The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Events => Topic started by: doganjo on March 05, 2014, 09:33:33 am
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With much thanks to our Secretary, Lillian Waddell for organising the day. Please let us know if you wish to attend.(cssa_committee at yahoo.co.uk)
This year is the first for a stock judging competition - venue is Greenwell cottage, Old Barn Road, Uplawmoor, Renfrew, G78 4BA BY KIND PERMISSION OF Laney Daff on Saturday 5th April 2014 from 10am until 4 pm. Guests & visitors to bring their own lunch.
Programme
Start 10am
A short introduction to the CSSA and what we are trying to achieve.
10.10am- Dressing demo by Mr Campbell McKenzie
11.30am- Talk by Tom Stevenson on sheep products by Stockcare
11.45am- Talk by Mac-Min Minerals
12/1pm Lunch & raffle
1pm- Our judge will judge all the sheep first then the participants will be able to have “hands on” judging.
1pm- guess the weight of the lamb competition
1.30pm- Competitors will have 10 mins on each sheep pen to decide their choice from 1st-4th
2.40pm- Stock judging results
2.45pm -2nd dressing demo by Mr Campbell McKenzie
3.55pm- vote of thanks
4.pm- close of day.
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Unfortunately, we're lambing in April :(
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That sounds absolutely brilliant and would have been well worth the journey, but we too are lambing.
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BUMP - 3 weeks on Saturday - CSSA members only £1 - your chance to have a go at judging or just to find out what judges are looking for.
We'll be putting a list of the 2014 events on the website as soon as dates have been agreed.