Treasurer Roger Brown writes:
“We are a small Club but with a membership that actively supports local events. A good proportion of our pedigree breeders support the summer show circuit and are quite successful in this respect. We also have several commercial members who join some the pedigree breeders in exhibiting at the winter primestock shows in the region. The club sponsors four of these shows and it is often our own members who come away with the prizes. Although not a large club we have a sound financial base and I think I’m correct in saying we are unique in having both a pedigree and a commercial herd competition. The judges in both categories were impressed by the standard of the stock they saw. The herd competition farm walk / prize giving was a joint venture with the local Simmental breeders group. Nick Bates kindly hosted this event on a beautiful Sunday in late September when both his farm and cattle looked superb. Simmy members probably outnumbered us by 3 or 4 to 1 – not that it mattered. The Simmy group provided an abundance of tea and cake at the finish but our table of trophies and rosettes looked most impressive. It was appropriate that the host was a winner in our commercial herd competition. After five years, the Club has a new Secretary so many thanks to Karen Whiting for all she has done and a warm welcome to Heather Graham for all she is about to do!!”
A note from Club Secretary Heather Graham
“I am pleased to announce that I have taken over the role of Secretary for The South East Limousin Club. I’d like to tank my predecessor, Karen Whiting, who did a fantastic job and is going to be a tough act to follow. I thoroughly enjoyed attending my first event, the herd walk at Nick Bates’ farm in September. I am currently at University in Gloucester, studying Animal Science BSc (Hons) at Hartpury. My first interests in cattle came from when I started secondary school and became a member of Angley Young Farmers’ Club for 7 years, a Club which has gone from strength to strength since then. This is also where my love of the Limousin breed started.”
SOUTH EAST Commercial Herd Competition Results
Judge : Jim Bloom
| Large Herd | |
| Herd | |
| Stratton Farms | 1st |
| Mr Tim Piper | 2nd |
| Mr & Mrs Woolgar | =2nd |
| Mr Nic Bates | 3rd |
| Small Herd | |
| Herd | |
| Mr Brian Foster | 1st |
| Mr & Mrs Andy Clutterbuck | 2nd |
| Mr & Mrs Lampshire | |
| Mr Ken Simons | 3rd |
| Steer | |
| Mr & Mrs Lampshire | 1st |
| Mr Tim Piper | 2nd |
| Mr Ken Simonds | 3rd |
| Heifer | |
| Stratton Farms | 1st |
| Mr Brian Foster | 2nd |
| Mr & Mrs Andy Clutterbuck | 3rd |
| Champion Herd | |
| Stratton Farms | |
| Reserve | |
| Mr Tim Piper |
SOUTH EAST Pedigree Herd Competition Results
Judge : Jim Bloom
| Best Working Stock Bull with the Applesham Plate going to | ||
| 1st | Loosebeare Bomber | Buriton Estates |
| 2nd | Mereside Cobra | Castlethorpe Herd |
| 3rd | Procters Borrins | Gotham Herd |
| Best Yearling Bull with the Gotham Masterpiece Trophy going to | ||
| 1st | Wealden Fortress | BJ Baker |
| 2nd | Thorndean Freddie | Mrs Sue Watson |
| 3rd | Miscombe Fina | Buriton Estate |
| Best Bull calf class, with the Brown Trophy going to | ||
| 1st | Thorndean Graham | BJ Baker |
| 2nd | Castlethorpe Gandalf | Jonathan Stacey |
| 3rd | Miscombe Gamebird | Buriton Estate |
| Cow & Calf Class with the Pickreed Tankard going to | ||
| 1st | Miscombe Vance & Miscombe Ganthe | Buriton Estate |
| 2nd | Wealden Ursa & Wealden Giglo | BJ Baker |
| 3rd | Bowsland Selenia & Stratton Galaina | Stratton Farms |
| 2 Year old ‘E’ Reg Heifer Class with the Baird Bowl going to | ||
| 1st | Wealden Empress | BJ Baker |
| 2nd | Miscombe English | Buriton Estate |
| 3rd | Castlethorpe Euro and Applesham Elizabeth | Mr J Stacey |
| Best Yearling ‘F ‘Reg Heifer winning the Gerald Shearing Trophy | ||
| 1st | Miscombe Falcon | Buriton Estate |
| 2nd | Gotham Fantasia | Mrs M Davis |
| 3rd | Castlethorpe Fili | Mr J Stacey |
| Heifer Calf with the Sandhurst Plate going to | ||
| 1st | Wealdon Gloria | BJ Baker |
| 2nd | Thorndean Glitzy | Mrs Sue Watson |
| 3rd | Miscombe Guitar | Buriton Estate |
| No small herds entered in 2011 | ||
| Medium Size Herd | ||
| 1st | Wealden | BJ Baker |
| 2nd | Castlethorpe | Jonathan Stacey |
| 3rd | Gotham | Mrs MEDavis |
| Large Herd | ||
| 1st | Miscombe | Buriton Estate |
| 2nd | Thorndean | Mrs Sue Watson |
| 3rd | Applesham | WD Passmore & Sons |
| Overall Champion Herd | ||
| Miscombe | Buriton Estates (for the 6thyear in a row) | |
| Reserve Champion Herd | ||
| Wealden | B.J. Baker (for the 6thyear in a row) | |
