A WIGGLESWORTH farmer walked away with an Easter spring lamb championship double at Gisburn Auction Marts shows.

Robert Lambert won first prize in the best single continental lamb class on Thursday, with a January-born Beltex lamb, which went on to win the overall championship award. Weighing 41kgs, the lamb sold at £159 or 388p/kg to pre-sale show judge-Alan Beecroft on behalf of Countrystyle Meats Farmshop, Lancaster.

And, on Monday, Mr Lambert was triumphant again, with another Beltex lamb, which also won the best single continental lamb class before picking up the overall championship award. Weighing 38kgs, the victor sold at £120 or 316p/kg to AM Alam on behalf of Lancashire Direct Halal Meat Ltd, Blackburn.

Also, on Thursday, Richard Fitton, of Manchester had a successful day when he picked up the reserve champion award with a pure Suffolk lamb, which weighed 47kgs and sold for £136 or 289p/kg to Countrystyle Meats Farmshop.

Charollais sheep farmer Robert Towers, of Farleton, Lancaster, sold a run of lambs which topped at £130 for a 47kgs Charollais and averaged £115.14 a head.