The Farmers Mart Jun/Jul 2015 - Issue 40 | Page 37

Sheep

BWMB opens
new Richmond
intermediate depot
»»The British Wool
Marketing Board’s North of
England Wools (NOEWs)
Grading Depot in Bradford is
opening a new Intermediate
Depot (ID) in Richmond, North
Yorkshire, on the premises
of the Bainbridge brothers at
Marrick Abbey, Richmond.
An established NOEWs
haulier for the last 16
years, the brothers have
kindly agreed to set up an
ID on their farm, to allow

producers to deliver their
wool directly. Here it will be
compacted and delivered
to NOEWs in Bradford
at no extra cost to the
producers.
Ernest, Syd and Andrew
Bainbridge are sheep farmers
in their own right, having
farmed at Marrick Abbey for
three generations.
Call Ernest on 07772 623119
or Syd on 07751 181932

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Royal Recognition for
Cumbria’s Iconic Herdwicks
»»Cumbria was again in
the news on 1 April, when HRH
the Prince of Wales visited the
Rheged Centre near Penrith,
attending a reception of upland
farmers, wool campaigners,
chefs and children of farming
families—all connected to the
iconic Lakeland breed of sheep,
The Herdwick.
The visit recognised the
importance of upland farming
to maintaining the landscape,
community, craft and culture.
It also highlighted the work
of two charities of which
Prince Charles is patron; The
Prince’s Countryside Fund and
Campaign for Wool.
The visit was hosted by
the Dunning family who are,
uniquely, hill farmers as well
as farming entrepreneurs. The

Dunnings own and operate
Tebay and Gloucester Services
with their Farm Shops as well as
Rheged, a family of businesses
dedicated to local sourcing,
community and celebrating the
talent of their place.
Chief Executive of the
Westmorland Family, Sarah
Dunning said, “It’s a great
pleasure to host a day
devoted to food, farming and
Cumbrian life. When discussing
agriculture, we often miss
the importance of the word
‘culture’. How food is reared
and links the landscape and
community is as important at
the product itself, it is important
to recognise agriculture
in the fullest context, as it
encapsulates craft, food and a
way of life.”

Prince Charles was
welcomed by 50 children
of local farming families and
greeted on a carpet made from
Herdwick wool, provided by
John Barraclough from Wools
of Cumbria. The centre was
festooned with distinctive
Herdwick bunting, knitted
especially for the visit by Marion
Woolcott, Chair of Woolclip.
Central to the visit was
a viewing of Ian Lawson’s
photography exhibition
Herdwick: A Portrait of Lakeland.
The striking exhibition unites
farmer to landscape, and
portrays the lives of modern
day shepherds who shape the
landscape of the Lake District.
The Prince then met
the farmers, chefs and
butchers behind The Prince’s

Countryside Fund funded
“Herdwick Project,” set up by
Cumbria Tourism to raise the
profile of Herdwick meat and
give the farmers a better return
on their produce.

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