Due to ‘Foot and Mouth Disease’ stock movement restrictions the 2007 North Harris Show went ahead on Friday, 10 August, but without the normal sheep or cattle exhibits.
However, once the ban was lifted, the Show committee asked stock judge Anne Murray, Ness, to judge the cattle and sheep at their own homes.
Being the last Agricultural Show on the Lewis & Harris circuit, it includes a special competition for the ‘Champion of Champions’ where the inter-breed Supreme winners from the Cattle and Sheep sections from all of the year’s previous Shows are invited to compete for the overall ‘Champion of Champions’ accolade.
This involved visiting and judging the Supreme cattle and sheep Champions from the 6 island shows held at:
Point Agricultural Show, Lewis – Saturday, 14 July
South Harris Agricultural Show – Tuesday, 24 July
West Side Agricultural Show, Lewis - Friday, 27 July
North Lochs Agricultural Show, Lewis – Saturday, 28 July
Carloway Agricultural Show, Lewis – Wednesday, 1 August
North Harris Agricultural Show – Friday, 10 August
The overall Cattle Champion of Champions was awarded to a beef animal from Gress (Point Show) and Reserve Cattle Champion of Champions was awarded to the yearling pedigree Highland heifer, Bella a’ Ghlinne of Brue (Carloway Show) – pictured right. |
North Harris Show, August 2006
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