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As many of you will know 2020 will see the BWMSBA celebrate 100 years since it's inception. The Association is planning several special events to mark this significant milestone.  The finale to the year of celebrations will be a gala dinner to be held on the 3rd October 2020, at the Celtic Royal Hotel in Caernarfon, just a short distance from the venue of Association's first ever meeting at Plas...

Black Welsh Mountain Breeders on the island of Ireland are looking to bring in new bloodlines from mainland UK, but current import rules dictate that any animals entering have to be from scapie monitored flocks or must've been individually genotyped and found to be Group 1 ARR/ARR.  If anyone is testing their rams for scrapie genotypes, or may be interested in doing so, please contact the office...

Annual BWMSBA Sale- 24th August 2018 Report   The annual sale of pedigree Black Welsh Mountain Sheep took place at Monmouthshire Auction Centre on the 24th August. Trade was rather up and down, but the best quality stock sold fairly well, although the high prices of last year were lacking.   The top price of the day was for a 3 shear ram from the Gaer flock of D & R Rowlands, Gaerwen.  Their ...

Anglesey Show Results: Aged Ram: 1 - D & R Rowlands Shearling Ram: 1 - Gwawr Hughes 2 - Glenda Hughes 3 - D & R Rowlands Ram Lamb: 1 - D & R Rowlands 2 - D & R Rowlands 3 - Gwawr Hughes 4 - Glenda Hughes Breeding Ewe: 1 - D & R Rowlands 2 - Gwawr Hughes Shearling Ewe: 1 - Glenda Hughes 2 - Gwawr Hughes 3 - D & R Rowlands 4 - D & R Rowlands Ewe Lamb: 1 - Glenda Hughes 2 - D &...

Ram, 1 year old and over  1. B Davies 2. B Davies 3. A Young Ram Lamb    1. B Davies 2. A Young 3. M Williams Yearling Ewe   1. B Davies 2. B Davies 3. A Young Ewe Lamb     1. B Davies 2. B Davies 3. A Young Flock Ewe     1. B Davies 2. A Young 3. A Young Group of 3      1. B Davies 2. A Young 3. A Young Best Exhibit in the Black Welsh Mountain Sheep Classes Champion - B ...

If you wish your ram to be included in the points calculation for the 2018 Ram of the Year, please send completed points cards to the Secretary by Saturday 15th September. ...