2024

Trade was in flying form at this year’s Christmas Cracker Sale held at H&H Borderway Market on Friday, 13th December, where a top price of 2000gns was achieved by the Owens family’s Woodhouse flock from Presteigne, Herefordshire. The sale was preceded by the pre-sale show, where the Owens family swept the top honours. Their shearling […]

The Christmas Cracker Sale of Kerry Hill in-lamb ewes & ewe lambs 13th December 2024- H&H Borderway Carlisle  Comprising: 8 Ewes & 34 Shearling Gimmers 41 Ewe Lambs Show of Ewes & Ewe Lambs – 9.30am Sale to start no earlier than – 10.30am ALL SHEEP TO BE PENNED BY 8.30AM FOR INSPECTION Catalogue: https://harrisonandhetherington.co.uk/workspace/pdfs/kerry-hill.pdf

The AGM was held at Parkway Hotel, Cwmbran on Sunday 9th November 2024 and was attended by over 50 members. The meeting was chaired by President, Sion Jones and went very smoothly, with apologies, followed by no matters arising from the last minutes. 72 new members had joined since the last AGM and there was no

We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 Society Calendar following our annual photography competition held this summer! This year, we received an impressive array of entries, capturing the beauty, diversity, and spirit of the breed and members surroundings from across the country. After a rigorous shortlisting process by the Council, the final

Multiple records broken at this years Carlisle Sale J&P Owens once again dominated the sale, achieving a new centre record price of 4000gns for a yearling ram. Their entry, Woodhouse 2 Diplomat, was also crowned overall show champion. Bred from a homebred ewe and sired by Dalwyne Zeus, this outstanding ram will be joining the Bankhead flock of JC

Melton Mowbray Sale Report The Melton Mowbray sale saw lively bidding, with a top price of 480gns achieved by a ewe lamb from JC Bostock & Son’s Natan flock in Kenilworth. This standout lamb, which also claimed the title of show champion, was bred from a homebred ewe and sired by a homebred ram, showcasing

Northern Ireland Sale at Omagh – J Colhoun Tops the Market at £880 for Shearling Ewe This year’s Northern Ireland Society Sale in Omagh, saw Jack Colhoun’s yearling ewe commanded the top price of the day, selling for £880. This ewe, from Colhoun’s Glenview flock, was sired by Woodhouse 2 Abracadabra and out of Glenview

Shearling rams were on flying form at Ludlow on Saturday (7th September) for the annual Kerry Hill sale, which saw a top price of 5500gns for the Owens family’s Woodhouse flock.  Sale leader from the Presteigne, Herefordshire-based flock was the pre-sale show champion, Woodhouse 2 Defender. Having stood reserve male champion at this year’s Royal Welsh

Top price among the 32 Kerry Hill forward was Fairfax Harriet 27312, shown by Louise Barritt, Keighley, which made 600gns. The shearling ewe is by the home-bred Calcot son, Fairfax Bonfire, bred from a Pentrenant daughter, Woodhouse 2, and bought by C McKenzie, Askam-in-Furness, who, from the same pen, also went to 500gns to acquire

The Royal Welsh Show remains a pinnacle event in the Kerry Hill sheep showing calendar. This year, Jim Rowe of the Downwood Flock, Herefordshire, had the esteemed role of selecting the champions from a large entry of 86 sheep. The breed classes were notably well-attended, with 23 exhibitors making the journey from as far as