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Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Monday 9th January 2012 at 7.30 p.m. prompt at the White Hart, Llandeilo. Please try to attend, this is the meeting when we plan the events for the coming year.

AGENDA

1) Apologies
2) Minutes of Previous Meeting
3) Matters Arising
4) Correspondence
5) Council Report
6) Activities for 2012 – a) Sale Dates b) Progeny Show c) Flock Competition d) Ram Safari e) Annual Dinner f) AGM g) other events/ideas
7) Proposed Flock Visit to Carlisle & Scottish Borders Weekend 15-17 June. Provisional Flocks: Roy Campbell – Royell. Gordon Gray – Ettrick, Doug Nesbitt – Alwent & David Houghton – Tophill. Cost approx £150-£180 per head. Let us know at meeting if you are interested.
8) Report from our Club Sponsor Aled Davies, Animax

Llandovery In-Lamb Sale

The Annual South Wales Club In Lamb Ewe sale at Llandovery on Friday 16th December 2011 saw a return of the show and the ewes to the ring at Llandovery. Gwynfor Richards (Ynysau) judged the pre show sale and shared the prizes between the three entrants... [report]

South Wales Texel Club Annual Dinner

The South Wales Texel Club held its annual dinner at the White Hart, Llandeilo on Friday the 11th November 2011. [report]

Llandovery – South Wales Texel Club Show & Sale

Cennen tops at four figures

A top price of 1,000gns was the highlight of a very polarised trade at the South Wales Club sale at Llandovery on the 2nd of September. [report]

South Wales Ram Safari 2011

This year’s ram safari took in some of the most iconic places on the Welsh landscape; Llangors Lake, the Brecon Beacons, the Rhondda Valley, the Gower and Gorsddu Terrace, Penygroes. It was pleasing that over 30 members attended this year’s event including three of the club’s youngest members. [report]

Early NSA Show & Sale

Show Champion Fordwell Rockstar, CJF1000086 - by Ettrick Moscow Flyer, GGH06002, out of a Teiglum Mayor, CFT06025, dam.
Show Results	Sale Report

South Wales Club - Royal Welsh round up 2011

Monday

Roger Strawbridge Tamnamoney kicked off the judging at 9.00am. There was an intermittent niggling drizzle rather than the rain forecasted thankfully.

In the aged ram class Haymount Prime Star from Royal Welsh stalwarts, the Williams Family (Caron) took second spot. He is by Castlecairn Nairobi King out of a Baltier Kracker dam. Penparc President (by Mellor Vale Masterpiece) from Powell and Marion Jones (Llanthomas) was placed third and Rascarrell Pepermint (by Templand Megane) from DJJ Watkins and Co (Cwmcerrig) was fourth. These two rams had been third and fourth as shearlings but on that occasion were placed the other way around. In this year’s shearling ram class Glyn Williams (Padest) stood first until the very last moment with Carran Rising Star (by Kelso Oxygen) but ended up taking second. Jim and Trudy Davies (Trujim) had 6th in a strong ram lamb class with their son of Livery Predator.

In the females, the aged ewe class was again a successful class for club members. Two ewes from Irena Lewis (Einon) were third and fifth only separated by Heulwen Thomas a regular winner of this class over the years. The third placed ewe was interbreed champion form Aberystwyth Show, a Tophill ewe by Straidarran Maverick. The fifth placed ewe was homebred and by Trujim Nighthawk. Trujim themselves picked up another 6th with their Trujim Lionel daughter who has such a strong record at this show. The Williams family Caron were placed 7th in the gimmer class with a homebred gimmer. Will Davis (Twyn Y Cryn) picked up a 5th prize in the ewe lambs with his daughter of Castlecairn Keltic Star.

After the showing was over the flock competition results were announced:

Judge - George Wilkinson

Best Stock ram:
1 - Glenside Royal Welsh (Einon)
2 - Haltcliffe Pheonix (Scurlage Castle)
3 - Penparc President (Llanthomas)

Best Gimmers:
1 - Deri Morgan (Tynewydd)
2 - Jim and Trudy Davies (Trujim)
3 - DJJ Watkins & Co (Cwmcerrig)

Small flock:
1 - Irena Lewis (Einon)
2 - DA & C Davies (Ifan Ddu)
3 - A & O Hughes (Vale)

Intermediate flock:
1 - Dianne Evans (Whitland)
2 - Powell and Marion Jones (Llanthomas)
3 - Derek Jewell (Dwynant)

Large flock:
1 - Jim and Trudy Davies (Trujim)
2 - Deri Morgan (Tynewydd)
3 - DJJ Watkins & Co (Cwmcerrig)

Champion Flock – Trujim

Jim and Trudy were praised by All Wales Judge Brian Joseph, who stated that Trujim Nighthawk was the best stock tup he had seen during the judging. The All Wales Champion however was Heulwen Thomas Bryn Garth, capping a wonderful day for her following her breed champion rosette.

Tuesday

The annual “Club Day” on the Texel stand this time saw a change of tack with live sheep the subject of the competition. They were a pair of ewe lambs with their June born lambs at foot. The object of the competition was to guess the combined weight of the lambs and the breed of their mothers. The two five week old lambs weighed in at an impressive 55.4k combined. Their mothers were Whitefaced Woodland x Texel and I’m sure their breeder Adrian Windsor (Fern) won’t mind me saying that the second cross Texel lambs were a significant improvement on their mothers in terms of conformation. They displayed that ours is a breed that can work well when crossed with ANY other, even rare hill breeds like the Woodlands. When the weight of the young lambs was announced, one prominent Texel breeder was even heard to remark that the Texel x Woodland would probably work very well as an embryo recipient!

Over a hundred people entered the competition, forty of whom requested catalogues for the Animax South Wales Club sale to be held at Llandovery on 2/9/11. The winner drawn from the 6 correct entries and winning a £50 voucher towards a ram from the Club Sale was Phil Houdley, Gloucestershire.

Club Trip to the Isle of Man

The South Wales Club successfully mixed business and pleasure on their recent trip to the Isle of Man. [more]

South Wales Club AGM 2011

The Club held its AGM at Cwmcynnon, Llwyndafydd on 14th May 2011 with Trudy and Jim Davies, Trujim. Jim’s parents had bought the Farm in the mid 60’s as a dairy unit. [more]

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Pepermint Pipps Progeny Parade

In one of the strongest competitions yet, 18 pairs of lambs were entered in this year’s competition at Llandovery. It was a pair of gimmers by Rascarrel Pepermint forward by DDJ Watkins and Co (Cwmcerrig) that took the championship though. [more]

NSA Welsh Sheep Event 2011

On the Club stand at the Machynlleth event, were the winning entries from the Progeny show, two Rascarrel Pepermint gimmers from DJJ Watkins & Co (Cwmcerrig). There were also 4 well grown shearling tups from the Reed Family (Scolton). They of course took the top price of 8,200gns at the NSA sale in Builth last year with their shearling and averaged over 1,200gns for 36. Finally there were two Welsh Mule X Texel gimmers from the Davies family (Aman) got out of Thinacres Ottowa, the best stock tup in the South Wales flock competition 2010.

Most importantly however (and tying everything into the message) were the photos of the supreme champion pair and supreme champion single carcass from the Welsh Winter Fair 2010 from Adrian Windsor (Fern) and the reserve champion single carcass from Gwyn Davies (Caebetran).

OTHER EVENTS
Annual Dinner and Presidents Evening – Friday 11th November.

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