The Farmers Mart Oct/Nov 2016 - Issue 48 | Page 50

FarmHouse Yore Name GEOFF & CAROL AROL TUNSTALL T ANIMAL HEALTH PRODUCTS, DOSING, POUR ONS, INJECTIONS, DAIRY HYGIENE, GATES, FEEDERS, TROUGHS, WATERPROOFS WELLIES, BOOTS, TOGGI, HOGGS, DOG FOOD, CAT FOOD, LAMB MILK, CALF MILK, FEED BUCKETS, MINERALS, I’ANSONS,SHEEP FEED, HORSE FEED, HEN FEED, LIGHT EQUIPMENT, IAE, BATEMAN, SHEEP & CATTLE TAGS! AND MUCH MUCH MORE………. PROSPECT HOUSE WINTON, KIRKBY STEPHEN CUMBRIA. CA17 4HL Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.edenfarmsupplies.co.uk 50 Oct/Nov 2016 www.farmers-mart.co.uk “I was expecting with Martin at the time and I recall him telling me that he would have liked to have had a little girl. Neither of us managed it. It was a great day and one that no-one here will ever forget. He also started the Moorcock Senior Fell Race. We’d love to see him again one day, so if you’re reading this please come and see us.” Edward van Cutsem was this year’s show president. The show moved from being held on a Saturday to a Sunday three years ago, which has helped with attendance. The Pedley family makes up a large proportion of the show committee with Jim, Liz their sons and wives all involved. They are quick to point to the others who give up their time too. “We have a really good show secretary Colin Luckett who is not a sheep farmer. He has made a tremendous difference and has improved our trade stand representation. Obviously John (Bland) as chairman is also involved heavily like us and then there are Graham Scarr and his daughter Kelly and Brian Horner and his wife Carol. “We always used to only attract Swaledale sheep and had become known as a specialist Swaledale show like Muker, but although we are still a specialist show for the breed we now have five breeds – Swaledale, Mule, Blue Faced Leicester, Rough Fell and Texel. When the Sedbergh Show finished we asked whether the Rough Fell breeders wanted to bring their breed to our show.” Last year saw quite possibly the youngest handler ever of the overall show champion (and probably ever at any show) – Jim and Liz’s grandson George who was just 18 months old at the time. He was showing a Texel! Surely that’s sacrilege in this area of Yorkshire? A Texel ruling supreme in Swaledale and Mule heartland? He won again this year with a Texel. The family pulled off a trio of championships with Texel, Blue Faced Leicester and Mule – with the Leicester taking supreme champion at Moorcock. It has been a successful year all round for the Pedleys with champions at Ravenstonedale and Brough shows prior to Moorcock, plus the safe arrival of their sixth grandchild Katy Elizabeth. Liz also runs a holiday cottage nearby where there are six cottages together. It’s less than a mile from Garsdale Station and she has been known to pick up visitors from the railway station. The Moorcock Inn still plays a vital part in the lives of everyone in the area and Liz reports that the locals who have taken it over recently are doing a great job. “Andrew Bussey and Jo Cox came at Easter and have transformed it inside. They know the area, the people and what is needed around here. They also ran the bar on our Centenary Night two days before the show and served our show judges lunches. We wish them well. It’s good to see the Moorcock carry on its great history!” QUIZ QUESTION: How many o