Welcome to the news page for the Northern Region, which includes the counties of North, South, East and West Yorkshire, Lancashire, Northumberland, Cleveland and Cumbria.
Acting Regional Council Member
Mr Geoff Wood
Moorhouse Farm cottage,
Scales
The Northern Region Open Day - June 2018
The Northern Region open day scheduled to be held on Sunday June 10th has, unfortunately, had to be cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Any enquiries to Geoff Wood, Northern Region Council Member, on 01229 869103 or on g.wood103@btinternet.com
The Northern Region open day will be on June 10th at Emma Wilson's Wastwater Flock near Seascale in Cumbria.
Easthwaite Farm, Wasdale, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1ET
Timetable for Northern Region Open Day
10 am coffee and biscuits
10:30 am introduction to Easthwaite Farm and Emma Wilson's Wastwater flock
10:45 am Look at the sheep and judge a class of Jacobs
11:30 Talk: “Understanding Genetics” by Sandra Ireton, Bsc (Hons) and Msc (Hons), which will cover the building blocks of DNA, the dangers of narrowing gene pools to avoid defects and disease, and the relevance to Scrapie and possibly Tay-Sachs.
12:30 lunch
13:30 pm farm walk and look at the other stock including beef cattle and Herdwick sheep. Option of a walk or trailer ride to the lake.
14:30 Herdwick sheep class to judge and possibly a talk on the breed
15:30 Tea and cake, and a raffle
Other activities may include a valuations of farm items, guess the weight of a pair of Beltex lambs and maybe a "50s square" or something similar to get a small prize
Hotel accommodation will be arranged locally for those wishing to stay overnight.
Please contact Geoff Wood, Northern Region Council Member, on 01229 869103 or 07733220498 or g.wood103@btinternet.com for more details.
Download the attendance form here -Northern Region Open Day 2018