Guido DeLellis Dies
Lifetime pig breeder and judge Guido DeLellis passed away on the 12th September, after a short illness. Guido was a Sussex Italian, and will be missed by the pig showing community.
GOS Southern Champion
Kilcot Pedigree Pigs added the Southern Championship at Newbury & Royal Berkshire Show to the Champion of Champions award won earlier in the season when Pebblesford Sambo 411 was awarded the JimRead More…
Westmorland County Show Results 2013
Thanks to Jackie Waddington for these results Sarah Whitley’s Burchfield Rufus 313 was supreme champion Unfortunately, there were not enough GOS entered to run their own breed class. Birchfield Rufus 313 wonRead More…
Grand Centenary Draw
The draw took place at Sedgemoor Market, Bridgwater, Somerset on Saturday 7th September and the tickets drawn were as follows: 1st ticket 2769 £500 cheque – Mr J Ramsdale, Wotton-under-Edge, Glos 2ndRead More…
Melton Mowbray Show & Sale
The catalogue for this event is available here – http://www.grassroots.co.uk/cgi-bin/start.cgi/sales/melton/melton.html There is only one GOS entered which is a young boar so anyone interested in such an animal should think about attendingRead More…
Edenbridge & Oxted Show Results 2013
A real agricultural show, with lots of cattle, sheep and pigs, as well as horses everywhere ! In the Pig tent, Old Spots were represented by member Mark Dallaway’s son Alfie whoRead More…
Reserve Champion for Oaklands Pigs
Ok, so the author of this is the male half of the Oaklands Pigs Team, (so slightly biased) and the show is a small one, but Exfold Princess 238 was reserve bestRead More…
Egham Royal Show Results 2013
A small show, which suffered this year from drizzle and rain, but enjoyable all the same From the club, Oaklands Pigs took their GOS sow along with saddlebacks and a Tamworth, andRead More…
Driffield Show Results 2013
A big thanks to Mandy Garbutt for sending these through July Coloured Gilt 1st S. Roberts & J. Fairclough Hampshire 2nd Mrs. M. Renshaw GOS Tennyson Princess Mary 3rd S. Roberts &Read More…
Anglesey County Show
Congratulations to Mr Joseph Bee from Caernarfon who was the only GOS exhibitor in mixed ‘Any Other Traditional Breed’ classes with 2 pigs and who won 1st prize in the Sow classRead More…