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The time of year for submitting Single Payment forms is rapidly approaching. Any breeders who need evidence from the BWMSBA that you are Black Welsh Mountain breeders for your Glastir  or other payment scheme applications, please get in touch with the office sooner rather than later to make sure you don't miss the deadlines. [email protected]   ...

There are quite  a few enquiries coming into the BWMSBA office at this time of year from potential new breeders, looking to source pedigree quality Black Welsh Mountain Sheep. As a service to members, BWMSBA offers the chance to advertise stock stock that you might want to sell for a small charge of £10 for a calendar month.  If you are interested, please send the relevant text and one, good ph...

Calling all the photographers out there who've taken photos of Black Welsh Mountain SHeep over the last twelve months or so. I'm looking for photos for the forthcoming volume of the flock book - specifically sheep pictures, rather than people photos. Prize winners (please provide details of the show and the breeding of the sheep if at all possible), but also just nice pictures of sheep out at g...

National Sheep Association Wales will be holding its Annual General Meeting at Hafod yr Hendre on the Royal Welsh Showground on Wednesday 20th February. If any of you wish to attend, please contact Helen Roberts ([email protected]). Lunch will be provided only if you book in advance.  ...

Steffan Trophy - Nominations Needed The Steffan Trophy is new award for ambassadors of the Black Welsh Mountain Breed between the ages of 16 and 26. If you know of a young person, worthy of recognition for their work with Black Welsh Mountains, please send a short submission to the Secretary, explaining why you feel their contributions should be recognised, by the 31 January 2019 Pictured is th...

As we come to the close of the year and look back on a sucessful year for the breed and the Association, attention will start to turn to the production of the 2019 flock book. BWMSBA needs good quality photographs of prolific show winners from 2018 for inclusion in the publication. Ideally, photos should be primarily of the sheep, rather than being a "people" picure. In order to reproduce well w...