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Royal Cornwall Show 9,10,11th June 2011

The Royal Cornwall Show is widely regarded as one of the premier livestock events in the South West and, to reinforce that, there was a record entry of 1090 sheep this year with several breeds being exhibited for the first time.
The long spell of dry sunny weather was over but we were lucky on judging day with a nice day. The rest of the Show was much more unsettled. Lleyn classes were judged by Dick Roper from Gloucestershire; his gentle handling of the sheep (and exhibitors) was very much appreciated.

Mrs Pel Sayers’ aged ewe (shown by Peter Honey) was Breed Champion and Gill and John Adams’ aged ram was Reserve.
Following the judging, we all had a Cornish cream tea (only with champagne instead of the tea!), now a regular feature at this event, entertaining the Judge, Steward and several interested onlookers.

Cyfieithiad Cymraeg Welsh Welcome

Lleyn sheep originate from the Lleyn peninsula in Wales and until recently were a relatively unfamiliar breed of sheep in the UK.
Over the past 10 years the Lleyn breed has caught the eye of many farmers, and now Lleyn sheep can be found almost all over Britain & Ireland. Farmers soon find that the Lleyn is an ideal ewe, quiet in nature, prolific, has great maternal instincts, milky & will not eat you out of house and home. The Lleyn fits in to many situations and its versatility suits both lowland and upland grazing.