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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...

The Black Welsh Mountain Section at the 2019 Royal Welsh Show was a testament to the hard work of breeders and exhibitors, with a huge turn out of high quality animals for jjudge Mr Kevin Bowman to consider. He had his work cut out as some of the female classes were very large (42 in the ewe lamb class), but he rose to the occasion and at the end of a long morning, selected a shearling ewe bred a...

Note for BWMSBA Members: There'll be an open meeting for members on Sunday evening (21st July) in the NSA on the Royal Welsh Showground. All members welcome. Young Handlers classes will take place in the sheep ring immediately following the last scheduled class of the day. This year the judges will be John & Hilary Garn.  There'll also be the usual post showing gathering in the sheep ring on ...