bailey HDC:21:00172 by Cairness Cobra 2nd Lot 35 Robert Tait 18W:21:02433 by Glenagh Gideon 3rd Lot 32 Philip Lynch CZK:21:01017 by Benedyglen Big Jack Class 3 Shearling Ram 1st Lot 47 James O’Connell DBJ:20:02276 by Shannagh Synergy Class 4 Ram Lamb Sired by a SOI Bred Ram 1st Lot 133 Arthur O’Keeffe R15:21:06302 by Castleisle Kilteskin Prince 2nd Lot 211 Brian & Gus Doyle UTX:21:00174 by Errigal Grim Reaper 3rd Lot 77 John A Doherty CFN:21:03102 by Shannagh Top Gun II > CHAMPION and RESERVE CHAMPION with Mullinahone Co-Op General Manager James Manley

46 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Class 5 Recorded Ram Lamb Class 1st Lot 128 Susan O’Keeffe BYD:21:02580 by Burnview One For Arthur 2nd Lot 121 Philip Lynch CZK:21:01024 by Strathbogie Kind Of Magic 3rd Lot 78 John A Doherty CFN:21:03103 by Shannagh Top Gun II Class 6 Novice Ram Lamb 1st Lot 158 Darragh McMenamin UJU:21:02676 by Salopian Scuderia 2nd Lot 70 Richard Thompson TDL:21:03062 by Solwaybank Sapphire 2 3rd Lot 129 Brian & Gus Doyle UTX:21:00179 by Errigal Grim Reaper Class 7 Open Ram Lamb 1st Lot 158 Darragh McMenamin UJU:21:02676 by Salopian Scuderia 2nd Lot 122 Philip Lynch CZK:21:01024 by Strathbogie A Kind Of Magic 3rd Lot 119 Philip Byrne TJW:21:00048 by Muirton One Direction

Class 8 Gigot Class 1st Lot 81 Robert Tait 18W:21:02446 by Errigal Masterpiece 2nd Lot 85 John Stacey JYO:21:01152 by Benrafton Panther 3rd Lot 161 John & Esther Gahan SKW:21:00558 by Forkins Franko Group of Three 1st Lots 156, 58, 60 Darragh McMenamin UJU:21:02650, UJU:21:02624, UJU:21:02643 2nd Lots 108, 109, 110 Eamon Duffy C46:21:03216, C46:21:02176, C46:21:03158 3rd Lots 70, 71, 165 Richard Thompson TDL:21:03062, TDL:21:03064, TDL:21:03065

Female Champion Lot 7 James O’Connell DBJ:20:02212 by Shannagh Synergy

Reserve Female Champion Lot 31 Kenneth Bailey HDC:21:00172 by Cairness Cobra

Male and Supreme Champion 1st Lot 158 Darragh McMenamin UJU:21:02676 by Salopian Scuderia

Reserve Male and Overall Reserve Champion 1st Lot 133 Arthur O’Keeffe R15:21:06302 by Castleisle Kilteskin Prince

Big Bang Export SALE 19th November 2022 12 noon Balmoral Park, Halftown Rd, Sprucefield BT27 5RF, N.I.

Ballynacannon Ewe lamb sold for sold for new NI record 8,000gns

Bridgeview gimmer sold for sold for new NI record 11,000gns

TOP GENETICS FROM THE FOLLOWING FLOCKS: BallyboeBallynacannonBirnessBenrafton BridgeviewBlackstownCaronyCastleisleForkins LakeviewMullinvaleRossbrookThe ViewsWilliams

Ram sales

Northern Counties Show and Sale, Carlisle

6th August 2021 | Sponsor: Natural Stockcare Ltd Judge: Mr Myfyr Evans, Rhaeadr Flock 83% clearance (Ram Lambs) Northern Counties Branch Suffolk Sale in Carlisle Mart.

Lot No

Class

507 426 388 397 439 451 465 483 361 410 427

LR LR SHR SHR LR LR LR LR GIM LR LR

TOP PRICES

Flock

CAIRNESS SITLOW SPITTAL REED COLLESSIE WHARFE KEXBECK CAIRNTON KEXBECK MAVERICK SITLOW

> Lot 426 45Z/21/04478 by Logiedurno Sonny Bill from S J Buckley sold for 3,000gns

Price (gns) 5,000 3,000 2,300 1,900 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,800 1,600 1,600 1,600

TOP PRICE: 5,000gns CAIRNESS 33H:21:03429

GRAND DAM CCC:12:420 By Cairness X-Factor

Purchaser David Moir Jones Family G Owen J H Towers & Sons Christie & Son Elaine Wilkie Moir Livestock JB & L Swanson M A Evans T A Blair Campbell

SIRE

KLR:20:01212 Cairnton Prince

DAM

33H:16:02506 By Cloontagh Chieftain

33H:21:03429

Female Champion and Reserve Supreme Champion

>Lot 388 NCX/20/07523 by Castleisle Cobra from JJ Tooze sold for 2,300gns

Lot 361 Pamela Lupton KXL:20:00569 by Rhaeadr Jet Set

Reserve Female Champion Lot 360 James Scott PPZ:20:00252 by Spittal XL

Male Champion and Supreme Champion Lot 450 Stephen J Boland LVX:21:03762 by Solwaybank Cracker

Reserve Male Champion Lot 440 Ronald H Black 416:21:02026 by Lakeview Fifer > TOP PRICE Lot 507 (Sub) 33H/21/03429 by Cairnton Prince from J G Douglas sold for 5,000gns

Suffolk Sheep Society Summer Suffolks 2021

Ram sales

Class 1 Single Shearling Ewe 1st Lot 361 Pamela Lupton KXL:20:00569 by Rhaeadr Jet Set 2nd Lot 360 James Scott PPZ:20:00252 by Spittal XL 3rd Lot 365 Katie Brannen NZD:20:00412 by Burnview Battlecry Class 2 Single Ewe Lamb 1st Lot 370 Pamela Lupton KXL:21:00634 by Rhaeadr Welsh Wizard 2nd Lot 373 Mark Evans Y31:21:03743 by Cadgerford Kinross 3rd Lot 372 James Scott PPZ:21:00293 by Strathbogie a Kind of Magic Class 3 Single Shearling Ram 1st Lot 397 AJ & WJ Reed KRZ:20:01242 by Brijon Magician 2nd Lot 389 Antony Glaves M17:20:05249 by Strathbogie Black Magic 3rd Lot 396 Pamela Lupton KXL:20:00583 by Rhaeadr Jet Set

> FIRST PRIZE Shearling Ram Lot 397 KRZ/20/01242 by Brijon Magician from AJ and WJ Reed sold for 1,900gns

> OVERALL RESERVE and FEMALE CHAMPION First Prize Shearling Ewe Lot 361 KXL/20/00569 by Rhaeadr Jet Set from P Lupton sold for 1,600gns

Class 4 Ram Lamb 1st Lot 450 Stephen J Boland LVX:21:03762 by Solwaybank Cracker 2nd Lot 460 Andrew Hambleton STZ:21:017836 by Forkins Figaro 3rd Lot 483 Pamela Lupton KLR:21:01310 by Mullaghboy Mustang Class 5 Best Pair of Ram Lambs 1st Lots 440 & 442 Ronald H Black 416:21:02026 & 416:21:02046 by Lakeview Fifer 2nd Lots 451 & 452 Stephen J Boland LVX:21:03748 & LVX:21:03747 by Solwaybank Cracker 3rd Lots 447 & 448 James T Cannon JKA:21:04676 by Forkins Samson & JKA:21:04685 by Benedyglen Black Caviar

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Ram sales

Kelso Sale

10th September 2021

RING 8 SHEARLING RAMS

From Society Members (Top 10 by Average) Name

Highest Price

No of Sheep Sold

Average

Messrs A Gray & Son, Langside, 60L

£6,000

£1,800

J Elliot, Roxburgh Mains 9003

£3,300

£1,333

G & B Ingram, Logie Durno, HCT

£1,500

£1,250

Kirsty Bailey, Easton LVW

£1,500

£1,175

Stephen Illingworth, Glenrock 52K

£1,400

£1092

Lilburn Estates Farming Partnership, Roseden G34

£1,600

£1,053

Mrs I M Fowlie Essie H6

£1,700

£1,000

Mrs Fiona Wight, Wight CDW

£1,500

£982

J Hepburn & Co, Northhouse FOV

£1,400

£891

P & A Wilson Spoutwells H37

£1,150

£800

RING 10 RAM LAMBS

From Society Members (Top 10 by Average) Name

Highest Price

No of Sheep Sold

Average

George L Stuart Birness 1W

£2,600

£1,415

S Buckley Sitlow 45Z

£1,900

£1,103

Mr & Mrs B Nicholson Knockem SUP

£1,800

£1,300

Stewart Lathangie Pyeston LVL

£1,000

£800

S & G Brown Capielaw JTO

£1,300

£769

Mrs H Goldie Harpercroft 249

£800

£630

Pamela Lupton Kexbeck KXL

£750

£617

£1,000

£561

J R Irving Glenreiver NLZ

£800

£558

P & D Reid Conchar JDX

£850

£535

M L Evans Jubilee Y31

3 RING 14 SHEARLING RAMS (Top 5 Society Members by Average)

Name

Highest Price

No of Sheep Sold

Average

J Elliot, Roxburgh Mains 9003

£1,700

£1,386

Mrs A Campbell, Glenrath B8

£2,400

£1,358

W D Mundell & Sons, Meigle W91

£1,100

£876

J F Stott & Sons T6

£1,350

£813

Mrs J S Laing, Oxmuir F48

£1,200

£738

52 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

> Lot 2332 sold for 6,000 gns

> Lot 2933 sold for 2,600 gns > Mr Walton, Jack Walton and Robin McIlrath

he top priced Suffolk at this year’s Kelso Ram Sales was for A Gray & Son’s (Langside) shearling ram from Lanarkshire, with the hammer falling to Mr Roberts from North Wales for £6,000. This sheep was part of the excellent Langside pen of 10 averaging £1,800. Averages of £1,000 and over in the Shearling ring was achieved by J Elliott (Roxburgh Mains), £1,333 with a top of £3,300, G & B Ingram (Logie Durno), £1,250 with a top of £1,500, Kirsty Bailey (Easton) £1,175 with a top of £1,500, Stephen Illingworth (Glenrock), £1,092 with a top of £1,400, Lilburn Estates (Roseden), £1,053 with a top of £1,600, and Irene Fowlie (Essie), £1,000 with a top of £1,700. Registered Shearlings achieved an excellent average of £999, up 21% on 2019’s average of £789. Suffolk shearlings are also sold through the ‘non-registered’ ring 14, which can be confusing as a number of Society members also sell here. J Elliott (Roxburgh Mains) sold 25 sheep through this ring topping at £1,700 with an average of £1,386. J A Campbell

(Glenrath) averaged £1,358 for 12 sheep and a top of £2,400. The Suffolk breed has once again dominated the ram lamb rings at Kelso in recent years and 2021 continues that trend with Suffolks accounting for 45% of all lamb sales, the highest participation of any breed. Top three prices for Suffolk ram lambs at Kelso on the day was G L Stuart (Birness) getting £2,600 with the next two at £2,400 out of an excellent pen of 12 sheep sold for an average of £1,415. Next on the

money list was Stephen Buckley’s top two prices at £1,900 and £1,800 from his Sitlow pen averaging £1,103 for 10 lambs. Mr & Mrs B Nicholson’s Knockem flock also topped at £1,800. Other notable sales in the Ram Lamb ring were S & G Brown (Capielaw Flock) and R H Black (Collessie flock) getting £1,300 and £1,100 respectively. Understandably entries were down this year with only 146 ram lambs entered (250 lambs in 2019), however the average was up 36% from £476 to an excellent £646.

Society Sales Averages 2021 (Averages over 2,000gns) Sale

Entry

Birness

6,000

3,067

14,367

Limestone

9,000

2,790

25,000

10,033

Redbrae

4,000

2,725

40,000

8,890

Frongoy

5,000

2,700

30,000

6,840

Blackbrae

7,500

2,390

15,000

6,625

Muirton

3,600

2,360

Forkins

18,000

5,600

Cairness

5,000

2,150

Ballynacannon

13,000

4,286

Bridgeview

4,200

2,212

Hawshill

5,000

4,200

Mogford

5,000

2,112

Burnview

14,000

4,100

Alloaks

5,000

2,033

Birness

18,000

3,977

Cranorskie

4,200

2,012

Strathbogie

12,000

3,728

Crewelands

12,000

3,469

Flock

Sale

Entry

No Sold Top gns Average

Salopian

200,000

34,964

Sportsmans

40,000

Frongoy

Lakeview

Cairnton

Strathbogie

Flock

No Sold Top gns Average

Ram Lambs: Minimum 3 sold N=National; B=Ballymena; C = Carlisle; L = Lanark Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Shows

The Royal Highland Show

14th June 2021 | Sponsor: Norbrook Judge: Mike Black, Collessie Flock, Fife Tup above one shear 1st Class 256 R K Denby Shearling Tup 1st Class 257 The Hiddleston Family Tup Lamb 1st Class 262 The Hiddleston Family 2nd Class 261 R K Denby 3rd Mr S Milne SUZ:21:00150 by Pennan Stunt Man

> OVERALL CHAMPION and RESERVE with sponsors Norbrook

Ewe above one shear 1st Mrs Caroline M Nelson CJO:19:00048 by Cairnton the Cracker 2nd Mrs Caroline M Nelson CJO:19:00049 by Cairnton the Cracker 3rd D and P Reid JDX:19:01250 by Cairness Custom Made Shearling Gimmer 1st Class 267 The Hiddleston Family 2nd D and P Reid JDX:20:01323 by Rookery Rashford 3rd Class 268 The Hiddleston Family

> FIRST PRIZE Aged Ewe

Ewe Lamb 1st D and P Reid JDX:21:01434 by Collesie Valegro 2nd Class 272 R K Denby 3rd Mrs Caroline M Nelson CJO:21:00057 by Pankymoor Prelude

Female Champion (First Prize Shearling Gimmer) 267 The Hiddleston Family

Reserve Female Champion D and P Reid JDX:21:01434 by Collesie Valegro

> FIRST PRIZE Aged Tup

Male Champion (First Prize Tup Lamb) Class 262 The Hiddleston Family

Reserve Male Champion (Tup above one shear) Class 256 R K Denby

Overall Champion Female Champion (First Prize Shearling Gimmer) Class 267 The Hiddleston Family

Overall Reserve Champion Male Champion (First Prize Tup Lamb) Class 262 The Hiddleston Family

> FIRST PRIZE Ewe Lamb

> FIRST PRIZE Shearling Ram

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Shows

The Great Yorkshire Show

13th June 2021 Judge: Mr A Blair, Thornfleet Flock, Lancashire > OVERALL CHAMPION and MALE CHAMPION the First Prize Shearling Ram from The Hiddleston Family with judge Mr A Blair

Shearling Ram 1st Hiddleston Family 2nd Mr A J & Mrs J M Chapman UHA:20:00775 Saintjohns Boris by Roundacre Big Bang Ram Lamb Trimmed 1st Mr R K Denby 2nd Hiddleston Family 3rd Ms P J Lupton Ram Lamb Untrimmed 1st Ms P J Lupton 2nd Mr P Brannen NZD:21:00525 Burnview Battlecry 3rd J E Wilkinson UXX:21:02049 by Birness Muzza Aged Ewe 1st Mr D Reid JDX:19:01250 by Cairness Custom Made 2nd Mr A J & Mrs J M Chapman UHA:19:00718 by Saintjohns Bertie 3rd Mr P Brannen NZD:19:00343 by Haddo High Voltage

> OVERALL RESERVE and FEMALE CHAMPION the First Prize Shearling Ewe from Ms PJ Lupton

Shearling Ewe 1st Ms P J Lupton 2nd Hiddleston Family 3rd Ms J J Tooze Ewe Lamb Trimmed 1st Ms J J Tooze 2nd Mr D Reid JDX:21:01434 by Collessie Valegro 3rd Hiddleston Family Ewe Lamb Untrimmed 1st Ms P J Lupton 2nd Mr P Brannen NZD:21:00521 by Roundacre Rolo 3rd Mr S Read UWP:21:00139 by Read Result Winner

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> First Prize Trimmed Ram Lamb from Mr RK Denby

> FIRST PRIZE Group of Three The Hiddleston Family > FIRST PRIZE Untrimmed Ewe Lamb from Ms PJ Lupton

Group of Three 1st Hiddleston Family 2nd Ms P J Lupton 3rd Mr R K Denby

Female Champion 1st prize Shearling Ewe from Class 702 from Ms P J Lupton

Reserve Female Champion 1st prize Ewe Lamb (trimmed) from Class 703 from Ms J J Tooze

Male Champion

> FIST PRIZE Aged Ewe from Mr D Reid

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1st prize Shearling Ram from Class 698 from The Hiddleston Family

Reserve Male Champion 1st prize Ram Lamb (untrimmed) from Class 700 from Ms P J Lupton

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Sire of the year

2021 Sire of the Year

Solwaybank Rock Solid

ongratulations to the Barbour family of Dumfriesshire for breeding the 2021 Suffolk Sheep Society Sire of the Year, ‘Solwaybank Rock Solid’ who is the father of the 2020 Sire of the Year and runner up in this year’s

competition, ‘Salopian Scuderia’. Rock Solid was the 2017 top priced ram lamb at the Society Scottish Sale in Stirling and was knocked down to Phil Poole for his Shrewsbury based award winning Salopian Flock. The ram was purchased for 26,000gns and is a son

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of the privately purchased Lakeview Harbinger out of a ewe by Rhaeadr Rastafari. Rock Solid’s top three sons averaged 78,000gns with all three sold at the Society Scottish Sale in Lanark from the Salopian pen. The pick of the three was the record breaking Salopian Solid Gold, knocked down to Charlie Boden (Sportsmans flock) and Robert Jenkinson (Dunfell flock) for 200,000gns, the top price paid for a ram anywhere in Europe in 2021. The next Rock Solid sired lamb was out of the same ewe and was bought for 24,000gns by a consortium of I & J Barbour (Dumfriesshire), D P & R A Delves (Powys) and S Craft (Fife). The hammer also fell on a full brother for 10,000gns to the same consortium. With an average of 29,047gns, runner up in 2021 was last year’s ‘Sire of the Year’ the Poole bred ‘Salopian Scuderia’. Scuderia’s three top priced sons went for 42,000gns sold by Stewart Craft (Lakeview Flock) at Lanark, €34,000 sold by Darragh McMenamin (Mullinvale Flock) at Blessington and 18,000gns sold by G L Stuart’s Birness pen also at Lanark.

Flock Competition

National Flock Competition 30th October 2021 | Sponsor: Norbrook Judge: Andrew Reed, Beaconhill Flock

ongratulations to Patrick Donnelly on lifting the Bristol Gold Cup in 2021 as National Flock Competition winner.

BRISTOL GOLD CUP Overall Winner: P Donnelly – Donrho Flock Overall Reserve: PW Poole – Salopian Flock John Long Cup (16 - 30 Ewes) Winner: G & FJ Soulsby – Williamsgill Flock Reserve: John Pryce – Horton Flock Certificates of Merit: JR & JA Irving – Glenreiver Flock W E Lloyd Cup (31 - 60 Ewes) Winner: P Donnelly – Donrho Flock Reserve: PW Poole – Salopian Flock Certificates of Merit: Cadgerford Flock, Cranorskie Flock, Bridgeview Flock, Sullom Flock, Harpercroft Flock, Fencoat Flock The Howard Peel Cup (Best Stud Ram) Winner: Birness Banter. Owner CG Paterson - Cranorskie Flock Reserve: Strathbogie 2020. Owner PW Poole – Salopian Flock

Shearling Ram and Older Winner: Strathbogie 2020. Owner PW Poole – Salopian Flock Reserve: Limestone Paddywhack. Owner P Donnelly – Donrho Flock Certificates of Merit: Howgillfoot Hugo. Owner Horton Flock, Strathbogie Invictus Owner Williamsgill Flock Ram Lamb Winner: Birness Banter. Owner CG Paterson - Cranorskie Flock Reserve: Salopian Stradale. Owned by DP & RA Delves – Bridgeview Flock Certificates of Merit: Lakeview lamb owned by Harpercroft, Redbrae lamb owned by Cadgerford flock, Donrho lamb owned by Harpercroft flock. The Sainsbury Cup (Best Ewe Lambs) Winner: P Donnelly – Donrho Flock Reserve: PW Poole – Salopian Flock Certificate of Merit: Williamsgill Flock, Bridgeview Flock, Cranorskie Flock, Harpercroft Flock > Patrick Donnelly, Donrho Flock

The Bonnington Cup (Best Flock of Ewes) Winner: P Donnelly – Donrho Flock Reserve: PW Poole – Salopian Flock Certificates of Merit: Cadgerford Flock, Williamsgill Flock, Cranorskie Flock, Bridgeview Flock

> President William Fleming, Andrew Reed, Flock Competition overall winners Patrick & Rhonda Donnelly, CEO Robin McIlrath

Progeny Group Winner: P Donnelly – Donrho Flock (Errigal Hard Rock) Reserve: G & FJ Soulsby – Williamsgill Flock (Strathbogie Invictus)

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2022 SALES FRI/SAT 29TH & 30TH JULY

National Show & Sale, Shrewsbury Livestock Centre (with Halls)

MON 1ST AUG

NSA Early Ram Sale – Builth Wells to include - Western Club Show & Sale

MON 19th SEPT

NSA Main Ram Sale, Builth Wells

SAT 12TH NOV

Western Wonders Show & Sale of in-lamb ewes & ewe lambs – Monmouthshire Livestock Centre, Raglan (All dates may be subject to change)

Please contact: Lyndon Trumper for further information on the above sales and any other matters relating to the valuation/marketing of Suﬀolk Sheep

The Auction Rooms, Tiverton Place, Abergavenny, Mon, NP7 5PN 01873 852624 lyndon@strakerchadwick.co.uk Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Female sales

Western Wonders 13th November 2021 | Auctioneers: J. Straker, Chadwick & Sons

he Annual ‘Western Wonders’ Sale of Pedigree Female Sheep attracted a quality Entry from breeders throughout Wales, England and even Scotland. The current resurgence in interest surrounding the Suffolk breed brought a huge contingent of buyers from all parts of the UK, resulting in a flying trade from start to finish, producing record averages and a massive clearance. Prices peaked twice at 5,000gns, firstly for the Overall Champion, a superb shearling from Devon Breeder, Ross Lawrence and his Roundacre > RESERVE CHAMPION Lot 116 O Sparks

> CHAMPION Lot 56 Ross Lawrence

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Flock, by Crewelands Megastar, and out of a Lakeview bred ewe, she was sold in-lamb to Lakeview Valentino and purchased by Stephen Cobbald, Acton, Suffolk. Mr Cobbald then took the other 5,000gns sheep, another shearling from Dafydd Jones, Aberystwyth and his Frongoy Flock. She had stood second to the Champion in the Shearling Class under Judge Viv Samuel, Herefordshire. By Limestone Legacy and out of a Frongoy ewe, she was sold inlamb to Strathbogie Rock On Tommy. Two superb ewe lambs from young breeder Oliver Sparks, Pontyclun, Glamorgan and his Homeland Flock took the next two high price slots. His first prize winning and Reserve Overall Champion ewe lamb by Ballynacannon Black Diamond and out of a Wharfe ewe, sold at 2,500gns being taken by OT ‘Wyn’ Jones, Llandovery. Moments later however, his third prize winning lamb by Stockton Jonny Be Good and out of a Stockton ewes sold at 2,800gns to J Sharp, Tenbury Wells, with three other lambs at 850gns, 650gns and 600gns, Oliver left with a superb average of £1,554 for five sold, not a bad debut, and not forgetting a shearling ewe at 900gns! The fifth sheep to reach 2,000gns or more came from long time supporter Mr John (Jack) Pryce and his Horton Flock based in Meifod, Powys, this shearling ewe stood third in the pre-sale show and was by Birness Bargain and out of a Horton ewe, in-lamb to Lakeview Irish Cream, she was purchased by P Smithson, Llanfairfechan, Powys. Dafydd Jones, Frongoy enjoyed further success in a brilliant year for him, selling flock ewes to 1,100gns to J Sharp, and 900gns to OT Wyn Jones. Shearling ewes to 5,000gns to S Cobbald, 1,600gns to C Harris, and 1,450gns to Steffan Thomas, with ewe

lambs to 1,600gns to R Stephenson, 900gns to Steffan Thomas, 850gns, 800gns and 750gns. Local breeders Mike Davies & Sons, Brecon sold to a top of 1,600gns with a shearling ewe by Birness Be My Guest and in-lamb to Rhaeadr The Rascal, purchased by AJ & EA Price, Llangadog, and selling others to 1,100gns and 800gns. Stewart Craft (Lakeview) made the long trip from Fife, Scotland with a grand pen of shearling ewes which sold to a top of 1,300gns for one by Limestone Limited Edition and purchased by Mike Davies & Sons, also selling others to 1,100gns to R Western, Cardiff, and 1,050gns to Mike Davies & Sons. Geoff Biddulph, Pexhill sold his shearlings to a top of 1,000gns for a Roundacre Big Bang daughter taken by Hunters Farm, Hailey, Oxon, with others at 960gns, 920gns and two at 850gns. Messrs Hallam & Eggleston, Seagrave also sold shearlings to £1,000gns for one by Carony Gentleman Jack, and purchased by SC Walker, Rushton, with others at 850gns, 840gns and 800gns. Local breeders RB & GM Morgan, Llangeview sold shearling to 920gns, 900gns and 740gns with Flock ewes to 800gns. Harley Turner, Harley sold to 880gns with others at 820gns and 800gns. OVERALL AVERAGES 25 Flock ewes Max 1,100gns Ave £658.56 47 Yearling ewes

Max 5,000gns (twice) Ave £1,146.06

33 Ewe lambs

Max 2,800gns Ave £831.73

105 head to average £931.20

Female sales

CCM Skipton & Maverick Dispersal 6th November 2021 | Auctioneers: Skipton Auction Mart

here were four-figure prices galore at CCM Skipton Suffolk females. With the highlight Maverick dispersal top of the flocks with 3,200gns for champion. In only its third year, Skipton Auction Mart’s annual autumn weekend show and sale for pedigree Suffolk females made its biggest impact yet, attracting a huge crowd both in the pens and ringside, where a host of four-figure selling prices were achieved, including a brace of sale tops at 3,200gns and 3,000gns. One of the highlights, alongside regular consignments from noted flocks, was a dispersal of 29 females from the award-winning Maverick flock of Ian Brown and his nephew, Richard Rhodes, of Clifton, Otley, brought about by the sale of the farm. Established in 1994, Maverick Suffolks has used rams from many leading flocks, accessing some of the best bloodlines available, with a number of well-bred daughters and granddaughters among the dispersal, said to be made “with a heavy heart.” Given the stamp of the sheep available, the sale was always going to be popular and so it proved when one of the Maverick stock ewes claimed the day’s leading price of 3,200gns after first winning her show class, before being tapped out as overall champion by Welsh show judge Keith Thomas This December, 2018, AI daughter of Lakeview Harbinger – artificial insemination has proved key to the success of the Maverick flock over the years – out of a Burnview ewe purchased at the Black Beauties sale in 2018 – was sold carrying twins to the 20,000gns Forkins Dizzee Rascal, She joined the Martindale family in Blackrod, Bolton. Second top of 3,000gns fell to the first prize shearling ewe from Skipton regular, Stephen Bolland, of the Wharfe flock in Bolton Abbey. His February, 2020, twin daughter of Stathbogie Supershot is out of a Northern Ireland-bred Limestone dam purchased for 1,800gns and a maternal sister to a Balmoral champion and Stirling reserve champion. Scanned in lamb to the Solwaybank Cracker, bred in Dumfries & Galloway by Iain Barbour, and himself a son of the 26,000gns Crewelands Champion, she, too, found a new home in Lancashire when joining Haslingden’s LJ Berry. Mr Bolland was also responsible for the ewe show

class runner-up, a December, 2016, daughter of Rhaeadr Rastafari and one of the Wharfe flock’s top breeders, only offered for sale as there are now seven ewe lambs in the flock by her service sire, again Solwaybank Cracker. The ewe made 1,300gns and found a new home north of the border when claimed by Elaine Wilkie, of Lockerbie. Glynis and Jane Soulsby of the Williamsgill flock in Temple Sowerby, Penrith, presented the third prize January, 2020, shearling ewe, a daughter of Strathbogie Invictus, said to be the best tup they ever bought. Sold in-lamb to Alloaks Jaguar, a 5,000gns purchase at Shrewsbury earlier this year – the Soulsby’s say they are looking forward to his first crop of lambs – the home-bred went to Calderdale at 2,200gns with Cob Clough Suffolks in Barkisland. Back with the Maverick dispersal, two further sheep caught the eye at 2,100gns and 2,000gns. The former and leading price ewe lamb is an April-born daughter of Maverick Legacy and granddaughter of Limestone Legacy, out of a Lakeview Harbinger-sired dam. Again in-lamb to Legacy, she found a new home in Wales with A Williams, of Lllanrug. The latter, a December. 2018, ewe again by Harbinger and in-lamb to Forkins Dizzee Rascal, sold locally to Robert Earnshaw in Killinghall. The flock was also responsible for the first prize ewe lamb, a January-born by Burnview Hurricane, which also hit four figures when joining Andrew Cross in Barnacre, Preston, for 1,200gns, with further ewes from the same home making1,500gns, 1,400gns, 1,300gns and 1,100gns, along with gimmer lambs at 1,400gns, 1,200gns, 1,000gns twice, plus a shearling ewe at the same price. Hitting 1,500gns was the second prize shearling ewe from Derbyshire-based Steve and Louise Buckley's Sitlow flock at Dove Holes, Buxton. Their January 2020, homebred twin daughter of Roundacre Big Bang, due to Sitlow Clean Bandit, became a further Andrew Cross acquisition. The Buckleys sold further shearlings at 1,400gns, 1,250gns, 1,200gns and 1,000gns. The sale, which continues to grow in popularity, also offered an online bidding facility, with ten lots sold via the internet. Sale averages were well up on the year across all three sections, with 20 ewes averaging £989 (2020 £603), 18 shearling ewes £1,210 (£720) and 32 ewe lambs £697 (2020 £477). Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Female sales

Big Bang 20th November 2021 | Auctioneers: Harrison & Hetherington

he inaugural Big Bang Export Sale, was held due to the Brexit restrictions on export at Balmoral Park, Northern Ireland. A catalogued entry of 80 Suffolk sheep were forward from top flocks from Scotland, Wales, Southern and Northern Ireland. The sale attracted interest from all over the UK and Ireland and as far as France, Belgium and Portugal. The standard was extremely strong which was reflected by the solid trade from start to finish leaving the entire sale a huge success. Breaking the NI record gimmer price was the pen leader from the Bridgeview flock of Mr Paul Delves sold to the sale topper of 11,000gns. This Salopian Scuderia daughter was carrying a single to the 13,000gn Burnview Barracuda, and went to join the Mullinvale flock of Darragh McMennamin in Co Donegal with their other two gimmers getting knocked down at 2,500gns to Carony and 1,800gns to the Wiiliams flock in Portugal. Their aged ewes attracted much attention also with their pen leader going for 2,100gns to Ballynacannon. Ewe lambs peaked at 8,000gns from the Ballynacannon flock of Mr Dennis Taylor breaking a further NI record. She was the pen leader, a Birness Freedom daughter out of a Lakeview Innuendo daughter and sold to the Bridgeview flock, with their other ewe lambs going for 2600gns to Ballyboe and 1,800gns to Williams Portugal. Ballynacannon enjoyed an extremely healthy trade for their gimmers with 3,200gns to Pat Mcverry, 2,200gns to Ashely Bothwell Scotland, 3,600gns Grant brothers Kilcoo and 3,200gns to Shaun Monagle Donegal. The Forkins flock sold a shearling gimmer for 7,000gns, a Solwaybank King William daughter, she sold carrying twins to the Irish breed record holder €44,000 Ballinatone Show Stopper and sold to the Oakbridge flock with a half share retained. The Ballynacannon flock purchases another addition to his flock from Forkins, a Mullaghboy Goliath daughter, she is ET sister to 26,000gn Forkins McCoy and sells scanned carrying twins to Ballinatone Show Stopper for 6,000gns. A Forkins ewe lamb attracted the eye of Norman Robinson who purchased a Birness Freedom daughter for 4,500gns, she was ET sister to 18,000gn lamb sold Ballymena 2021. Next in at 6,500gns were two Shannagh gimmers from A & R Wilson, both sired by Limestone T-Rex and scanned twins to 1,200gns Crewelands Frontline and 9000gn Limestone Another level selling to Richard Thompsons Ballintone flock Donegal. Mullinvale kicked off their female sales with their sole consignment making 5,000gns to local breeder Philip Kennedy. 64 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

The Moses family obtained an unbelievable trade averging £2187.50 to a top of 4,000gns jetting off to Mr Tiago Graca Portugal. Another one of our Southern Irish Consignments Ballyboe had a Hugely successful day with the hammer falling at 3,500gns for their lead gimmer to Shaun Monagle, 1,400gns for their lead aged ewe and 1,200gns for their first ewe lamb. The Views flock of Michael Smyth attracted a lot of buyers with their 9 gimmers averaging £1,125.83 to a top of 2,500gns to M Joyce co.Mayo The Benrafton flock enjoyed an extremely steady trade hitting the 1500gns a trio of times averaging in at £1,267.50 Stewart Craft made his Debut on this side of the water with an extremely solid trade from 1,000gns-1,800gns The up and coming Rossbrook flock kicked off their female selling career with a bang averaging £1,102.50 for their pen of gimmers topping at 1,300gns to Ballynacannon. Messrs Liggett had an awesome trade with their fantastic pen of ewe lambs Averaging £1,435 for nine with top prices of 3,000gns and 2,800gns both heading to the Ballynacannon flock. AVERAGES Ballyboe Flock: 2 Shearling Gimmers Ballyboe Flock: 2 Ewes Ballyboe Flock: 2 Ewe Lambs Ballynacannon Flock: 4 Shearling Gimmers Ballynacannon Flock: 3 Ewe Lambs Benrafton Flock: 7 Shearling Gimmers Blackstown Flock: 6 Shearling Gimmers Bridgeview Flock: 3 Shearling Gimmers Bridgeview Flock: 2 Ewes Carony Flock: 9 Ewe Lambs Forkins Flock: 9 Shearling Gimmers Forkins Flock: 4 Ewe Lambs Lakeview Flock: 3 Shearling Gimmers Mullinvale Flock: 1 Shearling Gimmer Rossbrook Flock: 3 Shearling Gimmer Shannagh & Castelisle Flocks: 2 Shearling Gimmers The Views Flock: 9 Shearling Gimmers

£2,677.50 £1,260.00 £1,155.00 £3,202.50 £4,340.00 £1,267.50 £2,187.50 £5,355.00 £1,601.25 £1,435.00 £3,430.00 £2,861.25 £1,540.00 £5,250.00 £1,102.50 £6,825.00 £1,125.83

Female sales

Ballymena 8th November 2021 | Auctioneers: JA McClelland & Sons Ltd

he recent export sale of In Lamb Ewes & Ewe Lambs including the dispersal of the Donrho flock organised by the Northern Ireland Branch of the Suffolk Sheep Society at Ballymena Livestock Mart saw an excellent trade with a 97% clearance with an overall sale average of £976. Patrick Donnelly of the Donrho flock, Co. Antrim topped the sale with a ewe lamb selling to 4,600gns to JJ Tooze, of the Spittal flock, Lanarkshire. Co. Down breeders Grant Brothers of the Craigdoo flock sold one of the top priced gimmers sired by Bessiebell New Approach and in lamb to Crewelands Quickfire selling to Samantha Allen, Co. Tyrone for 2,700gns. William Montgomery’s Limestone Goldmine sired gimmer and in lamb to Smiddiehill Goliath also sold for 2,700gns to Kim Steele Nicholson of the Ballyrobin flock, Co. Antrim. Patrick Donnelly’s top priced Errigal Hard Rock sired ewe in lamb to Limestone Paddywhack sold to David McCaughan, Co. Antrim for 2,900gns with two of Patrick’s Birness Donn sired

ewes selling to John McShane, Co. Derry for 1,900gns and 1,800gns respectively. Southern Ireland breeders were dominant at the sale with a total of 20 ewes being sold to Southern breeders, with 16 ewes selling to Europe and two, to the UK. Gimmers averaged £993 Aged ewes averaged £902 Ewe lambs averaged £933 PRINCIPAL PRICES AT THE SALE Gimmers • 2,700 (81) Grant Brothers sold to S Allen, Castlederg • 2,700 (94) William Montgomery sold to K Steele Nicholson, Co. Antrim • 2,300 (82) Grant Brothers sold to JW Trimble, Newry • 1,700 (91) William Montgomery sold to A Bryan, Co. Down • 1650 (66) Ian Lowry sold to M Jennings, Co. Mayo • 1,600 (33) Patrick Donnelly sold to D McCaughan, Co. Antrim • 1,350 (93) William Montgomery sold to HM McCracken, Co. Down • 1,150 (75) David Ford sold to L Fernando, Spain

• 1,150 (90) William Montgomery sold to C Maybin, Ballymena • 1,100(74) David Ford sold to D Bowe, Co. Donegal • 1,000 (28) Patrick Donnelly sold to S Toye, Kilrea Aged Ewes • 2,900 (22) Patrick Donnelly sold to D McCaughan, Co. Antrim • 1,900 (14) 1,800 (13) Patrick Donnelly sold to J McShane, Co. Derry • 1,400 (23) Patrick Donnelly sold to W R Blair, Co. Antrim • 950 (19) Patrick Donnelly sold to D Graham, Ballymena • 950 (103)Grant Brothers sold to B Bingham, Co. Tyrone Ewe Lambs • 4,600 (61) Patrick Donnelly sold to JJ Tooze, South Lanarkshire • 2,700 (53) Patrick Donnelly sold to H Bowdler, Shropshire • 2,000 (48) Patrick Donnelly sold to D Graham, Ballymena • 1,300 (58) Patrick Donnelly sold to M Jennings, Co. Mayo • 1,250 (114) Sean McCloskey sold to B Lamb, Co. Armagh • 1,150 (116) Sean McCloskey sold to J Lucas, Co. Donegal Stock Ram From Patrick Donnelly (64) sold for 3,600 to C Hughes, Co. Mayo

> Lot 61 TOP PRICE Ewe Lamb from P Donnelly selling 4,600gns to JJ Tooze, Spittal Flock

The NI Suffolk Branch wish to thank everyone involved in the organising of the sale. Ballymena Livestock Market for their efficient running of the sale; Fraser Tweed, Veterinarian; Jason Watson, Inspector; and Michael Smyth, Ultrasconic Testing. The NI Branch wish to acknowledge and thank Uniblock Ltd for their continued sponsorship of the ewe sale. Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Female sales

Burnview Bonanza Sale 6th November 2021 | Auctioneers: Lawrie & Symington Ltd

he Annual Sale of InLamb Suffolk Females and Ewe Lambs took place at Crewelands Farm on Saturday 6th November. 137 head changed hands at extreme rates with 34 animals going to Europe and the USA. Some 412 bidders were registered online via MartEye with around 200 people present at the sale also. This is the largest offering of Suffolk females at any sale and is fast gaining reputation as the No. 1 Sale to buy quality Suffolk females. The star attraction and a new sale top and new N.Ireland record was 10,000gns for the first from Messrs > 6,000gns Burnview Gimmer sold to Mullinvale

Sufferin, Crewelands flock. She is by Birness Hustler and was sold carrying a pair to Shannagh Loanstar. The final bid for her came online from the USA with McCauley Suffolks adding her genetics to their top flock. Next at 6,000gns was the first gimmer from Stephanie & William Tait, Burnview flock. A Strathbogie I’m Invincible daughter, she sold carrying a pair to Mullinvale Magnum and found a new home with Darragh McMenamin, Mullinvale flock. The Taits were again in the money when Lot 83, a Clyda President daughter also carrying a pair to Mullinvale Magnum realised 5,500gns and made

its way to Aberdeenshire to join the Whitestone Suffolk flock of Penny & Gordon Troup, Corrennie. At 4,800gns, Lot 30 again from the Burnview flock and sired by Strathbogie I’m Invincible carrying a pair to Lakeview Delboy found a new home with Messrs McNally Jnr, Benedyglen flock. A further four lots realised 4,000gns. Lot 72 from Crewelands by Birness Hustler carrying two to Shannagh Loanstar and purchased by Philip Anthony Byrne, Limepark Suffolks, ROI. Lot 82 from Burnview, another I’m Invincible daughter carrying two to Mullinvale Magnum and going home with Messrs Screene, Menlaugh. Lot

28 also from Messrs Tait, a Birness Babe Magnet daughter carrying a pair to Mullinvale Magnum and selling to Darragh McMenamin. Finally, Lot 67 from Messrs Watson, Bannview flock with a Middlemuir Commander daughter carrying two to Blackbrae Barbarian and purchased by Stephanie & William Tait for their Burnview flock. PRINCIPAL PRICES Aged Ewes • 3,500gns from Messrs Turkington, Beechcrest flock to Mr M Priestley, Limestone flock • 2,800gns from Messrs Tait, Burnview flock to Mr M Smyth, Foyleview flock • 2,800gns from Messrs Turkington, Beechcrest flock to Messrs Watson, Bannview flock • 2,500gns from Messrs Turkington, Beechcrest flock to Mr M Priestley, Limestone flock • 1,600gns from Messrs Turkington, Beechcrest flock to Messrs Tait, Burnview flock • 1,500gns from Messrs Turkington, Beechcrest flock to Mr S P McHaugh, Ardaghey • 1,500gns from Messrs Turkington, Beechcrest flock to Mr M Priestley, Limestone flock Gimmers • 10,000gns from Mr S Sufferin, Crewelands flock to MacCauley Suffolk flock (New NI Record) • 6,000gns from Messrs Tait, Burnview flock to Messrs McMenanmin, Mullinvale flock • 5,500gns from Messrs Tait, Burnview flock to Gordon & Penny Troup, Whitestone flock • 4,800gns from Messrs Tait, Burnview flock to Messrs McNally, Benedyglen flock • 4,000gns from Mr S Sufferin, Crewelands flock to Mr P Byrne, Limepark flock • 4,000gns from Messrs Tait, Burnview flock to Messrs Screene, Menlough • 4,000gns from Messrs Tait, Burnview flock to Darragh McMenamin, Mullinvale flock • 4,000gns from Messrs Watson, Bannview flock to Messrs Tait, Burnview flock

> 5,500gns Burnview Gimmer sold to Whitestone

• 3,200gns from Grant Bros, Craigdoo flock to Messrs Dunne • 3,200gns from Mr S Sufferin, Crewelands flock to Messrs Eduardo, Costa • 3,000gns from Mr S Sufferin, Crewelands flock to Messrs Conway Ewe Lambs • 4,500gns from Messrs Turkington, Beechcrest to Messrs Robinson, Benrafton flock • 3,000gns from Messrs Tait, Burnview flock to Messrs Walker, Kilcurley • 2,800gns from Messrs Turkington, Beechcrest flock to Messrs Barkley, Dunloy

• 2,800gns from Messrs Turkington, Beechcrest flock to Mr D J Duncan, Cherryvalley • 1,800gns from Messrs Tait, Burnview flock to Mr D McCarthy • 1,700gns from Messrs Turkington, Beechcrest flock to Mr A L Tooze, Spittal flock • 1,400gns from Messrs McNally, Benedyglen flock to Mr M Miley, Ballyglass OVERALL AVERAGES 137 heads sold to average 85 Gimmers sold to average 27 Aged Ewes sold to average 25 Ewe Lambs sold to average

£1,522 £1,592 £1,403 £1,174

FLOCK AVERAGES FLOCK

QTY & TYPE

TOP PRICE

AVERAGE

Crewelands

30 Gimmers

10,000gns

£1,972

Burnview

13 Gimmers

6,000gns

£2,660

7 Aged Ewes

2,800gns

£1,290

5 Ewe Lambs

3,000gns

£1575

11 Gimmers

2,000gns

£966

12 Aged Ewes

3,500gns

£1,706

18 Ewe Lambs

4,500gns

£1,093

10 Gimmers

2,200gns

£1,029

4 Aged Ewes

1,100gns

£1,010

2 Ewe Lambs

1,400gns

£892

5 Gimmers

1,000gns

£892

2 Aged Ewes

900gns

£840

Bannview

5 Gimmers

4,000gns

£1,743

Oakbridge

5 Gimmers

1,700gns

£1,312

Islandmoyle

4 Gimmers

800gns

£800

Craigdoo

2 Gimmers

3,200gns

£3,150

2 Ewe Lambs

1,400gns

£1,470

Beechcrest (Dispersal)

Benedyglen

Castlewood

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Female sales

Dark Diamonds

4th November 2021 | Auctioneers: Harrison & Hetherington Limited, Carlisle

he Dark Diamonds Suffolk sale this year had consignments from thirteen noted breeders, namely – Ballynacannon flock (Dennis Taylor),Balquhain flock (Graeme J Christie), Benrafton flock (AJ & NAJ Robinson), Birness flock (George L Stuart), Blackstown Flock (Jack & Alfie Moses), Cairness Flock (JG Douglas), Cairnton flock (John A Gibb), Carony flock (L & M Liggett), Cranorskie flock (Graig Paterson), Forkins flock (Alistair R Gault), Kings flock (TA Irwin), Lakeview flock (Stuart Craft), Maidenstone flock (Finn J Christie) and Redbrae Flock (James Cannon). The sale attracted interest from all over the country with buyers from as far away as the Republic of Ireland. Topping the sale at 10,000gns was a ewe lamb from Alastair Gault’s Forkin’s flock. This lamb was sired by Birness Freedom and out of the show winning Forkins 17:01929 making her an ET sister to the 18,000gns lamb sold Ballymena 2021. She joins the Salopian flock of Philip Poole. The Birness flock of George Stuart sold their pen leader to 9,000gns, a shearling gimmer carrying a single to Mogford Major. She herself is a Castleisle Capaldi daughter out of a homebred ewe. She sold to the Ballyboe flock in Ireland of Ronan McLaughlin. Jimmy Douglas’ Cairness flock also sold a gimmer for 9,000gns. She was sired by Creagislay Cracker and out of a Cloontagh Chieftain daughter who has also bred 20,000gns Cairness Corker. This gimmers sold carrying twins to Middlemuir Best of The Best to Messrs Holmes, Worcester. The Salopian flock also purchased the first ewe lamb from the Kings flock of Messrs Irwin for 7,000gns. She was a Castlewood Shark daughter and ET sister to 4,200gns Kings SOS. Dennis Taylor’s Ballynacannon flock features next, topping at 6,500gns for a ewe lamb sired by Tolgus Pretty Boy and out of the 15,000gns homebred dam who sold to the > Ballynacannon TOP PRICE ewe lamb

Sportmans flock in 2020. She travels down to Wales to the Bridgeview flock of DP & RA Delves. The Forkins flock also sold another ewe lamb, this time a triplet sired by Forkins Big Brother and out of a Cairness Customised daughter, she sold to the Monkleugh flock in Devon of Stephen Elsworthy for 5,500gns. Next in was the Birness flock again, selling a Salopian Scuderia daughter, carrying a single to Magoford Major for 5000gns to Stewart Craft, Lakeview flock. Graeme Christie’s Balquhain flock topped at 4,200gns for a Creweland Kingpin daughter carrying a single to 5,500gns Howgillfoot Sniper. She was purchased by the Bridgeview flock. The Redbrae pen of gimmers topped at 4,000gns for a Limestone Legacy daughter, scanned twins to Forkins Samson, she joins the Harpercroft flock of Messrs Goldie, Ayrshire. Messrs Liggett’s Carony flock peaked at 3,000gns for their pen leader, sired by Birness Balboa and out of a homebred Rhaeadr Readymix daughter. She goes to Stephen Elsworthy, Devon. The Thornfleet flock of Mr Blair purchased the third gimmer in the pen from the Cairnton flock for 3,000gns. She was sired by Rookery The Real McCoy and out of a homebred Millhouse Remarkable. AVERAGES Forkins Flock: 4 Ewe Lambs Birness Flock: 10 Shearling Gimmers Cariness Flock: 4 Shearling Gimmers Kings Flock: Shearling Gimmer Kings Flock: 1 Ewe Lamb Ballynacannon Flock: 3 Ewe Lambs Carony Flock: 5 Ewe Lambs Lakeview Flock: 18 Shearling Gimmers Balquhain Flock: 7 Shearling Gimmers > Carony TOP PRICE ewe lamb

£5,328.75 £3,780.50 £3,858.75 £2,310.00 £7,350.00 £4,165.00 £1,995.00 £1,551.66 £2,595.00

Female sales

DARK DIAMONDS SALE FRIDAY, 2RD DECEMBER 2022 2:00 pm BORDERWAY MART, ROSEHILL, CARLISLE CA1 2RS Forkins Ewe Lamb sold for 10,000gns

Cairness gimmer sold for 9000gns

Birness gimmer sold for 9000gns

Entries include the top genetics from the following flocks:

BALLYNACANNON • BALQUHAIN • BENRAFTON • BIRNESS BLACKSTOWN • CAIRNESS • CAIRNTON • CARONY • CRANORSKIE FORKINS • IRONGRAY • KINGS • LAKEVIEW • MAIDENSTONE REDBRAE • ROUNDACRE

Female sales

Three Nations

19th November 2021 | Auctioneers: Harrison & Hetherington

flying trade on Friday 19th November saw the Three Nations record smashed when show champion for Myfyr Evans, Rhaeadr, sold away at 19,000gns. This limestone limousine daughter found a new home with Robert Coney, Pembrokeshire. Next up, the first of three at 12,000gns was the first sheep in the ring, the reserve champion in the pre-sale show from First time exhibitor Dafydd Jones of Frongoy. She sold to Stephen Cobbald, Lavenham flock, Suffolk Also at 12,000gns was the first from Strathbogie. Bred by Castleisle Capaldi she sold to Southern Ireland’s Mullinvale Suffolk’s. The final 12,000gns sale was the leading price in the ewe lambs presented by Gary Owen of Morris flock Wales and sold to the Hutchinson family, Penrith. Balancing the books for the Hutchinson’s at Howgillfoot was a sale of their first gimmer sired by Crewelands, Captain Crusader and accompanied by a recipient carrying her single lamb. She sold for 9,000gns to the Sportsmans flock, Stockport. > Myfyr Evans TOP PRICE 19,000gns Gimmers

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A trio of 8,000gns bids for ewe lambs then came, with the first from the Salopian pen. This natural born sister of the 200,000gns Solid Gold found a new home with J Sharp, Hawshill. Next at this level was the second from the Rhaeadr consignment of ewe lambs and sired by Kinbally Kick Start. She sold to Pembrokeshire, Robert Coney Finally at 8,000gns was the first from Wharfe, sired by Solwaybank Cracker and sold to Sportsmans. Next on the list was the sole gimmer entry from Limestone. This daughter of the 43,000gns Birness Muzza, sold for 6,500gns to Kate Galloway, Cobclough flock. OTHER PRINCIPAL PRICES Howgillfoot 6,000gns to G Richmond Solwaybank 5,000gns to Salopian Bridgeview 4,500gns to Pyeston Limestone 4,500gns to LJ Berry Limestone 4,000gns to Salopian Total sale Average 3,175gns

> Bridgeview TOP PRICED Gimmer 4,500gns

The Three Nations team would like to thank all buyers, bidders and triers and would like to wish them the best of luck with all purchases. We would also like to thank H&H for all their efforts, and in particular, Heather, Anna & James. > Howgillfoot's ewe sold to Sportsmans flock 9,000gns

Also, many thanks to our sponsors, and of course to Stephen Sufferin for a professional job of judging. We look forward to seeing everyone next year on the 18th of November.

Female sales

Black Beauties Blessington 13th December 2021 | Auctioneers: J P & M Doyle

he Annual Black Beauties Production Sale met a flying trade in Blessington Mart on Saturday 13th November under the watchful eye of auctioneer John Doyle. A large crowd which gathered in Blessington were greeted with a top class display of gimmers and ewe lambs which ensured a lively trade with a near 100% clearance. Purchasers travelled from as far away as Italy on the day with many more European and UK bidders using the online facilities to make their purchases. Before proceedings got under way there was a minute’s silence for the late Tommy Feeney, Drumbarron Flock, who tragically died in a farm accident only a month earlier and whose flock dispersal took place immediately after the main sale with a 100% clearance. Tommy’s eight year old

daughter Aoife who, with her late father, had developed a great love for the Suffolks has kept her favourite ewe and a couple of ewe lambs and we wish her every success with them going forward. Well known breeder and member of the South of Ireland Branch committee Paddy Carolan needs to be complimented for organising the dispersal on behalf of the Feeney family. Topping the Black Beauties Production Sale was Lot 15, a massive Limestone T-Rex gimmer from Richard Wilson’s Shannagh Flock. She was scanned carrying twins to the 12,000gns. Crewelands Frontline and was sold to a UK breeder for 5,000gns. Her dam was a maternal sister to the 16,000gns. Castleisle Capaldi. At 4,600gns the next highest price gimmer, Lot 36, was again snapped up by a UK breeder and was the property

of Susan O’Keeffe’s Clyda Flock. This powerful gimmer was sired by the 20,000gns. Castleisle Kilteskin Prince and was scanned carrying twins to Ballinatone BT Buddy. Richard Wilson also received 4,000gns for Lot 41, another daughter of Limestone T-Rex, and this time out of a Shannagh Resolve ewe. She was also carrying twins to Crewelands Frontline. First of three gimmers to sell for 3,000gns was Lot 28 from AJ & JA Lucas, Finnvale Flock. Sired by Lakeview Jagermiester, she was sold carrying twins to Salopian Pure Gold. Next to hit 3,000gns was Lot 32, for Doherty Bros. of the Cionn Mhalanna Flock. She was sired by Shannagh Top Gun and scanned carrying twins to Crewelands Dancing Brave. Lot 42 from Richard Wilson also sold for 3,000. Out of the 20,000gns. Castleisle Kilteskin Prince she sold carrying twins to the 31,000gns. Cloontagh Chieftain giving Wilsons an average of 2,365 for their 16 gimmers. Ewe lambs also met a very lively trade with the top price of 4,000gns going to a very smart ewe lamb with an exceptional carcase from Arthur O’Keeffe’s Annakisha Flock. She was sired by the aforementioned Castleisle Kilteskin Prince out of a Rookery Classic ewe giving the O’Keeffe’s an average of 2,555 for their ewe lambs. Richard Thompson, who hit the headlines earlier in the year at the Suffolk Sheep Society South of Ireland Branch Premier in Blessington when he sold Ballinatone Show Stopper for

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€44,000, also had a successful outing selling the pick of his ewe lambs out of the 26,000gns. Birness Freedom for 2,500gns giving him a pen average of 1,610.

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BALLYNACANNON

Pedigree Suffolks

Dennis Taylor 34 Cashel Road, Macosquin, Coleraine, Co Londonderry, BT51 4PW Phone: 07793030425 Email: ballynacannonsuffolks@aol.co.uk BallynacannonSuffolks

We are excited to be taking part in the following female sales in 2022: Big Bang Export Sale, Dark Diamonds, Black Beauties, and Black Magic Summer Sale

44,000gns Ballinatone Show Stopper

10k Blackbrae Black Label

40,000gns Lakeview Fury

12,000gns Strathbogie Ghost Rider

Semen and stock for sale privately Enquiries and Visitors Always Welcome

Wishing all breeders and purchasers the best of luck in 2022 Dennis and family.

11,000gns Sold @ Ballymena

4,000 gns Sold @ Lanark

3,800gns Sold @Shrewsbury

13,000gns Sold @ Ballymena

Sold for 6,500gns @ Dark Diamonds

Sold for 8,000gns @ Big Bang Sale

4,100gns Black Magic Sale

Female sales

Kells & Ivybrook 30th October 2021

ells & Ivybrook leading the way with the first Suffolk female sale of the year. Customers happy with the standard of sheep. Kells Suffolks topped the sale with lot 30, a super ewe lamb sold to Stephen Govin for 2,140gns. Stephen also purchased the highest price Gimmer for 1,800gns, lot 16. Lot 45, a cracking ewe lamb sold to William Sammon for 1,800gns. A great turn out of new young breeders with sheep sold as far as Belgium and Northern Ireland. Ivybrook topped at 1,300gns for lot 36 to Mullinvale Suffolks and achieved a full clearance. We would like to wish everyone the best luck of with their purchases, who attended the sale and those who bid online.

KELLS SHEARLING TOP PRICES LOT NUMBER

PRICE (GNS)

PURCHASER

1,800

Stephen Govin

1,300

Pat McKeon

1,260

Pat McKeon

1,200

Shane Brady

1,160

Shane Brady

1,120

Padraig Rice

1,080

Stanley Scott

1,080

Patrick McVerry

LOT NUMBER

PRICE (GNS)

PURCHASER

1,080

Stanley Scott

2,140

Stephen Govin

1,020

Mark Fox

1,000

Natasha Doherty

KELLS TOP PRICE EWE LAMBS

Twin Sister Retained 45

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1,740

John Sammon

All Star 27th October 2021 | Auctioneer: J.P & M Doyle Ltd

he fifth annual All Star Sale held at Blessington Mart on Saturday 27th November was described as phenomenal by the auctioneer Mr John Doyle with 100% clearance. The sale topper was a ewe from Convoy flock sold to Stephen Suffern for 3,300gns. Highest priced gimmer from Errigal flock sold to Paul Stacey for 3,200gns. Highest priced ewe lamb from Errigal flock sold to Iain & Judith Barbour for 2,400gns. A number of sheep were exported to the Europe, Scotland and Northern Ireland with the remainder sold to breeders all over the South of Ireland. The gimmers, ewes and ewe lambs on offer where of a very high standard. Interest in the sale this year has taken a big step forward. We put this down to the large pool of genetics we offer, the high quality and correctness. We are delighted our sale has become a very important date on the breeding sales calendar. This year we were pleased to welcome one of the highest profile flocks in the breed to our sale that of Solwaybank NAME

HIGHEST PRICE

Alan Kilpatrick - Convoy

3,300gns

Seamus Browne - Errigal

3,200gns

Iain & Judith Barbour - Solwaybank

2,400gns

Brian & Gus Doyle - Kilmacoo

1,900gns

Gerry & Michael Killilea - Carragh

1,800gns

Colin Watchorn - Beechbrook

1,300gns

Trevor Burke - Deburca

1,200gns

Garth Graham - Kirriemuir

1,100gns

> TOP PRICE ewe lamb lot No 68 from Errigal sold to Solwaybank for 2,400gns

> SALE TOPPER lot No 50 from Convoy sold to Crewelands for 3,300gns

(Iain & Judith Barbour). We would like to thank all who attended the sale ringside/online and purchased plus anyone who helped in any way. We would also like to thank NUMBER OF John Doyle and his staff for a job well AVERAGE SHEEP SOLD done as always. Ian Donald for his 14 1,771gns professional grooming service to many 20 1,358gns of the flocks and to Alfie Shaw for the first-class photos. Next All Star Sale, 6 1,867gns Saturday 26th November 2022. 7 1,179gns Finally we would like to wish the 6 1,350gns best of luck to all the purchasers from Seamus Browne, Trevor Burke, Gerry 9 917gns Killilea and guest consigners Iain 9 939gns Barbour, Brian Doyle, Garth Graham, 6 1,017gns Alan Kilpatrick and Colin Watchorn. > TOP PRICE Gimmer lot No 35 from Errigal sold to Douglas for 3,200gns

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Branch England

Midland and Eastern

By Samantha Thomas, Branch Secretary

nother mixed year for the Midland and Eastern Branch. Due to restrictions at the start of the year, we were not able, again, to part-take in our bi-annual branch trip or show. However, we are hopeful that this year we can arrange a great trip for all our new and long-standing members to look forward to and join in on a long-awaited get-together. Despite us not having many branch-led events/ engagements, it seems we have gained a lot of new and enthusiastic young members which is very encouraging to see. As a branch, some of our members have had some great success this year. Starting with one of our younger

> The Harding family

members, Harry Lyons 19, who won the NSA Next Generation Shepherd of the year award. Harry took part in the online NSA competition for under 21-year-olds and represented the NSA central region. He had to put his top shepherding skills to the test and fulfil tasks such as sheep shearing & handling but also his online media skills due to the competition being online. Well done Harry. Another huge success this year was from The Harding Family – Matt Harding, Bentley Suffolks, who won the award for ‘Sheep Innovator of the Year’ with The British Farming Awards. The BFA stated that through a combination of incorporating different genetics and utilising technologies, The Harding family has been able to

continue to perform in a competitive ram selling market for many years. The judges advised that they were impressed with Matt’s professional and considered approach, while his enthusiasm shone through. Matt said: "We are extremely proud of being a long-standing family business which has kept our customers with us." Congratulations to a lovely, hardworking family. What a great achievement. Other great achievements we have seen as a branch this year include Merrick and Julie Pinney, Alloaks flock, win the female championship at Shrewsbury national sale with a very stylish and correct Ewe lamb they also sold a ram lamb for 5,000gns. Our very committed and long-standing member Sheila Eggleston was awarded Life Membership of the Society by Council for her support and contribution to the breed. Another year of great success from Steve and Louise Buckley, The Sitlow flock, selling at most of the major ram sales and achieving a very strong average at them all. They also hosted a very fun farm walk for the NSA central region. Lastly, we were very grateful that restrictions allowed us to hold our flock competition this year. Our judge this year was Jim Irving and we had a fairly good turn out of flocks considering the circumstances. Jim chose his champion flock within the Large Flock Category – which was the prestigious Seagrave Flock from Hallam and Eggleston. A great turn out was made to the flock view day and Sheila & family put on a fantastic spread of food & drinks which we all really enjoyed. Small flock 1st Samantha Thomas, Glenstone flock 2nd Kevin O’Donoghue, Moss flock 3rd Ellie Fudge, Harrowgreen flock

Overall Ewes 1st Hallam & Eggleston, Seagrave flock =2nd S&C Walker, Oxbrukheys flock =2nd S Thomas, Glenstone flock 3rd Kevin O’donoghue, Moss flock Novice 1st S Thomas, Glenstone flock 2nd M Fenemore, Fencoat Flock 3rd S Oakes & J Davies, Albea flock

Overall champion flock Hallam & Eggleston, Seagrave flock

Reserve champion flock S&C Walker, Oxburkheys Flock

The Branch 2021 AGM

Following the presentation of awards by the Chairman, Merrick Pinney. It was announced that Merrick will be standing down from his position as Chairman, after generously agreeing to staying in post longer than usual due to Covid-19, the committee members are very thankful for Merrick’s direction and support over what has been a difficult and challenging time for the branch. Our new Chairman will be Bruce Cook, with past generations of the family being members of the Society and also the Committee, Bruce will bring a wealth of knowledge with him.

Medium flock 1st S & C Walker, Oxbrukheys flock 2nd Harry Lyons, Cloudside flock 3rd Tom Stocking, Tostock flock Large flock 1st Hallam & Eggleston, Seagrave flock 2nd D & J Inman, Lindum flock Ram lamb 1st D & J Inman, Lindum flock with a Kexbeck lamb 2nd Hallam & Eggleston, Seagrave flock with a Birness 3rd Tom Stocking, Tostock flock with a Salopian Stock ram 1st Hallam & Eggleston, Seagrave flock with a home bred ram by a Forkins tup 2nd D & J Inman, Lindum flock with Burnview TopGun 3rd Harry Lyons, Cloudside flock with Rookery Redback Ewe lamb 1st Hallam & Eggleston, Seagrave flock 2nd D & J Inman, Lindum flock 3rd S&C Walker, Oxbrukheys flock

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Branch England

South East

By Matt Legge, Branch Secretary

hilst the usual activities are anything but usual, it was good to finally get off farm and meet up with fellow members. The South of England Show, in June, couldn’t take place in it’s normal format, but was held as a non competitive exhibition event. The Suffolk Sheep stand was a credit to members efforts, with a good amount of interest shown by

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all those who attended. Thanks must go to all those who were able to turn up and help, over the three days, but particularly to Diana Lindon, who took the sheep along and did the lions share of the work. Whilst there was very little in the way of competitive showing, some did get along to the Edenbridge and Oxted show. Congratulations go to Kevin and Sally Hasemore, who picked up the Championship with their ram lamb, but also to Chris and Christina Russo, who showed sheep from their Russo flock, for the first time. The branch held our annual sale at the Dolphin sheep fair, in September, and were grateful to Andy Jackman, for judging the pre sale show. Andy picked out Diana Lindon’s shearling ram, as Champion, with Tom Blunt taking the reserve, with his ram lamb. Trade was a little back on other sales, topping at £550 for a shearling, from Tom Blunt. Our AGM was held at Wymbleton Farm, by invitation of Diana Lindon, which also gave members a chance to look at the reigning Champion flock, from our branch competition. Whilst there were no flock competitions in 2020 or 2021, we now plan to hold one in the spring of 2022. As 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of one of our branch members flocks, it is only right to report on the history of Allan King’s Alljohn flock. Allan founded his Suffolk flock, with his late father John, with the aim of breeding a ram or two for John’s cross breeding flock. The flock was founded with the purchase of a few select ewe lambs, from Vic Walker and Mrs Large, in 1982. These were added to, a year later, with the purchase of three in lamb ewes, from Ernie Weaver. With the exception of stock rams, Allan has only bought in two sheep, since then; perhaps the reason for this flock showing such tremendous uniformity. Allan runs his sheep with a commercial focus, but has also been successful in the show ring, picking up championships at the Royal Isle of Wight, Surrey County and the South of England Show, with the highlight being the achievement of Supreme Champion at the South of England, in 2019.

Branch England

Northern counties

By Liz Needham, Branch Secretary

robably every area and club report will start off on a similar note, ‘What a Year!’ Yes, we have yet again been a little inhibited with Covid-19 restrictions, but most of the major events did take place. The whole sheep sector has had a boom year with many breed record prices and record averages. It has been so nice to see the Suffolk breed in an ascendancy for a change. I have worked within the auction industry for the best part of forty years and have seen many breeds come and go. Fashion really does have a major impact on prices realised. Recent years has seen the emergence of several ‘new’ continental breeds that are beautifully marked. If Suffolk sheep were just emerging as a new breed they would be so highly sought after – beautiful jet-black heads, lovely shaped silky ears, four sturdy black legs and perfectly contrasting white wool. Add to their appearance an unrivalled weight for age ratio, and you would probably have the perfect sheep breed!

Show season

It was great to see the major summer shows taking place again this year. A mention here to Keith & Graham Denby

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on winning first prize aged ram and reserve overall male champion at The Royal Highland Show. There was a tremendous entry of Suffolks at The Great Yorkshire Show, which was this year judged by our own area member Alan Blair of the Thornfleet flock. Many area members competed, and well done to the following flocks that were awarded either first, second or thirds: Carnforth, Kexbeck, Moorsley, SaintJohns and Sneaton. Congratulations to Pamela Lupton of the Kexbeck flock on being awarded Reserve Overall Champion for her Shearling Gimmer. This year the Bulmer Trophies that our area presents each year on behalf of the Bulmer families were awarded as follows: The Jack Bulmer Trophy for ’The best show of sheep presented in their pens’ The Richard Bulmer Trophy for ‘The best group of three’ The Hiddleston Family ‘Irongray’.

Area Sale

It was a clean sweep by our area members in the pre-sale judging championships. Male Champion & Supreme Overall was awarded to Stephen Boland’s Lamb Ram. Female Champion & Reserve Overall was awarded to

Large Flock 1st Geoff Richmond (Sullom) 2nd Keith Denby (Carnforth) 3rd Clive Dowson (Castlegrove)

Pamela Lupton’s Gimmer Shearling. Some notable prices from our area members were: • 2,300gns Shearling Ram, jointly owned by Geoff Richmond – Sullom Flock and the Tooze Family. • 1,800gns Lamb Ram – Stephen Bolland – Wharfe Flock. • 1,800gns Lamb Ram – Pamela Lupton – Kexbeck Flock. • 1,600gns Lamb Ram – Ian Brown – Maverick Flock. • 1,600gns Gimmer – Pamela Lupton – Kexbeck Flock

National Sale

The highest price obtained by an area member at 7,000gns was Lilia Hutchinson of the Howgillfoot Flock for a lamb ram.

Northern Area Sale in Lanark

As a society we like to encourage our young breeders, so well done to Lilia Hutchinson on being awarded third prize in the ’Young Handlers 8 to 12-year-old class.

National Flock Competition

Congratulations go to the Williamsgill Flock of Glynis and Jane Soulsby on being awarded the following: Winner of the John Long Cup (16 to 30 ewes) Also, certificate of merits in the following sections: Shearling Ram or Older – Strathbogie Invictus. Best Ewe Lambs, Best Flock of Ewes, Best Progeny Group – with daughters of Invictus. Also congratulations to the following on being awarded a certificate of merit: Jimmy & Anne Irving ‘Glenreiver’ – John Long Cup Geoff Richmond ‘Sullom’ – W E Lloyd Cup.

Area Flock Competition

The results of our annual flock competition which has this year been judged by Merrick Pinny (Alloaks Flock)

Medium Flock 1st Glynis & Jane Soulsby (Williamsgill) 2nd Katie Brannen (Moorsley) 3rd Jimmy & Anne Irving (Glenreiver) Small Flock 1st James Wilkinson (Sneaton) 2nd Tom Redmayne (Ghyllside) 3rd Andrea & Ben Smith (Stanworth) Novice Flock 1st James Wilkinson (Sneaton) 2nd Andrea & Ben Smith (Stanworth) 3rd Kate Galloway (Cobclough) Best Stock Ram 1st Monkton Mentalist (Keith Denby) 2nd Strathbogie Invictus (Glynis & Jane Soulsby) 3rd Castlegrove Gurka (Clive Dowson) Best Ewe Lambs 1st Alan Blair (Thornfleet) 2nd G & J Soulsb (Williamsgill) 3rd = G Richmon (Sullom) 3rd = Clive Dowson (Castlegrove) Best Flock of Ewes Glynis & Jane Soulsby (Williamsgill) Best Individual Ewe Katie Brannen (Moorsley) NZD:17:120

Champion Flock Glynis & Jane Soulsby (Williamsgill)

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Branch Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

By Orla Butler, Branch Secretary

ven with shows and events still curtailed in 2021 the Northern Ireland Branch enjoyed a very successful year. Early July saw the NI Branch hold their one day tup touring event. We had breeders from all across the country north and south joining us for what was a thoroughly enjoyable day. Everyone got to view a selection of some of the top class ram lambs that were to be put forward at the Premier Export Sale. The day was topped off with a fantastic BBQ at the Taylor family farm. The Premier Show & Sale in mid July was held over two consecutive days. Jason & Campbell Watson, Bannview flock clinched the Supreme Champion and Male Champion title with a son of Middlemuir Commander out of a Bannview ewe by Malinhead Jumping Jack going on to sell to Judge Paul Delves for 6,000gns. Stephen Sufferin took Reserve Champion with his Solwaybank Champion sired lamb selling to 12,000gns to Birness flock owner George Stuart & Craig Patterson, Cranorskie flock. Forkins > Premier Sale – FIRST PRIZE Ram Lamb, Male CHAMPION and OVERALL SUPREME CHAMPION from RC&JC Watson sold for 6,000gns to Judge Paul Delves

flock owner Alastair Gault took the new breed record of 18,000gns with a son of Birness Freedom out of a Forkins ewe by Forkins Fandango selling in a three way split to Robin McAdoo, Threeways flock, Gary McAdoo, Knockadoo flock and Philip Lynch, Glyde Flock. With the inclusion of females at the Premier Sale this year Donbraid flock owner Ian Donald took the Overall Female Champion title selling to 1,500gns to Tiago Graca, Portugal and Jason & Campbell Watson took Reserve Female Champion with their shearling ewe selling to 1,100gns to S Wasson, Co. Donegal. Patrick McVerry took the top price female selling to 1,600gns. The sale saw an 82% clearance with an average of £1,976 and 157 sheep sold. This year the Premier Sale saw the introduction of two Young Handler classes. Lara Taylor took first in the U14 class and Sam Lucas took first in the U18 class. Across the water at Lanark later in July Mark Priestley’s Limestone flock set an early pace at this electrifying sale when his Forkins McCoy sired lamb out of a Limestone

> Premier Sale – Gigot Ram from Alastair Gault sold for the Breed Record of 18,000gns in a three way split

> Premier Sale – FIRST PRIZE ewe lamb and FEMALE CHAMPION from Ian Donald sold for 1,550gns to Tiago Graca, Portugal

Aston Martin sired dam sold for 48,000gns a record for the day and being the highest price paid for a Northern Irish bred ram! From late August through to early October the NI Branch held six hugely successful provincial ram sales – Ballymena shearling and ram sale, Lisahally, Rathfriland, Newtownstewart and Omagh. Ballymena second sale saw a top price of 4,100gns from Crewelands flock owner Stephen Sufferin with his Solwaybank Champion bred ram sold in a three way split to Rodney Blair, John McKay & Stephen Toye. John Hegarty judged the annual Flock Competition in early October and the results were presented at the NI Branch’s Annual Dinner Dance & Presentation of Awards held in the Bushtown Hotel. Patrick Donnelly, Donrho flock claimed the Champion flock and Shaun Turkington, Beechcrest flock took the Reserve Champion title. Congratulations must go to Patrick who also won the Bristol Gold Cup for Champion flock in the National Flock Competition. The year ended on a high with our in Lamb ewe sale seeing excellent trade with a 97% clearance and an overall average of £976. The sale included the dispersal of the Donrho Flock of Patrick Donnelly. Patrick topped the sale with a ewe lamb selling to 4,600gns to JJ Tooze of the Spittal flock. Co. Down breeders Grant Brothers, Craigdoo flock sold one of the top priced gimmers sired by Bessiebell New Approach and in lamb to Crewelands Quickfire selling to Samantha Allen, Co. Tyrone for 2,700gns. William Montgomery’s Limestone Goldmine sired gimmer and in lamb to Smiddiehill Goliath also sold for 2700gns to Kim Steele Nicholson, Ballyrobin flock. Southern Ireland breeders were dominant at the sale with 20 ewes being sold to Southern breeders, 16 ewes selling to Europe and two to the UK. The Northern Ireland Branch would like to extend a sincere thank you to all our sponsors and advertisers who supported us in 2021. Danske Bank, Strabane Mills, Liggett Electronic Solutions, Natural Stockcare Limited, Steele Farm Supplies, James Delargy Farm Supplies, NFU Mutual, Donbraid Livestock Services, Smyths Daleside, United Feeds, Wilsons of Rathkenny, Tannahill Livestock Care, Animax & Uniblock. Looking ahead to 2022 in anticipation of shows and events returning we look forward to meeting with breeders old and new.

> In Lamb Ewe Sale – TOP PRICE Ewe Lamb from Patrick Donnelly selling to 4,600gns to JJ Tooze,Spittal Flock

> Patrick Donnelly, winner of the NI Suffolk Branch Flock Competition > Premier Sale – FIRST PRIZE u14 Young Handler Lara Taylor

Branch Scotland

Scottish Area

By Natalie Cormack, Branch Secretary

e have become adept (or accustomed) to virtual meetings, face masks, and having little activity to report on. However the Scottish Region were fortunate to be able to have held our Branch sale at Lanark Auction Mart, courtesy of Lawrie and Symington, and the pre-sale show was back amidst some unusually warm conditions. Buyers were once again distributed between those at the ringside live, and those that logged onto the online bidding system. There were real concerns around the mixup of newly created Brexit regulations, which prevented trade across the Irish Border, including Northern Ireland. However, although entries were down the sale went ahead without export conditions. The quality of the entries forward made for a strong demand and an unexpected sale topper breed record > Birness Gimmer selling to 3,800gns at Christmas Classic

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at £210,000. The top was consigned by Messrs Poole of the Salopian Flock and purchased by Boden and Jenkinson. In all, 143 ram lambs sold to average £4,762, with the top flock average going to Salopian at an impressive £36,713 for seven sold. Another impressive flock average belonged to Stewart Craft with five selling for an average of £9,335, and a top of £42,000. New to this year’s sale was a female section held the previous evening which was well supported. Gimmers sold to a top of £3,675 with 10 sold to average £2,174, while seven ewe lambs sold to a top of £3,150 and an average of £1,350. Champion at the pre-sale show was a ram lamb exhibited by the Stuart family of Birness flock. This ram lamb went on to sell for £18,900 the following day. In all, 160 lots changed hands which was down from 210 the previous year.

Next year’s branch sale is scheduled to be held on Friday 22nd July, hosted by Lawrie and Symington, Lanark. Pandemic conditions improved such that the Scottish Branch was able to hold an AGM at the usual time, albeit with restricted numbers. Without an AGM the year previously, the office bearers stayed in their roles for an extra year. The 2021 AGM allowed the rotation of office bearers to commence again, and John Henderson stepped down having done three years, and Ron Greig was elected incoming Chairman. Helen Goldie accepted a nomination for vice chairman and was duly elected. The Three Nations sale was a successful outing for a few Scottish Area Branch flocks, selling females at this event. Strathbogie led the charge, selling to 12,000gns, bred by Castleisle Capaldi she sold to Mullinvale Suffolks. Other prices included Howgillfoot 6,000gns to G Richmond and Solwaybank 5,000gns to Salopian. Suffolks once again led the way at ANM’s Christmas Classic, which attracted interest from across the UK. George and Melvin Stuart’s Birness flock from Milltown of Birness, Ellon, led the way when they received 3,800gns for the Champion and 2,000gns for the reserve. Sale leader was a gimmer by Limestone Legacy, which sold carrying twin lambs to Mogford Major and was purchased by Shropshire based pedigree breeder Paul Delves buying for his Bridgeview flock. Birness also received 2,000gns for their reserve from the same buyer. She was also sired by Legacy and sold due with a pair of lambs to Salopian Scuderia. Second top price amongst the Suffolks was 2,200gns paid for the third prize gimmer from Jim

Innes’ Strathbogie flock from Huntly, purchased by Helen Goldie, Harpercroft, Kilmarnock. She is by Castleisle Capaldi and sold due to Crewlands King Pin. Just behind on 2,000gns was a Creagislay-bred gimmer by Birness Boris from Jimmy Douglas, Woodhead of Cairness, Fraser-burgh. Inverurie-based C and G Thomson, Wester Tulloch, Midmar, forked out the cash for this girl which sold carrying twins to Annakisha Helluva Good. The Dark Diamonds sale, held at Harrison and Hetherington’s Borderway Mart in Carlisle was an important event in the calendar for Birness, who sold a gimmer for 9,000gns, by the 16,000gns Castleisle Capaldi and out of a home-bred dam by Middlemuir Maserati. She sold carrying a single lamb to Mogford Major. Birness also made 5,000gns selling another January 2020 born gimmer, by Salopian Scuderia to Stuart Craft for his Lakeview Flock.

> Birness Gimmer sells at 9,000gns at Dark Diamonds Sale

This gimmer also sold carrying a single lamb to Mogford Major. Birness sold 10 gimmers to average an impressive £3,780.50. Jimmy Douglas’ Cairness flock was the home from which the next gimmer sold for 9,000gns. By Creagislay Cracker, and out of the dam of the 20,000gns Cairness Corker, she sold carrying twins to Middlemuir

Best of the Best. Stewart Craft sold a gimmer by Strathbogie Stradivarius for 4,500gns, carrying twins to Salopian Stradle. Balquhain sold a gimmer carrying a single, by Crewelands Kingpin, for 4,200gns. Other prices include: Maidenstone 3,500gns, Cairnton 3,000gns, Cranorskie 2,000gns x 2.

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Club reports England

West Country

021 dawned still under the cloud of uncertainty due to the Covid-19 pandemic, access to markets became difficult with so many “do’s and dont’s” in place and, on that note it was decided not to sponsor any fat lamb classes this year. Devon County Show went ahead at the beginning of July in the form of three back to back one day shows with each days Breed Champions going forward to that days Interbreed. David Rossiter judged the Suffolk classes where Guy Goldring (M.Waycott) Longridge kept up Michael’s tradition of going home with a fistful of rosettes, including Male and Reserve Male Champion, Female and Reserve Female Champion, Breed Champion with an Aged Ewe and Reserve Breed with an Aged Ram. At Exeter Livestock Centre’s Grand July Sheep Fair Rob Holmes gained a first for a stunning bunch of 160 Suffolk x Cheviot shearling ewes which sold to a top price of £270 averaging £224 per head. Our club Ram Sale held on the same day saw this year’s show take on a slightly different format with the Shearling Ram class in a group of three and the Ram Lamb’s in a group of three > King SOS sold to Collessie

or more. Andrew Reed judged. Group of Three Shearling Rams 1st Derryman Family ‘Yarcombe’ 2nd Guy Goldring ‘Longridge’ 3rd James Heard ‘Barton’ Group of Three or more Ram Lambs 1st Brandon Roth ‘Tolgus’ 2nd Darren Stephens ‘Sanctuary’ 3rd David Bourne ‘Stentiford’ Shearling Rams Derryman Family topped at 1,150gns (averaging 840gns for four) Angus Howie topped at 950gns Ram Lambs Brandon Roth topped at 750gns Elsewhere, at the National judge William Flemming (Hallhill) awarded Tom and Aimee Mogford (Mogford) Reserve Champion for their Ram Lamb by Mullghboy Goliath which sold jointly to Birness and Pyestow Flocks for 5,000gns. At Carlisle (Northern Counties Show & Sale) judge Myfyr Evans (Rheadar) selected a Shearling Ram by Brijon Magician from A.J. & W.J.Reed (Beaconhill) as his first prize winner which went on to sell for 1,900gns

to Messrs. Tower & Sons, Tunstall, Carnforth. The NSA sale at Exeter saw Robin and Emma Irwin (Kings) top the Suffolks with a lamb by Castlewood Shark which sold for 4,200gns to Collessie. The Derryman Family (Yarcombe) topped at 1,200gns and A.J. & W.J Reed (Beaconhill) selling to an average of £963 for six shealings. Our annual Flock Competition was held on the 24th/25th September with seven flocks for judge Jim Irving (Glenreiver) of Carlisle to cast his eye over. Our grateful thanks go to Jim for giving up his time to come to the West Country. The prize giving dinner was held at the Cat and Fiddle, Exeter. Novice Flock 1st Barry Haines ‘Hamstones’ Small Flock 1st Graham Reddaway ‘Barwick’ 2nd Barry Haines ‘Hamstones’ 3rd Mary-Julia Cornish ‘Mardle’ Large Flock 1st AJ & WJ Reed ‘Beaconhill’ 2nd Kathleen Hill ‘Sampfordel’ 3rd Guy Goldring ‘Longridge’ Single Ram Lamb 1st M-J Cornish/Guy Goldring ‘Birness You’ll Do’ (pending) 2nd Kathleen Hill 3rd Graham Reddaway Best Ram, Shearling Or Over 1st AJ & WJ Reed ‘Birness Knockout’ 2nd AJ & WJ Reed ‘Monkton Ballistic’ 3rd Guy Goldring ‘Solwaybank Solomon’ Ewe Lambs 1st Marcus Tucker ‘Marcole’ 2nd AJ & WJ Reed ‘Beaconhill’ 3rd Guy Golding ‘Longridge’

> Robin Irwin’s three entries from the WCSSA Female Sale at Exeter

Best Homebred Ram 1st AJ & WJ Reed ‘Beaconhill Buccaneer’ 2nd Guy Goldring ‘Longridge Son of Centurion’ 3rd Guy Goldring ‘Longridge Redbull’ Best Group Of Stock Rams 1st AJ & WJ Reed ‘Beaconhill’ 2nd Kathleen Hill ‘Sampfordel’ 3rd Guy Goldring ‘Longridge’ Best Group Of Ram Lambs To Run On To Shearlings 1st Guy Goldring ‘Longridge’ 2nd Kathleen Hill ‘Sampfordel’ 3rd AJ & WJ Reed ‘Beaconhill’

Livestock Centre where there was great demand for the 31 Females on offer. Robin Irwin (Kings) took the major spoils with three impressive females. Judge Peter Derryman awarded first place to each of Robin’s three entries (Older Ewe, Shearling Ewe and Ewe Lamb). After much deliberation by the judge, it was the Ewe Lamb which came out on top and scooped the Champion prize with the older Ewe taking Reserve.

The Ewe lamb went home with fellow West Country Breeder David Bourne (Stentiford) for 1,600gns, with the older Ewe making 1,200gns and the Shearling going for 1,500gns. Robin’s successes in the sales ring followed him to “The Dark Diamonds” sale at Carlisle where a ‘Kings’ Ewe Lamb sold for 7,000gns to the Salopian Flock. She is full sister to the Ram Lamb purchased by Collesie at the South West NSA sale earlier in the year.

Best Flock Of Ewes AJ & WJ Reed ‘Beaconhill’

Champion Ram AJ & WJ Reed ‘Birness Knockout’

Reserve Champion Ram M-J Cornish/Guy Goldring ‘Birness You’ll Do’

Champion Flock AJ & WJ REED ‘Beaconhill’

Reserve Champion Flock Mrs Kathleen Hill ‘Sampfordel’ In early November we held our In-lamb Ewe show and sale at Exeter

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Club reports England

East Anglia

he Club held its annual Carcass Competition in late April 2021 at C A Leach & Sons in Melbourn and once again there was a fine selection of Lambs entered especially given that restrictions were still in place and the usual gathering of members and dinner after the prizegiving wasn’t possible. The competition was judged by a local butcher and Tom Stocking (Tostock Flock) was judged to have produced the Overall Champion carcass for the second year running. The next Club event wasn’t until mid-September when we went to Melton Constable to be hosted by the Jeary family and their Briston flock. The day was bright and warm and thoroughly enjoyable. We were given a fine lunch of roasted meats from the Jeary Family Butchery. The day ended on a slightly subdued note for me with the Club AGM when I stepped down from being Club Chairman (2021 Chairman Martyn Bateman) but the good news is that Janice Broughton was elected in my place. I would like to wish Janice well for the course of her tenure. I have thoroughly enjoyed my short spell as Chairman of the Club and I have only needed to step down as I > Jeary Flock visit

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> Carcass Competition

have decided to retire and am looking forward to seeing more of the world than the farm! I have enjoyed my time in farming and am proud to have been a shepherd and a representative and ambassador – in a small way – for the Suffolk breed. It is a breed that has a lot of natural advantages and deserves to be promoted. It is slightly disappointing that some within the Society are (at best) less than enthusiastic, but I continue to hope that the breed goes

on to be the best that it can be. I hope too that I can continue to keep in touch with the Club and enjoy future events. The Club year ended with an online meeting when Andy Brenchley from MIC Animal Services Ltd presented a talk on faecal egg counts, worms, wormers and their use and related issues. Andy and his mother Maria have set up a company offering this as a service. There is more about MIC on their website www.mic-as.com

Club reports

Gloucestershire and Adjacent Counties

England

t has been another quiet and tricky year for the club due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. After many false starts we finally got together in the summer, meeting up at our secretary Jane Whitehouse’s home. We had a look at her shearling ewes and lambs which were all looking very well, before enjoying a lovely beef casserole which had been prepared by Jane and Isabel. It had been approximately 18 months since we had last all been together and everyone had a lot of catching up to do and all seemed to really enjoy the night. A proposed flock visit in July unfortunately had to be cancelled but we were invited to the Shropshire club stock-judging afternoon in September which was held at George Powell’s Myddle flock. A couple of our members went along, and I was lucky enough to be asked to be the master judge. It was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon and George presented us with some super sheep to be judged, a real credit to him and his family. The first Saturday in September was Moreton-in-the-Marsh Show which was about the only show in the area that went ahead. It was a glorious, sunny day and had a terrific attendance with long traffic queues to get in. Chris and Sally Holme’s Rookery flock took the championship with a ewe lamb and their shearling ewe was reserve. The buoyant sheep trade in the Autumn meant that on the whole members had little trouble selling their rams, and it was great to see Suffolks becoming more popular in the area. I think Suffolk breeders have got a lot to be positive about as we move forward as there has definitely been a resurgence in the breed over the last couple of years and long may it continue. At the beginning of November, we

held a club meal at The Teddington Hands, Teddington which was a new venue for us, as both the local pubs we had used in the past had changed hands post-Covid-19 and were no longer able to facilitate us. We returned to the Teddington Hands in December for our Christmas meal

which was much enjoyed. As I write this most members will be busy lambing. We look forward to hopefully a more normal year than the previous two; with a bit of luck I would like to think that the shows will return in 2022 and there will be a lot more occasions for us to meet up.

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ust when we thought it was all over… we started again to plan and arrange a pandemic free club year for 2021. Some normality! Only to yet again to be disappointed when our Club Show and Club Trip was cancelled. The disappointment was short lived and the show season started with energy and vigour which was really well attended by club members which some good successes. Thankfully we were able to pick up with our programme of events in August when club members Andrea and Ben Smith, Stanhope Suffolk’s, hosted a summer barbeque. With an excellent show of sheep classes, the winners of the stock judging were 1st Kate Galloway, 2nd Ellie Denby, 3rd Kathryn Richmond, 1st Under 18 Joe James. Members were treated to ‘Have a Go’ at Clay Pidgeon Shooting as well as good food and the first time in ages to chat and share some time together. Record breaking entries for the Northern Counties of England Branch Flock Competition 2021 presented quite a challenge for judge Merrick Pinny. It was great to hear that Glynis and Jane Soulsby (Williamsgill) had won Champion Flock in the flock competition. So well deserved. The AGM was held at Lanes Farm, Westmorland Showground where Sarah Harker, Farmgate Vets provided a amusing talk on “Why we need Pretty Sheep!” The AGM saw a change of governance where Graham Denby took the position of Chairman and Julie Denby became Treasurer. Andrea Gardner remained as Secretary. The Les Newhouse Trophy for the highest price achieved for a tup in 2021 (by a club member) was presented to Geoff Richmond, Sullom Suffolk’s, for a Claycrop Calado tup sold to Gary Owen, Morris Flock for 2,500gns. NWA hosted the clubs In-Lamb Ewe Sale at J36 on 14th November. Everyone was buoyed by the attendance and prices albeit we could have done with a few more ewes for sale. A snazzy ewe lamb shown by James Richmond took the eye of judge, David Williams, Criccin Flock and later sold for 560gns to Robert Garth. In October 1992 a small group of Suffolk breeders met at Hampson House Hotel near Lancaster to discuss the formation of a club dedicated to like-minded Suffolk breeders. There began the North West Suffolk Breeders Club which is still going strong today. So, this is a special 30th Anniversary year for the club.

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Club reports England/Wales

Shropshire & Montgomery

Ram Lamb 1st Paul Delves Bridgeview Flock 2nd John Pryce Horton Flock 3rd John Pryce Horton Flock

ell at the time of writing this report last year we all hoped that 2021 would be normal again. However, that has not been the case and perhaps normal as we knew it will never properly return. As a Club we decided to run another virtual show as many shows had again cancelled or changed the date. The show was kindly sponsored by Farmgene, and we were fortunate to have Gregor Ingram from Logie Durno to judge.

Aged Ewe 1st John Pryce Horton Flock 2nd John Pryce Horton Flock 3rd Steve & Christie Walker Oxbrukheys Flock

Yearling Ram 1st Dylan & Anwen Jones Lluest Flock 2nd Paul Delves Bridgeview Flock 3rd John Pryce Horton Flock

Yearling ewe 1st Steve & Christie Walker Oxbrukheys Flock 2nd Paul Delves Bridgeview Flock 3rd John Pryce Horton Flock

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Ewe Lamb 1st Holly Bowdler Tombridge Flock 2nd John Pryce Horton Flock =3rd Steve & Christie Walker Oxbrukheys Flock =3rd Ben Littlehales Strictly Flock Group of five 1st Dylan & Anwen Jones Lluest Flock 2nd Paul Delves Bridgeview Flock 3rd John Pryce Horton Flock

Champion Dylan & Anwen Jones Lluest Flock Yearling Ram

Reserve Champion John Pryce Horton Flock Aged Ewe. Welshpool Auction held a Spring Lamb competition and vouchers were awarded to W Williams, Llansantffraid, and P & G Jones, Llansantffraid. This competition was kindly sponsored by Rikki Lloyd local Welshpool butcher. As the year progressed, we finally held a face-to-face AGM and stock judging at George Powell’s Myddle Flock. George was elected to the Chair and Claire Whitticase was thanked for all her efforts in these challenging times. Holly Bowdler Tombridge Flock was elected to the committee. Following the formalities, we welcomed other Suffolk members from the Midlands and Glos Clubs to join us in the stock judging which was ably judged by Philip Smith. Philip had a huge task ahead as George had put five pens of sheep out, all of which looked superb making the job even harder. The overall winner of the Ensdon Salver was Jack Pryce and highest Non-Club Member was Louise Buckley. Thank you to all that supported the event it was great to see faces old and new and the hospitality was fantastic with thanks going to George’s family for this.

Ram Show & Sale

The Annual Show and Sale on behalf of the Shropshire & Montgomery Area Suffolk Club took place at Welshpool Livestock Sales on Thursday 30th September with an entry of 93 with 82 sold to average £530. Aged to 550gns, yearlings and top price of the day 980gns from DJ & TA Richards with many other yearlings achieving 700gns upwards, lambs to 650gns from A W Evans. The show was judged by Merrick and Julie Pinny and saw long standing Club members Graeme and Ann Hardman winning the championship for the first time. Aged Ram 1st T S Cox Tomcroft selling to 550gns 2nd G A Wood Whitchurch

Yearling Ram 1st G Hardman Masbury – Champion selling to 850gns 2nd J Pryce Horton 3rd Anabelle Farmer Chatford Ram Lamb 1st Holly Bowdler Tombridge – Reserve Champion selling to 580gns 2nd P Delves Bridgeview 3rd J Pryce Horton Many thanks to our sponsors Farmers Guardian for the Breakfast Vouchers, Bibby’s, Maelor Feeds, Osmonds and J G Animal Health. We also ran a Flock competition which was judged by Sam Thomas – Glenstone with the aid of Keith acting as chauffeur. Sam placed the following flocks as follows. A view day will be held next Spring and so the prizes were presented at the annual dinner. Continued on next page Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Club reports England/Wales Continued from previous page Large Flock 1st Phil Poole - Salopian Flock 2nd Paul Delves - Bridgeview Flock Small Flock 1st Holly Bowdler- Tombridge flock 2nd John Pryce - Horton Flock = 3rd Claire Whitticase - Glanmartin Flock = 3rd S C Walker – Oxbrukheys Flock New Flock 1st Holly Bowdler - Tombridge Flock 2nd Jill Davies & Sam Oakes- Albea Flock Stock Ram 1st Holly Bowdler - Castleisle Golden Balls 2nd Phil Poole - Strathbogie Twenty Twenty 3rd John Pryce - Howgillfoot Hugo Ewe Lamb 1st Phil Poole – Salopian Flock 2nd Paul Delves – Bridgeview Flock 3rd Jack Pryce – Horton Flock

Champion Phil Poole Salopian

Reserve Champion Paul Delves Bridgeview Sam has also placed the following Ram Lambs which were over above the competition and for information: • Paul Delves – Salopian Stradale by Solwaybank Rock Solid • S C Walkers – Oxbrukheys Goliath by Castleisle Golden Balls • Claire Whitticase – SUT: 21:05823 Strathbogie by Strathbogie Twenty Twenty • Jill Davies & Sam Oakes – Hawshill WPT: 21:00052 by Frongoy Firenze

Sam commented that it was an absolute pleasure to be asked to judge such a prestigious Club and thoroughly enjoyed the two days of judging. Every flock visited had something special that stood out to me, the Shropshire and Montgomery branch have some of the best sheep I have seen. The champion and reserve flocks for me really were outstanding and each of them had a very uniformed flock with some lovely breeding ewes and great blood lines. We must also note what Club Members have done outside of Club events with Salopian selling for a record 200,000gns at Lanark and achieving a pen average of over 31,000gns for seven lambs sold. Salopian’s success continued with reserve in the National Flock Competition. Congratulations must also go to Jack Pryce selling to 2,000gns at Western Wonders and taking the championship at the Shropshire and Minsterley shows, Steve and Christie Walker taking reserve in the Midland Flock Competition and most recently Paul and Georgia Delves selling a gimmer to 11,000gns at the big bang sale, following on from their 9,000gns gimmer at Longtown in the summer, are just a few to mention. I would like to thank everyone who has supported the Club over the year and wish you all a successful 2022.

For further information please contact Helen Roberts 07976 803066 or email helen@arddleensuffolks.co.uk. The club also has a Facebook page so please take a look and see what we are up to.

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Club reports Wales

North Wales

021 has been a particularly difficult year for the Club with Covid-19 restrictions in Wales prohibiting any activity we had planned with the cancellation of local and national shows. A number of members did participate in both Society and private sales achieving considerable success. Club Chair, Dafydd Roberts (Llwyn Flock) was awarded the First Prize Shearling Rossette at the Society National Sale in Shrewsbury on 31st July by Society President William Fleming and the ram went on to sell for 1,500gns to P A Smith for his Worcestershire based Peghouse flock, the top price Shearling ram in the sale. At the private Three Nations Sale at Carlisle in November Myfyr Evans’ (Rhaeadr Flock) show champion yearling ewe sold for 19,000gns. He also sold a ewe lamb for 8,000gns. Another club member, Gary Owen (Morris Flock) sold the top price ewe lamb for 12,000gns. As we head into 2022 we are looking forward to being able to meet as a club and start building again post-Covid-19 restrictions. Good luck to all our North Wales members in the new season. > Myfyr Evans TOP PRICE 19,000gns Gimmers

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> Dafydd Roberts TOP PRICE Shearling – Shrewsbury

Club reports

Tayside

ue to the ongoing restrictions from Covid-19 there was no AGM held, gratefully all committee members agreed to continue in post for another year. More positively, members had some very successful sales to both pedigree and commercial breeders at the Lanark, Kelso and Stirling tup sales later in the year. Several new members have joined the club this year and we look forward to being able to meet everyone as this year progresses. We were also very pleased to be able to hold our flock competition on farms this year, judged by Hector Campbell with the prize giving dinner held on the 9th November. Our speaker for the evening was Douglas Baxter, who gave us a very enjoyable and insightful talk on his experiences at Stewart’s of Tayside, one of the largest swede and soft fruit growers in Britain. Overall Flock

Champion Flock Tom Sands (Kingston)

Reserve Champion Flock

Scotland

Small Flock Ewe Lambs 1st Callum Anderson (Standsure) 2nd Colin Whitton (Finhaven) Large Flock Ewes 1st Mike Black (Collessie) 2nd Stewart Lathangie (Pyeston) 3rd Tom Sands (Kingston) Large Flocks Ewe Lambs 1st Stewart Lathangie (Pyeston) 2nd Tom Sands (Kingston) 3rd Mike Black (Collessie) Stock Tups 1st Craigdoo Hullabaloo, Tom Sands (Kingston) 2nd Hollycroft Titan, Andrew Mackie (Quilkoe) 3rd Carony Special Reserve, Colin Whitton (Finhaven) New Tup Class 1st Sitlow Supercharged (Lamb), Callum Anderson (Standsure) 2nd Bentley Blitz (Shearling), Tom Sands (Kingston)

Mike Black (Collessie) Small Flock Ewes 1st Colin Whitton (Finhaven) 2nd Andrew Mackie (Quilkoe) 3rd Callum Anderson (Standsure)

With great sadness this August saw the passing of Tom Sands snr, who established the Kingston flock in 1946 and who had a great passion for the Suffolk breed. The flock is continued today by the family.

Club reports England/Scotland

Scottish Borders & Northumberland

021: Another year devoid of agricultural shows due to Covid-19. However, the Royal Highland Agricultural Society staged a highly successful “Showcase”, live-streamed across the globe. Sheep rings were sited on the attractive area behind Ingliston House, RHASS’s headquarters (fondly > Kypie Flock's 12 year old Henry Mair-Chapman, enthusiastic young Suffolk stocksman

> Suffolk x Mule Ewe Lambs from Blegbie. Second in the pre-show, selling for £170 per head

nicknamed “the Big Hoose”) where agricultural machinery is displayed in regular years. Needless to say, sheep relished the additional space; enormous rings on good turf which made for entertaining catching up at times! Suffolk breeders, judged under the eagle eye of Mike Black (Collessie) enjoyed the day; a privilege to be out and about again and the sun shone. Stalwart Borders Club supporters Keith & Graham Denby (Carnforth) took second places with both a ewe lamb and tup lamb. The latter, a smart chap by Monkton Mentalist x homebred ewe by Carnforth Patriot went one better at Great Yorkshire, the only other Agricultural show held in 2021 and, sold well at Lanark. Their senior tup, Champion Erigal Equaliser stood Reserve Male Champion at the Highland, where Club Secretary Caroline Nelson lifted first and second with homebred Rosepark ewes; full sisters by Cairnton the Cracker x Champion CJO 16:024 by Middlemuir Messi – with lambs placing 3rd and 5th. Auctioneers Lawrie & Symington were called upon to disperse the 60 year old “Sandyknowe” flock of Malcom Stewart, Melrose, successfully handling this significant on-farm sale the day before the Scottish Area Branch’s prestigious sale at Lanark. In this uncertain climate, social media proves a useful sales tool, whilst online sale platforms have become commonplace. However, the Border Union Agricultural Society achieved the almost impossible given the strict Scottish Covid-19

> Carnforth Flock's tup lamb by Monkton Mentalist. WINNER at the Great Yorkshire and SECOND Royal Highland Show

> Michael Walton Snr, ringing Kelso Tup Sale’s bell 2021, accompanied by BUAS’s Dan Withall

regulations, pulling off the Solantel® Kelso Tup Sale; over 4,000 rams selling in 15 rings. Regular Borders consignees fared well. In the MV Shearlings John Elliott (Roxburgh Mains) sold to £3,300, whilst ‘over the road’ in the Unregistered Shearlings, Ali Warden, Skelfhill, Hawick, topped at £3,000. Other noteworthy prices: Nettlingflat £2,400, Smailholm Mains £1,800, Roxburgh Mains £1,700. Michael & Lillias Elliot (Woodside, Kelso) £1,600, then spending on a Registered lamb from Steve & Louise Buckley, Sittinglow (£1,100). Lilburn & Roseden’s MV Shearling consignment topped at £1,600 whilst Duns based Brydon & Johanna Nicholson (Knock’em) secured £1,800 for their best MV lamb. The honour of ringing Kelso Tup Sale’s hallowed ‘bell’ to commence proceedings in time-honoured tradition fell to retired Auctioneer, the respected Michael Walton, Roseden, who witnessed auctioneer grandson Jack Walton selling for Hexham & Northern Marts. As usual, the Borders Club sponsored Harrison & Hetherington’s pre-sale autumn show of ewe lambs sired by a Suffolk. Trade was sharp, Nesbit’s winning pen of X Scotch Half-breds selling for £225 to Stewart Craft. Keen promotors of the Suffolk Youth competition, the Borders Club has an excellent track record with Jennifer Nelson, Robert “Bob” Denby and Archie Herdman previously successful, Archie winning the seniors in 2019. Eagerly waiting for the Championship to re-commence is 12-year old Henry Mair-Chapman from Kypie, near Wooler.

> Caroline Nelson's CHAMPION 'Rosepark Katie' CJO1800048, winning Ewe at the Royal Highland Show

> Keith & Graham Denby's CHAMPION 'Errigal Equaliser', RESERVE Male Champion at the Royal Highland Show

> Bursting into the ring at St Boswells – Nesbit's winning consignment of Suffolk x Scotch Half Bred ewe lambs – selling for £225 per head

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Club reports Scotland

West and Central

e did not hold an AGM due to Covid-19. David Gilmour remained as Chairman and Roy Hiddleston as Vice Chairman.

Club Show

Again unfortunately we were unable to hold a show due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Prime Lamb Competition Stirling – United Auctions

Champion Mr Smith, South Flanders Ayr – Craig Wilson

Champion J Kennedy, Perryston farm, Dunure

Royal Highland Show Showcase

The Hiddleston family (Irongray) won champion with their Gimmer by Errigal Hard Rock and reserve champion with their ram lamb by Kinbally Crash Ball. Whilst Paula and David Reid (Conchar) took reserve female with their Ewe Lamb by Collessie Valegro. Royal Highland Showcase CHAMPION gimmer from Hiddleston family

Great Yorkshire

The Hiddleston Family (Irongray) were champion with their Shearling ram Kinbally Crash Ball and won best Group of Three. Paula and David Reid were placed First with their Ewe by Cairness Custom Made at their first outing to this show.

Longtown Sale

Iain and Judith Barbour (Solwaybank) had a top price of 2,000gns for a gimmer which sold to the Williams flock in Portugal.

Scottish Area Lanark Sale

James Wallace (Claycrop) was first in the Elite ram lamb class and the Hiddleston family (Irongray) were third. James went on to win reserve Scottish Area ram lamb. Jim Cannon (Redbrae) stood third in the open ram lamb class and third in the pen of three ram lambs. Iain and Judith Barbour (Solwaybank) sold their top gimmer for 3,500gns to S Sufferin (Crewelands) and the Hiddleston Family (Irongray) sold their top gimmer for 2,400gns to KW Farms. J Cannon (Redbrae) attained 4,000gns and 3,200gns for his ram lambs whilst J Wallace (Claycrop) received 3,000gns.

> James Wallace, Claycrop Flock, RESERVE Scottish Area Champion at Lanark 2021

Carlisle Sale

J Cannon (Redbrae) was placed third in the show with his pair of ram lambs. He went on to attain 1,100gns and 1,000gns for his best. Whilst J Christie (Westcarse) also achieved a top of 1,000gns closely followed by D Gilmour (Broomknowes) selling to 950gns.

Kelso Ram Sales

A Gray (Langside) attained £6,000 for his best Shearling whilst P Gray (Scrogton) achieved £2,000 for his best. The top ram lamb price of £1,300 was achieved by S and G Brown (Capielaw).

Club Show and Sale – Dumfries Market Judge Callum Kennedy placed the first prize ram lamb from the Hiddleston Family (Irongray) as champion. The Hamish Stoddart Shield for the highest average for three lambs or more was awarded to L Harkness (Netherhall).

Carlisle Female Sale

Paula and David Reid won first prize ewe and attained a top price of 850gns. J Cannon (Redbrae) achieved a top price of 2,200gns and averaged 1,800gns for his pen of gimmers.

Three Nations Sale

Iain and Judith Barbour (Solwaybank) sold their top ewe lamb for 5,000gns to P Poole (Salopian). James Wallace (Claycrop) sold his top gimmer for 2,800gns. Helen Goldie (Harpercroft) sold her best ewe lamb for 1,200gns.

Dark Diamonds

J Cannon (Redbrae) continued his good run this year by achieving a top price of 4,000gns selling to fellow club member Helen Goldie (Harpercroft)

Flock Competition

> Alec Gray, Langside. TOP PRICE Shearling at Kelso

Small Flock 1st J Lundy (Lundazi) 2nd R Arthur (Highmuir) 3rd W Haining (High Drum) Medium Flock 1st J Cannon (Redbrae) 2nd P Gray (Scrogton) 3rd E Dowie (Islay) Large Flock 1st H Goldie (Harpercroft 2nd F Wight (Wights) 3rd P and D Reid (Conchar) Best Female (excluding ewe lambs) H Goldie 249:17:046 Best Progeny Group 1st J Cannon (by Limestone Legacy) 2nd J Lundy (by Rosepark Real Cracker) 3rd P and D Reid (by Solwaybank Spudulike) Evandale Trophy - Best 5 ewe lambs 1st J Cannon (Redbrae) 2nd H Goldie (Harpercroft) 3rd P Gray (Scrogton) Best Stud Ram - Forkins Samson J Cannon (Redbrae)

Champion Flock J Cannon (Redbrae)

Reserve Champion Flock H Goldie (Harpercroft) I would like to take this opportunity to thank all members for their continued support during 2021.

We were delighted that this year’s Flock competition could go ahead and the judges were John Buchanan (Prettsmill) and Mr John Linton. Awards were presented at the Lochside Hotel and Spa, New Cumnock. Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022 105

Club reports Scotland

North East Scotland

ot the year we had hoped for as we were once again unable to hold our March meeting, Club Trip or Tup Tour. Our first event was the Towns and Carnie sponsored Prime Lamb competition, judged by Ross Williams for Thomson Butchers, Keith with Alfie Stuart, Davishill Champion and Moir Livestock Reserve. July brought the Northern Area Sale in Lanark judged by Alistair Gault. Club member G L Stuart stood Champion (18,000gns) with Reserve Mark Priestley (48,000gns). Other leading prices for NE Club members were John Gibb, Cairnton 30,000gns and Jim Innes, Strathbogie 15,000gns. Many congratulations to Phil Poole for securing a new record price of 200,000gns. National Sale judged by Willie Fleming resulted in leading

> Christmas Classic 2021

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prices for Club members Finn Christie (18,000gns) Jim Innes (12,000gns) and G L Stuart (6,000gns). Our next sales were held at Thainstone; September was sponsored by Harbro and judged by Brian Anderson, Shetland. Champion G L Stuart Birness (1,110gns) Reserve Craig Paterson Cranorskie (700gns). October Sale sponsored by Towns & Carnie and judged by Duncan Connan – Champion G L Stuart (700gns) Reserve Neil Benzie (650gns). Leading Club prices at the Kelso Sale were Irene Fowlie £1,700 and Birness £2,600. This year our Flock Competition had ten entries and was sponsored by Procam. Ronnie Wilkie stepped in for Micky Walton who will hopefully be fully fit to judge next year’s competition.

WINNERS: Small Flocks 1st Alison Dalgarno, Cairnorrie 2nd Vickie Benzie, Milnwood 3rd Scott Wilson, Glenisla Medium Flocks 1st John Henderson, Bullers 2nd Stewart Duncan, Pennan 3rd P & R Machray, Middlemuir Large Flocks 1st Judith Lorimer, Cadgerford 2nd Craig Paterson Cranorski Best Flock of Ewe Lambs 1st Craig Paterson 2nd Judith Lorimer 3rd Stewart Duncan

> Prize winners 2021

The Christmas Classic rounded off our year with David Delday, Orkney carrying out judging duties and classes sponsored by Murray Duguid, Oldmeldrum.

Best Flock of Ewes 1st Judith Lorimer 2nd John Henderson 3rd Alison Dalgarno

CLASS WINNERS: Ewe Lambs 1st G L Stuart (1,500gns) 2nd G L Stuart (1,000gns) 3rd Faith Miskelly, Corrybrae (350gns)

Best Stock Tup 1st P & R Machray, Cairness Glenmorangie 2nd Craig Paterson, Strathbogie Stormzy 3rd Alison Dalgarno & Ron Greig, Drimmie Dubarry

Gimmers 1st G L Stuart (3,800gns) 2nd G L Stuart (2,000gns) 3rd Jim Innes, Strathbogie (2,200gns)

Best Tup Lamb 1st P & R Machray & Jim Young (Muirton), Salopian Zoolander 2nd Judith Lorimer, Redbrae HRH 3rd Stewart Duncan & Sam Milne, Bridgeview Balvenie

Ewes 1st and 2nd G Troup, Whitestone (700gns)

Best Ewe or Ewe Lamb Judith Lorimer 414:20:00604 We thankfully managed to have our Dinner and Presentation this year and it was so lovely to see everyone again for the first time in two years. This was our 40th Anniversary and we had hoped to have a much bigger celebration, however we were lucky to have founder member of the club Jimmy Wilson, Bridgestone Flock as our speaker.

Leading Prices were John Gibb (1,600gns) Jimmy Douglas (2,000). Congratulation to the Lorimer family, Cadgerford and Craig Paterson, Cranorskie on their success in the National Flock Competition. Sadly, this year we lost two former club members; Harry Sleigh of the Wells Flock to Covid-19 and AG Norrie Snr of the Slackadale Flock. Committee for 2022 are: • Chairman – Melvin Stuart • Vice – David Miskelly • Secretary – Evelyn Young

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Club reports Northern Ireland

North Antrim and East Londonderry

s we entered 2021 hoping to get back to the hustle and bustle of shows, sales and events these sadly were few and far between with ongoing restrictions. As it was difficult to arrange meetings at the end of the season it was decided to keep the committee unchanged for a further 12 months. Our annual sale was held at Armoy Livestock Market in September where trade was strong with 100% clearance. Prior to the sale we held our pre-sale show with judge David Duncan selecting John McKay’s ram lamb as overall champion and Brian McVicker taking reserve champion. Trade topped with Patrick Donnelly’s ram lamb at £1,220 and Brian McVicker’s shearling at £920. We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to James Delargy Farm Supplies for their sponsorship of our annual show and sale.

Several club members excelled in the Northern Ireland Branch and National Flock competitions this year. Congratulations to Patrick Donnelly on winning both the Northern Ireland Branch and the National Flock Competition for the fourth time and we would like to wish him all the best after his successful dispersal sale in November. Club members were also well represented at the NI Branch Premier sale in Ballymena where members Campbell and Jason Watson took supreme champion, and we congratulate all who achieved success at this sale. We would like to wish members and fellow breeders every success for the coming lambing season and look forward to getting back to all events across the country in 2022.

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Club reports Northern Ireland

East Down

he club year began with a lockdown which had been carried forward due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, as everyone had gotten through lambing and the uncertainty of the previous 10 months there seemed to be light at the end of the tunnel. So slowly everything began to ease a little bit and we were able to arrange our AGM, in June! Only six months late. The AGM was held on the 21st of June under the Covid-19 regulations and social distancing. It was great to see the members all together albeit sitting a metre apart wearing masks. The rest of the year ahead was discussed, and we decided not to organise a flock competition and to use the NI Branch Tup Tour as our outing this year. The feeling of the meeting was to keep things to a minimum to ensure the safety of the members and their families. The ram sales were the first events that some of our members were able to attend and they commenced with the NI Branch Export sale at Ballymena. This sale has historically seen an exceptionally good trade and our members did not disappoint. Patrick McVerry topped

> BEST PAIR – Norman Robinson

the female trade at 1,600gns. Philip Kennedy won the first-place ribbons in the Novice class and went into the ring selling at 2,000gns with another in his pen selling at 4,500gns. Mark Priestley also had strong trade with his pen leader selling at 9,000gns. Lanark was next on the calendar and because of the regulations around Brexit there was only one club member who travelled. Congratulations to Mark Priestley on achieving a new NI breed record price selling his first lamb at 48,000gns. The club sale was next on the calendar and this year there was a flying trade. Suffolk lambs were in demand with prices topping at 800gns. There was an average sale price of £524 and all sheep were sold bar three. Mark Priestley, Limestone flock, kindly agreed to judge the show at short notice (we did not know if a show would be allowed until the last minute) and he found his champion in the Benrafton pen belonging to Norman Robinson. This ram lamb, a Lakeview Pink Panther son went on to sell at 800gns with his pen mates following at 540gns, 500gns and 440gns. The reserve ribbons were awarded to a ram lamb from the Tullywinney flock belonging to Patrick McVerry, a son of Salopian Scuderia, this lamb sold to 700gns the second highest price of the night. A Longbeech ram lamb, sired by Strathbeg Stan the Man belonging to Sean Burns achieved the third highest price of 600gns. The other prize winners on the night were as follows: Shearling ram 1st Sean Burns Gigot 1st Patrick McVerry Open ram lamb 1st Norman Robinson 2nd Patrick McVerry 3rd Norman Robinson The pair of lambs class was won by Norman Robinson with Patrick McVerry second and Tyrone Linden third. The year then progressed to the flock competitions and club member Shaun Turkington won the reserve champion flock in the NI competition. Congratulations to Shaun on this achievement. This then led us into the female sales in which many members achieved notable prices such as Shaun Turkington at the Bonanza sale where he had his flock dispersal. His ewe lambs topping at 4,500gns while his ewes sold to a top of 3,500gns and his gimmers to a top of 2,000gns. Then at the NI Branch female sale William

> Sale RESERVE Champion – Patrick McVerry

Montgomery sold off the adult portion of his Smiddiehill flock with a gimmer selling to a top of 2,700gns. The Three Nations sale was next up and Mark Priestley’s Gimmer sold away at 6,500gns with his ewe lambs topping at 4,500gns. Norman Robinson was the only club member to sell at both the Big Bang and Dark Diamonds where he topped to 2,000gns. Congratulations to all. It has been great to see such demand for the breed and to also see so many new

> Sale CHAMPION – Norman Robinson

breeders over the past few years. As a club we brought the short year to an end by coming together for our annual dinner and awards night. We did not have too many trophies to hand out on the night but the craic and opportunity to catch up with old friends, and some new, made up for it. So hopefully we will look forward to a healthy happy Lambing and a brighter outlook on the incoming year.

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Club reports Europe

Flanders – Belgium

021: Celebrating the 135th birthday of the Suffolk Sheep Society. And what a year it was. Record prices being paid at the pedigree sales for ram lambs and females, but also the commercial buyers appreciated the Suffolk qualities. Ewes for their excellent mothering-capabilities and rams for finishing lambs. In Flanders, Belgium, Covid-19 went up and down, so several committees decided not to organise their shows. Just one of the five well-known shows could go on. In Waregem, judge Gerard Aardema made a Solwaybank Jesse James ewe lamb, 1300-0660, homebred from Bert Laeremans’ Netevallei flock, Breed Champion. A new show, organised for the first time, went on in Schakkebroek. Mr Danny Waillez made 3827-1162 , a ram lamb by Pexhill Peach, from Franky Van Sterthem, bred by Jan Van Ginderachter, Champion. With all the Covid-19 regulations, it was not easy to come over to the UK, to visit friends/breeders, or attend shows and sales. We followed most of those on the internet. Brexit

made it impossible to import sheep from England, Wales and Scotland. Luckily we were able to buy and import Suffolk sheep from Ireland and Northern Ireland. I’d like to thank the breeders for giving us the opportunity to buy those sheep and Dan O’ Mahony, Robert McCreery/Cora Kilpatrick, Martin and Kristina O’ Neill for a fantastic collaboration to get the sheep over to the EU. What will 2022 bring us? I think nobody knows, but let’s hope everybody stays healthy and will keep breeding Suffolk sheep, showing the best ones at shows, and selling top quality. So if all things normalise, we can visit friends/ breeders again, have a look at their flocks, watch the shows and sales in Belgium and the UK. Wishing the Suffolk Sheep Society and the Suffolk breeders the very best!

Peter Frijters, Chairman Flanders Club Breed CHAMPION Waregem

Breed CHAMPION Schakkebroek

Young breeder focus Harry Lyons How did you get into breeding pedigree Suffolks?

What else is on the farm?

When I was seven years old I was given a cade Suffolk ewe lamb by a neighbouring farmer. At the time I had a small flock of Ryelands. Anna became a family favourite. When she eventually died I decided I wanted some more Suffolks. Now I have a flock of about 30 Suffolk ewes.

We only have six acres at home but I farm almost 200 acres in total. As well as the Suffolks I have used 30 recipients this year, mostly Suffolk Border Leicester crosses. I also run a flock of Cheviots and Scotch Half-breds and am using Suffolk tups on them to produce MV recipients. Lastly, I have a Beltex tup to use on the late lambing Suffolks to produce cross-bred tups. Until recently I also had some commercial sheep which I sold, to focus on the Suffolks and reduce lambing from five months to two six week blocks. It’s all sheep on our holding.

What do you like about Suffolks in particular? I have become slightly addicted to Suffolks even though they are not the easiest of sheep. They are characterful, something a bit different and they have great commercial value. I love their growth rates and the challenge of putting the genetics together to breed the best lambs you can.

When did you purchase your first flock? In 2015 I bought two in-lamb ewes from Beeston – a Harley and a Manordale. The following year I bought a Limestone tup and in-lamb ewes from the Whitestone, Knockem and Manordale flocks. Since then I have added a few ewes each year from the Pexhill, Stockton, Pyeston, Knockem and Frongoy flocks, amongst others.

What do you look for in a Suffolk tup? If I could design a Suffolk tup it would have good length, tight skin, good colours and be spot on, on its legs. I like something nice and showy with a bit of attitude. I have always chosen looks over breeding. My stock tups are Balquhain, Rookery and Frongoy and they each have different characteristics. For the last three years I have used AI with fresh and frozen semen to match the genetics of the tups to the attributes of each individual ewe and I’ve been really pleased with the results.

Any successes to date? I do lots of showing with the Suffolks in the summer and have won several interbreed championships. I’m really proud to have won the Bury show interbreed championship three years running. I get a real buzz from winning with home bred sheep. Another success was selling the second highest price sheep at the 2020 Skipton sale with a Salopian Scuderia ewe lamb.

What has been your highlight so far? My highlight so far has got to be winning the 2021 NSA Next Generation Shepherd of the Year competition. At 19, I was the youngest finalist, and the competition was really tough, but the tasks were good fun and I’d encourage young shepherds to enter if they get the chance as it’s a good way to learn, get noticed and to meet people. The fact that I won as a first generation farmer who has had to build up my knowledge and flock from scratch made this award even more significant for me.

> Group of Three at the Bury Show 2021

> Penistone 2021 Interbreed Champion

Where do you see yourself in five years time?

Who has been your greatest influence?

My aim over the next five years is to continue to improve the quality and uniformity of my Suffolk flock by buying in fresh genetics. I’m hoping to be selling at some of the bigger sales by then and to have caught the eye of some of the top breeders. Another aim is to become a role model for other young breeders, encouraging them to give Suffolk breeding a real go.

I haven’t just got lucky with my Suffolk flock; I’m working really hard and I am quite ambitious. Over the past five years I have worked for Geoff and Gill Biddulph with their Pexhill flock. They have been really generous, sharing their knowledge and encouraging me along my way. I owe Geoff a huge debt of gratitude for pointing me in the right direction. I haven’t always listened to his advice but, looking back on it, maybe I should have done! He’s given me a great foundation to build upon. Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022 115

> Christina MacKenzie with her first Suffolk Lambs, and friend Halley Martin

Youth focus

Name: Christina MacKenzie Flock Code: XZA Prefix: Melbost

Name: Alexander Clark, aged 10 Flock Code: UHF Prefix: Glengyre

I wanted my own project on the family farm. Having admired the breed from a young age along with the possibility that I could produce rams to use with our commercial flock – Suffolks were my first choice!

I started my flock in 2016 and now have 11 ewes. I love their floppy ears, how friendly they are and they would do anything for cake! I have made some good friends who give me help and advice.

Name: Dylan Holtom Flock Code: WSW Prefix: Dilly’s Suffolks

Name: Henry Mair-Chapman

Dilly's Suffolks started when my dad brought me three in lamb ewes from the rookery flock three years ago. I love it when they are running in the field towards me with their big ears flapping. The lambs are cute and cuddly.

My family has bred Suffolks for 20 years, so I've been involved with the breed all my life. In my opinion, Suffolks are very hard to beat and I enjoy helping to sell our Shearlings annually at Kelso Ram Sales.

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Name: Ryan McConnachie Flock Code: UTD Prefix: Buchromb I’ve loved Suffolks from a young age and have been building up my unregistered flock since I received a gimmer in 2016. Last year I purchased three pedigree gimmers. This year will be the first year registering my own lambs.

Name: Jack Donoghue Flock Code: XUN Prefix: Doncool I started breeding Suffolks at the age of 17 due to their fast growth rate and good docile traits. I currently have seven breeding females and hope to expand in the near future.

Name: Jordan Toye Flock Code: WHN Prefix: Boveedy Suffolk sheep have provided me with a new life experience. We achieved first prize shearling at the society’s annual sale, as well as a joint purchase in 4.1k Crewelands triplestar breaking the sale record at the Second Ballymena ram sale!

Name: Joan Creus Meya (aged 24) Paula Tor Vazquez (aged 22) Flock Code: XFK Prefix: Cerdanya We’re lovers of the Suffolk sheep. Our small herd is located in North Spain and we love the Suffolk breed for its morphological characteristics that make it one of the most beautiful breeds there is. Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022 117

Name: Mark James Rea Flock Code: P52 Prefix: Ballymather Having grown up with pedigree Suffolks they have always been a part of my life. I especially enjoy dressing them for shows and sales with my dad, Wallace, and also attending the in-lamb sales at the end of the year – which usually turns into an expensive day out sheep shopping! I was also extremely proud to win the Suffolk youth championship in 2018!

I started with Suffolks when my father started breeding Suffolks in 1983. I've grown up with Suffolks all my life. In 2014 my dad only had a couple of ewes left so I really wanted to get myself a couple of ewes, so I saved and bought a ewe from Dennis Taylor in Carlisle. From there I have grown through the years and am vslowly getting to where I want to be. I’m now into my eighth lambing of my own Suffolks and have never been more excited to see the outcome of a crop of lambs.

Name: Hannah Lorimer Flock Code: 414 Prefix: Cadgerford

Name: Gareth Waite and Harriet Nott Flock Code: XWD Prefix: Ovington

Although the Suffolk breed has had its critics, the suffolk will produce a uniform crop of lambs in commercial flocks and with today’s improved genetics and management, the lambs are vigorous and easier lambed. Their superior growth rates are second to none.

This has been our first year with Suffolks, we chose this breed because of their lovely temperament, and we are based in Suffolk! We have found the Society and Suffolk sheep community very supportive, and we love keeping such an affectionate breed

Name: Sam Haining

118 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Congratulations to the following flocks who are celebrating major milestones

(1927) C41

Messrs R Partridge & Son

(1952) V11

Mrs R J S Sherratt

(1962) 600 556 583 531

(1982) J2 H45 H75 K23 J75 K99 L20 H81 H83 K52 J65 J99 H41 L25 H37 J53 K14

Rodney Blair Messrs W & J Brown Robert J Burns Howard C Dowson J Frame R Henderson John Key A J King Tyrone Linden Messrs R B & G M Morgan & Partners Mr & Mrs M J R & J A Pinny Dafydd Pugh Roberts P A Smith G Troup Messrs P & A Wilson S & S Wilson James Young

(1997) JVC

JTO KAX JYB JVN JZB JWC JWO

Mrs Gillian Beckley & Mr Arthur Brown Scott & Gavin Brown John Creeper Stewart Duncan Mr & Mrs Stephen E Elsworthy Mark Herron Mr & Mrs L Peel C W Williamson

Messrs T H Brewis Richard H Francis Gordon A Mackie L&G Yewdall

(1992) FSC HCT

Philip Gurney Mr William & Mrs Carole Ingram FTV Frank McConville FVX Dafydd Morgan FSH Kevin O’Donoghue HBW D Summers FWL W Elfed Williams HDK James Winters

Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022 119

Celebrating

95 years on

Kersey Flock

stablished in 1927 by Robert Partridge (known as Bobby) the Kersey Flock is now one of the oldest flocks in the country and the largest pedigree flock in the home county of the breed. For many years there were two flocks in the Parish of Kersey after John Partridge, Bobby’s nephew, set up the Harts flock in 1947. Chris took on the running of the Harts flock in 1982 following the death of his father, John. Bobby died in 1980 and in 1999 the opportunity arose for Chris and Sarah to combine the two flocks thereby retaining the Kersey prefix. During the last century Suffolk Sheep formed part of a mixed farming enterprise, making use of root crops and sugar beet tops as well as other arable by products, thus improving the soil fertility. The importance of this traditional system is once more at the forefront of agricultural practice. John performance recorded his flock with the MLC from the early days and this is something which has been continued to the present time with Signet. The flock’s aim is to produce high index recorded shearlings which are light boned, active and reared predominantly on grass and forage. Each year about 25 rams are sold to both pedigree breeders and into the crossing trade. Over the years the Partridges have tried to breed a Outdoor lambing yard in 1960s

Kersey Flock and Chris walking up lane 2014

traditional type of easy fleshing Suffolk with tight skins. When purchasing stock rams they have looked for proven performance figures as well as correctness and breed type. They have never tried to increase the bone carried in the flock as they feel this is unnecessary and not required commercially. Recent influential stock rams have come from Tomcroft, Drinkstone, Heriot, Midhope and Bentley flocks. The flock now numbers about 60 ewes and is run

Ewes and lambs on roots in 1970s

alongside the Kersey herd of pedigree British Blue cattle which Chris established in 1986, as well as a commercial suckler herd on the Partridge family’s 750 acre mixed farm. In recent years Chris and Sarah have been delighted to supply ewes to people starting several new flocks in the Eastern Counties. In 2017 they exported 19 ewes and 2 rams, along with 15 ewes from the Stoke Doyle Flock, to central Portugal. High index rams have also been exported

to Germany and France. As for the future it is hoped that the flock will continue to thrive. Alice, one of Chris and Sarah’s four children takes a keen interest in the sheep and cattle, having loved showing from a young age. Currently living in New Zealand, she recently won the New Zealand Young Farmers national stock judging competition where one of the classes involved judging Suffolk Sheep!

Ewe lambs on stubble turnips in November 2017

Chris Partridge Kersey Flock Suffolk Sheep PHONE 01787 210859 / 07786 192665 ENVELOPE thecovey@kerseylivestock.co.uk DESKTOP www.kerseylivestock.co.uk R Partridge & Son Ltd West Sampsons Hall, Kersey, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 6EL

Information as supplied by breeders to the Society. Some information withheld due to GDPR. New members for 2021 in Bold

Breeders directory

UK MEMBERS ENGLAND

Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

D F & A E Callan

Pembrokeshire

07970 316 801

Castlemartin

NKY

J & E Campbell

Northumberland

07720 724 708

Rosebrough

76L

Angus Carnie

Wiltshire

07495 097 518

Lenton

ULN

Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

Andrew James Chapman

East Yorkshire

07932 419 062

Saintjohns

UHA

J&C Airey

Cumbria

07881 920 810

Urswick

STX

J L Chapman--Jewitt

North Yorkshire

07896 508 111

Folkton

LAW

Nottinghamshire

07779 733 518

Bevercotes

WCK

Mr Annett

Northumberland

07850 426 280

Widdrington

PHB

Miss Cheetham

Mr & Mrs Armstrong

Cumbria

07850 770 921

Lime

V20

P D & E J Chetwynd

West Midlands

07854 213 591

Whitacre

UUD

C & S Armstrong

Cumbria

01697 351 628

Studholme

JKF

Reece Clayton

Norfolk

07745 176 093

Wellbeck

XPF

Mr & Mrs Arscott

Devon

07818 444 476

Rock

NTN

Stephen W Cobbald

Suffolk

07770 581 760

Lavenham

JKC

Hampshire

07412 944 679

Westbury

WUL

Tom Ashton

Shropshire

07973 957185

Stapleton

XHW

Hattie Cobden

Kevin Askham

North Yorkshire

07967 677193

Thomham

ZCD

S R Cobden

Hampshire

07780 620 970

Meonwara

Y17

Katie Bachelor

Lancashire

07593 879 107

Stoneyraikes XXH

Ben Collings

Cornwall

07809 703 641

Benbreed

NDH

Simon Bainbridge

Morpeth

07718 740 287

Bainbridge

XTH

Messrs Cony & Partners

Buckinghamshire

07958 768 116

Lavendon

Y51

Herefordshire

07814 407 507

Cookton

DRW

Carol Baker

Northumberland 07976 944 181

Delark

ZCH

A Cook

Kirsten Barningham

North Yorkshire

07760 883 787

Greenbarn

WSJ

Mr & Mrs Cook

Warwickshire

07805 129 596

Whichford

C18

Michael Bartlett

Somerset

01935 842 024

Broadmean

XKU

M J & C G Cook

Cambridgeshire

07547 663 173

Furtherford

NVZ

Alan J Bassett

Devon

07764 150 950

Iddesleigh

USK

Teresa Cook

Suffolk

07980 742 671

Crown

SSJ

Cumbria

07548 257 476

Shudderstone

WWF

Mr & Mrs Bateman

Cambridgeshire

07866 607 802

Moat

SHF

Edward Cooper

Stephen Baylis

Shropshire

01952 541 452

Steen

99T

James Cooper

Wiltshire

07846 748 046

Cooper

WKH

George Cope

Buckinghamshire

07732 233 367

Burston

WTZ

Mrs Gillian C Beckley & Mr Arthur L Brow

Somerset

07932 141 026

Rollian

JVC

Mrs Cornish

Devon

07770 442 828

Mardle

V39

Messrs Beddie

Norfolk

07786 782 129

Breckland

P11

Miss Amy Coumbe

Cornwall

07905 242 827

HOUSEY

WJW

Laura Jane Berry

Rossendale

07740 308 278

Rossendale

UFN

Mr Cox

Lincolnshire

07764 185 006

Amberwell

KPN

Richard Berry

Devon

07828 779 164

Wicardo

PPN

Mr Cox

Staffordshire

07928 687 567

Tomcroft

LAS

Mr Biddulph

Cheshire

07913 311 172

Pexhill

92J

Ridley Craig

Co Durham

07761 738 841

Intake

WWL

Joseph Bird

Cumbria

07738 406 499

Roundthorn

XPH

Tom Edward Cranston

Wigan

07526 125 161

Weathercock

XPD

Mr & Mrs Blackwell

Gloucestershire

07946 256 931

Horsley

WPD

Andrew Cross

Preston

07850 585 061

Barnacre

XJX

T Alan Blair

Lancashire

01253 827 497

Thornfleet

CWC

Jonathan Peter Crow

Shropshire

07815 761 065

SUTHERLAND

WJX

Harry & Miles Blakeney

Wiltshire

07971 979 677

Downs

PZC

Debbie Cullum

Berkshire

07786 327 055

Thamesvalley XXJ

Stephanie Mae Blower

Denbighshire

07495 829 307

Deevalley

WXL

Heidi & Sally Curtis

Flintshire

07536 050 453

Kinnerton

TDC

Thomas Blunt

Buckinghamshire

07748 907 108

Milton

NLB

Daniel Fabb

Cambridgeshire

07584 035 080

Fabb

XWW

Miss Blythe

Lincolnshire

07721 416 715

Lincs

LCD

Patrick Dadswell

Somerset

07841 350 388

Rookham

SZS

Emily Boby

Newark

07768 731 497

Debdalehill

XHN

Sophie Daly

Somerset

07779 263 440

Eden

NYB

T.J and C.R Boden

Cheshire

07825 981 555

Sportsmans

WWZ

Stephen J Bolland

North Yorkshire

07812 722 753

Wharfe

LVX

Naomi Coltman & Daniel George

Somerset

07825 223 106

Tadhill

ZAK

Ben & Sian Bonnel

Cheshire

07880 715 644

Wadesglen

XNS

Ted Samuel Darlington

Derbyshire

07772 710 706

Teddys

XLP

David Bourne

Devon

07882 592 308

Stentiford

WDW

Daniel Glyn Davies

Cheshire

07780 388 629

Templerhyd

PDC

Holly Bowdler

Shropshire

07808 548 954

Tombridge

WPJ

Jack & Matilda Davies

Warwickshire

07802 538 338

Ratcliffe-Culey

WKF

Joseph Bowness

Cumbria

07853 711 732

Cliburnhall

XXT

Charles Denby

Cumbria

07757 082 153

Blackroots

NON

Emma Bradshaw

Lancashire

07496 879 953

Swilkin

WZU

Mr J Brain

Warwickshire

07772 886 157

Lordswood

WZT

Samantha Braines

Co Durham

07703 807 098

Holmside

XCS

Mrs Brannen

Cumbria

07801 868 733

Moorsley

NZD

Mrs Brass

Cumbria

07866 877 856

Scandalbeck

XAU

F G Brewer & Sons (Farms) Ltd

Cornwall

07815 539 767

Ennis

I D & J C Briggs

West Yorkshire

07806 982 677

Phillip Brooks

Somerset

Chloe Brough

Cumbria

Mrs Broughton Ian Brown

Rodger K Denby

Cumbria

07711 578 711

Carnforth

A58

John and Ria Dennis

Thorpe

07972 774 779

Oakmere

XWX

Mr Derryman & Sons

Devon

07773 692 558

Yarcombe

R86

Benjamin Richard Dickson

Middlesborough

07795 342 959

Upsall

XDA

D R Dixon & Laura Chappelhow Cumbria

07710 519 661

Watersedge

UFL

Chloe Mae Dolphin

North Yorkshire

07495 826 508

Auldhall

WWK

77P

Mr Dowson

North Yorkshire

07813 573 108

Castlegrove

K23

Springstone

V33

Samuel David Driver

Derbyshire

07811 141 860

Chisworth

XNN

07816 052 637

Lyatts

NLS

Harley Dufosee

Wiltshire

01985 840 291

Deverill

PLO

07923 308 502

Sycamorecroft

UHX

Sophie Dunlop

Shropshire

07507 502 894

Dunlop

XJA

Norfolk

07860 101 333

Marwood

13L

Robert Earnshaw

North Yorkshire

07990 550 545

Stoneybers

HRV

West Yorkshire

07836 242 611

Maverick

HSV

Samuel Joseph Eastwood Huddersfield

07760 125 725

Samazing

ZFH

Messrs James & Sam Brunt Cheshire

07591 179 892

Canalside

WNX

Isaac Eccleston

North Yorkshire

07507 453 622

Croftlands

WZS

Mr Buckley

Derbyshire

07837 684 144

Sitlow

45Z

Mr Edwards

Devon

07798 853 157

Delilea

WYK

Henry Bullock

Kent

07967 648 294

Jimrox

XNX

Harry Elsden

Hertfordshire

07951 136 930

Tewinbury

XWU

M T Bulmer

North Yorkshire

07874 214 832

Salton

D17

Elizabeth Elson

Leicestershire

07521 662 465

Osgi

WWS

Sadie Burniston

Harrogate

07921 267 904

Skyfall

ZHA

Mr & Mrs Elsworthy

Devon

07955 986 095

Monkleigh

JVN

122 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Breeders directory Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

Jack & Lisa English

Lancashire

07749 522 374

Laneside

PUT

Mark Hawkswood

Coventry

07710 510 598

Hawkswood

XZW

Julie Evans

Herefordshire

07970 240 684

Penmoor

XKS

Geoff Hay

Cumbria

07880 512 342

Beckclose

XSA

Lloyd Evans

Durham

07710 594 574

Denholme

XNK

Mrs Heard

Devon

07786 066 813

Barton

58A

Mark Evans

West Yorkshire

07855 615 221

Jubilee

Y31

Harvey Heath

Ashbourne

07949 423 946

Woodlands

ZHT

Mark Falshaw

Bury

07724 062 299

Cheswell

ZFT

Greig Henderson

Cheshire

07737 684 436

Swingfields

UND

Annabelle Farmer

Shropshire

07836 658 670

Chatford

SDA

Andrew Hewson

Cumbria

07795 040 647

Vallum

AHW

Derek J Farr

Herefordshire

07811 750 580

Wentworth

T64

Mrs Hill

Somerset

07860 608 501

Sampfordel

HRH

Harrison Farrer

Norfolk

07718 284 008

Nimbus

ZAF

Messrs Hill & Co

Derbyshire

01283 761 445

Sandyhill

Matthew & Hazel Fear

North Somerset

07792 149 795

FELTON

WJZ

Mrs Hogg

Somerset

07762 957 884

Cheriton

XDT

Mark Fenemore

Northamptonshire

07545 545 377

Fencoat

WTH

Richard Holland

Devon

07813 781 968

Anstey

CST

Ian Fenwick

Northumberland

07833 707 270

Drakestone

XJD

Laura Ferrett

Dorset

07582 461 279

Ferrett

XHK

Holly Lockley & Joshua Buxton

Gloucestershire

07531 189 187

Buckley

XWT

James Grant Findlay

North Yorkshire

07717 492 839

Westerdale

XJS

C J Holmes

Worcestershire

07738 834 683

Rookery

DND

Eleanor Fisher

Carlisle

07714 356 329

Holmeden

XHT

D J & L J Holt

Lancashire

01200 447 246

Newhurst

R90

Amanda Fitton

Lancashire

07890 602 820

Hughwood

XAN

Dylan Holtom

West Midlands

07845 391 101

Dilly's

WSW

Mr Fitton

Lancashire

07971 272 764

Maestro

SLN

Stephen Hooper

Devon

0796 646 1539

Gladsdale

XKW

Paul M Fletcher

Worcestershire

07966 455 642

Callow

96N

PJ & J Hope

Herefordshire

01873 860 221

Tanhouse

AXV

Christopher Foster

Lincolnshire

01673 880 215

Turfbury

WTU

Robert & Pauline Hopper

Devon

07947 307 631

Gogwell

JCW

UNJ

Sir Horn-Smith

Gloucestershire

07770 200 010

Bismore

UNL

Cheshire

01625 578 128

Harrop

XKN

Tim Francis

Suffolk

07900 311 850

Topgold

J Davies

Cheshire

07748 551 990

Albea

WNT

Rory Horne

Ellie / Heidi Fudge

Suffolk

07515 658 334

Harrowgreen

UUL

Matthew Horner

Lancashire

07769 169 330

Horners

TCW

C D Gabbott

Cheshire

01625 573 335

Springwater

A65

Mrs Houghton

Cheshire

07540 704 887

Houghton

UXP

WZC

Mr Howie

Devon

07831 330 962

Millhouse

SNF

Leicestershire

07546 692 247

WellandValley

WLT

Kate Galloway

West Yorkshire

07850 592 134

Cobclough

Amity Gardner

Norfolk

07771 660 437

Compton

XHP

Abi Rose Howitt

Ms Gardner

Lancashire

07921 020 655

Powerline

NZS

Miss Howl

Northamptonshire

07886 650 512

Glebelow

KLZ

Messrs Garner & Son

Lincolnshire

07767 277 171

Ortum

78X

Norman D Howl

Northamptonshire

07731 782 861

Normandy

696

84N

David L J & Charlie D Hughes Hertfordshire

07772 712 358

Chalkland

PPD

West Yorkshire

07946 481 018

Furzileas

SNN ZAC

Mark Gatehouse

Worcestershire

07989 430 136

Arley

Messrs Gent & Son

Northamptonshire

07850 085 413

Stokedoyle

A14

Nicky Hughes & Lara Hails

Roland J Giddy

Worcestershire

07725 049 967

Lotal

SJF

Georgina Gillam

North Yorkshire

07961 774 645

Calcaria

XTC

Matthew & Jennifer Hulley

Derbyshire

07887 638 262

Redmoor

T P Gilman

Lincolnshire

07989 683 222

Tixover

ZCK

J R & N R Hulme

Shropshire

07971 970 918

Easyram

NZZ

Mr Glaves

North Yorkshire

07788 133 921

Brompton

M17

Seth Hulme

Shropshire

07854 442 626

Crosemanor

ZAT

Mr & Mrs Goat

Cambridgeshire

07880 710 660

Willock

WNN

Stephen Hulse

Staffordshire

07875 598 692

Sandyford

XUP

Steve J Govier

Devon

01884 860 179

Pedley

DSW

Miss Hunt

York

07984 192 383

Jungle

XLJ

Mrs Gray Knight

Hampshire

01962 736 029

Appledown

JCC

Lilia Hutchinson

Cumbria

07971 085 695

Howgillfoot

UTZ

Jake Gregory

Cornwall

07712 463 354

Kurlycoat

XZD

D & J Inman

Leicestershire

07774 635 748

Lindum

W23

Richard Grice

Durham

07710 187 518

Klondyke

USX

J R & J A Irving

Cumbria

07758 659 942

Glenreiver

NLZ

Messrs Grundy (Farms) Ltd Lincolnshire

07889 684 552

Middlemoor

34J

T E Irving & Sons

Cumbria

07731 940 582

Cliff

LON

R.J & D Gubb

Devon

07870 768 430

Horizon

XAC

Messrs Irwin & Son

Devon

07851 002 416

Kings

CAL

HMP Wymott

Lancashire

01772 442 056

Wymott

NXX

Messrs Jackson

Northumberland

07808 689 633

Rugley

10P

Barry Haines

Dorset

07855 097 359

Hamstones

SZT

W J Jackson

Cumbria

07999 659 888

Beachcomber

DXW

Mr Hallam & Mrs S M Eggleston

AP and AJ James

Shropshire

07836 533 049

Ditton

XXZ

Leicestershire

07721 458 521

Seagrave

G86

Oscar & Archie Jeary

Norfolk

07880 508 104

Briston

UWT

Oxford

07966 171 959

Dargale

P91

Mr Hamilton

East Sussex

07789 713 514

Houdshall

SUS

Messrs Jeffries

Jim Hammond

Suffolk

07768 462 492

Hadleigh

UWN

Robert Jenkinson

Cumbria

07876 254 091

Dunfell

TCK

David Hancock-Teesdale

North Devon

07977 643 194

Clappery

XCJ

Hannah Jenner

East Sussex

07833 495 157

Saxon

XJH

James Handley

North Chester

07980 299 920

Handleys

XNH

Allan Johnson

Northumberland

07789 658 161

Delfburn

XKP

John Harding

Bristol

07966 262 102

Ingst

WUU

Mr Jones

Northumberland

07795 400 101

Joness

TJT

Messrs Harding

Warwickshire

07765 777 250

Bentley

239

Mark Jones

Northamptonshire

07801 191 102

Bridle

SXA

Grahame Hardman

Shropshire

01743 850 965

Masbury

G66

Wendy Jones

Devon

07989 282 640

Tarrington

39D

MD & R Harper

Cumbria

07788 543 424

Lillyhall

XUD

Mr Kay

Lancashire

07872 136 639

Dudland

XCZ

Emma Harrington

Cumbria

North Yorkshire

WXA

07825 271 163

Mounseybank XUU

ML and JE Kayley and Son

07714 472 118

Candlerush

Thomas Jasper Harris Hughes Devon

07951 946 235

Burrow

UJD

Curtis Kelly and Emma Bellas Cumbria

07948 080 129

Croftends

WZZ

Rodger Harrison

Lincolnshire

07940 910 955

Dalebrook

KXF

Miss Kenyon

Lancs

07786 910 767

Redacre

ZAN

Megan Harrison-Bower

Cumbria

07946 390 598

Alicehowe

XCF

Mr Key

South Yorkshire

07876 745 090

Midhope

L20

Mr & Mrs Hasemore

West Sussex

07849 638 530

Chidham

WPH

Mr King

Isle Of Wight

01983 731 272

Alljohn

H81

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Information as supplied by breeders to the Society. Some information withheld due to GDPR. New members for 2021 in Bold

Breeders directory Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

Adam Kirkbride

Cumbria

07825 017 164

Stoneraise

XFD

T H Nicholas

Shropshire

07876 457 376

Sutton

Z35

Daniel Knaggs

North Yorkshire

07871 969168

Blackjack

XLU

Graham & Jill Nicol

Bristol

07977 151 532

Burledge

KXR

John Knight

Somerset

07484 080 342

Meadwell

UKL

Jack Michael North

South Yorkshire

07768 853 210

Highstone

WWP

Charlie Knox

Colchester

07738 446 140

Knoxs'

XXF

John Nutter

Lancashire

07917 148 427

Aighton

31W

Mrs Lacy

North Yorkshire

01653 628 275

Flitwick

HZS

Miss O'Brien

Durham

07976 956 967

Ashbrooke

XSH

Cheshire

07594 562 461

Moss

FSH

Messrs Langdon

Warwickshire

01527 892 201

Ridgeway

P37

Kevin O'Donoghue

Joshua Lawn

West Yorkshire

07773 061 766

Manywells

ULL

M E Osmond

Hampshire

07970 484 667

Wallop

33W

Ross Lawrence

Devon

07739 728 917

Roundacre

NHL

Anna & Jake Pamplin

Northamptonshire

07595 118 395

Ashfieldview

XPC

Anthony Lee

Devon

07855 386 717

Breazle

UXW

Emma Parkinson

Shropshire

07805 438 940

Redwood

XKL

North Yorkshire

07892 498 724

Barden

ZDJ

Robert Harry Lee

West Yorkshire

07568 510 240

Sidegate

SZC

Jake Parkinson

Tommy Lee

Bolton

07786 324 380

Broadhill

XJP

Mrs Parry

Suffolk

07749 744 400

Orevalley

UNF

Mr Legge

Isle Of Wight

07710 493 534

Duxmore

NKH

Greg Owen Parry

Merseyside

07779 715 435

Bowness

XWA

Nathan Agar and Leigh-Ann Beckett

North Yorkshire

07729 678 495

Liverton

ZDN

Lilburn Estates Farming Partnership

Northumberland

07833 053 048

Roseden

G34

Joanne Liles

West Yorkshire

07505 302 533

Summerwine ZCC

Ian Lill

Northamptonshire

07939 810 588

Ashby

FND

Diana Lindon

Surrey

07786 376 726

Wymbleton

KPO

Ben James William Littlehales Shropshire

01743 891 188

Strictly

TDF

Ted Lloyd

Herefordshire

07940 372 622

Lloydy's

XAA

Gemma Loader

Dorset

07739 799 952

Flintcomb

WDL

Mr Love

Somerset

07976 902 171

Purdue

TJK

J & R Lowe

Warwickshire

07714 896 654

Warwicks

WLL

Mrs Lupton

North Yorkshire

07866 789 730

Kexbeck

KXL

Harry Lyons

Cheshire

07807 652 942

Cloudside

UCT

Mr Manser

Wiltshire

07810 483 984

Chisenbury

THD

Paddy Margham

Isle Of Wight

01983 296 479

Pallance

KSZ

Mr Martindale

Lancashire

07973 823 798

Twinshock

WPK

Mrs May

Devon

07881 936 070

Horridge

CVW

Thomas Mayers

Derbyshire

07756 842 323

Rycroft

Colin McCann

Cumbria

07732 851 261

Derward

Lauren McManus

Derbyshire

07801 372 160

Mrs Sharon McManus

Cumbria

Lauren McWhirter

Messrs Partridge & Son Ltd Suffolk

07786 192 665

Kersey

C41

Veronica Mary Patten

Clacton-on-Sea

07867 974 037

Ettylein

XZN

Mr Pattison

Devon

07980 901 860

Pattison

WDH

Bethany Pealing

Derbyshire

07528 609 289

Millbank

WHX

Mr & Mrs Peel

North Yorkshire

01609 883 468

Silton

JWC

Mr Penberthy

Cornwall

07814 780 758

Trewithick

WPF

Tara Penter

Gloucestershire

07432 552 900

Yellands

XWH

Michael Perry

Suffolk

01379 388 939

Meaview

WKJ

Mrs Petherbridge

Lancashire

07980 092 6383

Chipping

CFF

Miss T Pettitt

Suffolk

07776 210 238

Colony

Joshua Isaac Pewsey

Cumbria

07793 486 743

Lordseat

XNT

Hannah Pickthall

Cumbria

07500 677 356

Aldby

XNF

S T Pierce

Gloucestershire

07920 205 429

Abbotside

Z19

Marcus Pieri

Cumbria

07741 666 595

Fellside

PSZ

Miss Pinney

Essex

07852 328 860

Wickham

ZAU

Mr Pinny

Warwickshire

07732 704 931

Narborough

UAN

Mr & Mrs Pinny

Northamptonshire

07759 018 417

Alloaks

J65

ZDT

Neville & Charlotte Pitman

Devon

07496 855 446

Foxhillview

ZFU

WKN

Miss Pittom

Northamptonshire

07931 156 441

Leighton

PKG

Stanfree

XXP

Philip W Poole

Shropshire

07714 704 803

Salopian

V87

07979 905 4629

Tarnside

W28

Mr Poole

Shropshire

07855 743 814

Astley

WNP

Cumbria

07532 449 805

Valleyview

XZH

Danielle Potts

Durham

07443 495 161

Royalworth

XSK

Sheila & Graham Mellor

Staffordshire

07855 832 565

Cellarhead

Quinton Poulton

East Sussex

07711 435 619

Foxacres

WWC

Judith Metcalfe

Lancashire

07763 187102

Fencewood

XPX

Megan Powell

Shropshire

07791 162 776

Severnlye

WWU

Will Middleton

Lancashire

07495 810 848

Turbary

XHL

George Powell

Shropshire

07960 874 412

Myddle

UNS

J T & E A Midgley

North Yorkshire

01759 368 496

Orion

CRD

R P Pratt

Bedfordshire

07768 403 044

Northall

M88

Helen Mills

South Yorkshire

07970 042 995

Ringinglow

PWX

Mollie Prior

Wiltshire

07340 693 190

Mollie's

XXD

07934 694 055

Batscombe

ZDZ

Ben Privett

Plymouth

07724126 448

Benley

ZHN

Rachel Victoria Raynes

West Yorkshire

07955 004 427

Crosland

XNU

Steven Read

South Yorkshire

07880 765 026

Read

UWP

Mr Reddaway

Devon

07766 748 887

Barwick

NOL

Michaela Reddaway

Devon

07966 257 604

Restland

XSJ

Tom Redmayne

Cumbria

07545 293 825

Ghyllside

PHS

A J & W J Reed

Devon

07764 227 473

Beaconhill

KRZ

D & T Richards

Shrewsbury

07870 705 433

Stoneystretton

FFX

Alex Richardson

Essex

07710 077 299

Mersea

WFX

Oxfordshire

01367 710 697

Petwick

USF

EJ & RJ Mills and Family Somerset Gemma Minter T/A Rookery Park LLC

Suffolk

07984 864 694

Hambling

XZL

Paige Misselbrook

Bedfordshire

07772 900 313

Misselbrook

WDZ

Mrs Mogford

Devon

07904 373 960

Mogford

PSJ

Mr Moore

Staffs

07510 146 322

Benmoore

ZAL

Philip Mosley

Sheffield

07973 757 403

Baggerwood XUH

Simon Mota-Stubbs

Leicestershire

07807 370 684

Greengage

ZCF

Justin Mountfort

Essex

07863 108 749

Wayletts

SWS

Mr Gareth Waite & Miss Harriet Nott

Suffolk

07917 583 228

Ovington

XWD

Faye Richardson

Miss C A Johnson & Mr S Gregory

Geoffrey I Richmond

Lancashire

07771 734 842

Sullom

FPT

Northumberland

07850 881 992

Springberry

XPP

Matthew Riggs

Wiltshire

07595 710 060

Kingstead

ZDP

Eve Murray

Durham

07590 256 215

Appleglebe

XSS

George Riley

Lancashire

07778 524 120

Bodeltone

V88

Ian F Murray

Berwick Upon Tweed 07711 478 813

Glenway

ZFA

J M Robinson & Son Ltd

Lincolnshire

07836 502 088

Crusoe

SDH

Liz Needham

Cumbria

07779 788 245

Norman

HHY

V.J & M.L & C.T Roots

Warwickshire

07747 700 186

Freckleton

WJP

D Nelmes

Dorset

07789 956 289

Midnight

WNS

Jack Rose

Staffordshire

07534 733 423

Overcliff

WSN

124 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Breeders directory Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

Mr Rossiter

Devon

07891 396 995

Huish

T76

Mr Tilly

Norfolk

07894 556 951

Bunwell

UKZ

Brandon Roth

Cornwall

07792 406 422

Tolgus

SWX

Mr D Timm

North Yorkshire

07742 553 851

Boothferry

12D

Mr Ruby

Lincolnshire

07748 310 123

Abingdon

TFN

Miss Russo

London

07858 721 203

Russo

XDW

Kenny Aaron Titmus

Bedfordshire

Stephanie Ryder

Cumbria

07917 271 987

Ryden

PUS

Messrs Samuel & Son

Herefordshire

01981 580 315

Monkton

Y18

Jacqueline Savill

Cornwall

07795 634 025

Lambsbarton ZDW

D W Sayles

South Yorkshire

01777 817 494

Mattersey

DYJ

Seafield Pedigrees Ltd

Worcestershire

07715 764 351

Seafield

Mr Sharp

Worcestershire

07708 064 800

HAWSHILL

07850 427 669

Millside

SLS

Jackson Ely Sonny Titterington North Yorkshire

07910 555 366

Jackson

WZJ

Graham Tosdevine

Hampshire

07968 417 239

Duncombe

SWJ

Marcus Tucker

Devon

07779 012 077

Marcole

NZB

Miss Turner

Devon

07429 641 731

Portmore

XHJ

76U

Mr Turner

Suffolk

07977 910 501

Hartland

WLJ

WPT

Andrew Turnock

Nr Market Drayton 07787 561 228

Stratton

ZHC

Lancashire

07495 176 820

Rex

WTD

S & J Sharpe

Cumbria

07740 606 805

Oaklea

UUF

Billie Unsworth

Mrs Shaw

Cumbria

07568 160 360

Joshara

UCW

Mr Venning

Cornwall

07974 010 883

Martinsell

91X

Robert J Shaw

Staffordshire

07964 998 643

Steenwood

FNO

Michael Vernon

Staffordshire

07890 080 567

Overdale

XUX

Joanne Sheard

Cheshire

07824 427 643

Sheard

XNC

Tom Shepherdson

Bridlington

07703 263 115

Eastleys

XPW

Adam Vincent

Leeds

07784 020 797

Ingthorne

ZDC

Mrs Sherratt

Staffordshire

07483 268 002

Meerbrook

V11

Jane Walker

Derbyshire

07771 892 222

Newnook

R76

Mr Sherry

Shropshire

01584 861 473

Seifton

WDC

Mr & Mrs Walker

Cheshire

07969 521 546

Oxbrukheys

PZD

Philippa Shields

Somerset

07810 128 162

Longfield

UJF

Alan Shinton

Shropshire

07734 388 565

BLACKTHORN

WXX

Finlay Shone

Cheshire

07502 127 519

Shocklach

UJW

Mr B E D Skinner & Mrs E Cameron

Norfolk

01953 888 197

Wrentham

Adam Slater

Lancashire

07718 267 962

Robbie Slingsby

Horncastle

A L & B C Smith

Thomas Clint Walker

North Yorkshire

07544 142 581

Hartlington

WUA

John Michael Ward

Staffordshire

07534 852 253

Slindon

XUJ

Joseph Waters

Devon

07970 025 047

Pollardscombe

WTA

Stephanie Watkins

Worcester

07970 704 461

Berrow

XXA

A94

Messrs Watson

Northumberland

07970 131 425

Brijon

X22

Beaconfell

WHF

07498 723 411

Tetfordshire

XXU

Jenny Watts

Sheffield

07803 536 807

Wellhill

XCX

Lancashire

07817 330 830

Stanworth

ULP

Mr Guy Goldring

Devon

07732 915 264

Longridge

FKX

Joseph Stuart Smith

Derbyshire

07583 811 727

Poynton

SDP

Andrew John Wearing

Cumbria

07549 027 737

Lowshaw

WFH

Lisa Smith

Cumbria

07870 150 145

Woodfoot

WUW

Messrs Weaver & Son

Gloucestershire

07980 503 997

Perrinpit

P50

P A Smith

Worcestershire

07815 422 338

Peghouse

H41

Charlotte Webber

Somerset

07779 112 353

Steadway

XJN

Thomas Soper

Devon

07412 282 624

Avonview

USU

Mr Weedon

Lincolnshire

07509 345 652

Amberfield

WDK

G & FJ Soulsby

Cumbria

07980 641 709

Williamsgill

FAJ

Chris Wheeler

Lincolnshire

07766 670 328

Cawood

XPZ

Dieulacresse

SHX

Sophie & Thomas White

North Yorkshire

07775 690 925

Birkwith

XAK

Anthony Spooner

Staffordshire

07968 622 950

Louis James Stainthorpe North Yorkshire

07581 793 002

Whitby

ZHS

Messrs Whitehouse

Gloucestershire

07887 550 224

Kiftsgate

Y12

Katie Stanley

07807 337 457

Kateland

TFS

Messrs Whitehurst

Staffordshire

07801 682 855

Bramhurst

326

Lorraine & Duncan Stephen Devon

07808 230 677

Greenslade

L48

L & S Whitrow

Devon

07815 934 177

Whitwick

TJN

Darren Stephens

Devon

07721 750 602

Sanctuary

TCD

Harry & Huw Stewart

Herefordshire

07791 064 989

Bredwardine

SWL

Claire Whitticase

Shropshire

07895 907 953

Glanmarton

UPU

Mr Stirling

Gloucestershire

07799 381 606

Farmington

PSN

Margaret Wickett

Cornwall

07701 018 496

Damag

XKH

Messrs Stockdale

Cumbria

07900 630 039

Elmdale

70T

James Wilkinson

North Yorkshire

07780 001 367

Sneaton

UXX

Thomas Stocking

Suffolk

07967 107 635

Tostock

SLW

P R Wilkinson

North Yorkshire

07585 967 640

Pennyholme

SNH

Messrs Stott & Sons

Northumberland

01669 630 241

Elilaw

Dimity Williams

Somerset

07454 795 422

Kermovan

XXS

Rachel Stringfellow

Lancashire

07865 160 058

Millstone

XCD

Mr Williams

Cornwall

01209 717 999

Magor

WPX

Dominic Stubbs

Staffordshire

07527 525 734

Broadale

XTP

M & J Williams

Cheshire

07759 172 054

Tushingham

XTN

Mr Summers

Isle of Man

07624 257 971

Ballakilley

SKU

J Williams & L Hadden

Manchester

07907 407 548

Shams

XHC

William Summers

Lincolnshire

07887 294 756

Hallfarm

UKN

C W Williamson

North Yorkshire

07773 042 441

Murkbeck

JWO

Mr Sumner

Cheshire

07815 799 914

Ashcliffe

PDD

Mary Wilson

Cumbria

07809 503 524

Hardrigg

ULU

Paul & Sallyann Swift

Shropshire

07740 442 835

Kinton

XAL

Mr Wise

North Yorkshire

07890 135 183

Savernake

UCU

Catherine Tait

Northumberland

07711 764 770

Wingates

XKJ

David James Taylor

Northumberland

07841 760 881

Rothley

XHA

Mrs Wolton

Suffolk

07920 772 862

Fishpond

JJZ

Michael Taylor

Berkshire

07976 882 349

Shenfield

XNP

Mr & Mrs Wood

Shropshire

01948 666 009

Whitchurch

KSV

Peter Taylor

Warwickshire

07764 211 249

Dunnington

PBV

Sandra Woodend

Cumbria

07845 840 936

Hyton

SDX

Barbara Teasdale

Cumbria

0781 0518 699

Arohanui

SHP

Tom Woodward

Warwickshire

07815 956 380

Pinwall

WKD

Mrs Theodorou

Suffolk

07989 114 854

Kelsale

XDF

R J Woolway

Cambridgeshire

07971 575 532

Woolways

KJY

Keith Thomas

Staffordshire

07950 679 467

Manordale

ZHU

Mr & Mrs Wright

Northumberland

07711 289 122

Rashercap

PNG

Samantha Thomas

Staffordshire

07794 195 885

Glenstone

USW

Ms Yates

Derbyshire

07769 267 878

Kedleston

WPC

Bethany Thompson

North Yorkshire

07411 877 711

Mossvalley

XTJ

Liam & Graham Yewdall

Middlesborough

07776 969 693

Landly

KSD

Amelia Threlfall

Lancashire

07810 825 777

Sunnylea

THW

Jessica de Pass

Wiltshire

07807 586 876

Tavy

ZCS

Staffordshire

Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022 125

Information as supplied by breeders to the Society. Some information withheld due to GDPR. New members for 2021 in Bold

Breeders directory

WALES

Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

Messrs Morgan & Partners

Monmouthshire

07811 035 012

Llangeview

K52

Mr Morris

Anglesey

07890 292 963

Osbaston

PHT

Arnold Oare

Flintshire

07495 995 128

Groes

SHK

Gary M Owen

Anglesey

07879 495 486

Morris

T31

Messrs Owens

Flintshire

07548 331 255

Caerwys

A81

Melissa & Adam Phelps Monmouthshire

07917 881 729

Dewstow

XUF

Natasha Philemon

Powys

07581 207 567

Tycoch

XKT

Aled Preece

Powys

07585 441 831

Stoneleigh

ZFJ

C and J Price

Powys

01874 690 243

Selwyn

XUL

Huw Price

Carmarthenshire 07975 837 096

Haf

XTW

Luke Price

Glamorgan

07940 078 198

Luri

WTP

Tudor Walter Price

Powys

07886 194 915

Gellifelin

ZCU

B.J, & L.A. Pritchard

Monmouthshire

07976 578 922

Tiptop

WFP

Mr Pryce

Powys

07976 803 066

Horton

138A

C Codd & R Lewis

Pembrokeshire

07870 563 228

Furzy

WUC

Gavin J Rees

Carmarthenshire

01558 650 750

Fourlans

LWO

Hafwen Rees

Pembrokeshire

07815 156 054

Bro-preseli

WUN

Grace Rees-Jones

Powys

07770 760 038

Rhydfaes

UXZ

Messrs Reynolds & Lawrence Pembrokeshire

07917 151 445

Garndwyrain

L76

Dafydd Pugh Roberts

Denbighshire

07990 866 260

Llwyn

J99

David Roberts

Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

Ken and Sian Austin

Gower

01792 392 905

Burry

XLC

Miss Campbell

Carmarthenshire

07933 276 518

Lornajane

WFW

Messrs Charles

Gwent

07790 846 213

St Arvans

Harry Collins

Denbighshire

07715 971 569

Llanrhydd

XSX

Jan Cornock

Gwent

07764 230 557

Redhouse

LXH

Ben Cox

Monmouthshire

07540 992 298

Almyrida

XCU

Paul Curran & Miss Alison Davis Powys

07818 607 204

Wernfawr

WUS

G.L Price & Daughters

Monmouthshire

07818 036 905

Tyreos

WZL

A Davies

Clwyd

01978 661 639

Hugmore

BHX

Awel Medi Davies

Powys

07919 883 269

Gribin

XUA

C.A Davies

Pembrokeshire

07772 227 929

Frenni

TJC

Gethin George Davies

Ceredigion

01974 261 504

Brenan

UTC

Iolo P Davies

Caernarfon

07887 911 635

Cwellyn

XZC

Mike Davies & Sons

Powys

01874 658 336

Safaddan

NLH

Rhian Davis

Glamorgan

07791 763 744

Whitford

UNP

Willy Davis

Monmouthshire

07779 603 143

Uskvale

WTW

D P & R A Delves

Powys

07970 892 795

Bridgeview

BLN

Eleanor Edwards

Powys

07792 686 363

Cadfan

UFT

Andrew W Evans

Powys

07738 815 451

Dol-llys

82N

Mr Evans

Carmarthenshire

07464 712 052

Ffion

WNL

Myfyr A Evans

Denbighshire

07974 752 010

Rhaeadr

A12

Miss Evans

Anglesey

07967 911 408

Erddreiniog

LWX

Thomas Evans

Ceredigion

07815 792 593

Penbanc

XPL

Tomos Evans

Carmarthenshire

07580 752 898

Luntley

XAD

Harri John Floyd-Williams

Flintshire

07531 028 286

Tyn

WJL

E J & E M Ford

Gwent

07789 722 918

Cerhan

UWA

Richard H Francis

Denbighshire

07974 758 864

Ward

556

Mrs Griffiths

Swansea

07969 082 003

Broadpool

JCR

Messrs Griffiths

Carmarthenshire

07813 274 499

Tir

BAX

CJ & EA Harris

Carmarthenshire 07944 652 087

Treforian

ZDU

D J Harvey

Powys

07711 411 715

Hawkesridge

FFA

Kathryn & Iorweth Hill

Gwent

07789 954 233

Machill

XSC

Dion Llyr Howatson

Denbighshire

07787 243 261

Derlyn

PWJ

Mr & Mrs Hughes

Carmarthenshire

01558 823 362

Llwydcoed

37C

Owen & Zoe Hughes

Rhondda Cynon Taf

07909 911 109

Afonvale

SHJ

R A Hughes

Anglesey

07879 644 465

Bryngof

USH

Jon and Vikki Hunt

Powys

07506 950 660

Woodland

ZAH

Gethin James

Ceredigion

07792 374 028

Cennin

NDS

John James

Wales

07728 233 159

Glasnant

XHF

Dafydd G Jones

Ceredigion

07972 470 441

Frongoy

NAT

Dylan Jones

Powys

07795 182 930

Lluest

XCH

Mrs Jones

Flintshire

07801 044 371

Awel

DLO

Rhodri & Claire Jones

Gwynedd

07789 264 589

Brynllech

UCZ

Dr Wyn Jones

Gwynedd

07793 655 721

Islyn

XAS

Wyn Jones

Carmarthenshire

07885 746 330

Fforest

XSP

R G & R A Jones & Son

Pembrokeshire

07967 406 917

Rowlestone

348

E G Lewis

Ceredigion

01545 570 248

Lonarth

JOO

Glyn & Amanda Lewis & Daughter

West Glamorgan

07919 441 525

Wigfa

17X

B.P. & F.J. Lewis & Price

Monmouthshire

07872 927 721

Redcastle

WFJ

Lester & Darren Aiken

Co Down

07517 700 617

Newwells

PAO

Christopher Lowry

Monmouthshire

07762 665 587

Watercastle

KZS

James Alexander

Co Antrim

07816 775 501

JALEX

WLS

William Medforth

Gwynedd

07864 069 152

Penrhyn

XJT

Henry and Ella Anderson

Co Antrim

07920 861 551

Ballyhunsley

XFX

Ann R Morgan

Gwynedd

07811 647849

Llyn

ZDS

Rachel Armour

Co Londonderry

07599 290 322

Beagh

SUX

Dafydd Morgan

Ceredigion

07989 818 232

Hafod

FVX

Mr Atwell

Co Fermanagh

07483 821 002

Derryloman

LHY

126 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Flintshire

07762 055 551

Cornel

55J

Dion Huw & Gwydion RobertsAnglesey

07527 792 066

Bodorgan

Y54

Meilir W Roberts

Gwynedd

01766 780 656

Cadair

LAA

Tomos Guto Roberts

Conwy

07721 952 677

Siglan

XST

Mr Rodway

Carmarthenshire

07979 453 113

Sodom

WCJ

Arthur Rowlands

Gwynedd

07760 157 435

Prysor

LRN

Mr Shenton

Gwynedd

07789 956 411

Ardudwy

PXZ

Mrs Smithson

Powys

Hawkhill

DVH

Sam Snare

Powys

07415 045 467

Banwy

ULZ

Oliver Sparks

Rhondda Cynon Taf

07800 851 463

Homeland

WSU

Richard Stephenson

Carmarthenshire

07775 914 805

Barncliffe

FCV

Gwyn Thomas

Dyfed

01267 290 275

Oaktree

724

Huw D Thomas

Carmarthenshire

07970 474 427

Penygarn

NKC

Steffan Thomas

Carmarthenshire

07824 671 504

Sawdde

SDZ

Robert Evan Thomas-Jones Gwynedd

07968 443 844

Deuglawdd

WXT

Harley Thomas Turner

Powys

07531 184 912

Harley

PSF

Richard Western

Rhondda Cynon Taf

07824 515 538

Tredodridge

WWX

Mr Whitehead

Anglesey

07443 337 979

Ralltgoch

WPS

Alan Alun Williams

Gwynedd

01286 678 734

Cefndu

DCL

Aled & Nia Williams

Anglesey

07887 693 144

Mon

NCY

Chloe Jayne Williams

Powys

07896 662428

Cynefin

ZCJ

H J & A F J Williams

Ceredigion

07817 488 516

Bluerock

LKS

Ilan R Williams

Ceredigion

07817 792 211

Santos

SSA

J Roland Williams

Ceredigion

07979 856 281

Hendrefechan

R23

Jordan Alwyn Williams

Powys

01874 676 661

Wenallt

UTT

Williams

Carmarthenshire

07931 594 385

Gwalia

52A

R David Williams

Denbighshire

07880 733 395

Criccin

R88

W Elfed Williams

Ynys Mon

07719 030 920

Gweirglodd

FWL

NORTHERN IRELAND

Breeders directory Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

Robert A S Barkley

Co Antrim

07743 403 486

Blackbrae

E35

Adam Johnston

Co Fermanagh

07889 603 290

Archdale

XZZ

Conor Bateson

Co Antrim

07784 562 145

Carmorn

XSW

Mr Johnston

Co Fermanagh

07742 475 809

Rossbrook

XFL

James A Beck

Co Down

02840 651 351

Brague

W B Johnston

Co Antrim

07851 039 450

Glenvine

HLW

Benjamin Bingham

Co Tyrone

07871 509 405

Claremore

XNZ

Alexander Kennedy

Co Down

07779 150 482

Balloo

XZT

W Rodney Blair

Co Antrim

07835 429 400

Benvale

Philip J Kennedy

Co Armagh

07796 710 309

Cavanagrove

NLP

H G & Y Bowles

Co Down

07890 586 245

Blayberry

46D

Alastair & Lindsay Kerr

Co Antrim

07515 831 952

Lindal

XCC

William Bradley

Co Down

07771 370 259

Corrags

XSL

Katherine Kingan

Co Armagh

02837 568 753

Tynanabbey

SWW

Daman Brown

Co Londonderry

07858 460 778

Loughbeg

USD

Hugh Kirkpatrick

Co Down

07435 156 392

Artana

UWD

Daniel Bryan

Co Down

07757 728 997

Trasnagh

ZFD

Matthew Kyle

Co Antrim

07729 214 160

Craignageeragh UUS

Robert J Burns

Co Tyrone

07802 289 784

Brantry

H75

Ben Lamb

Co Armagh

07703 649 112

Richhill

WJA

Sean A Burns

Co Down

07564 908 408

Longbeech

DLJ

Philip Lamont

Co Antrim

07751 301 382

Triplek

KKK

E Butler

Co Antrim

07956 854 557

Redtree

WSH

William & Nathaniel Lennox Co Tyrone

07590 598 216

Lennox

XHZ

Martin Butler

Co Antrim

07801 429 790

Castlewood

1LSB

L & M Liggett

Co Tyrone

07894 987 501

Carony

DBB

John Campbell

Co Londonderry

07740 469 638

Gorteade

TDJ

Tyrone Linden

Co Down

07549 222 787

Banagher

H83

James Campbell

Co Londonderry

07900 481 000

Tirnageeragh

SZX

Diane Lowry

Co Londonderry

07518 944 566

Slieveroe

XWK

Joesph Carson

Co Antrim

07858 560 697

Rosern

S15

Nicky Lowry

Co Antrim

07730 495 891

Fourscore

SXD

Kimi & Lewis Chambers Co Tyrone

07793 415 829

Knocknahorn XWN

Samuel and Molly Maginnes Co Down

07545 303 267

Seaforde

WZF

Alistair Christie

Co Antrim

07809 692 125

Kilmoyle

XLL

Miss Marks

Co Down

07513 069 435

Seefin

ZCA

Mr Connolly

Co Fermanagh

02867 738 693

Spur

TFT

Christine Maybin

Co Antrim

07716 610 801

Loughloughan

WTJ

Ryan & Emma Conway Co Tyrone

07703 611 840

Cavanalee

XWF

Gary D McAdoo

Co Tyrone

07967 243 111

Knockadoo

61L

Ben & Rachel Coulter

Co Antrim

07999 385 140

Killyless

ZFZ

Messrs McAdoo

Co Tyrone

07923 368 636

Clunty

M31

Robert Coulter

Co Antrim

07921 474 072

Browndod

WWA

Robin A McAdoo

Co Tyrone

07761 221 905

Threeways

P42

Wesley Cousins

Co Tyrone

07718 301 061

Botera

DRX

Enda, Colm McAleer

Co Tyrone

07745 154 153

Kerrib

SUJ

David Crozier

Co Fermanagh

07746 313 645

Cackinish

UCS

Gavin McAloon

Co Tyrone

07514 534 356

Moneygar

XJJ

N&T Cullen

Co Fermanagh

07521 712 912

Ballysroonagh

USP

Sean McArdle

Co Down

07895 437 999

Aghyoghill

XXC

Emma Daly

Co Tyrone

07783 174 597

Fairywater

UPT

McAuley

Co Antrim

07766 221 977

Rivendell

XLD

Ryan and Kieron Dalzell Co Tyrone

07813 944 404

Kesquin

XWS

Mr McBrien

Co Fermanagh

07855 673 540

Carraigbeag

THA

Arthur Devenney

Co Tyrone

07796 297 344

Burrells

NSB

James McCann

Co Down

07803 901 036

Drumcastle

UHC

Mrs Tanya Devlin

Co Antrim

07376 884 562

Devlin

WNF

Jamie McCann

Co Tyrone

07845 750 024

Derrywhillen

XCN

Brian Dickson

Co Down

07876 568 400

Islandmoyle

PJF

Ian Donald

Co Tyrone

07709 135 847

Donbraid

KSX

Pauline McCarthy & Gareth Rankin

Co Down

07708 905 490

Millinbay

WLN

Geoffrey Douglas

Co Londonderry

07731 908 809

Benview

ASK

David McCaughan

Co Antrim

07768 267 592

Ballyrock

48A

Mr Doyle & Sons

Co Down

07732 256 334

Loughbrae

TJX

Sean & Jane McCloskey

Co Londonderry

07748 267 865

Glenroe

WFF

Mr & Mrs Duggan

Co Tyrone

07788 190 620

Crocknala

XFA

Shannon Kathleen McCloskeyCo Londonderry

07736 155 871

Chapelview

WJC

David Duncan

Co Antrim

07889 685 058

Duncan's

TDT

Allen McCluggage

Deon Fleming

Co Antrim

07809 111 299

Carnbeg

WHH

Jonathan French

Co Antrim

07934 651 284

Ballycloughan

XFU

Mr Gardiner

Co Antrim

07736 688 166

Ballylesson

PLU

A R Gault

Co Antrim

07711 388 584

Forkins

AOR

Daniel Gilchrist

Co Down

07714 248 310

Ballyhosset

Miss Gilliland & Steele-Nicholson

Co Antrim

07545 274 283

Mr Gordon

Co Down

07857 289 127

Elizabeth & James Gould

Co Londonderry

Katelyn & Robert Graham

Co Antrim

Miss Graham Grant Brothers

Co Antrim

07899 864 370

Drumkil

HDW

John & Christopher McClurg Co Down

07711 101 460

Slievecroob

SXJ

Christopher John McConaghie Co Antrim

07858 991 685

Seaview

BJP

Oran McConnon

Co Antrim

07599 743 918

Barnish

PPL

Frank McConville

Co Tyrone

07788 916 879

Glenbrae

FTV

UZC

Aaron McCormick

Co Antrim

07742 984 533

Dunnyvadden XWC

Mrs McCrea

Co Antrim

07805 885 186

Thornfield Farm WLX

Ballyrobin

TJP

James McCullough

Co Londonderry

07746 433 861

Claragh

UCH

Springvalley

XCT

Gerard McDermott

Co Tyrone

07743 420 418

Dunmoyle

XAP

07590 607 027

Ringsend

49J

Joseph McDermott

Co Down

07874 255 540

Drumnavaddy

PZT

07854 068 089

Sproulstown

UPF

Michael McGivern

Co Antrim

07775 953 977

Whiteport

XTU

Co Antrim

07841 103 333

Quarrytown

XFP

D J & D S McKay

Co Antrim

07885 922 025

Rowandale

UUN

Co Down

07731 359 461

Craigdoo

PNZ

John McKay

Co Antrim

07792 973 243

Kirkview

NDX

Philip Gurney

Co Londonderry

07752 674 440

Oakbridge

FSC

Craig McKeeman

Co Antrim

07761 079 309

Conagher

WFA

Robert Hanna

Co Antrim

07738 417 487

Drumcon

LOX

Mr McKendry

Co Londonderry

07842 443 042

Erganagh

XDK

Gerard Harkin

Co Londonderry

07754 287 295

Rockyhill

XHS

Barney McKenna

Co Londonderry

07547 358 293

Glenshane

ZHJ

Martin Harkin

Co Tyrone

07742 583 404

Crowhill

FCC

David & Alan McLean

Co Antrim

07743 659 874

Mounthill

APR

Katie Hepburn

Co Londonderry

07554 000 182

Sandylane

WPZ

Mr McMaster

Co Londonderry

07879 410 674

Gortycavan

WDD

Mark Herron

Co Down

07720 287 273

Ballyward

JZB

Miss Roberta McMullan

Co Armagh

07703 209 945

Battleford

19B

Kyle Holmes

Co Armagh

07873 243 097

Crossmachilly

WFK

Michael & Caolan McNally

Co Londonderry

07923 155 833

Benedyglen

STC

Moses Irwin

Co Tyrone

07810 128 252

Irwinstown

BJL

David & Andrew McNeilly

Co Antrim

07855 133 554

Leitrim

HDY

Dr Jennings

Co Antrim

07841 068 413

Carrowdorecastle PDS

John McShane

Co Londonderry

07989 245 533

Edenreagh

ZFF

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Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

Patrick McVerry

Co. Down

07973 426 947

Tullywinney

PDH

Brian McVicker

Co Antrim

07719 968 775

Causeway

CBD

William Montgomery

Co Down

07712 679 595

Smiddiehill

S38

Alex & Jonathan Moon

Co Antrim

07720 075 671

Carclinty

UWZ

William Moon

Co Londonderry

07712 780 212

Drumimerick XWZ

William Moore

Co Tyrone

07751 128 832

Carnkenny

JAZ

Melvin Morton and Sons Co Down

07754 838 076

Killbodagh

XUW

Jack & Andrew Moses

Co Antrim

07712 896 200

Blackstown

UJL

Mr Mulholland

Co Antrim

07713 084 649

Turrybrennan

WSX

Graham Mullan

Co Tyrone

07703 459 928

Bankchurch

WZP

John Murnion

Co Down

07887 756 725

Laurelhill

NSN

Lily Neill

Co Tyrone

07519 046 404

Lisbancarney

Ciaran Nolan

Co Fermanagh

00353 878 449 912 Marlbank

ZAJ

H&P O'Kane

Co Antrim

07738 967 746

Gowkstown

SUU

Ella Patrick

Co Fermanagh

07936 902 818

Ella's

ZFC

Callum Patterson

Co Antrim

07745 121 171

Kinbally

TDU

Anthony J Patton

Co Down

07989 614 156

Carrowmoney

BSH

Laura Pearson

Co Antrim

07860 660 068

Clonboy

ZAA

UXT

Jim, Valerie and Emily Peters Co Down

07979 522 621

Corriewood

XNJ

Mr & Mrs Porter

Co Down

07990 956 245

Porterhill

BCS

Mark J W Priestley

Co Down

07545 303 267

Limestone

KPC

William & Mark Rea

Co Antrim

07900 238 545

Ballymather

P52

Mr Rice

Co Fermanagh

07834 558 028

Tattymacall

WLF

Neville Rickey

Co Fermanagh

07779 010 724

Lisnaknock

XTL

Harry Thomas Ritchie

Co Londonderry

07745 145 444

Roe-valley

UPW

A J & NAJ Robinson

Co Down

07595 910 577

Benrafton

73A

Trevor & Ben Robinson

Co Antrim

07736 127 100

Teeshan

230

Mr Rogan

Co Down

07888 841 867

Guiness

UDD

David Russell

Co Down

07791 741 143

Braeside

20K

Philip Savage

Co Down

07761 720 620

Carmara

M89

Jack Smyth & Emma McElhill Co Tyrone

07858 857 737

Bessiebell

WKW

Michael Smyth

Co Londonderry

07902 655 312

Theviews

SCW

David Steele

Co Down

07712 662 848

Donaghadee

XUS

J M Stewart

Co Down

07884 336 400

Gransha

JDF

Jack Stewart

Co Down

07484 793 149

Kilnatierny

XTK

Mr Stewart

Co Tyrone

02881 671 615

Scarvaghern

105

Stephen Sufferin

Co Londonderry

07801 251 146

Crewelands

PWN

Mr & Mrs Tait

Co Tyrone

07833 968 417

Burnview

T86

Dennis Taylor

Co Londonderry

07793 030 425

Ballynacannon

KKW

Graham Thompson

Co Antrim

07743 239 793

Whitepark

80Z

Harry Thompson

Co Tyrone

07555 145 895

Gortnaglush

XKA

Peter Thompson

Co Antrim

07710 438 340

Straidrock

PLW

Stephen Toye

Co Londonderry

07725 522 001

Boveedy

WHN

Jason & Joseph Trimble

Co Down

07801 695 742

Curleyhill

WLU

Emma Warwick

Co Antrim

07563 310 447

Whappstown

XPN

Mr Watson

Co Tyrone

07879 626 730

Findrum

PJL

R C & J C Watson

Co Antrim

07525 729 476

Bannview

Messrs Watters & Sons

Co Tyrone

02885 557 436

Bohard

BOA

Allen Whitcroft

Co Armagh

07879 885 809

Kingscroft

WHL UCX

Nigel White

Co Armagh

07704 388 781

Monclone

James Wilkinson

Co Tyrone

07745 812 086

Ballygroogan ZJA

Gareth & Corey Williamson

Co Fermanagh

07540 600 077

Bonnybrook

XZK

Robbie Wilson

Co Fermanagh

07966 281 234

Lisrace

SSS

James Winters

Co Tyrone

07851 829 354

Tullyard

HDK

Daniel Yorke

Co Londonderry

07743 103 181

Drumlane

XUZ

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SCOTLAND

Breeders directory

Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

D J Donald

Aberdeenshire

07889 277 970

Scotran

LNB

J G Douglas

Aberdeenshire

07770 802 525

Cairness

33H

Emily Duncan

Banffshire

07771 314 502

Strathspey

ZDL

Miss Duncan

Aberdeenshire

07936 470 254

Sordale

XDX

Stewart Duncan

Banffshire

01261 851 567

Pennan

JYB

Beth Dunnett

Caithness

07586 087 398

Southhead

WSZ

Stuart Dunnett Sinclair

Caithness

07860 783 883

Lowergills

UFH

Mr Elliot

Scottish Borders

07795 165 140

Roxburgh Mains 9003

Dumfries

07702 363 929

Burnhead

Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

Callum Anderson

Angus

07710 525 508

Standsure

WJK

Clare Ann Anderson

Ayrshire

07802 346 313

Creagbhalg

SJZ

Mike Anderson Farming Ltd Moray

07799 186 976

Hardhaugh

WPU

Ms Andrews

Aberdeenshire

07919 813 326

Auchry

WNZ

Mr Arthur

Dumfriesshire

07801 298 116

Highmuir

XDU

Jack Austin

Dumfriesshire

07919 575 955

Woodcroft

ZJD

Mr & Mrs Bailey

East Lothian

07747 633 834

Easton

LVW

Mr & Mrs Fitzsimon

Iain & Judith Barbour

Dumfriesshire

07739 833 417

Solwaybank

FHT

Tom Fitzsimon

Dumfriesshire

07557 005 402

Sunnyhills

NCK

R & N Barclay

Aberdeenshire

07836 717 277

Harestone

WSK

Ann Fleming

Lanarkshire

07796 474 946

Lethame

ZCW

Messrs Barclay & Co

Ayrshire

XDP

07815 141 084

Midbrockloch

26P

William Fleming

Lanarkshire

07870 154 756

Hallhill

35N

G M (Brian) Barclay & Sons Kincardineshire

07802 534 720

Tullo

HWH

Mrs Fowlie

Aberdeenshire

07721 517 969

Essie

Mr Barnetson & Sons

Caithness

07717 783 622

Lynegar

PSA

Kerren Galloway

Dumfries & Galloway 07387 384 342

Moorpark

XPS

Andrew Barr

Fife

07855 806 652

Bucklyvie

DNN

John A Gibb

Aberdeenshire

07973 863 779

Cairnton

KLR

Mrs Benzie

Aberdeenshire

07880 358929

Milnwood

ZCZ

David W M Gilmour

Ayrshire

07779 536 607

Broomknowes

V18

George Berwick & Son

Fife

07969 429 271

Barbarafield

JOH

Mrs Goldie

Ayrshire

07763 918 750

Harpercroft

249

Thomas Biggart

Clacks

07721 716 486

Castleton

XXL

Kinvara Gow

Angus

07711 416 786

Pitscandly

XLA

James Bignal

Argyllshire

01496 850 420

Creagislay

PJN

Peter Gray

Ayrshire

01563 821 105

Scrogton

Messrs Bissett

Ross-shire

07472 655 577

Mariain

FCP

Messrs Gray & Son

Lanarkshire

07970 958 350

Langside

60L

Ronald H Black

Fife

07803 240 081

Collessie

416

Murray Greaves

Aberdeenshire

07807 179 003

Ardiffery

ZCT

Wm J Borthwick

Dumfriesshire

07890 503 153

Bankend

46E

Ronald M Greig

Aberdeenshire

07721 577 641

Tillydesk

71Z

Mr Bothwell

Ayrshire

07867 318 396

Smithston

LXX

Katie Gunn

Caithness

07789 514 745

Olgrinmore

WXD

Scott Bourman

Lanarkshire

07894 876 008

Middlehouse

SFS

W & M Haining

Dumfriesshire

07734 564 115

Highdrum

LPH

Messrs Brewis

Scottish Borders

07836 349 190

Eastfield

600

Mr Hambleton

Dumfriesshire

07792 528 753

Dovedale

STZ

Angus H Brims

Caithness

01955 604 927

Thuster

SCZ

Lewis Harkness

Dumfriesshire

07840 702 870

Netherhall

LYH

Annabel Brown

Fife

07518 945 027

Rowanlea

XDC

James Heddle

Orkney

07818 365 325

Heddle

SZH

Gavin Brown

Midlothian

07776 198 979

Capielaw

JTO

John A Henderson

Aberdeenshire

07876 394 512

Bullers

PNJ

Messrs Brown

Aberdeenshire

07825 290 484

Culsh

H45

R Henderson

Perthshire

07885 110 762

Binhill

K99

C & M Bruce

Aberdeenshire

01651 842 616

Lochton

968

Cathleen Hepburn

Scottish Borders

07738 638 486

Klotten

WWD

Rebecca Bryce

Stirlingshire

07971 118 685

Chalmerston

E51

J Hepburn & Co

Scottish Borders

07703 459 840

Northhouse

FOV

Messrs Buchanan

Lanarkshire

07771 737 693

Buchood

46N

Roy & Gregor Hiddleston

Dumfriesshire

07860 753 385

Irongray

PWS

W Budge

Caithness

07789 171 672

Achalone

NRA

Lewis R Howatson

Dumfries & Galloway 01576 710 282

Lunelly

LHV

Richard Callander

Midlothian

07730 337 508

Saughland

XHX

Finlay Hunter

Aberdeenshire

07764 168 798

Sunset

XFH

Kenneth Campbell

Morayshire

07969 051 582

Port

JAL

Mr Illingworth

Dumfriesshire

07754 919 058

Glenrock

52K

Kyle Campbell

Stirlingshire

07789 322 841

Claylands

LDZ

Keith Ingram

Moray

07488 276 581

Aultmore

UHJ

James T Cannon

Wigtownshire

07963 413 328

Redbrae

JKA

Mr & Mrs Ingram

Aberdeenshire

07974 746 581

Logiedurno

HCT

Finn Christie

Aberdeenshire

07539 522 358

Maidenstone

WHU

James C Innes

Aberdeenshire

07775 515 514

Strathbogie

SUT

Mr Christie

Aberdeenshire

07974 961 749

Balquhain

PDN

Alastair Jackson

Dumfriesshire

07752 495 708

Topgun

ZAS

Messrs Christie & Son

Stirlingshire

07905 286 332

Westcarse

47D

Bruce Johnson

Shetland

07825 050 356

Brakefield

TCJ

Alexander Clark

Wigtownshire

07889 361 675

Glengyre

UHF

Andrew Jones

Argyllshire

07967 951 274

Saligo

UPJ

Victoria Ann Cook

Perthshire

07974 214 350

WESTERDEUGLIE WLP

Mr Keith

Sutherland

07879 775 154

Clyne

ZAP

Mr Craft

Fife

07500 702 286

Lakeview

JFF

William James Kerr

East Ayrshire

07784 628 771

Kingsford

XZU

Miss Croal

Aberdeenshire

07851 528 989

Hollycroft

PBW

Messrs Laing & Sons

Berwickshire

07791 753 160

Oxmuir

F48

Andrew Currie

Lanarkshire

07712 883 873

Quarter

JRL

Stewart Lathangie

Fife

07849 057 667

Pyeston

LVL

Mrs Dalgarno

Aberdeenshire

07803 926 161

Cairnorrie

JPP

Mr Learmonth

Angus

07552 714 139

Orcades

CAV

Elaine Dalgliesh

Dumfriesshire

07788 410 213

Gallowhill

UFP

Mr Andrew Leith

Perth & Kinross

07792 792 565

Carse

XFF

Massimiliano Damiani

Aberdeenshire

07897 589 213

Glenbarry

XKF

Miss Locke

Dumfries & Galloway 07554 091 690

Pennyburn

XDD

Thomas Darling

Scottish Borders

07437 011 169

Howeburn

LBC

Miss Logan

Banffshire

07884 036 510

Ryeriggs

SJJ

Penny Davidson

Moray

07801 292 381

Skeith

WSC

Mrs Lorimer

Aberdeenshire

07890 962 682

Cadgerford

414

R & K Davidson

Moray

07967 011 290

Corsairtly

UUT

John Lundy

Dumfries & Galloway 01387 870 334

Lundazi

NFH

David W L Delday

Orkney

07585 609 509

Newark

UST

Ewan MacCallum

Argyll

07961 608 937

Dhurinish

XTD

Thomas Delday

Orkney

01856 861 311

Voyburn

268

Alison MacDonald

Isle Of Skye

07788 545 220

Ardmore

TAD

Master Dick

Dumfriesshire

0771 2000 876

Lochmailing

WPA

Fraser MacLean

Argyllshire

07780 834 999

Heylipol

NPH

Mr Donald

Aberdeenshire

07919 561 997

Glenisle

WLA

P Machray

Aberdeenshire

07836 557 951

Middlemuir

AAZ

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Breeders directory Name

County

Tel

Prefix

Code

Name

County

Nathaniel Mackay

Isle Of Lewis

01851 710 361

Volusia

UWC

Paula & David Reid

Dumfries & Galloway 07743 267 484

Tel

Prefix

Code

Conchar

JDX

Christina Mackenzie

Isle Of Lewis

07796 150 112

Melbost

XZA

A & K Rhind & Son

Moray

Gordon A Mackie

Angus

07713 974 982

Drimmie

583

Mr. A.D & Mrs. A Robertson Shetland

07721 386 802

Struthers

XWJ

07828 434 861

Solheim

Mr Robertson

PZZ

West Lothian

07979 666 807

Mannerston

UKA

Scott Robertson

Banffshire

07884 315 765

Avonside

PSD

Messrs Ross

Nairnshire

07736 800 773

Arr

37X

Gemma Sands

Berwickshire

07469 216 328

Greenriggs

ZFW

Thomas A Sands Ltd

Perthshire

07753 369 532

Kingston

James Scott

Angus

07813 623 485

Strathview

PPZ

J Scott & Sons

Orkney

07876 353 809

Claymore

JLN

Alex Shand

Aberdeen

07773 056 850

Greenbrae

126

Amanda Sinclair

Ross-shire

07927 002 296

Glendonan

WCS

Mrs Smith

Aberdeenshire

01224 791 237

Allt-cliaghach

CWK

Stephen Smith

Aberdeenshire

07880 946 746

Scarhill

XAX

Messrs Stewart

Scottish Borders

07850 735 522

Sandyknowe

Y13

Angus G Struthers

South Lanarkshire 07890 831 467

Millmoor

ZDA

MelvinStuart

Aberdeenshire

07803 186 746

Birness

Messrs Stuart & Sons

Aberdeenshire

07554 176 116

Davishill

244

D Summers

Orkney

07825 128 265

Easthouse

HBW

Henry M Sutherland

Scotland

07909 698 543

Talmine

STT

Mr Swanson

Caithness

01847 821 487

Clindrag

PUK

Robert, Peter & Elizabeth Mackie

North Lanarkshire

07834 328 921

Goodockhill

XSD

Philippa MacPherson

Moray

07876 031 033

Mulben

XCP

Stuart G Mair & Sons

Aberdeenshire

07879 437 075

Deveronside

NAJ

Stephanie Makie

Angus

07976 197 655

Quilkoe

WXU

Mr Marshall

Aberdeenshire

07917 385 663

Pitgair

XDJ

Mr Martin

South Lanarkshire

07860 145 436

Morganglen

SNJ

Hazel M Martindale

Dumfries & Galloway 07784 579 039

Landale

KFD

Graeme Mather

Angus

Shandford

XDH

Louise McAuley

Moray

Speyburn

UTW

Ryan McConnachie

Moray

07887 246 644

Buchromb

UTD

Paul McFatridge

Argyll

07483 244 257

Marbella

XUT

Andrew McKay

Wigtownshire

07712 001 069

Malzie

F92

Patricia McKerlie

Dumfriesshire

07925 811 509

Castleloch

WDT

Damian McKerr

North Lanarkshire

07514 453 297

Dunniflat

UWX

Isobel McMillan

Argyllshire

07766 064 984

Eorrabus

SKL

Donny Meldrum

Perthshire

07730 424845

Greenscapes

ZAD

Mr Millar

Falkirk

07882 002 275

Menteith

UAH

Nick Millar & Laura Jayne Ferguson

Berwickshire

07970 275 848

Kelcastle

XHU

David Taylor

Perthshire

07771 667 930

Lowberry

TAS

Samuel Milne

Moray

0781 332 5462

Grampian

SUZ

Colin Thomson

Aberdeenshire

07738 260 356

Tulloch

ZHW

Craig & Gary Milton

Moray

07876 744 257

Speyvalley

UJN

G & L Thomson

Orkney

07921 362 620

Rumley

WJT

Faith Miskelly

Aberdeenshire

07760 785 215

Corrybrae

TFD

Mrs Tooze

Lanarkshire

07970 303 428

Spittal

DYX

John A Mitchell

Banffshire

07933 787 264

Deskirt

CJN

Mr Troup

Aberdeenshire

07850 563 044

Whitestone

L25

Kenneth Moir

Aberdeenshire

07917 037 710

Eastbo

LOY

JC & JW Tulloch

Renfrewshire

07814 402 703

Rigfoot

22K

Mrs Moir

Aberdeenshire

01346 532 349

Strathbeg

CBK

Mr Vance

Wigtownshire

07759 609 261

Mid Skeog

UAT

W D C Mundell

Selkirkshire

07932 157 573

Meigle

W91

Alan Walker

Ayrshire

07858 097 626

Helenslea

XKX

H & C Murray

Aberdeenshire

07881 864 811

Mithertap

XCA

James I A Wallace

Wigtownshire

07730 564 874

Claycrop

NCX

Mrs Nelson

Roxburghshire

07968 599 840

Rosepark

CJO

Elizabeth Nicol

Perthshire

0759 0327 245

Auchtenny

XHD

Lorna Ward and Kenny McKeague Angus

07985 328 673

Baldoukie

ZHL

WWT

W Watson & Son

Aberdeenshire

07780 911 032

Tuxford

Z65

Lesley & Graeme Nicol

Aberdeenshire

07739 099 731

07971 922 371

Erinvale

Mr & Mrs B Nicolson

Berwickshire

07810 007 038

Knockem

SUP

Colin D Whitton

Angus

01307 850 360

Finhaven

PKD

Christopher Nicolson

Inverness-shire

07818 507 707

Ronas

ZJH

Mrs Wight

Lanarkshire

07714 979 971

Wights

CDW

PKJ

Elaine Wilkie

Dumfries & Galloway 07717 044 218

Islay

KYL

J Nisbet

East Ayrshire

07870 243 839

Sornmains

Audrey O'Brien

Caithness

07732 780 546

Skelpick

SFZ

Mr Williamson

Angus

07725 654 658

Eskside

XDS

David & Neil Park

Isle of Islay

07765 987 358

Bowmore

XUC

Angus O Wilson

Aberdeenshire

07547 681 628

Glenhead

DHD

Dumfries & Galloway 07484 262 396

Spoutwells

H37

Miss Paterson

Isle of Tiree

07786 955 199

Crossapol

XDZ

Messrs Wilson

Craig G Paterson

Aberdeenshire

07805 237 082

Cranorskie

PUZ

S & S Wilson

Moray

07854 619 567

Glenisla

J53

Dr Patrick-Thomson

Fife

07474 185 935

Bellcraig

XJZ

James W S Wishart & Son

Orkney

07900 641 653

Ronaldsay

LZO

West Lothian

07742 020 964

Torphichen

DPJ

Steve Pirie

Isle of Skye

07748 574 655

Totehill

9034

Wm Forest Wylie

Laggan Properties Ltd

Isle of Islay

07799 505 282

Clachan

XTF

James Young

Aberdeenshire

07887 664 093

Muirton

K14

Messrs Rae

Aberdeenshire

07751 021 858

Orchardtown

L59

Messrs Young & Noble

Moray

07594 976 924

Bareflathills

35D

Still the leading Domestic Terminal Sire #1 for Taste | #1 for Finishing | #1 for the Industry 130 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

SMYTHS

Commercially Minded Pure Driven

Pedigree & Commercial Livestock

BESSIEBELLE SUFFOLKS

USED SIRES FRONGEY ROCKET 25K

Share Purchased with HOWGILLFOOT & JALEX

SCROGTON SNAPCHAT

Share Purchased in Kelso 2020 with Jalex

Thanks to all the bidders & buyers

4.4K to Ringsend

3K to Lanmore

3.6K to Dorran’s

2.5K to R&A Crawford

2K to W Rankin

2.8K to N Walsh

1.8K to Glenrock

Proud Breeders of Suftex! Contact: Jack Smyth Tel: 07858857737 Facebook.com/JackSmyth

Branch South of Ireland

South of Ireland

he effects of Brexit hit home to us in 2021 when we were forced into setting up our own identity in the South of Ireland. With great help from the Parent Body, Council and especially CEO Robin McIlrath we set about forming our own Society. Our new National Committee is made up of three members from each of the four Provincial Clubs. This > Open Class

committee worked well organising our Premier Sale and the Provincial clubs organised sales in their own regions so all members have a place to sell their rams. Our Premier Sale in Blessington Mart was held on Bank Holiday Monday 2nd August. This sale Judged by Mr William Tait, Burnview Flock proved to be the most successful sale held in the South breaking all records for highest priced

> Blessington Champion, from Mullinvale Flock with Mullinahone Co-Op General Manager James Manley

> Sheep sold for export to Europe waiting to board the transport in Blessington > Three in the ring

> Pat Bailey (RIP) with Dan O'Mahony, Chairman SOI, Kenneth Bailey Lismurtagh Flock with Champion Ewe Lamb at Blessington

ram with Richard Thompson’s Ballinatone Flock taking home €44,000 for a son of Solwaybank Sapphire 2. Next highest price was a ram sired by Salopian Scuderia from Darragh McMenamin’s Mullinvale Flock, who was Breed Champion on the day after winning both the Novice and Open Ram Lamb classes and was sold for €34,000. There was a good run of prices for both males and females with strong and brisk ringside and online bidding with 41 sheep exported from the sale. The commercial trade was strong with buyers out early to get the best pick of lambs. The Branch would like to thank all the sponsors who supported us in 2021. Also, a big thank you to all the marts and especially to Blessington Mart who went out of their way to accommodate us on a Bank Holiday weekend. Hopefully 2022 will see the return of some sort of normality and perhaps we can get back showing again. We would like to welcome all the new members to our Branch and plan to organise some activities when Covid-19 restrictions allow. We wish to express sympathy to any of our members who suffered bereavements during the year, we may not have been there to support them in person but we were there in Spirit.

Administrator: Alison Graham Office: PHONE 083-0907313 ENVELOPE enquires@irishsuffolksheep.org

> Richard Thompson's €44K lamb

> William Tait, Burnview Flock. Judge at Blessington Premier

Club reports

SOI Branch Suffolk Sheep Society Sales Averages 2021 (Averages over 1,000 euros)

South of Ireland

Donegal

Flock

t was another very successful year for the Donegal Suffolk breeders. They once again had an outstanding day at the premier show and sale in Blessington with Darragh Mc Menamin (Mullinvale) securing overall champion with his ram lamb bred by Salopian Scuderia and selling for €34,000. Another highlight of the day was Richard Thompson (Ballinatone) selling his ram lamb bred by Solwaybank Sapphire 2 for €44,000, a record breaking price for a sheep sold in Ireland. Other Donegal breeders were also very successful on the day – Andrew Wilson (Shannagh and Castleisle) received €6,500 for his ram lamb bred by Ballynacannon Royal Flush and the Doherty brothers (Malinhead) secured €5,000 for their ram lamb bred by Limestone Red Rum.

Top €

Average

44,000

15,625

Mullinvale

34,000

6,575

Limepark

6,500

3,167

Shannagh

6,500

2,967

Kilmacoo

5,000

2,850

Malinhead

5,000

2,568

Top €

Average

Sale

Entry No Sold

Annakisha

4,000

1,955

Castleisle

4,600

1,769

Convoy

2,200

1,230

Kells

3,400

1,188

Glyde

1,700

1,125

Ivybrook

1,300

1,067

Ram Lambs: Minimum 3 sold BL = Blessington

Eamonn Duffy kindly agreed to judge our Premier sale and awarded Doherty brothers (Malinhead) overall champion on the night for their ram lamb which sold for €920. Robert Tait (Bawn) received Reserve champion for his ram lamb. Other prize-winners on the night were Ronan Mc Laughlin (Ballyboe) for the novice class and the female champion went to Seamus Browne (Errigal) which sold for €960. Top quality rams sold well with top price to Castleisle for €1,320 and the other tops sold in the region of €800 - €1,000.

Second Sale

Hunter Stewart judged our second sale and awarded Doherty brothers (Malinhead) with the overall champion for their ram lamb which went on to sell for €1,300. Reserve champion on the night was Tommy Kavanagh selling his ram lamb for €780. Trade was average with the top rams making from €500 - €750.

Lesley Liggett judged our third sale awarding champion to

Robert Tait (Bawn) for his ram lamb which went on to sell for €660. Reserve champion went to Tommy Kavanagh who sold his ram lamb for €680. Other top lambs on the night made from €600 - €860.

Fourth Sale

Our fourth sale was held in conjunction with a multi breed sale. Natasha Doherty (Parish) sold a Birness Muzza ram lamb to Seamus Browne (Errigal) for €3,000, setting a new record for a Donegal Suffolk sale. Andrew Wilson (Castleisle) had the other top price on the night receiving €1,080 for his ram lamb. Many thanks to our customers for their continued support and congratulations to all our breeders for the excellent standard of sheep on display at all the sales throughout the year. We wish to extend a warm welcome to our new members starting out with their flocks. We hope to see the Donegal breeders leading the way once again in the 2022 show and sale rings.

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Entry No Sold

Ballinatone

Flock

Raphoe Premier

Third Sale

Sale

> €44,000 Ballinatone Show Stopper

> CHAMPION Raphoe First Sale > Mullinvale Lamb, CHAMPION at Blessington

> CHAMPION Raphoe Third Sale

> CHAMPION Raphoe Second Sale

Club reports West of Ireland

West of Ireland

021 has been a true milestone for the West of Ireland Registered Pedigree Suffolk Sheep Breeders Club as we celebrated our club’s 50th year of Suffolk Sheep Breeding in the West of Ireland. The club was founded in 1971 by a group of forward thinking, progressive Pedigree Suffolk Sheep Breeders. The foresight of these breeders in the West at this time and the establishment of our club has led to a legacy which is standing the test of time. The club in 2021 is a strong, buoyant club, with members holding their own among Suffolk Breeders not just throughout Ireland but in the UK and Europe also, with a number of breeders now exporting on a regular basis to Europe. The unfortunate circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic meant that just as in 2020, our club events had to be curtailed to a certain extent. Due to

the fact that we were unable to hold any Social events during the course of the year, it was decided to mark our 50th anniversary with the publication of a special commemorative '50th Anniversary' magazine, which was distributed in January. The magazine was very well received by Suffolk and commercial breeders alike and contains numerous articles, both historical and current as well as many photos chronicling our club's history over the past 50 years. (A limited number of the magazines remain and if you would like a copy, please contact the club directly at woisuffolks@hotmail.com) With the National Suffolk Championships and our own Club Championships postponed once again in 2021, the first outing of the year for a number of members was the Suffolk Sheep Society Premier Show & Sale, held in Blessington on 2nd August. A number of club Flocks were

in attendance on the day with rosettes going to Kenneth Bailey (Lismurtagh Suffolks) who took the top spot in the Ewe Lamb Class for the third year in a row. Kenneth then went on to secure Reserve Female Champion on the day. Trevor Geelan of the Lough Rynn Flock also featured in the prizes in the Shearling Ewe Class with a very stylish Ewe, well turned out on the day. The main club event of the year was our special 50th Anniversary Premier Show & Sale which took place in Roscommon Mart on Saturday 4th September. It was decided to use this event as our 50th anniversary celebration and many members old and new turned out on the day to mark the occasion. Our first Show Class on the day was the Junior Handler Class. The club has actively been encouraging young breeders to get involved and the turnout was testament to this with six new Youth

> Trevor Geelan Lough Rynn Flock, Female CHAMPION, RESERVE Female, Garth Graham, Kirriemuir Flock with Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice TD, Judge Jim Gahan and show sponsor Tomas O'Reilly, Volac Ireland

> Club Members at 50th Anniversary Show & Sale

Flocks in attendance on the day. The standard of sheep presented by these young handlers was excellent and all stock was a credit to these budding Suffolk breeders. We were delighted to welcome Jim Gahan of the Barrowlands Flock as judge for this special Show and Jim was extremely impressed with the standard of sheep being produced on the day by the young handlers. The red rosette on this occasion went to Mikey Hastings of Western Suffolks with Harry Graham, Westside Suffolks taking reserve. Competition was high in all classes of the Show and Jim was faced with tough decisions in each class. The Ewe Lamb Class & Female Champion was won by Coote & Trevor Geelan, Lough Rynn Suffolks with a sharp ewe lamb sired by Malinhead JJ out of a Kirriemuir Ewe. Reserve female was awarded to Garth Graham, Kirriemuir Suffolks. The Ballygarris Flock took the red rosette in the Pairs but In the male classes, Jimmy & Tommy Screene’s Windfiled Flock dominated the show taking first prize in the Gigot Class, Open Ram, Male and Supreme Champion of the Show. Reserve Champion was awarded to Coote & Trevor Geelan’s Champion Ewe lamb. The Supreme Champion was a son of Burnview Sir William and a Windfield Ewe and when the sale commenced, this super lamb went on to set a new record club price of €2,500. The sale was a huge success overall with strong interest from commercial breeders both ringside and online. With a clearance rate of 83% on rams and 100% on ewes, average prices were well up on 2020, reflecting what has been a phenomenal trade for Suffolks in 2021. One of the highlights of the day however was a number of presentations, made as a mark of appreciation for their contribution to the Suffolk Breed

in the West of Ireland, to our oldest established flocks in the West who between them have clocked up over 200 years of Suffolk Sheep Breeding experience. Presentations were made by club Chairman Garth Graham and Vice Chairman Declan Mangan to PJ Howard – Fermoyle Flock (1973) Coote Geelan – Lough Rynn Flock (1981), Canon Joe Delaney – Roscree Flock (1994), Bob Cunningham – Clarence Flock (1995), Michael Jennings – Ballygarris Flock (1986), Michael Killilea – Carragh Flock (1993), Kenneth Bailey – Lismurtagh Flock (1992) and Jimmy & Tommy Screene – Windfield Flock (1996). Our club is very much looking forward to our next 50 years of breeding top quality stock from some of the best bloodlines available in the market. Our traditional sales in Athenry and Ballinasloe also continued in the same vein, recording excellent prices and improved clearances of 85% and 955 respectively. These sales were very well supported and demand was strong for the excellent quality sheep presented in the ring. All stock presented at sales in the West were veterinary inspected prior to sale allowing prospective buyers to bid with confidence in the certainty they were buying a premium product. Sadly, the club lost two very well respected stalworts in the last 12 months – Pat Bailey, father of Kenneth Bailey, Lismurtagh Flock and brother of Tom Bailey passed away in October 2021 while Peter Mangan, father of Declan of Grottoview Flock, passed away in early January 2022. May their gentle souls rest in peace. Finally, the club would like to extend our sincere thanks to all our generous sponsors in 2021 and to all our supporters, bidders and purchasers. We wish you well with your stock and look forward to seeing you again in 2022.

> PJ & Mary Howard, Fermoyle Flock Est. 1973 with club chairman Garth Graham > YOUNG HANDLER Winner, Mikey Hastings with Western Suffolks Judge, Jim Gahan

> Supreme Champion of 50th Anniversary Premier Show, Tommy Screene with Ronan & Thomas, Windfield Flock. Sponsor, Darragh Healy, Natural Nutrition, Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice TD, Judge Jim Gahan Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022 137

Information as supplied by breeders to the Society. Some information withheld due to GDPR. New members for 2021 in Bold

Breeders directory

CONNACHT

Name Kenneth Bailey Eric Blakeney Alan Burke Trevor Burke Ruth Callaghan Eric Campbell Barney Carroll Peter Colleran Joe, Jack & Kieran Connaughton Christy & Katie Costello James Cuffe Darragh Cunniffe Bob Cunningham Peter & Patrick Daveron Canon Joseph Delaney Seamus Delaney Jack Donoghue J & S Dorran Mr Duffy Nathan & Aaron Durcan Bernie Finan Niall Finnegan Ronan Gallagher Coote Geelan Garth Graham Harry Graham Mr Hastings Michael Haverty Paraic Hillary Neville Horsman Charles Hughes Dylan Hughes Michael & Marie Jennings Mr Joyce Martin Keane Mattie & Kevin Kelly Michael Killarney Dillon Killilea Gerry Killilea Aiden & Joseph Loftus Mr Loftus James Lynch Mr Mangan Peter & Declan Mangan Rachel & Alan McCormack Michael McDonagh Brian & Pat McDonnell Enda & Teresa McGeever Oisin McTernan Paul Morris Jarlath Mullaney Mr Noel Murray Sean Nee Darragh Niland

County Co Roscommon Co Sligo Co Galway Co Galway Co Roscommon Co Galway Co Galway Co Galway Co Roscommon Co Galway Co Mayo Co Galway Co Galway Co Galway Co Roscommon Co Roscommon Co Galway Co Sligo Co Mayo Co Mayo Co Sligo Co Galway Co Sligo Co Leitrim Co Sligo Co Sligo Co Mayo Co Galway Co Galway Co Galway Co Mayo Co Mayo Co Mayo Co Mayo Co Mayo Co Galway Co Galway Co Galway Co Galway Co Mayo Co Mayo Co Sligo Co Galway Co Galway Co Roscommon Co Galway Co Mayo Co Mayo Co Leitrim Co Galway Co Sligo Co Mayo Co Galway Co Galway

138 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Tel 00353 868 309 514 00353 879 480 127 00353 861 606 565 00353 861 606 565 00353 852 544 030 00353 857 583 764 00353 879 077 430 00353 877 902 073 00353 862 670 012 00353 871 306 681 00353 863 271 905 00353 877 700 691 00353 851 649 298 00353 876 342 015 00353 876 660 408 00353 872 076 290 00353 831 120 069 00353 858 616 886 00353 87 2155118 00353 862 363 041 00353 872 273 224 00353 876 594 585 00353 879 837 107 00353 868 249 810 00353 877 993 682 00353 868 742 198 00353 868 166 631 00353 879 000 231 00353 879 592 881 00353 868 714 582 00353 863 897 646 00353 863 897 646 00353 877 417 443 00353 872 956 876 00353 833 024 048 00353 874 166 104 00353 863 751 756 00353 879 460 534 00353 872 847 534 00353 868 662 839 00353 863 301 799 00353 868 942 037 00353 87 9310184 00353 873 138 792 00353 862 521 275 00353 868 193 511 00353 874 400 973 00353 879 555 524 00353 872 331 140 00353 864 658 456 00353 877 860 036 00353 861 693 392 00353 872 283 931 00353 879 738 437

Prefix Lismurtagh Dooneen Annagh Hill Deburca Macwood Master Cregmore Quarrypark Rosco Maggiegrace Inbhear Horseleap Clarance Goldstar Roscree Rossea Doncool Dorran's Lanmore Carrowreagh Knocknashee Laneview Enniscrone Loughrynn Kirriemuir Westside Western Dunblaney Ballymacward Fearmore Lankill Clewbay Ballygarris Ballintleva Eagleview Summerhill Killarney Allstar Carragh Glenephin Rossview Spurtown Ballyhear Grottoview Altra Tyna Reekview John-tess Donaghmore Coolarne Mulrush Cornboy Soieisland Castlerock

Code HDC A3 UFW LYB WZK SAJ XTZ SUD LZP XJU SNU XNA JFD UDK HZH XNL XUN XFZ ZFP XFT XPJ SFH UUW F56 SAC XAJ WNW SFA NOS FVP PXT KWY ALZ WKZ UKS NBX XDL PLE HOL CZH ZFS XLK ZFK PUU PNI USZ XKC PBF XSZ SDK WNK ZCP TFA WZX

Annakisha & Clyda Pedigree Sheep Annakisha & Sheep Annakisha & Clyda Clyda Pedigree Pedigree Sheep Main Sires Used

Main Main Sires Sires Used Ballinatone BTUsed Buddy

Ballinatone BT Ballinatone BT Buddy Buddy Castleisle Kilteskin Prince Castleisle Kilteskin Prince CastleisleOne Kilteskin Prince Burnview for Arthur Burnview BurnviewOne One for for Arthur Arthur

ANNAKISHA, CLYDA & ANNAKISHA, CLYDA & & ANNAKISHA, CLYDA BLACKWATER SUFFOLKS Main Sires Used BLACKWATER SUFFOLKS BLACKWATER SUFFOLKS Annakisha & Clyda Pedigree Sheep

Ballinatone BT Buddy Castleisle Kilteskin Prince Burnview One for Arthur

ANNAKISHA, CLYDA & BLACKWATER SUFFOLKS

Ballinatone BT Buddy - Some very exciting lambs on the ground by this young lamb Ballinatone BT Buddy - Some very exciting lambs on the ground by this young lamb Ballinatone BT Buddy - Some very exciting lambs on the ground by this young lamb

Black Beauties Female Sale Saturday Saturday 12th 12th Black Beauties Female Sale Black Beauties Female Sale Saturday 12th November, Blessington Mart November, Blessington Mart Black Beauties Femaleeligible Sale Saturday 12th November, Blessington Males & Females for export for saleMart privately Males & Females eligible for export for sale privately Males & Females eligible forMart export for sale privately November, Blessington Arthur, Susan & Patrick O’Keeffe O’Keeffe Males & Females eligible for export for sale privately Arthur, Susan & Patrick Arthur,Susanannakishasuffolks@gmail.com Susan & O’Keeffe Patrick O’Keeffe Arthur, & Patrick Ballinatone BT Buddy - Some very exciting lambs on the ground by this young lamb

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for sale Suffolk privately and at 139 Society Yearbook 2022 society sales. sales.Sheep Enquiries and society Enquiries and society sales. Enquiries and

Information as supplied by breeders to the Society. Some information withheld due to GDPR. New members for 2021 in Bold

Breeders directory Name Mr Noone Michael O'Flanagan Jimmy & Paul O'Dea Flynn O'Donnell Niall Patterson Michael Rooney Caoimhe Ryan Kenny Scanlon John P Screene & Sons Trevor Howard Siggins Miss Walsh

County Co Mayo Co Roscommon Co Galway Co Mayo Co Leitrim Co Leitrim Co Roscommon Co Sligo Co Galway Co Sligo Co Mayo

Tel 00353 851 688 989 00353 851 942 265 00353 877 425 533 00353 852 238 125 00353 877 723 201 00353 860 867 143 00353 879 359 419 00353 871 156 884 00353 872 693 678 00353 872 117 291 00353 87 417 8421

Prefix Oldstone Cloonfower Hawthorn Emlybeg Dohern Friarstown Bally Kilcreevin Windfield Skyfall Carnaculla

Code WSF XKD NYT XPT XLW XTA ZAZ XFW JRZ XWL ZCN

Mr Brady Suzanne Brady John Brilly Mr Byrne Gabriel Conroy & Sons J & J Corcoran Genevieve & Patrick Cunningham Richard Davitt Oliver & Adrienne Deane Sean & Paddy Doran Brian and Gus Doyle Gus Doyle Eamonn Duffy Marie C Ennett David Fagan Brendan Fitzpatrick Mark Fox John & Esther Gahan Shaun & Seamus Gahan Sam and Tracey Gogan William Halligan Leo Heavey Paul Heraty Christopher Hetherton Liam Higgins & Dympna Airlie Joseph Hughes Aaron Kealy Mr Kehoe John & Michael Lenehan Philip Lynch Brian Maher Robert McAuley Laoise McGarry Margaret McGill Laurance Murphy Patrick Murphy P J Murphy & Sons Michael O'Neill John Oakman Gordon Pearson & Co George & Concessa Prendergast David Quinlan

Co Wicklow Co Meath Co Kildare Co Kilkenny Co Meath Co Meath Co Longford Co Westmeath Co Kildare Co Wexford Co Wicklow Co Wicklow Co Meath Co Wexford Co Westmeath Co Wexford Co Meath Co Wicklow Co Kilkenny Co Meath Co Wicklow Co Dublin Co Longford Co Meath Co Westmeath Co Wicklow Co Meath Co Wexford Co Meath Co Louth Co Carlow Co Meath Co Wicklow Co Louth Co Kildare Co Wexford Co Kildare Co Wexford Co Westmeath Co Laois Co Carlow Co Kilkenny

00353 872 013 761 00353 868 554 107 00353 876 392 409 00353 862 736 164 00353 469 432 799 00353 868 281 026 00353 863 369 751 00353 876 864 288 00353 879 560 762 00353 877 914 780 00353 868 466 477 00353 861 231 817 00353 861 506 785 00353 861 903 114 00353 872 605 969 00353 877 552 558 00353 830 098 772 00353 872 640 599 00353 876 356 808 00353 838 171 867 00353 877 790 495 00353 868 513 945 00353 830 266 470 00353 872 494 700 00353 879 625 351 00353 872 722 816 00353 861 999 148 00353 871 699 845 00353 874 632 929 07760 999 278 00353 860 686 305 00353 868 752 820 00353 838 142 942 00353 877 503 679 00353 877 740 395 00353 876 785 548 00353 862 587 053 00353 868 228 156 00353 874 695 990 00353 862 549 593 00353 872 463 030 00353 874 182 799

Brady Straneybeg Mooretown Limepark Lambay Foxhurst Loughawn Gaybrook Mountford Ruane Kilmacoo Cronebane Kells Solsboro Crookedwood Ballywilliam Kinkellew Barronstown Barrowlands Ladyrath Molenemeg Killakee Schooland Cloughbally Fearmor Hughes Ivybrook Macamore Tirchonaill Glyde Ballylean Rathbeggan Knocknagarry Swift Botharkill Oaklodge Murbro Bolinaspect Lissakillen Bothar-ard Celtic Monefelim

ZHH SAD PZJ TJW NSA LJA PJS WWN PBO WZA UTX WZN C46 LZN WFC W80 WXS SKW HYW XHH UNZ TAZ XND H54 UXD SZF UFU WHW WXP CZK XXW WTC WTN LLC LOK 60P F62 H3 PSU SKH KTD UHZ

LEINSTER

140 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Name Noel Quinlan Gillian, Robert & Gavin Quirke Olivia Rogers Denis & Tony Ryan Robert & Irene Sands John Stacey Mr Paul Stacey Robert & Alan Stanley Niall Walsh Colin Watchorn

County Co Kilkenny Co Meath Co Meath Co Wexford Co Laois Co Wexford Co Carlow Co Laois Co Laois Co Wicklow

Ronald Baker Derek Baskin Brian Boland Frances & Shane Brigdale Flan Casey Pat Coakley Aidan Collins Laurence Fanning Billy Fraher Bryan Fraher John Hanly Tony Hanly P J Howard Andrew Hume John Humphreys Edward Jeffery Messrs Jeffery & Sons Alan Jennings Tom Reuben Larke James O'Connell Patrick Eamon O'Connor S & P O'Connor Arthur O'Keeffe Patrick O'Keeffe Miss O'Keeffe Ann Quirke O'Mahony James O'Neill Anthony David Paske Mr Scully Sean & Valerie Tiffin Robert Walker Charlie & Jack Anderson Mr Bowe Aaron Boyle Shaun Boyle Mr Brady Seamus Browne Patrick Carolan Patrick Carr Niall Cassidy Tommy Cavanagh Mr Cunningham John A Doherty Neil Doherty

MUNSTER

ULSTER

Tel 00353 874 182 799 00353 868 120 065 00353 879 836 624 00353 851 044 094 00353 868 665 548 00353 863 658 279 00353 867 304 045 00353 868 471 819 00353 879 088 544 00353 872 612 868

Prefix Goresbridge Quirkes Carna Barmoney Strandville Hillstone Douglas Castlegrogan Garryhinch Beechbrook

Code WUF UNW WCL TCP R75 JYO ZDF X77 HSJ PXL

Co Limerick 00353 876 161 982 Co Tipperary 00353 862 321 521 Co Tipperary 00353 872 484 348 Co Clare 00353 871 216 813 Co Clare 00353 861 908 122 Co Cork 00353 868 090 891 Co Clare 00353 877 567 787 Co Tipperary 00353 857 141 493 Co Waterford 00353 863 361 556 Co Waterford 00353 872 358 957 Co Tipperary 00353 871 335 534 Co Limerick 00353 863 544 215 Co Clare 00353 657 076 198 Co Cork 00353 872 492 065 Co Cork 00353 871 680 295 Co Cork 00353 863 367 566 Co Cork 00353 863 339 010 Co Cork 00353 872 833 598 Co Tipperary 00353 868 552 754 Co Clare 00353 864 086 468 Co Kerry 00353 872 449 513 Co Kerry 00353 863 619 922 Co Cork 00353 868 135 804 Co Cork 00353 862 043 993 Co Cork 00353 868 167 027 Co Cork 00353 876 626 528 Co Cork 00353 879 532 111 Co Cork Co Cork 00353 862 069 026 Co Kerry 00353 861 097 412 Co Limerick 00353 872 390 270

Curraheen Railstown Lisnatubrid Atomic Gortnahaha Killavullen Cragroe Stephenstown Cluainfhia Mauma Noan Herbertstown Fermoyle Millcove Myrtlegrove Kilbeg Bawnard Gortroe Crotta Knockogan Killorglin Islandmore Annakisha Blackwater Clyda Ballygarvanstud Shandangan Glenawilling Dunkelly Tiffins Kilcurley

54A XPK SCP UHW NTB 60B CTX XZF XJL XAF G4 XLH 82T XPA X39 67B 900 M99 WSP DBJ UNT NRK R15 NBK BYD SFW XFN PAT TJD NZA FKV

Co Cavan Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Cavan Co Donegal Co Cavan Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal

Elms Bradoge Garvan Diamondview Milldam Errigal Muff Gleanois Screen Glenagh Muckross Malinhead Parish

TDS ZAW PPU XJW ZHF PBH KHN KXD UCL KFR XAT CFN NWW

00353 879 787 354 00353 861 740 833 00353 872 278 443 00353 834 129 000 00353 87 6146278 00353 872 222 575 00353 876 782 372 00353 879 138 401 00353 876 600 780 00353 864 074 422 00353 871 638 852 00353 749 370 203 00447 752 009 631

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Information as supplied by breeders to the Society. Some information withheld due to GDPR. New members for 2021 in Bold

Breeders directory Name Mr Doherty Doherty Brothers Tommy Feeney Jamie Friel Patrick Gallagher Ryan Greene Paddy Hannon Ross Harron James Johnston Tara Kearney Lexie & Alan Kilpatrick Mr Knox Messrs Lucas Mr Lynch Patrick McColgan Mr McDaid Mr McDermott Mr McDevitt Jnr Jarlath McGeeney Mr McGlinchey Sean Paul McHugh Pat McKeon Ronan McLaughlin Darragh McMenamin Mr McMenamin P J McMonagle Derek Meehan John Molloy Sean Monagle Mr Moore Mr Nelson Stuart Robb Mr Scott Scott Brothers Shiels Mr Smith Robert Tait Richard Thompson Jeffrey & Robert Thornton Caroline Whyte Andrew Wilson Sam Wilson Messrs Wilson

County Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Monaghan Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Monaghan Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co. Donegal Co Monaghan Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Monaghan Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Monaghan Co Donegal Co Cavan Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Cavan Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal Co Donegal

Obituaries April 2021

MR HUW W FRANCIS Associate Member since 2004 MR CLIVE RICHARDS Lowerhope Flock Est. 1989

August 2021

MR TOM SANDS Kingston Flock Est. 1946 142 Suffolk Sheep Society Yearbook 2022

Tel 00353 863 183 493 00353 749 370 203 00353 879 267775 00353 868 966 572 00353 862 120 239 00353 863 437 919 00353 863 796 251 00353 872 855 572 00353 863 150 679 00353 862 498 563 00353 860 797 944 00353 876 397 541 00353 879 718 885 00353 868 328 667 00447 835 898 970 00353 86 358 6785 00353 863 676 634 00353 749 133 953 00353 876 193 434 00353 864 092 486 00353 879 919 228 00353 868 339 405 00353 862 851 571 00353 873 562 051 00353 838 248 044 00353 868 113 717 00353 876 861 192 00353 877 121 078 00353 861 083 250 00353 860 546 893 00353 872 066 786 00353 864 054 371 00353 863 283 341 00353 749 147 140 00353 86 7315358 00353 877 624 068 00353 877 516 086 00353 863 268 946 00353 863 608 630 00353 874 266 192 00353 872 286 809 00353 749 145 813 00353 872 286 809

October 2021

MR TOMMY FEENEY Drumbarron Flock Est. 2021 MR PAT BAILEY Lismurtagh Flock Est. 1992 HARRY SLEIGH Wells Flock, Est 1981

November 2021 MR AARON MURPHY Oaklodge Flock Est. 1976

Prefix Urris Cionn-mhalanna Drumbarron Glenswilly Meenlaragh Larahirl Balleighan Drumgowan Copany Leenan Convoy Mullanboy Finnvale Woodlane Crockavaila Crossogs Gulladuff Clondyke Knockreagh HARDY Bonyglen Ardcloughan Ballyboe Mullinvale Oakview Aughnakeeragh Calhame Molloy Tully Portnoo Hillmore Blueridge Drumheckna Greengables Woodtown Loughanleagh Bawn Ballinatone Killyclug Loughros Castleisle Millpark Shannagh

Code UAX PAS XSU XTT WDU WUT WWW XAZ SAS XJC PWW WKX DWT WPL XFS ZFN PFL PDT TDA WKU SDT BYA UPX UJU WLC CFP WUP XLT USL ZFL ZDH

XKZ ZCL BXL XLF WPN 18W TDL PWU XTS

DDX SJN 78A

December 2021

A NORRIE SNR Slackadale Flock, Est. 1977

January 2022

MR PETER MANGAN Grottoview Flock Est 2011 MS JANE WALKER Newnook Flock Est 1983

March 2022

WILLIAM STEWART Bartlehill Flock Est. 1954

ERRIGAL

Breeders directory

Est. 2008

Reg.: PBH

Fully Scrapie Monitored Flock

SERVICE SIRES FOR 2022 Theviews Unknown Legend Purchased for 15,000gns at NI Premier Sale

Errigal Perfection

Best ever ram bred in the flock

Parish Impeccable

Record price breaker at the Donegal Club sales

SOME OF ERRIGAL ACHIEVEMENTS: • Champion Ewe NSC 2010 • Novice Champion Ram Lamb Roscrea

• • 2010 • • National Supreme Champion NSC 2011 • • 3rd Prize Ram Lamb Stirling 2011 • Irish Sire of the Year 2012 • • Male Champion NSC 2012 • Champion Un-trimmed Ewe Lamb NSC • 2012 •

Champion Ram Lamb NSC 2014 • 4th prize Open Ram Lamb at Premier Champion Ewe Lamb Roscrea 2014 Sale Blessington 2020 Reserve Male Champion NSC 2018 • 2nd and 8th highest prices at Premier Reserve Male Champion Ram Lamb Sale Blessington 2020 Roscrea 2018 • 18th highest price at Scottish Premier Reserve Overall Male Champion Sale Lanark 2020 Roscrea 2018 Highest Priced Ram sold in Ireland 2018 Irish Sire of the Year 2018

Females on offer at All Star Sale, Blessington Livestock Mart, Saturday 26th November Semen for Sale , call for full details.

Enquiries & Visitors Always Welcome Seamus Browne: 00353 87 2222575, seamus@browneprinters.com,

Seamus Browne

ERRIGAL where dreams do come true!

MV Accredited • Scrapie Monitored

Est. 2013. V87

SALOPIAN SUFFOLKS Beaconsfield Farm, Upper Battlefield, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4AA

Salopian Solid Gold Sold for 200,000gns

Strathbogie 2020

Salopian Scuderia Sire of the year 2020

Solwaybank Rock Solid Sire of the year 2021

MALES AND FEMALES FOR SALE • Visitors Welcome Phil: 07714 704 803 • Russ: 07855 743 814 • www.salopiansuffolks.co.uk

Yearbook 2022