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PATRON: HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES
NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2016 Celebrating 125 years of pedigree breeding! Dear Member I am sorry to announce the death of Mr Graham Roach, whose Prideaux herd is based at St Blazey, near Par in Cornwall. We send our sincere condolences to Graham’s family. It has been a very busy month for the Society, with some highlights that will surely be remembered for years to come, in particular the Herd Competition Winner’s Open Day at Great Lizzen, Cornwall, and our 125th Anniversary Dinner at Cirencester. All regional and club herd competitions have now been judged, and results are inside of those already made public. Congratulations to ALL participants – it is a valuable exercise to be able to benchmark your herd, and Also inside is the report of the Autumn Show & Sale, which was well attended and saw a generally good trade. When Council met in September they agreed a set of Show Rules which become applicable from 1st January 2017. They are printed inside, and please take note of these, especially if you are planning to exhibit cattle next year. We are very slowly continuing to build a list of members who are happy to receive the newsletter by e-mail, and if you would like to help us with postage costs please would you let us know – by telephone, e-mail, or by using the reply slip at the end of this newsletter. Thank you. With my best wishes, Caroline 1