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Home
About
Why Southdowns
History
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News
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Latest Newsletter
2025 Year Book
Newsletters
News Archive
YEAR BOOK ARCHIVE
Stock for Sale & Wanted
Society Sales
Sales 2025
Sales 2024
Sales 2023
Sales 2022
Breeder Adverts 2025
Sales 2021
Sales 18 - 20
Sales 14 - 17
Showing & Results
Shows 2025
Shows 2024
Shows 2023
Shows 2022
Shows 2021
Shows 2020
Shows 2019
Shows 2018
Shows 2017
Shows 2016
Shows 2015
Shows 2014
125th Anniversary Gallery
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Online FlockBook
Recorded Flocks
Membership Information
Membership Application Form
Gift Aid Declaration Form
Standing order form
Registrations
Advertisement Rates
Bank Details
Society Rules
AGM
Previous AGMs
Flock Competition
Wool
Useful Information
Council Information
Dates for the Diary
Defra Publications & advice
Shop
Trademarks & Certification
Download Southdown Logo
Articles of Association of the Southdown Sheep Society
BREED DESCRIPTION & CHARACTERISTICS
Southdown Flyer for Small holders
Southdown flyer for commercial
Privacy Notice
Current Upset Prices
Minimum standard and recommendations
Disciplinary Procedure
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News

Gail Sprake
September 17, 2025
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Records tumble as Southdown females ‘fly’ at the 2025 Melton Mowbray Show & Sale

Gail Sprake
September 17, 2025
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Records tumble as Southdown females ‘fly’ at the 2025 Melton Mowbray Show & Sale

Southdowns were much in demand at the Southdown Sheep Society’s second sale of the season at Melton Mowbray on September 12/13th.

Gail Sprake
September 16, 2025
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Southdown Young Breeders Group Day 2025

Gail Sprake
September 16, 2025
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Sunday 19th October 2025. Kindly hosted by the Long family.

Gail Sprake
August 8, 2025
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Master's thesis: Docking of lamb tails

Gail Sprake
August 8, 2025
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We have been asked to circulate this survey with our members

Gail Sprake
June 30, 2025
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The 2025 National Southdown Show at the Royal Norfolk Show

Gail Sprake
June 30, 2025
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The 2025 National Southdown Show at the Royal Norfolk Show

Congratulations to all those members whose sheep featured amongst the winners at this year’s National Show.

Gail Sprake
May 28, 2025
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The South West Southdown Breeders’ Christmas Lunch

Gail Sprake
May 28, 2025
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The South West Southdown Breeders’ Christmas Lunch

For the first time since the Covid pandemic, the South West Southdown breeders got together on March 2nd for a very enjoyable Sunday carvery lunch at the The King’s Arms Inn, Tedburn St Mary

Gail Sprake
May 8, 2025
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Wool Workshop (Hammerwich Southdowns)

Gail Sprake
May 8, 2025
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Wool Workshop (Hammerwich Southdowns)

Having kept a few Southdown fleeces back from last summer’s shearing, I was wondering what to do with them.

Gail Sprake
May 8, 2025
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AI* in sheep for the first time (*Artificial Insemination with human intelligence and skill!)

Gail Sprake
May 8, 2025
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AI* in sheep for the first time (*Artificial Insemination with human intelligence and skill!)

When I was a teenager which is now 50 years ago, my parents had a rather chaotic go at “The Good Life” on 20 acres in West Kent.

Gail Sprake
May 8, 2025
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Lambing: When can I get some sleep?

Gail Sprake
May 8, 2025
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Article by Patrick Goldsworthy MBE, Webb Ellis and Heritage Flocks

Gail Sprake
May 8, 2025
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Ben Slack

Gail Sprake
May 8, 2025
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Ben Slack

We were all shocked and saddened by the news that our good friend and member Ben Slack had passed away in hospital on 26th February 2025.

Gail Sprake
May 6, 2025
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Records smashed at Chaileybrook Platinum Celebration Sale

Gail Sprake
May 6, 2025
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Records smashed at Chaileybrook Platinum Celebration Sale

Southdown breeders witnessed history being made at the Platinum Celebration Sale from Jonathan Long and family’s Chaileybrook flock of Southdowns at Worcester on Saturday 7th December.

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