Chris Tate
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- Sep 23, 2026
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Eight-week-old calf wins Skipton title and sells for £1,000 to the judge (opens the original)
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A QUALITY run of 55 dairy-bred rearing calves all sold well at CCM Skipton’s September show and sale, when judge and keen buyer Robert Falshaw, Gisburn, oversaw the strong classes, finding his champion in an eight-week British Blue-x bull from Sam Chapman, of RM Shackleton, Broughton Fields Farm, Broughton. While a regular vendor and exhibitor, Sam was picking up his first-ever Skipton calf title with the youngster, who is by the Genus sire, Northpole, and which later sold for £1,000 - purchased
Quality gimmer shearlings to suit all buyers at CCM Skipton (opens the original)
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SHEEP trade at CCM Skipton saw a healthy lift at the mid-September and second show and sale on Tuesday (September 15) of 1,304 gimmer shearlings and ewes with an overall average price of £258.54, well up on last year’s £217.61. John Akrigg’s pen of ten North of England Mule shearlings from Home Farm, Halton West, were Barnoldswick judge Bob Middleton’s class winners. The Blue Faced Leicester-x-Swaledales were bred by dad, Chris, high at the top of Wharfedale, then brought down to richer pastures
Blue and Badger Face Texel sales and shows at Craven Cattle Mart, Skipton (opens the original)
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PEDIGREE Blue and Badger Face Texels found favour with judges and buyers at CCM Skipton’s annual double bill of shows and sales on Saturday. Of 72 Blue Texels forward, David Alexander’s Millside flock, Galston, Ayrshire, impressed with the two highest prices, both unshown shearling ewes. Top call at 1700gns was a Dragon Fab daughter bred from a Towerview Grand Prix ewe, sold together with her full sister at 1180gns, both to Joanne Lyth, Bacup. Another Millside shearling ewe at 1100gns joined S W
Characterful Kerry Hills shine at CCM Skipton annual show and sale (opens the original)
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BREEDERS of Kerry Hill Sheep from across the UK gathered for a successful annual show and sale at CCM Skipton on Monday. Charlie Leach, nephew of Rowan Leach and Tia Rogers, Crag Top, Hebden Bridge with Reserve Champion, Shearling Ram Crag Top Fireball, sired by Birsca Black Magic (Image: CCM Auctions) Officiating over the strong classes was judge Yvonne Brown, Blackburn who found her champion in a ram lamb from the Fairfax flock of Rob and Louise Barritt, of Long Lee, Keighley. The judge’s chos
UDPATED: Kilnsey Show list of all the trophy winners (opens the original)
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FAMOUS Kilnsey Show and Sports returned for another glorious celebration of all things great and rural this week with a big crowd on its sprawling grounds beneath the landmark crag. Many thousands flocked to the Yorkshire Dales premier agricultural event on Tuesday and this year one southern visitor commented on its Facebook page: "Our five hour journey from Wiltshire was WELL worth it. Congratulations to everyone involved!" Most folk were from closer to home and Kilnsey Show is always a great v
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