West Midlands Club May newsletter

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---HOLSTEIN CLUB—

Secretary and Treasurer

Jane McGill, Barnside Cottage, Hawkesbury Common,

Badminton, Glos. GL9 1BW

Tel Mobile 07970 009144

Email – janemc@nmr.co.uk


President: Mrs Rosemary Shufflebotham                   Chairman: Mr Maurice Hart

 

Summer 2012 Events

 

Tuesday 29th May – Club Farm Visits

AM visit to the Mole Valley Farmers renewable energy demo site, following the AGM talk from Steve Edmunds, I know many club members are keen to see the different options available.

11.00 Meet at the demo site Ashcott, TA7 9QA

Lunch at local pub

2.30 pm visit to the Moorshard Herd, by kind invitation from the Miller family

Moorshard Farm, Upper Dunwear, Bridgwater TA7 0AD

 

Wedesday 13th June – HUK Genetic Elite Sale, Bristol Sales Centre

 

Wednesday 13th June  7pm Onwards  - Herefordshire NMR Farm Walk, Henry Lewis, Tack Farm Ltd , Winslow Grange, Tenbury Road, Bromyard, Herefordshire HR7 4LT.

 

Thursday 14th June – Tregibby Open day, Gwbert Road, Cardigan SA43 1PH

The Tregibby herd were the 2011 Premier Pedigree herd winners

 

Thursday 21st June  7.30pm  Worcestershire NMR  Farm Walk, The Troughton family, Manor Farm, Holdfast Hall, Upton-On-Severn WR8 0RA

 

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SUNDAY 24TH JUNE--FAMILY FUN DAY AND B-B-Q – all welcome

 

10.30am-- AT SHANAEL HOLSTEINS THE HOME OF THE MILLER FAMILY-GREVILLE HALL FARM, EVESHAM WR11 7QX.
 
AMY MILLER, OUR HYB CO-ORDINATOR, WILL GIVE A DEMONSTRATION ON CLIPPING AND SHOWMANSHIP.  SHE WILL INVITE ONLOOKERS TO PARTICIPATE SHOULD THEY SO WISH. WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOUNGSTERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF SHOWING CALVES AT THE CLUB CALF SHOW WHICH WILL BE ON THURSDAY 30TH AUGUST AT MONMOUTH SHOW.
 
2.00pm--FOLLOWING THE ABOVE THERE WILL BE A COMPLIMINTARY B-B-Q AT THE HOME OF OUR PRESIDENT ROSEMARY SHUFFLEBOTHAM, AVONDALE HOUSE, HINTON ROAD,CHILDSWICKHAM, BROADWAY, WORCS. WR12 7HZ
 
WE HOPE TO HAVE ROUNDERS, THROWING WELLIES AND SEVERAL MORE COMPETITIONS. IT SHOULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE TO GET IN A ROUND OF GOLF AT BROADWAY GC FOR THE GOLFERS. PLEASE BRING ALONG FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR THIS SOCIAL OCCASION.

 
IF YOU PLAN ON COMING PLEASE NOTIFY - MAURICE HART 07786 343039 mauriceh@nmr.co.uk OR ROSEMARY SHUFFLEBOTHAM 01386858129 OR 07787557134 or roshuff@hotmail.com

 

 

Wednesday 27th June  7.30pm Warwickshire NMR Farm Walk  EF Hemming & Sons  Obelisk Farm  Hockley Heath  Solihull B94 5DD – Prize winning Montbeliarde Herd

 

Tuesday 3rd July – 2011 Gold Cup winner open day – Vortex Holsteins, Church Farm, Martinstown,  DORCHESTER, DORSET DT2 9LD. Following our talk from the King brothers in 2011, come and join the King family for this prestigious event

 

W/C 9th July – West Midland Holstein Club Herd Competition Judging

This year’s judge will be Willy Templeton, Skye Holsteins & Jerseys

Schedules will be out shortly

 

Wednesday 11th July 7.30pm Gloucestershire NMR Farm Walk, The Robertson family, Brinkmarsh Lane Farm, Falfield, Wotton-Under-Edge, GL12 8PT

 

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WEST MIDLAND HOLSTEIN CLUB GOLF DAY

 

WEDS 18TH JULY--10AM BACON ROLLS--11AM 1ST TEE OFF

 

AT THE ROLLS GOLF CLUB, MONMOUTH NP25 5HG

 

THE HENDRE, MONMOUTH, LOCATED ON THE B4233 10 MINUTES FROM THE A40.

 

BACON ROLLS--18 HOLES--BAR MEAL--£43

 

CONTACT

ROSEMARY SHUFFLEBOTHAM 01386 858129/07787 557134   roshuff@hotmail.com  

PAUL MILLER 07932 702552 

ADRIAN HINDMARSH 07800 525873

 MIKE HALLIWELL 07074 753557

 

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Thursday 30th August – Club Calf Show. Date for your diary...

We will once again be incorporating our club calf show with Monmouthshire Show, further details to follow

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More events and further details will be in the next newsletter. If you want anything added, please contact the secretary

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