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Email: enquiries@suffolksheep.org Use a QR code app to
Website: www.suffolksheep.org view our YouTube videos Working to help the livestock farmer
Accounts & breed secretary
Administration
Anna McCullough f I had been told in March that all five look on 2020 as a success as we all dealt with The future of high welfare
Tel: 028 2563 2342 Society Sales would be held on their planned considerable uncertainty and change!
Email: annamccullough@suffolksheep.org high throughput tagging
Margo Fenton Idates, that we would sell more sheep than Finally, we have a lot of friends and members
Tel: 028 2563 2342 in 2019, that the overall averages would be who played a vital role in the fight against
Email: margofenton@suffolksheep.org
Katie Allen up and that the total revenue generated for Covid-19, the Society would like to acknowledge
Tel: 028 2563 2342 our breeders using Society Sales would be this contribution. Whether you, or your family,
Email: katieallen@suffolksheep.org up, I would have been extremely surprised – work in the NHS in the UK, or the HSE in Ireland,
Editor they did all take place as planned and all of in the emergency services or in the multitude of
Robin McIlrath the above happened. In addition, the Society other occupations that helped carry us through
Tel: 028 2563 2342
Email: robinmcilrath@suffolksheep.org worked closely with H&H, Carlisle to deliver the last six months, please accept our gratitude
Produced by an alternative to Kelso. This rescheduled Kelso and we thank you for all you have done. Turb Tagger
Kelsey Media Sale had an increase in the averages for both
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Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding,
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Web: www.kelsey.co.uk
Having said this, it has been an extremely
difficult and challenging year and at the time
of going to print, the level of uncertainty has
Publisher not diminished. We will of course continue to
Jamie McGrorty make plans, consider alternatives and have
Design Manager contingencies in place should they be needed.
Jo Legg
The publisher does not accept any Not least because next year is the 135th
responsibility for the content of anniversary of the Suffolk Sheep Society and we
advertisements or contributed editorial in
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I would like to thank Norbrook (our corporate
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