This years AGM was held at the Crooklands Hotel in Cumbria where members enjoyed a Farm walk, AGM, After dinner speaker, Raffle and prize giving.
Annual General Meeting 2019
The day started with a farm walk which was very kindly hosted by Judith and Graham Galbraith who have a small flock of MV Hampshire Downs which run alongside their dairy herd and a commercial flock of sheep. Graham explained how they got into Hampshires and how they played a vital role in their system. Judith then showed us the in-lamb ewes and gave us an excellent presentation on worm resistance. Members also had a small stock judging competition of Hampshire ewe lambs where member Kate Scott won the competition.
Farm walk hosted by Judith and Graham Galbraith
The AGM followed where president Robert Price chaired the meeting. Treasurer Kate Esler reported back on this year’s set of accounts which showed a healthy surplus. Chairman Linda Barnard reported back over the highlights of the year and thanked everyone for her term as chairman. Linda Barnard handed over the Chairman’s position to Gwilym Pugh and Robert Price handed over the role of President to Catherine Kewley.
Robert Price awarding Linda Barnard Honorary Life Membership of The Kerry Hill Flock Book Society in recognition of outstanding service to the Society
Members enjoyed a three-course meal followed by after-dinner speaker Amanda Owens the Yorkshire Shepherdess. She talked about her life story and how she got into Agriculture being a first-generation farmer with her husband Clive.
After dinner speaker Amanda Owens
A prize-giving followed for various awards and points gained throughout the year. The results are as follows:
The Cwmwhitton Cup
1st Andrew Fisher 111 points
2nd A Powell/E Rhys Roberts 100 points
3rd G Roberts 79 points
The John Brick Ram of the year trophy
1st A Powell/E Rhys Roberts 27 points
2nd R & J Price 19 points
3rd J & P Owens 17 points
The Wenham & Elliott silver salver
J & P Owens
The Downwood perpetual cup
A Probert
The Haresgreen challenge cup
A Probert
The GW Roberts perpetual cup
G W Roberts selling 4 rams to an average of £874.12
The Glyn Owens cup for young handler of the year
1st S Brown
2nd T Ridge
3rd G Brown
4th W Whybrow
5th C Whybrow
The Wrotham trophy
1st L Barritt
2nd S Brown
3rd WE & MA Lewis
4th A Bostock
5th R Powell/ E Rhys Roberts
6th M & V Pearse
The Kingswater cup
1st J Rowe & T Webb
2nd K Esler & E Simmons
3rd J & P Owens
3rd R & J Price
President and Chairman with Prize winners