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Judge Tim Ward from the Brompton flock in Shropshire travelled over to Balmoral show for judging on the Thursday afternoon. A great turn out of exhibitors was on show with the shearling ram class seeing 9 rams forward. A homebred shearling ewe from James McClintock took the championship and in reserve was Robert McConnell with […]

Otley Show provided Kerry Hill classes for the first time at their 2019 Show.  Society Chairman Linda Barnard judged the well supported classes which saw 5 flocks represented and found both the champion and reserve champion in the ewe class. The Champion, a yearling ewe, was exhibited by Chris Adamson and the reserve champion by

There was a good show of sheep forward at the Nottinghamshire County Show for judge Ron King, with 6 flocks represented. Taking the female and overall championship was a yearling ewe from the Tysoe flock of Chris and Bridget Price. The ewe is homebred by a Plaish ram out of a homebred ewe. The male

The first Show on the Kerry Hill calendar kicked off to a great start at North Somerset Show with six exhibitors forward in the Kerry Hill Section for judge Hannah Owens of the Woodhouse flock, who travelled to the show from Leominster.   A great number of sheep were on show with six entries in

It is with sadness that I report the death of John Harris, owner of the Henllys Flock following a period of ill health. John first registered his flock in 1988 and was a keen supporter of the Society, being first co-opted to the Society Council in 2006, retiring at the 2016 AGM.  He served as

This year will see the Kerry Hill Flock Book Society hold their first National Show as part of the Royal Three Counties Show 14-16 June 2019. The Kerry Hill Sheep classes are open to Non MV and MV Sheep, and will be judged on Saturday 15th June. The Society looks forward to welcoming strong entries

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On Friday 23 November the Northern Ireland Kerry Hill Society met at the Rosspark Hotel for their annual dinner.  It was the highest attendance that had attended with 53 people including members, friends, and family and it was great to see a few new members attending. Following the meal the presentation of prizes took place,which

The breed was well represented at the Winter Stock Festival held at the East of England Showground, Peterborough. In the class for a pair of native mountain prime lambs, of the 9 entries three were Kerry Hills, with a pair bred by Clive  Drayton (Pykards Flock) exhibited by Benn Lugsden coming second and a pair