Scottish & Borders Lleyn Sheep Breeders Club

As our club name suggests we represent Lleyn Sheep breeders in Scotland & the North of England


Why not become a Member of our Club

It only costs £10 per year and you will be amazed at the benefits of being a member!!!
We have over 80 members stretching from Lancashire to the Orkney's.

What do I gain from being a member?
Talk to like minded breeders. Discuss topical issues relating to the breed. Be involved in one of the fastest growing sheep breeds in the UK. Get to know fellow breeders within your area. Receive uptodate information regarding the breed and be involved in the decisions being made about the future of Lleyn Sheep.

What do we do?
We hold 2 or 3 meetings per year and a Flock walk in the summer. Hold workshops on topical issues within the Lleyn breed. Promote the breed in our area


If you own Lleyn Sheep in our area membership is a must!!

Events

Open Day 2008
Scottish & Borders Lleyn Breeders Club
“Lleyn - the profitable sheep for the future”
An invitation to a Farm Walk
On
Saturday 23rd August 2008
at 1pm
Whitcastles Farm, Corrie, Lockerbie, DG11 2NR
By kind permission of
Derek & Cindy Steen

Please come and join us on the 23rd August and see what the Lleyn can do for your flock

More Details>>



LLeyn ewe with Charollais X Lambs


Full list of Lleyn Society Sales
A full list of the sale dates for all 2008 Lleyn Society Sales will soon be available at
www.lleynsheep.com

Request a catalogue for a Lleyn Sheep Society Sale

 

Features

Derek& Cindy Steen
Much has happened in the life of Derek Steen over the last decade.From the outset, Derek has been firmly focussed on the type of sheep he wants to breed - "I'm aiming to breed sheep with maternal qualities, sheep which will produce and rear plenty of good shaped lambs with minimal shepherding. When buying a breeding tup, I look for strong maternal characteristics in his bloodline history. Visually I consider skin, conformation and correctness


Lumbylaw Lleyns
Lumbylaw Lleyn GimmersRobert Lee, who farms 1100acres with his wife Sally at Lumbylaw, Northumberland, has come to. Having experimented with various breeds and crosses, not to mention lambing dates over the past 15 years, it's this system that the couple believes will enable them to survive a future with ever diminishing levels of financial support."May-lambing Lleyns are more profitable because they don't have the input costs," >>>


The Davidsons of Poldean
The Lleyn is the modern sheep that lends itself to the single farm payment because she is such an easy care breed," said Willie Davidson, who farms with his wife Jennifer and their son Alisdair.The demand for Lleyn sheep has soared over the past two or three years, and,with the new CAP reforms favouring low input systems, an increasing number of flockmasters will undoubtedly be looking to this Welsh female breed toboost farm incomes .>>>


Peter & David Knowles of Cragg Farm
"We had seen some Lleyns and we liked the look of them. So we bought some ewes and tupped them with a Charollais for a couple of years. We then decided to start breeding our own replacements as we wanted to keep a closed flock and improve our flock's health status. >>>

 

New

Versatile Super Ewe
Take a look at the new website
www.versatilesuperewe.co.uk
The site shows how versatile and efficient the Lleyn ewe is as well as promoting the commercial attributes of the Lleyn ewe & the consistency of the Lleyn Carcase
Go on take a look!!!


Club Meeting
The Club Agm was held at the Cross Keys Canobie on Monday 11th February.
Club Oficers were elected.
Duncan Alison Chairman
Charles Geldard Vice Chairman
David Knowles Secetary
David Alexander Treasurer
Club membership is now due for 2008 Please send to david Alexander

A copy of the minutes are available to club members, please contact Club Secetary David Knowles


Read Retiring Chairman Duncan Nellis year report>>



Take a look at the Photo Gallery taken during the Lleyn judging


New Club Leaflet
Download the latest 2008 Club leaflet, detailing the clubs events and sales for 2008>>>

 



Quick Links

Lleyn Sheep Society
FABBL Farm Assurance
National Scrapie Scheme

National Sheep Association

 

Lleyn Society Sales

CARLISLE TWO CENTRE SALE
Thursday 25th September
4450 females & 120 rams

CARLISLE
Sale of Females 9.30am
SALE OF RAMS RING 1.00pm approx.
or at conclusion of Females which ever is sooner

LOCKERBIE
3pm
Sale of Females followed by Rams
BT Free Zone
Eligable to export to Ireland

Auctioneers: Harrison & Hetherington, Borderway Mart. Tel: 01228 590490


www.livestock-sales.co.uk

SKIPTON
Thursday 2nd October

Auctioneers: Craven Cattle Marts Ltd. Tel: 01756 792375
www.skiptonauctionmart.co.uk

CARLISLE (NON M.V ACC)
Monday 6th October

Auctioneers: Harrison & Hetherington, Borderway Mart. Tel: 01228 590490
www.livestock-sales.co.uk

SKIPTON (NON M.V ACC)
Tuesday 14th October

Auctioneers: Craven Cattle Marts Ltd. Tel: 01756 792375
www.skiptonauctionmart.co.uk

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