DEVON COUNTY SHOW 21st – 23rd May 2026
Entries now closed
https://showingscene.com/events/devon-county-show-2026-may-2026
ROYAL BATH & WEST SHOW 28th – 30th May 2026
Entries now closed
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MID DEVON SHOW 25th July 2026
Closing Date 14th June 2026 (However due to the large number of Sheep entries they receive they have had to cap the numbers they can accept. So if they reach that cap before the 14th June then they will close entries early).
https://showingscene.com/events/mid-devon-show-jul-2026/sheep
WOOLSERY SHOW 27th July 2026
Closing Date 13th July 2026
https://showingscene.com/events/woolsery-district-agricultural-show-woolsery-show-jul-2025/sheep
NORTH DEVON SHOW 5th August 2026
ENTRIES CLOSE: FRIDAY 26th JUNE 2026
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EXFORD SHOW 12th August 2026
Entries close on 10th July 2026.
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OKEHAMPTON SHOW 13th August 2026
Estimated Booking Opening: 16/05/2026
https://showingscene.com/events/okehampton-show-2026-aug-2026
DUNSTER SHOW 21st August 2026
Estimated Booking Opening: 01/06/2026
https://showingscene.com/events/dunster-show-2026-aug-2026
SOCIAL / EDUCATIONAL EVENT – Pop Up Farm Visit – Following the recent Countryfile ‘Lambing Special’ where the programme visited Tom Cole, just outside North Molton in Devon, we thought it would be fun to go and see how he was getting on with crossing his Suffolk Mule ewes with a Devon Closewool ram and how the lambs were performing. Tom lambs in January at a reasonably high altitude, and, having lost several lambs in previous years to wet, cold winters, he decided to try a Closewool ram in the hope that the lambs would have more wool on them and therefore be hardier.
Would it have been a success or was he on a fool’s errand as one or two local farmers thought! Well, so far, so good and Tom is about to start picking fat lambs tomorrow (just as most of us are finishing lambing!). The Closewool ram only went in for one cycle so there are only 40 lambs and as he has started picking, time is of the essence hence the limited amount of notice given for which I apologise. (There are lots of other lambs to see as well as the Closewools).
The visit will only last an hour or so as Tom has a very young family and is extremely busy but the intention is to have a meal at the Poltimore Arms at North Molton straight afterwards. We don’t need to pre-order food but they do need to know numbers so I would be very grateful if you could drop me an email, by return, to let me know whether you intend coming and how many will be in your party.
SUMMER FLOCK VISIT – Clive & Lydia Handy, Andoversford – Sunday 19th June 2026 – Details to follow
ANNUAL BREED SOCIETY SHOW & SALE 14th September 2026 – Location: Blackmoor Gate Market, Kentisbury, Barnstaple, Ex31 4NW
SOCIETY DINNER Details to follow
FLOCK COMPETITION Details to follow
NEXT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 25th November 2026 – Location: Filleigh Village Hall, Filleigh, Barnstaple, EX32 0RS at 7.30pm – All members welcome
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