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The Yorkshire Showground saw a great entry of over 50 individual Kerry’s entered for the show. These were judged by Mr Gwilym Pugh who had travelled from Welshpool, Powys, who had some very big classes to judge on a very warm day. Mr Pugh found his overall Breed Champion in Chris Adamson’s shearling ewe, Marlbrook […]

It was a double celebration for Chris Adamson at this year’s Royal Norfolk Show, which also played host to the Society’s National Show, as he took the breed championship honours and went one step closer to clinch the interbreed championship.  His show team leader was a shearling ewe bred by John Croose of the Marlbrook

An overall smaller entry of sheep across the whole show compared to previous years didn’t affect the quality forward for judging at Royal Three Counties show.    Mr Neil Radnor of Radnor flock, Shropshire, judged the Kerry Hill Breed classes on a rather damp Saturday morning.  With five exhibitors forward Mr Radnor’s Champion went to a homebred

Open Day Carpenter’s Flock Helen and Ian Macleod have kindly opened their farm gates to Society members to come along  and view their Carpenters Flock of Kerry Hills at Berrow near Ledbury, WR13 6JJ.  We hope members will enjoy a social day out whilst learning more about the finer points of the breed.  During the day from

North Somerset Signals Start of Show Season The 2022 summer showing season got off the ground with North Somerset Show, on the May Day Bank Holiday Monday, and this year the show welcomed record numbers of sheep exhibitors to their Wraxall showground, just south of Bristol.   Dean Whybrow of the Cardington Flock made his way

RWAS Smallholding & Countryside Festival It was great to see familiar faces and new members enjoying this years Royal Welsh Smallholding and Countryside Festival at Builth Wells.  Seven Kerry Hill exhibitors were forward for judging and there was alot of interest in the breed around the ringside. The Evans family’s homebred shearling ram from their Calcot

Crookmuir Flock triumph at Balmoral Rain didn’t stop play as Ms Kate Esler (Kingswater Flock) made the journey from Somerset to judge at this year’s Royal Ulster Agricultural Society’s Balmoral Show.   Five Kerry Hill exhibitors were forward on the day for judging, and after being away from the show scene for six years Fiona

National Show 2022 schedule now live! This years Society’s National Show will be held at the Royal Norfolk Show on the 29th – 30th of June 2022. Classes will be judged by Mr John Owens, Woodhouse Flock. Entries close on the 5th of May, a link to the schedule and entry forms can be found

The first inaugural Christmas Cracker Sale of Kerry Hill Females was held at Harrison & Hetherington, Borderway Mart on Thursday 9th December with a ‘Cracking trade’.  The Sale was extremely well supported by both vendors and purchasers, with plenty of new faces in attendance securing new female bloodlines for their flocks. Birsca Amelia, 2500gns A

This week saw the return of Royal Welsh Winter Fair after taking a year off because of Covid. Breeder R Howell from Swansea took 1st place with his 2 ewe lambs, March born by Kingswater Peter out of homebred ewes (Pictured below). 2nd place was awarded to D Duggan from Llandrindod Wells and 3rd to Mrs