Southern Region

Welcome to the News page for the Southern Region, which includes the counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and London.

Regional Board Member

Mr Peter Gorringe

Peter Gorringe

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Jacob Sheep Society
Southern Region

Open day   19/10/2024

Canterbury Oast Trust

To be held at - :

Canterbury Oast Trust

Highlands Farm

Woodchurch

Ashford

Kent
TN26 3RJ

The Rare Breeds Centre

Canterbury Oast Trust serves over 150 people living with a learning disability across Kent and East Sussex. The rare breed centre is a 100 acre farm in the beautiful countryside in Kent attracting almost 130,000 people each year.

The Rare Breeds Centre is proud to be the only one in Kent, and is approved by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST).

There are many interesting traditional rare breed animals. We will be able to see sheep from the common through to the rare breeds and  they have some interesting names! There are  Manx Loaghtan, Wensleydale, Coloured Lincolns, Badger Face, Herdwicks, Portlands and Jacobs.

The farm is run by a committed team comprising staff and volunteers many of whom are adults with learning disabilities who are gaining skills in animal management and customer service. Every time you visit the Rare Breeds Centre not only will you have a great day out but you are supporting the work of COT and enabling the adults we support to live more independent lives.

Open Day schedule

  • 10:00 -10:30 Arrival

  • 11:00 -11:30 walk around the farm

  • 12:00 Judge seminar

  • 12:30 Lunch will be held in Granary restaurant

  • 13:30 AGM Meeting and then Pig racing which will be fun

  • 14:30 - 15:00 Time to say goodbye

Looking forward to seeing everyone and to spending a great day together.

The cost of each Adult is £5.00 by cash on the day. Members order and pay for their lunch at the restaurant.

 

Please confirm via email if you are attending the day.

 

Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

 

Peter Gorringe

email: southern@jacobsheepsociety.co.uk

Mobile: 07860877240

 

Southern Aug 2024

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SOUTHERN REGION

Regional Contact Member – Peter Gorringe

Well a good year for rain and the grass has grown well and a busy summer for out members.

I would like tow elcome five new members to the Southern Region – Rebecca Homfray, Bedmonton Flock; Mark and Karen Friend, Friend Flock;Charlie Barrett and Georgia Ellis, Froxfield Flock; Chris and Carrie Lampitt; and Nicholas and Emily Fitter, Fitter Flock.

The Southern Region open day, regional AGM and judges’ seminar will take place on October 19th and will be hosted by Hannah Watson at the Canterbury Trust at Woodbridge, Kent, so please support this event.

Wendy Sharp with her champion ewe and Tom Gorringe with his father’s reserve champion ewe lamb at Kent County Show

We attended the Kent County Show which unfortunately did not have the usual beautiful weather but we had a good attendance in the Jacob classes with up to 13 entries in some classes which was lovely to see and a great time was had by all.

At the time of writing Edenbridge and Oxted Show is our next local show and we are hopeful for a good entry.

If you need any advice or help with your flock or the Society please give me a call.

The Gorringe family’s winning group of three at Kent County Show