Welcome to the News page for the Southern Region, which includes the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghmashire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and London.
Regional Board Member
Mr Peter Gorringe
Regional Committee
Peter Gorringe - Chair, Daphne Rice (Sussex), Fiona Gordon (Maidstone, Kent), Gareth Jones (Stockbridge, Hants), Lesley Pope (Pembury, Kent).
Southern Region Open Day and AGM
Sunday 13th November 2022
To be held at -
Shutecombe Flock
Broomfield Farm
South Lane, Dallington,
Heathfield,
East Sussex, TN21 9NJ
By kind invitation of the Gorringe Family
The day will commence with tea/coffee and biscuits followed by a farm walk to view the Jacob flock.
There will be a selection of ewe lambs for members to assess for their show potential and to prepare for the show ring. There will be plenty of opportunity for everyone to get involved with trimming, brushing, halter training with advice on hand from experienced members.
Lunch will be followed by the Southern Region AGM.
If you would like further information, please contact Peter Gorringe –
07860877240 or Email
or click the link here for the flyer with details of how to pay on-line
Open day report and Southern Region Flock Competition Results 2021
Thanks Go to the Gorringe Family who put on a fabulous open day this autumn.
At their Broomefield Farm in East Sussex. To which 15 members and our President Jean Simmonds Kindly Attended to hand out the rosettes and cups, after Judging our flock Competition last month.
Our Day began with coffee in the barn so we could get Barn Envy! Where Peter has all his Rosettes on the wall and Frances had set up their stall of woolly goods. Jean Simmonds gave us Apologies from Kay Carpenter for not making it one the day, before handing out the cups and rosettes, with complements to all the flocks they visited over the weekend of judging.
We then walked out to see their flock of Dutch Spotted Sheep in the beautiful Autumn Sunshine. And some of their Jacob Flock All the while chatting amongst ourselves, these events are at there best for making contact with other breeders and flock management ideas abound who knows what gems you’ll come home with..
Before taking a short drive to the rest of the flock, on the steep hills of East Sussex where round bales are a no no!
Followed by delicious roast dinner at Peter’s Local the perfect finish to a great Day!
Southern Region Flock Competition Awards 2021
Large Flock Trophy and Shield
1st. Peter Gorringe Shutecombe Flock
2nd. Lesley Pope Albans Flock
3rd. Matt Legge Duxmore Flock
4th. Bedale School Bedale Flock
Small Flock Shield
1st. Simon Jones Peregrine Flock
2nd. Gilly Cumming Upton Lovell
3rd. Emma Douglass Dolcoppice Flock
4th. Ann Heady Woolstone Flock
5th. Natalie Ceeney. Hallwood Flock
Champion Flock
Peter Gorringe Shutecombe Flock
Best Ram. 4 horned
1st. Matt Legge Duxmore Flock
2nd. Peter Gorringe Shutecombe Flock
Best Ram. 2 horned
1st. Peter Gorringe Shutecombe Flock
2nd Emma Douglass Dolcoppice Flock
3rd. Lesley Pope Albans Flock
4th. Ann Heady Woolstone Flock
Best Ram Cup winner
Peter Gorringe. Shutecombe Flock.
Best Ram Lamb
1st Gilly Cummings Lovell Flock
2nd Lesley Pope Albans Flock
3rd Matt Legg Duxmore Flock
4th Peter Gorringe Shutecombe Flock
Best Ewe Lambs Cup
1st. Lesley Pope Albans Flock
2nd. Simon Jones Peregrine Flock
3rd. Gilly Cummings Lovell Flock
4th. Emma Douglass Dolcoppice Flock
5th. Peter Gorringe Shutecombe Flock
Best Ewe Cup
1st. Peter Gorringe Shutecombe Flock
2nd. Gilly Cummings Lovell Flock
3rd. Simon Jones Peregrine Flock
4th. Lesley Pope Albans Flock
5th.Emma Douglass Dolcoppice Flock
