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Photo Competition Winners
Thank you to all those who entered the 2009 Lleyn Sheep Society Photo Competition. The wonderful selection of photos was judged by Peter Morris, Chief Executive of the National Sheep Association, at the Lleyn Sheep Society AGM dinner. [More]
Society AGM
This years Annual General Meeting is being held on Saturday 23rd October At The Nanhoron Arms Hotel, Nefyn [More]
Job Opportunity
The Lleyn Sheep Society require a Promotions & Development Consultant. [More]
Victoria Elwess
Victoria will leave the Society as Promotions Consultant at the end of April as Victoria & Simon are expecting their first child soon after. The Lleyn Sheep Society wish them well.
Ewe Lamb Registration
Members have until the 31st December to register their 2009 crop of ewe lambs with the Society. Details of how to can be found here or contact Gwenda Roberts for more details [More]
Ram Lambs
Ram lambs used for breeding this year need not be inspected but registration details must be sent to the Society.[More]
New Society Chairman
Christine Thompson has been elected Chairman of the Lleyn Sheep Society. Wallace McCurdie Vice Chairman.
Continued demand for Lleyn Sheep - Stirling Sale Report
The 2009 Lleyn Sheep Society Sales continue to be a success, with a clear demand for Lleyn yearlings and rams at the new Stirling venue. 498 yearlings were sold, to average £114.12 and all but one ram went on to new homes, averaging £508.06. The top seller, a shearling from N Lawrence, Blackpots, Aughnagatt, Ellon, was the Champion Ram at the Stirling Lleyn Sheep Society Sale and sold to established breeder W Davison , Poldean, Moffatt for 900gns.[More]
First Lleyn Sheep Society Sale at Carmarthen
The Lleyn Sheep Society held their first Society Sale of pedigree Lleyn Sheep at Carmarthen Mart on Thursday 17 th September. Entries for the sale were well above expectations, with quality sheep presented on the day. The sale was very well attended, and a high level of interest from local buyers kept the trade firm. The top seller and pre-sale Show Champion was a shearling ram from William Williams, Bodtacho Ddu, Nefyn, Pwllheli, which went on to sell to the Judge, Phillip Anthony, Haregrove Farm, Bridgend for 700gns. [More]
Record Prices at Ballymena
The 3rd Annual Show and Sale of Lleyn Sheep at Ballymena Mart , Northern Ireland , was held on 12 th September 2009. Despite the fine weather, buyers turned out to witness centre record-breaking prices for yearling hoggets and rams.[More]
Total Clearance at Ruthin Lleyn Sheep Sale
The Lleyn Sheep Society Sale at Ruthin has been hailed a tremendous success after a total clearance of all 2173 females forward on the day. The ringside was busy and bidding firm, seeing 1192 Maedi-Visna Accredited yearlings average £117.75, up £42.75 on the year. All classes of females saw excellent trade, from five-year-old ewes to ewe lambs, and the overall average for females was £101.82. [More]
Lleyn Sheep Society Set New Centre Record
The first Lleyn Sheep Society sale of 2009 got off to a flying start with a new centre record set at Ross on Wye, when a yearling ram sold for 8250gns.The top seller, bred by Emrys and Dylan Jones, Lluest Wen, Machynlleth, was sold to Derek and Cindy Steen, Whitcastles, Lockerbie [More]
New Sale at Tullow
A new Lleyn Sheep Sale has just been announced in Southern Ireland at Tullow on Saturday 3rd October 2009. More details will follow. [More]
Lleyn Prime Lamb Show Case
At Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Monday 24th August, Harrison & Hetherington & Scottish & Borders Lleyn Breeders Club held their inaugural show and sale of Lleyn prime lambs. A huge show of 29 pens were forward for judge Sean Cowin of Welsh Country Foods to cast his eye over. Champion pen went to M/s Fell of Chapel Farm, Bassenthwaite which later sold at 38kg £66.50 to Rob Skelton. Brian Fell a new convert to the Lleyn breed purchased his first Lleyn ewes at Borderway Mart last year and crossed them with Beltex Cross rams. [More]
2009 Photo Competition
We are following up last year’s very successful photo competition again this year. It is free to enter and a rosette will be awarded to the winner of each class. There will also be a small prize for the Overall Prizewinner. [More]
Lleyn Sheep Society AGM
The AGM will be held at the Nanhoron Hotel, Nefyn on 7th November 2009. The Nanhoron Hotel is offering a discount to members of the Society that want to stay the nights before or after the AGM. To make a reservation please Tel: 01758 720203 and mention you are a member of the Society.
Highgrove Open Day
The Prince of Wales is the Patron of the Lleyn Sheep Society, and runs a flock of organic Lleyn on his Highgrove Estate, so it was a natural choice for Lleyn Sheep Society 2009 national Open Day. Tuesday 16th June was blessed with fabulous weather, bathing the farm in glorious sunlight as the 120 members of the Lleyn Sheep Society arrived for the highly anticipated occasion. [More]
South West Sheep 2009
This event was held at North Alfordon Farm, Okehampton, near the Devon/Cornwall border. The weather forecast was horrid, so no-one cut for silage and decided on a day out instead, and then the day itself was fine - a perfect result for the many visitors. [More]
New Sale at Carmarthen
The Lleyn Sheep Society has announced that there will be a new Society Sale at Carmarthen on Thursday 17th September at 1.30pm. The sale will be held at
Carmarthen Livestock Centre & will be run by
Bob Jones Prydderch & Co Marts Ltd. The South Wales Club will be holding a Show prior to the Sale.
Congratulations Victoria
Victoria Horton the Lleyn Sheep Society
Promotions and Breed Development Officer got married on the the 31st May. She has married
Simon Elwess a farmers son from Lincolnshire, they run an arable farm there. Victoria is now Victoria Elwess and can be contacted as before
North Sheep 2009
The atmosphere at North Sheep 2009 was filled with optimism for the sheep industry with an upbeat message been portrayed throughout the event. John Stott and his family provided a great venue for this bi-annual event which attracted over 9000 visitors. [More]
Welsh Sheep 2009
The Lleyn Sheep Society gained 3rd place in the Breed Society Stand competition. The stand featured Lleyn ewes with Lleyn lambs and commercial crosses out of Lleyn ewes, these included, Texel, Charollais, Meatlink, Hampshire and Blue Texel. [More]
Balmoral Show 2009
The 2009 Society stand show season kicked off with Balmoral Show in Belfast from 13th – 15th May. The weather was changeable, to say the least, but it didn’t deter the crowds! [More]
2008 Photo Competition
Vernon and Kit Jones kindly judged the photo competition during the dinner at the Lleyn Sheep Society AGM on Saturday 25th October. Photos were judged on their composition and suitability for use as promotional photos for the Society. A winner from each class was selected and then put forward to be judged for the overall placing from first to third. [More]
Payments in Euros
The Society has now opened a Euro account so that members in the Euro-zone can pay subscriptions and registration fees in that currency.
