by Sarah Hackney
This year started very well with our ever popular annual
dinner (Arties Mill, Brigg) where our members and friends
enjoyed good food and company. We are also pleased to welcome
some new young members to our committee. Thomas Hill and
Ashley McInnes who we hope will help to bring fresh ideas
and enthusiasm to the Club.
We had two fantastic farm visits
this year which were very well attended. The first herd visit
was by kind permission of Mr. Alex Spilman and family. The
herd is run on a successful commercial base using pedigree
bulls on good pedigree cows. Which go on to produce top quality
calves. The day was rounded off with a fantastic home cooked
spread and refreshments.
The next visit to the Midhope Simmental
herd which was held later in the year was by kind permission
of Mr. John Hollingsworth and family. We were shown again
a very good set up that is producing top quality pedigree
Simmentals. We were shown Bulls that were being prepared
for Carlisle and a selection of very good Heifers. Again,
we were treated to a fantastic spread to finish a memorable
visit.
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Jaegergard Uniq
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Lincolnshire Show is a big event on our calendar,
this year judged by Mr. David Bell. Thankfully after last
year’s poor entries we had a brilliant turn out and
the weather to go with it. Show day was bathed in glorious
sunshine with our members enjoying great success in the ring.
Thomas Hill took Supreme and Female Champion Simmental with
his granddad’s cow, Jaegergard Uniq with calf Scotland
Uniq Amethyst at foot. Whilst David Pick took Reserve Supreme
and Reserve Female Champion with his two year old heifer,
Scarthingwell Vixen. Thomas Hill also won Male Champion with
his own bull, Scotland Viper. Mr. Brian Lundy also enjoyed
success in the Eastern Simmental Breeder’s class with
Caister Empress 14th with calf Caister Augustus. Ian & Margaret
Steele’s Blakewell Northern Beauty with calf Blakewell’s
Beauty Alisha at foot took Reserve. The show was rounded
off with yet another brilliant spread put on by Margaret
Steele and her helpers that all members and friends were
able to enjoy.
After such a good year of farm walks and a
successful show, lets hope 2010 has just as much to report!
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