At the home of David and Vivien Strong, Ashburton. Please bring a plate for a shared lunch. For more information please contact Georgie, 03 325 1288

At the Leeston Show Grounds. The Anne Patterson Memorial Trophy for the Supreme Champion black and coloured sheep will be presented. For more information please contact Georgie, 03 325 1288

Ashburton's two-day A&P Show, 30-31 November. View coloured sheep and fleeces.

Exact date in November still to be confirmed. Hands-on instruction on the mystery of showing and judging fleeces using the BCSBA score cards. For more information please contact Georgie, 03 325 1288

An open day, for any interested people. The public is invited to learn about sheep health and welfare, for all year and especially going into winter. Crutching, drenching, foot trimming, teeth checking, fly strike prevention and treatment, how to turn a sheep and more advice from experienced sheep breeders. For more information please contact Georgie,…

Displays, demonstrations, crafts using wool. Posters, books and lots of information. Refreshments available. See you there.

The Mid Canterbury branch is holding a trade stand at the Little River A&P Show to promote our branch and membership. If any members would like to bring knitwear, yarn or fleeces to sell, please do so. For our new members there will be a tear drop banner outside our marquee, where the other trade…

Heather Woods (North Canterbury ) would like some advice on how to use her fleeces. Heather runs a flock of commercial Texals, some pet Gotlands and Gotland /Valais sheep. It should be an interesting afternoon with our crafters who may have different ideas. Heather's son also owns the Tiny Homes production site on the property…

Please bring a lunch plate to share, plates and cutlery, ideas for field days, and minutes of last AGM meeting if you have them. The meeting is at 1 pm.…

The Mid-Canterbury branch of the BCSBA is hosting an open day with the theme of preparing your fleeces before and after shearing, and how to look after your precious fleeces once shorn Crutching your sheep and keeping them clean all year round. Avoiding shed stain by yarding your sheep the day before shedding Separate individual…