RATHMELL Young Farmers' Club held its 74th Annual Show on Saturday amid glorious sunshine.
Organiser said there was a very high standard of exhibits in all sections, the most entries on the field for sometime.
Taking supreme champion in the Sheep Section was James Lambert with his pure bred Beltex ewe and Reserve Champion going to James Lambert with ram lamb.
In the cattle section which had been judged on farm Champion Dairy Animal went to Anna Booth with her dairy cow and Reserve Champion to Liam Moorhouse with his dairy cow.
In the indoor classes there were a high number of entries and an excellent standard, with 14 window boxes and 12 sets of eggs.
Prizes were announced by club chairman James Bradley and presented by the club president Linda Brennand, who congratulated all those taking part and thanked everyone for attending. A vote of thanks was given by vice chairman Edward Bradley and Liam Halliday.
Results were as follows:
Dairy Heifer Calf under 12 months old
1. Tom Dean 2. Charlotte Booth 3. Jonathan Booth
Dairy Heifer in Milk
1. Charlotte Booth 2. Tom Dean 3. Lexi Moorhouse
A Dairy Cow
1. Anna Booth 2. Liam Moorhouse 3. Jonathan Booth
Dairy Calf under 3 months old - shown by Under 10’s
1. Liam Moorhouse 2. Lexi Moorhouse
Dairy Calf under 3 months old - shown by Over 10’s
1. Charlotte Booth 2. Tom Dean 3. Jonathan Booth
A Beef Calf under 3 month old
1. Charlotte Booth 2. Jonathan Booth 3. Thomas Capstick
A Beef Animal under 30 months
1. Thomas Capstick 2. Isaac Booth & Thomas Capstick 3. Martha Booth & Ronan Frankland
A Beef Breeding Animal
1. Ronan Frankland 2. Thomas Capstick 3. Abi Parsons & Charlotte Booth
A Pig – any breed
1. Alice Booth & Tom Southworth 2. Bobby Booth & Tom Dean 3. Tom Southworth
A Gimmer Lamb – any breed
1.Jack Lambert 2. James Lambert 3. Jack Foster
A Pair of Mule Gimmer Lambs
1.Jack Foster 2. Kieran Robinson
A Pair of Butchers Lambs- Continental
1.James Lambert 2. Jack Lambert 3. Ronan Frankland
A Pair of Butchers Lambs-Native Breed
1. Tom Dean 2. James Lambert 3. Edward Bradley
A Mule/Masham Ewe
1.Orla Frankland 2. Jake Booth 3. Ronan Frankland
A Continental Cross Bred Ewe
1.Jack Lambert 2. Kieran Robinson 3. James Lambert
A Pure Bred Ewe
1.James Lambert 2. Jack Lambert 3. Kieran Robinson
A Native Breed Ewe
1. Jake Booth 2. Edward Bradley 3. James Bradley
A Ram Lamb
1.James Lambert 2. Kieran Robinson 3. Jack Lambert
A Shearling Ram
1. James Lambert 2. Kieran Robinson 3. Jack Lambert
A Continental Ram
1. Orla Frankland 2. James Lambert 3. Ronan Frankland
A Native Breed Ram
1.Jack Foster 2. Edward Bradley 3. Harry Parsons
A homebred animal
1. James Lambert 2. Jack Lambert 3. Kieran Robinson
3 Store Lambs
1. Jack Lambert 2. James Lambert 3. Ronan Frankland
1 Ram, 1 Ewe, 1 Lamb
1.James Lambert 2. Kieran Robinson 3. Orla Frankland
Best Wooled
1. Harry Parsons 2. Ronan Frankland 3. Thomas Capstick
Best Shown Sheep and Handler
1. James Lambert 2. Ronan Frankland 3. Thomas Capstick
Best Shown Sheep and Handler Under 10’s
1.Ellie Lambert 2. Kieran Robinson & Jack Lambert 3. Katy Booth & Josh Booth
Best Show Sheep and Handler Over 26’s
1. Rob Lambert 2. Chris Frankland 3. Laura Robinson
Champion Female – James Lambert with his pure bred ewe
Reserve Champion – Orla Frankland with her Mule Ewe
Champion Male – James Lambert with his ram lamb
Reserve Champion – James Lambert with his Shearling ram
PETS AND POULTRY
Best Shown Sheepdog and Handler
1. Harry Parsons 2. Freddie Parsons 3. Charlotte Booth
Best kept small pet
1. Daniel Halliday 2. Douglas Booth, Alice Booth & Bobby Booth 3. Ethan Halliday
Best laying hen
1.Liam Halliday 2. Thomas Capstick 3. Kieran Robinson
Best Cockerel
1. Harry Parsons 2. Tom Dean 3. Jake Booth
Any Other Poultry
1. Jack Foster 2. Orla Frankland 3. Jake Booth
HORTICULTURE
Home-grown Vegetable
1. Will Maudsley & Jake Booth 2. Charlotte Booth & Edward Bradley 3. Jonathan Booth & Jack Lambert
A flower arrangement in a toy vehicle
1.Anna Booth 2. Charlotte Booth 3. Lexi Moorhouse
A Window Box
1. Freddie Parsons 2. Abi Parsons & Jake Booth 3. Ronan Frankland & Jonathan Booth
A flower from your garden, shown in a vase
1. Will Maudsley 2. Anna Booth 3. Charlotte Booth
Tallest Thistle
1. Orla Frankland 2. Luke Harrison, Ronan Frankland & Thomas Capstick 3. Jack Foster
A Sample of Silage
1. Douglas Booth 2. Charlotte Booth 3. Jonathan Booth
A Sample of Hay
1. Bobby Booth 2. Kieran Robinson 3. James Lambert
4 Eggs
1. Jake Booth 2. Jonathan Booth 3. Jack Foster
COOKERY
A Jar of Home-made Produce
1. Jonathan Booth 2. Amelia Fawcett 3. Charlotte Booth
4 Scones, Any Variety
1. Jonathan Booth 2. Ellie Forster 3. Anna Booth
4 pieces of traybake
1.Anna Booth 2. Charlotte Booth & Jake Booth 3. Thomas Capstick & Will Maudsley
4 shortbread biscuits
1. Ellie Forster 2. Jake Booth 3. Jonathan Booth & Anna Booth
4 Chocolate Crispies
1. Ellie Forster 2. Charlotte Booth 3. Jake Booth & Jonathan Booth
3 decorated chocolate mini rolls
1. Anna Booth 2. Charlotte Booth 3. Jake Booth
An item using chocolate
1. Anna Booth 2. Charlotte Booth 3. Will Maudsley
A jelly in a glass
1. Ellie Forster 2. Jake Booth 3. Harris Dinsdale
An item made from a kit
1.Ronan Frankland 2. Isaac Booth 3. Ellie Forster
A decorated football
1. Ellie Forster 2. Ronan Frankland 3. Jonathan Booth
A decorated hat
1.Ellie Forster 2. Charlotte Booth 3. Anna Booth
An item made from wooden pallets
1. Edward Bradley 2. Jonathan Booth & Isaac Booth 3. Charlotte Booth, James Lambert & Richard Bradley
Any Other Handicraft
1.Scarlett Belt & Edward Bradley 2. Ellie Forster & Richard Bradley 3. Scarlett Belt & Freddie Parsons
Photography – A selfie with an animal
1. Isaac Booth & Ellie Forster 2. Abi Parsons & Anna Booth 3. Charlotte Booth
Photography – A holiday snap
1. Anna Booth 2. Anna Booth 3. Isaac Booth
OPEN CLASSES
An original painting or drawing, under 10's
1. Alice Booth 2. Orla Frankland 3. Jessica Booth
An item made as part of a pre-school/school activity, under 10's
1. Martha Booth 2. Jack Lambert 3. Bobby Booth
Handwriting, under 6's
1. Kieran Robinson 2. Lexi Moorhouse 3. Bobby Booth
Handwriting, under 10’s
1. Orla Frankland 2. Alice Booth 3. Douglas Booth
2 decorated mini rolls – under 10’s
1. Samuel Blackwell 2. Orla Frankland
4 chocolate crispies, under 10’s
1.Kieran Robinson 2. Samuel Blackwell 3. Orla Frankland
A decorated hat
1. Orla Frankland
Handwriting, over 10's
1. Ronan Frankland 2. Scarlett Belt
Artwork – any medium
1. Will Maudsley & Skye Dinsdale 2. Ana Maudsley & Alice Booth 3. Douglas Booth & Isaac Booth
A wooden spoon scarecrow
1. Samuel Blackwell 2. Ellie Forster 3. Orla Frankland
An insect, any medium
1. Laura Gardner 2. Douglas Booth 3. Bobby Booth & Lexi Moorhouse
A Lego model
1. Orla Frankland 2. Ronan Frankland
A miniature garden
1. Ronan Frankland 2. Samuel Blackwell 3. Martha Booth
A jar of home-made produce, over 26's
1. Dia Robinson 2. Catherine Booth 3. Rachel Capstick
Any home-grown fruit or vegetable, over 26's
1. Catherine Booth 2. Christine Booth 3. Christine Booth
My favourite cake, over 26’s
1. Catherine Booth 2. Catherine Booth 3. David Capstick
TROPHIES/SPECIAL PRIZES
Cup awarded to the Champion Calf – TOM DEAN
Cup awarded to the Best Heifer in Milk – CHARLOTTE BOOTH
The Nicholas Geldard Trophy for the Best Group of 3 Dairy Animals – CHARLOTTE BOOTH
BOCM Tankard awarded to the Best Dairy Cow – ANNA BOOTH
Boostagill Tankard awarded to the best Calf under 3 months for Under 10’s – LIAM MOORHOUSE
NFU Trophy awarded to the Best Beef Animal Under 30 months – THOMAS CAPSTICK
NFU Trophy awarded to the Best Beef Breeding Animal – RONAN FRANKLAND
Best Handler – TOM DEAN
Dalgety Tankard awarded to the Best Ram – JAMES LAMBERT
Advisory Cup awarded to the Best individual Sheep – JAMES LAMBERT
Best Wooled Animal in Sheep Section – HARRY PARSONS
Best Group of Three in Sheep Section – JAMES LAMBERT
PF Tankard awarded to the Best Exhibit in the Horticultural Section – FREDDIE PARSONS
Bibby Tankard awarded for the most points in the Cookery Section – ELLIE FORSTER & ANNA BOOTH
Harrison Trophy awarded to the Best Exhibit in the Handicraft Section – EDWARD BRADLEY
Holgate Cup awarded to the person under 16 with the most points cookery & handicrafts – ELLIE FORSTER
H S Frankland Cup awarded to the person with the most points in cookery & handicrafts – ELLIE FORSTER
Simpson Shield awarded to the person with the most entries shown – ORLA FRANKLAND
Dugdales Cup awarded to the person with the most points in the Show – CHARLOTTE BOOTH
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