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The Annual Show & Sale held on behalf of the Black Welsh Mountain Sheep Breeders Association drew a top-quality entry to the Monmouthshire Livestock Centre on the 30th August. A packed ring ensured a blistering trade throughout. Breed records were broken, averages well up on 2018 and clearance rates, very encouraging. The sale was topped twice at 1900gns, equalling the current male breed record ...

A draft schedule is available for the Centenary Show next year. It's not a final list and is still work in progress.  If you want to come to the show and haven't got anything in your flock that you think will fit the bill, how about a trip to the Annual Sale on 30th August to buy something? Open Classes - comprising Senior Ram, Shearling Ram, Ram Lamb, Breeding Ewe, Shearling Ewe and Ewe Lamb, ...

Catalogue for the Annual Sale of pedigree Black Welsh Mountain Sheep now available to download below. ...

Quick reminder that the closing date for entries to the BWMSBA sale is only two days away - 31st July. Please send entries directly to the auctioneer, J Straker Chadwick. All males entered for the sale must be registered by the time the catalogue is completed. If you have males still to register, please send the application forms to the BWMSBA office, as soon as possible and by the 5th August at ...

HRH The Prince of Wales visited the Royal Welsh Show as part of it's 100th anniversary celebrations and during his time at the event, HRH visited the Black Welsh Mountain ring while judging of the Groups of Three was in progress.  THe Prince of Wales spoke to several of the exhibitors and also to the section judge, Mr Kevin Bowman, the BWMSBA Chair, John Griffiths and also to Stephen Forsyth.  ...

After the close of a busy day in the Sheep Ring, the youngsters came out to show the grown ups how things should be done.  The BWMSBA's own Young Handler section was capably judge by John & Hilary Garn, with the handlers split into two age groups, 10 and under and 11 - 16 years.  The winners of the age classes, Ffion Evans (10 and under) and Rory Ferguson (11 - 16) faced off in the championship...