Newark to host RBST Young Shepherd of the Year Qualifiers
Organisers of the 2012 Newark & Nottinghamshire County Show – to be held on 12 and 13 May - are delighted to announce that the event will be hosting two qualifiers for the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) Young Shepherd of the Year Final.
The qualifiers will be for young sheep handlers aged 8–12 years and 13–16 years with the winners going forward to the final, which will be held at Hatfield House Country Show on Sunday 19 August 2012.
Qualifying classes will be included in the Newark & Nottinghamshire County Show Sheep Schedule.
Schedules can be obtained either by post from the Competitions & Entries Secretary, Newark & Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society, Newark Showground, Lincoln Road, Newark-on-Trent NG24 2NY (please enclose an A5 addressed envelope with 75p postage) or downloaded from the website: www.newarkshowground.com. Entries can also be made online or by post.
Further entries information is available on 01636 705796 or by email: entries@newarkshowground.com; general show information is available by emailing: sally@newarkshowground.com
Entries close on Friday 23 March 2012.
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Note to Editors:
The winner/s of the Junior Handling Classes will be eligible to take part in the RBST Young Shepherd Competition 2012. (If the Class winner has already qualified the next highest placed competitor not previously qualified can go forward)
The Grand Final for the RBST Young Shepherd competition will be held on Sunday 19th August 2012 at the Hatfield House Country Show where classes for the following age groups will be judged: 8-12 years and 13-16 years. The winners of each section will receive a Champion Rosette & £50.00 with the Reserve Champion receiving a Reserve Champion Rosette & £25.00 and they will then go on to compete for the RBST Champion Young Shepherd Trophy.
Note: Sheep classes at Hatfield House Country Show are offered for Maedi Visna non-accredited sheep only.
Finalists may be able to loan sheep for whom the non-accredited restriction proves a problem
For further information contact Ryan Perry at RBST on either 024 7669 8763 or conservation@rbst.org.uk
For further information contact Sally Hughes, Show & Event Manager
Newark & Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society
Tel: 01636 705796 or email: sally@newarkshowground.com
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This article was added on 13-01-2012
