The Club is pleased to announce a reorganising of the Champion of Champions Competition which will now allow Champions and reserves from 16 qualifying shows to compete for the prestigious Elwes Memorial Cup.
The Northern & Southern Championships will be suspended for the 2026 show season.
The GOSPBC organises four special competitions each year three of these are open to club members only.
Please contact Show Secretary Debbie Dallaway or Josh Bell-Tye with any queries.
Champion of Champions 2026 – Judge TBA
This will take place in 2026 at The Malvern Autumn Show 25th -27th September and brings together the winning first place and reserve pigs qualifying from 16 major shows to compete for the prestigious Elwes Memorial Cup. Qualifying rosettes will be presented at each of the shows. (Competitors must be members of the BPA)
The winner receives not only the prestigious trophy for the year but a special rosette and sash and a cheque for £75. The runner-up receives a special rosette and a cheque for £25.
QUALIFIER SHOWS
Nottinghamshire 9th May Royal Cheshire 16th-17th June
Devon 21st-23rd May Lincolnshire 17th-18th June
Suffolk 27th-28th May Royal Norfolk 24th-25th June
Staffordshire 27th-28th May Royal Lancashire 3rd-5th July
Royal Bath & West 28th-30th May Great Yorkshire 14th-17th July
Royal Cornwall 4th-6th June Royal Welsh 20th-23rd July
South Of England 5th-7th June Edenbridge & Oxted 30th-31st Aug
Royal Three Counties 12th-14th June Dorset 5th-6th September
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Northern Championships 2026 – Suspended pending changes to format The Northern Championships will be judged for ……… at Great Yorkshire Show July. Like the Champion of Champions, qualifier rosettes are awarded to the Breed Champions at each of the qualifier events listed below. Only pigs owned by GOSPBC members can take part in this competition. |
Southern Championships 2026 – Suspended pending changes to format
This works in exactly the same way as the Northern Championships and qualifiers can attend the final at Dorset County Show September. Prizes too are similar with a perpetual trophy, sash, rosette and cheque for £35 to the winner and a rosette and cheque for £15 to the runner-up. Only pigs owned by GOSPBC members can take part in this competition.
GOS Pig of the Year (Open to Club Members Only)
This last is a points-based competition for the individual pig which, throughout the show season, has accumulated the highest score of points from all shows. Application forms are sent to all exhibitors at the end of the show season and claims made in time for the prizes to be presented at the following AGM. The winner receives the Ray Sims Memorial Trophy for the year, a sash and rosette and the runner-up receives a rosette. All shows count towards the total points but the larger shows have a weighting factor applied. You can print a form to enter your pig here. GOSPBCPigoftheYearAwardPointsForm
A lot of effort goes into these events and if you are lucky enough to get a qualifier for any of them, do please make the effort to attend the finals and bring your prize-winner out to compete for the main prize! Good Luck