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Welcome to the website of the Southdown Sheep Society.

On our site you can find information relating to the breed, latest news, details of shows and sales, stock for sale and information from Breeders’ Groups around the regions.

Our breed can meet your needs - whether you are looking for a terminal sire to produce quick maturing lambs, or a few Southdown sheep on a few acres.

The Society hopes our website offers you a starting point, please get in touch with the Southdown Office for further information.

 

Recently Updated


  • NSA Briefing on the discovery of Schmallenberg virus in England.  23rd January 2012
  • Schmallenberg virus has been confirmed by Defra AHVLA to have been found on 4 farms in England, in the counties of East Sussex, Suffolk, and Norfolk.  At this stage most farmers should do no more than be aware and extra vigilant – it is most likely that the infection was transmitted by insects during the late summer/autumn of last year and the risk of further infection being transmitted from these farms is low.  There are currently no implications to trade and no ‘firewall movement barriers’ being put in place in the UK, although Russia has put in place export bans on live ruminants and ruminant products from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, where Schmallenberg virus has been present for some time.



2012 Southdown Sheep Society Field Day and AGM  at Biscombe Lodge, Thorpe Wood, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 3RX, by kind invitation of Mr & Mrs Neil Stainthorpe. This event will take place on SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH 2012. Full details will be included in the Spring edition of Southdown New
































     

WEST MIDLANDS  SOUTHDOWN SHEEP GROUP


SPRING MEETING 2012 Saturday March 24th

 

Showing sheep workshop, with  Jim Cresswell, an official Southdown judge

At Yew Tree Farm, Weston Lullingfields Shrewsbury, Shropshire. SY 4  2AW

GR SJ 419252

 

PROGRAMME


  • 10.00am. coffee/tea and biscuits
  • 10.30am  outdoors/under cover depending on the weather. Preparation for showing with Jim Cresswell and two “volunteer” shearlings and one ewe.  This will be followed by an opportunity for the “volunteers to misbehave as you practice the bits you want to including any routine handling eg turning over.
  • Approx 1.00pm .Bring and Share lunch followed by short Group business meeting. Ideas for future meetings welcome
  • Approx 2.30pm. A look at the Chelsea flock, its successes and failures. Managing the land without small local contractors.
  • 4.00pm Tea/coffee and cake and end of meeting

 

Bookings by March 17th please to Jane Ing 01939 260100 or cfg.ing121@btinternet.com

A small charge will be levied to cover Mr and Mrs Cresswell’s expenses.

Please wear sheep clean clothes and footwear.

Bring and share. Let Jane know whether you are bringing sweet or savoury to ease catering arrangements.

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SOUTHDOWNS MAKE THEIR MARK AT WINTER FATSTOCK SHOWS
 
The Southdowns held their own and triumphed at the major fatstock shows this season.

At the Royal Welsh Winter Fair a pair of Southdown lambs from Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & Harmer went on to be warded the Championship in the pure lowland breeds section.
This pair of lambs were successful again at the East of England Smithfield Festival and carried off the title there of Champion Native Pair of lambs.

A Southdown x Beltex x carcase from J M A Long was placed 2nd in the native lamb carcase class, with the native class winner, a Suffolk x, being the carcass champion.



East of England native sheep champions - Messrs Wakeham-Dawson & harmer



Carcase from J M A Long

 

This event will take place on SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH 2012. Full details will be included in the Spring edition of Southdown News. 

If you are seeking an animal with performance recorded figures, the following Southdown breeders are currently performance recording

 

  • R S Beaumont (Andersey Farm Ltd), Oxon. Andersey Flock, No 883
  • A & C Brown, Devon. Gunton Flock, No 64
  • D Bunting, Hertfordshire. Golden Valley Flock, No 729
  • Patrick Goldsworthy MBE, Cambs. Webbellis Flock, No 968
  • D S & P Humphrey, West Sussex. East Dean Flock, 165
  • Simon & Jayne Hutley, Essex. Birch Hoe Flock, No757
  • Jonathan M A Long, Kent. Chaileybrook Flock, No 323
  • Miriam Parker, Shropshire. Buckland Flock, No 543
  • M F & G Sprake, Suffolk. All Saints Flock, No 291

 

 

Stock For sale and Wanted:

If you have any Southdown sheep for sale now that you would like to advertise please contact the Society Secretary.

There is a charge of £5.00 for this service and sale adverts will remain on the site for three months.


Three ram lambs from the Rondaheath Flock

for sale, or would consider swap for ewe lamb/s.

 For more information contact H Pothecary, Devon, on 07974 674743. (22/03/2012)

 

For Sale from the Quernmore Flock

one quality shearling ram and one two-shear ram, plus a small number of quality shearling ewes.

For more information contact FG & AM Carter, Lancaster, on 01524 840102. (04/05/2012)

 

 

 

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