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Entries were sadly disappointing at the Royal Welsh this year, which is a shame as we really like this show, but that didn’t stop us celebrating after a fantastic day’s showing for the team.
Taking the top spot for us was Williams Crystal’s Fleur, a Clonagh Tiger Gallant yearling heifer out of Williams Simone’s Crystal. She won her class then went junior heifer champion, female champion and overall breed champion.
Williams Fawkes also won his yearling bull class before clinching the junior bull champion, male champion and then reserve overall champion. Williams Felix stood third in the yearling bull class, while Frederick also won his class.
The other heifer in the team, Williams Belle’s Elsie, this time a Tiger Gallant two year old daughter won her class.
In the group of four, Felix, Elsie, Fleur teamed up with Banwy Formulaone to win, while in the pairs class, Elsie and Fawkes won the class with Fleur and Felix standing second.
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We decided to bring out a big team for this year’s Royal Norfolk Show, it’s on our doorstep and we love the show so decided to support it in full force. But in doing so we had to have a lot of support and help so would really like to thank Paul Walker, Julie Rooks and Charlie Collison for all their hard work at the show.
We kicked off our winning form with Williams Crystal’s Fleur who won her yearling heifer class and then stood reserve junior champion, while her half sister, another Tiger Gallant daughter, Williams Belle’s Elsie stood third in the April-born heifer class.
Our 2008-born cow Sterling Grace’s Wilhemina, a Darsham Playboy daughter stood second in her class and then went reserve female champion and reserve breed champion. She was shown with her April-born Heathbrow Tristar heifer calf at foot.
Then in the male team, Williams Frederick, who was junior champion at Suffolk Show, won his class, while Williams Felix came third and Williams Fawkes came fourth
Then former Royal Norfolk Show champion and senior herd sire Heathbrow Tristar took a trip round the ring with many exhibitors saying it was the best he had ever looked. Tristar won his class then went male champion. On the next day of the show, Tristar took the Continental male championship and teamed up with Theberton Abagail in the interbreed to win the pairs and was jpined by Wilhemina to win the interbreed group of three.
Adding to our success, we won the group of three again with a Tiger Gallant group and Elsie took the best bred in Norfolk Simmental honours, with Fleur taking reserve.
Then the proudest moment for us was watching William do beef young handlers for the first time where he stood second and then third in the calf class under judge Boomer Birch. A huge thank you to Paul who has been teaching him and guiding him from the ringside.
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We decided to add a new show to our circuit for this year and headed to Lincoln Show in June and felt it was a great show and would definitely consider coming back in further years.
Under judge Stephen Brett, Williams Felix, a February 2014-born Clonagh Tiger Gallant son stood first and then male champion. This one is out of the Heathbrow Mischief daughter, Williams Tammy’s Connie.
Then following on from her junior championship win at the National, Williams Crystal’s Fleur was second in her class and then reserve junior champion, while her half sister, Williams Belle’s Elsie won her class and was reserve female champion and reserve overall champion.
We then won the group of three class all with Tiger Gallant progeny.
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This year’s English National Show took place at the Royal Three Counties Show and under judge Gerald Smith of the Drumsleed herd we celebrated a great show.
On winning form for us was our February-born yearling heifer Williams Crystal’s Fleur. This Clonagh Tiger Gallant daughter who is out of the Tristar daughter Williams Simone’s Crystal, won her class and then went on to be junior heifer and then overall junior champion.
Our other heifer in the team, Williams Belle’s Elsie, again by Tiger Gallant went fourth in her class, while Williams Frederick stood third in the April-born bull class and Williams Fawkes also stood third in the yearling bull class.
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Our first show out of the blocks this season saw judge Dennis Mitchell give our yearling bull Williams Frederick a win in his class, before he went reserve male champion and junior champion.
Born April last year, this one is by the home bred sire Williams Dementor and is out of the Heathbrow Mischief daughter, Williams Lorette’s Belle.
Our other yearling bull, Williams Fawkes, a Cairnview Snazzy son out of a home bred Tristar daughter also won his class.
In the yearling heifer class, Williams Crystal’s Belle, a Clonagh Tiger Gallant daughter took a fourth in her class, while our April-born yearling Williams Belle’s Elsie, another by Tiger Gallant stood fifth.
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Our trip up to Stirling this month proved worthwhile indeed as we sold this year’s show bull, Williams Eddie for 12,000gns.
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Williams Eddie
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February 2013-born Eddie is by Clonagh Tiger Gallant and is out of the Heathbrow Tristar daughter, Williams Lorette Auror, herself out of one of our foundation females, Starline Lorette 24th. He’s had a pretty impressive show career for us this year, culminating in the interbreed junior championship at the Great Yorkshire Show and the junior male interbreed at the Royal Welsh Show. He found a new home with Messrs Leslie, Elgin, Moray, for their Redhill herd. He also took a first prize on the day.
Also selling for us was our February 2013-born Williams Malvenas 4th. This Heathbrow Tristar daughter took the reserve female championship and is out of the Blackford Lancer daughter Tillymaud Malvenas 58th. She found a new home with Inverduning Ltd, Blairlogie at 3000gns.
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Williams Malvenas 4th
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We would like to thank Paul Walker for his expert help in preparing our cattle at the sale and also through the summer.
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We only took a small team to our local show at Wayland, but came home with a fantastic result having clinched the overall breed championship and interbreed with Williams Wendy’s Dromeda.
This April 2012-born Heathbrow Tristar daughter is out of a Sterling Rochester daughter and was tapped out as champion under judge Richard Hassle before going interbreed under the panel of all the beef breed judges. Also in the team and winning her class was our two year old heifer Williams Malvenas 4th, another Tristar daughter, this time out of a Blackford Lancer daughter.
Our younger yearling bull in the team, Williams Elphick was second in his class and also joined up with Malvenas to win the pairs competition.
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As we’re nearing the end of our summer show season, we had a fantastic time down in Builth for the Royal Welsh Show and celebrated great success with our team.
In the breed classes, judge David Lowry our two year old heifer Williams Wendy’s Dromeda won her class and then went on to stand reserve female champion and reserve overall champion. This April 2012-born daughter by the senior herd sire Heathbrow Tristar, is out of Sterling Petra’s Wendy and was previously reserve senior heifer at the English National Show.
Also taking a first and going on to be reserve male champion was our February 2013-born bull Williams Eddie. By Clonagh Tiger Gallant, he’s out of Williams Lourette Auror. On the last day of the show, Eddie went on to be placed interbreed bull champion in a strong line up of bulls.
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Williams Eddie
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Then also in the team was Williams Malvenas 4th, another Tristar daughter who stood third in her strong class of yearling heifers.
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We were delighted with our trip north with both the Simmentals and Blue Texels to Harrogate for the Great Yorkshire Show. On form for us was our dark red and white yearling bull Williams Eddie. By Clonagh Tiger Gallant, he won his class and then went on to be reserve male champion and junior champion. On the second day of the show he went one step further by taking the interbreed junior championship of the show under judge and H&H auctioneer David Thomlinson. Eddie, along with the rest of the team, now heads to the Royal Welsh.
Also in the team was Williams Wendy’s Dromeda, an April 2012-born Heathbrow Tristar daughter out of a Sterling Rochester daughter who was purchased as a foundation female for the herd. Dromeda stood third in a strong class of two year old heifers.
The Blue Texels saw us secure a first and the male champion in the Any Other Continental section with Williams Wonderboy, a son of our Duns stock sire out of a Bishops ewe.
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This year’s English National Show was a massive event for the Williams team, as not only did we work alongside Simon Key in getting the event organised, but we had a fantastic show with progeny by our senior herd sire, Heathbrow Tristar.
First up was our February 2013-born Clonagh Tiger Gallant son, Williams Eddie. This one is out of the Heathbrow Tristar daughter Williams Lorette Auror and stood second in his class and then went on to take the reserve junior male championship and the best Norfolk exhibitor bred championship.
Then in the females, first up was Williams Wendy’s Dromeda, an April 2012-born Tristar daughter out of out of the Sterling Rochester daughter Sterling Petra’s Wendy. She stood second in her class and then won the reserve senior heifer championship. Meanwhile, Williams Malvenas 4th, another by Trsitar Blackford Lancer daughter Tillymaud Malvenas 58th, also stood second in her class and then scooped the reserve junior heifer championship.
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Williams Malvenas 4th
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Winning her yearling heifer class was Williams Simone’s Eleanor. This April-born Tristar daughter is out of the Atlow Number One sired Horsfordmanor Simone.
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Williams Simone’s Eleanor
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We were also delighted to win the John Key Trophy for the best exhibitor group of three with Williams Wendy’s Dromeda, Williams Simone’s Eleanor and Williams Malvenas 4th. Eleanor then teamed up with another bull in the team Williams Elfick to win the best bred pairs class and the same pair were then third in the exhibitors pair.
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Best exhibitor group
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Best homebred pair
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The show got even better for us as we had three out of four representatives in the Colemans Cup, securing it for the second year running. Our team consisted of Malvenas, Emily and Eleanor who were shown alongside a young bull from the Heathbrow herd. Williams Eddie was also in the other Simmental team who came fourth in the competition.
Next stop for us will be the Great Yorkshire Show, followed by the Royal Welsh – see you there!
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Leading the way for us at South of England Show at the start of June was Williams Eddie who won his breed class before standing junior champion and reserve male champion. Sired by Clonagh Tiger Gallant he is out of a Tristar daughter, Williams Lorette Auror. He also went on to stand reserve Continental Super Bull champion.
We also picked up two second prize tickets, firstly with Eddie's maternal sister Williams Malvenas 4th in the yearling heifer class. She is a February 2013-born Tristar daughter. Then with Williams Dromeda, an April 2012-born Tristar daughter out of the Sterling Rochester daughter Sterling Petra’s Wendy.
Williams Toffee’s Delores, a March 2012-born Darsham Playboy daughter out of Astocte Toffee stood third in her heifer class, with Williams Simone's Eleanor standing fourth. She is an April 2013-born Tristar daughter out of the Atlow Number One sired dam Horsfordmanor Simone.
Our group of three, Eleanor, Dromeda and Malvenas stood top of the line, while Malvenas paired up with Heathbrow X Factor to take second spot in the interbreed pairs class.
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Our second show of the year saw us win both the split two year old heifer classes, firstly with Williams Dromeda, an April 2012-born Tristar daughter out of the Sterling Rochester daughter Sterling Petra’s Wendy. She then went on to stand reserve female and then reserve overall champion. Also winning the second of the split classes was Williams Williams Toffee’s Delores, a March 2012-born Darsham Playboy daughter out of Astocte Toffee.
In the yearling heifer class Williams Malvenas 4th stood fourth. This one is a February 2013-born Tristar daughter out of the Blackford Lancer daughter Tillymaud Malvenas 58th. The three heifers also won the breed group.
In the yearling bull class we stood second with the February 2013-born Clonagh Tiger Gallant son Williams Eddie. This one is out of the Heathbrow Tristar daughter Williams Lorette Auror.
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The show season soon comes round fast and the Williams Simmental team was out in force at Newark and Notts Show at the start of the month under judge Bridget Borlase of the Sacombe herd, where our relatively young team did us proud against some strong competition.
First for us was the yearling bull class where we stood second with Williams Elliot, a February 2013-born son of senior herd sire Heathbrow Tristar. This one is out of the Forcovert Majestic daughter Horsfordmanor Vikki.
Our yearling heifer team consisted of three heifers, which were all placed in the class taking a second, third and fifth. Taking the blue rosette was Williams Malvenas 4th, a February 2013-born Tristar daughter who was much admired by many who saw her at the show. Malvenas is out of the Blackford Lancer daughter Tillymaud Malvenas 58th. Then standing third was Williams Wednesday Emily, another February-born Tristar daughter this time out of the Sterling Alex daughter Sterling Naomi’s Wednesday who was purchased as a foundation female for the herd. Fifth place then went to Williams Simone’s Eleanor, an April-born Tristar daughter out of the Atlow Number One sired Horsfordmanor Simone.
In the two year old heifer class, we were second with Williams Wendy’s Dromeda, an April 2012-born Tristar daughter out of the Sterling Rochester daughter Sterling Petra’s Wendy. Meanwhile, standing fifth place in this class was the only non Tristar daughter, Williams toffee’s Delores, a March 2012-born Darsham Playboy daughter out of Astocte Toffee.
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The end of this month saw us take a trip to Newark Livestock Market to support the inaugural English Premier Show and Sale with our sole entry, the February 2012-born Williams Draco.
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Williams Draco
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This Darsham Playboy son is out of the Blackford Lancer daughter Tillymaud Malvenas 58th and was shown with success last year on the South East and East Anglia circuit and also picked up the title of South East Simmental Club Simmental of the Year. He found a new home with Messrs Player, Whatton, Nottinghamshire at 4000gns. We’d like to wish the buyers all the best with him.
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Orders have been flying in for Blue Texel tups. The back end of last year and the start of this year has seen us sell privately to Ted Neal, Norfolk, a regular customer now, as well as Messrs Tubby who purchased a crossbred shearling tup from us. We’re alo pleased to have sold a tup lamb to recently established beeders Johnny Lyon and Jess Cook, along with an older ewe and shearling ewe.
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The Williams herd has entered both the East Anglian and South East Simmental Club's herd competitions and has been fortunate to perform well in both.
In the South East Club's competition we won the best bull born before January 2012 with Williams Elliot, as well as winning the award for the best heifer born before January 2012 with Williams Wednesday Emily.
As well as those two great awards we also picked up the Merian Jones award for the best youngstock and were placed second in the large herd's section of the overall competition.
And on top of that we were delighted to see Williams Draco named as the South East Simmental of the year.
In the East Anglia Club competition our senior stock sire Heathbrow Tristar was named best stock bull and the herd was named champion herd in the competition.
It's always pleasing to have our stock admired by others and the success in this year's herd competitions is a satisfying indictment of our breeding policy.
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We're delighted to have recently sold a trio of females to another Norfolk farm, with Tristan Scott, Horsfold, Norwich, visiting to buy Sterling Newmoons Tammy, Williams Tilly Bertha and Williams Malvenas 5.
These three females come from some of the leading lines in the Williams herd, with Bertha and Malvenas both coming from female lines which have made a mark since the foundation of the Williams herd.
Bertha, a daughter of senior stock sire Heathbrow Tristar out of Key Tilly, herself a Shannock Laser daughter and sold in-calf to homebred sire Williams Dementor. Malvenas 5, meanwhile, is another Heathbrow Tristar daughter out of Tillymaud Malvenas 53.
Newmoons Tammy was a female purchased from the Sterling herd in 2006 and is a Corskie Principal daughter out of a Sterling Krackajack daughter. She has been a great breeding female for us and sold to Mr Scott in-calf to Heathbrow Tristar.
We wish Tristan all the very best with his purchases and will look forward with anticipation to seeing how they breed for him in future years.
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We're delighted to announce the arrival of new herd sire Clonagh Diehard Gallant, a December 2012-born son of Dovefields Gallant, bred by Garrett and Lyndsey Behan, Portlaoise, Co Laois.
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Clonagh Diehard Gallant ET (photographed at 9 months)
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Diehard is out of one of the herd's top donor cows Clonagh Edel by Hillcrest Butcher who has seven daughters retained in the herd including four full sisters to Diehard. This is the first ET-bred bull to be born from this cross and semen has been retained for private use. He has been purchased for his depth of pedigree, colour and stature and he has great legs and bone which will no doubt compliment our Heathbrow Tristar daughters.
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Having taken a trip to Carlisle for the Beili and Millside production sale of Blue Texels in Carlisle we’re pleased to announce the arrival of three new females in to the flock.
At 1100gns we purchased a ewe lamb from David Alexander’s Millside flock, an ET-bred daughter by a Craigalbert tup out of the homebred ewe 22K which has bred consistently well in the flock for David. Next up at 900gns was the first in the ring of David’s older ewes, an April 2011-born female who is homebred on both sides and carries Jonsland and Craigalbert breeding in her back pedigree and goes back to an imported ewe on her dam side. Completing the purchases at 800gns was a shearing gimmer from the Millside flock again, by a Craigalbert tup.
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The Williams show team enjoyed a phenomenal last show of the season scooping the interbreed championship in both the cattle and sheep sections at Aylsham Show.
It was Williams Simones Crystal that triumphed in the cattle section winning female champion and overall breed champion under judge Vikki Wood of the Popes herd before going on to impress interbreed judge Norman Smith to take the interbreed championship. This March 2011-born heifer is by Heathbrow Tristar and out of Horsfordmanor Simona, an Atlow Number One daughter.
In the other classes we picked up a red rosette with our yearling heifer Williams Danielle 2nd. She is by Darsham Playboy out of the Dirnanean Reformer daughter Tillymaud Danielle 33rd and carries a TPI of +74 and SRI of +86. Williams Toffees Dolores another Darsham Playboy daughter stood fourth in her class, she is out of Astcote Toffee a Sterling Flint daughter. While Williams Draco stood second, he is also by Darsham Playboy and out of Tillymaud Malvena 58th, a Blackford Lancer daughter. He was male champion at Herts County and overall champion at Kent earlier this year.
We would like to thank Charlie Collinson for all his hard work helping prepare and dress our cattle at the shows this year, they have looked their best on every outing.
Bringing home the silverware for us in the sheep section was our Blue Texel shearling ram Williams Victor. He is by a Duns-sired tup out of a Bishop’s ewe and was any other continental champion at Kent Show last year as a lamb ram. He will be for sale in Worcester in September.
We also picked up first in the ram lamb class and fourth with our shearling ewe and ewe lambs.
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It was a first for the Williams team to make the journey down to the Royal Welsh Show and it was won that certainly proved successful for us. Under judge David Mills, we won the baby heifer class with Williams Toffee’s Dolores before going one better to take the reserve female championship. Dolores is by Darsham Playboy and is out of Astcote Toffee, a foundation female for the herd.
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Williams Toffee’s Dolores
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Carrying on with females we then took a second with Williams Simone’s Crystal, a March 2011-born Heathbrow Tristar daughter out of Horsfordmanor Simone, another foundation female and she also joined the Sacombe and Sterling herds to win the interbreed team of five group competition.
Meanwhile, our other Darsham Playboy daughter, Williams Danielle 2nd stood fourth in her class, while Williams Windy’s Dromeda, another Tristar daughter, stood sixth in the same class.
In the January-born bull class we also stood second with Williams Draco, a Darsham Playboy son out of Tillymaud Malvenas 58th. Draco, alongside our two Playboy daughters teamed up with Sterling to win the sire group for the breed as well.
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Royal Welsh Team
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We also took the Blue Texel show team to Builth and competed in incredibly strong classes. Our shearling tup, a Duns-sired tup out of a Bishop’s ewe stood fourth in a tough class. He will now be for sale in Worcester in September
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It was the Simmental show team that were leading the way for us at Kent County Show as we took male champion and the overall championship. It was Williams Draco who was on winning form, he is a Darsham Playboy son out of Tillymaud Malvena 58th, a Blackford Lancer daughter. He was male champion at Herts County earlier this year.
Our yearling heifer Williams Danielle 2nd picked up the red ticket. This February 2012-born Darsham Playboy is out of the Dirnanean Reformer daughter Tillymaud Danielle 33rd. She carries a TPI of +73 and SRI of +84.
Williams Simones Crystal stood second in the two year old heifer class, she is by Heathbrow Tristar and out of Horsfordmanor Simona, an Atlow Number One daughter. While Williams Wendy’s Dromeda, a Heathbrow Tristar daughter out of Sterling Petra’s Wendy was fourth.
In the family pairs class Draco and Danielle took the top spot and on Sunday we were pleased to have Draco, Danielle and Dromeda out as part of the reserve interbreed group of four.
Our Blue Texels also had a good show with our aged tup winning his class before standing overall reserve champion. He is our stock tup that was bred in the Duns flock and is the sire of the rest of our show team. Our ewe lamb also stood at the top of her class, the shearling ewe was second while the ram lamb stood fourth.
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Williams Wendy’s Dromeda
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Our April 2012-born heifer Williams Wendy’s Dromeda won her class at Royal Norfolk Show before standing reserve junior champion under judge John Dykes from the Mendick herd. This Heathbrow Tristar daughter is out of Sterling Petra’s Wendy, a Sterling Rochester daughter. She has already been second at Herts County and reserve junior female at South of England.
Williams Danielle 2nd stood second in her class, she is by Darsham Playboy out of the Dirnanean Reformer daughter Tillymaud Danielle 33rd. She carries a TPI of +73 and SRI of +84. We also picked up third places with Williams Toffee’s Dolores and Williams Simones Crystal. Dolores is a Darsham Playboy daughter out of Astcote Toffee a Sterling Flint daughter. Our two year old heifer Crystal is by Heathbrow Tristar and out of Horsfordmanor Simona, an Atlow Number One daughter. Then standing second in a strong class was Williams Draco, he is a Darsham Playboy son out of Tillymaud Malvena 58th, a Blackford Lancer daughter.
We were also delighted to win the Coleman Mustard cup for winning the interbreed group with Draco, Danielle and Dromeda, who teamed up with a yearling heifer from the Sacombe herd. This was a huge honour for us as it was the first time in nine years the Limousin breed hadn’t won this prestigious competition which is won on points scored by all the beef breed judges of the show.
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Williams Simones Crystal
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Williams Toffee’s Dolores
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Coleman Cup Team
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The sheep team also picked up reserve female champion with our first prize ewe under judge Kevin McArthur, Northern Ireland. She was bred by David Alexander and is by a Craigalbert tup out of a Millside ewe. Last year she was overall breed champion at East of England and any other Continental champion at Herts County. We also picked up a second with Victor, our shearling ram; a third with Venice, our shearling ewe and a fourth with our ram lamb Wonderboy. They are all sired by our stock tup that was bred in the Duns flock.
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Our team of Simmentals headed to Cheshire County for the English National Show, our best result in a very strongly contested show was a second with Williams Wendy’s Dromeda. She is a Heathbrow Tristar daughter out of Sterling Petra’s Wendy, a Sterling Rochester daughter.
Williams Simone’s Crystal stood fourth in the two year old heifer class, she is also by Heathbrow Tristar and out of Horsfordmanor Simone. Also standing fourth was our bull Williams Draco, he is a Darsham Playboy son out of Tillymaud Malvena 58th. We also stood second in the groups by the same sire.
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Leading the way for us at South of England Show this year under judge Dorothy Moffat of the Innerwick herd was Williams Wendy’s Dromeda, a Heathbrow Tristar daughter out of the Sterling Rochester daughter Sterling Petra’s Wendy. She won her class then went on to be reserve junior female.
Then standing second in the junior bull class was the February 2012-born Williams Draco, a Darsham Playboy son out of the Blackford Lancer daughter Tillymaud Malvenas 58th. Also standing second in their classes was Williams Danielle, another Tristar daughter this time out of Tillymaud Danielle 33rd, as well as Williams Toffee’s Dolores, a Darsham Playboy daughter out of Astcote Toffee.
We were also delighted that both Draco and Dolores were selected to represent the breed in the interbreed pairs class where they won. We also stood third in the interbreed progeny group of three class.
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It’s been a busy month for private sales of bulls off the farm two bulls, by Playboy and Tristar, selling to Messrs Leonard, Dereham, while Messrs Curston have bought a bull and a heifer. Williams Dolohov, a polled Playboy son out of Sterling Naomi’s Wednesday has as sold to Maltby Farms.
And it’s always nice to welcome back previous buyers, so we were pleased to sell another five heifers, this time Playboy and trsitar daughters, to Brian Thomson for his pedigree herd. Earlier int he month Key Turney and Williams Eric were also sold, this time to Messrs Hopkinson, Lincoln.
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Williams Draco
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Taking home the male championship Simmental honours for us at Herts County show having won the yearling bull class was Williams Draco, a Darsham Playboy son out of Tillymaud Malvena 58th.
Then in the April-born heifer class, Williams Wendy’s Dromeda, a daughter of Heathbrow Tristar, stood second, while Williams Danielle 2nd, a February 2012-born Darsham Playboy daughter out of Tillymaud Danielle 33rd stood first with Williams Toffee’s Dolores taking second place, this one is a Darsham Playboy daughter. Williams Simone's Crystal then stood second in the two year old heifer class. She is by Heathbrow Tristar and out of Horsford Manor Simone.
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Williams Danielle 2nd
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We enjoyed a successful first show of the season at Newark and Notts. Winning the maiden heifer class, reserve female champion, junior female champion and reserve junior champion, was Williams Danielle 2nd. She is a February 2012-born Darsham Playboy daughter out of Tillymaud Danielle 33rd, a Dirnanean Reformer daughter.
Last year's show heifer Williams Simone's Crystal won the two year old heifer class, she is by Heathbrow Tristar and out of Horsford Manor Simone. While Williams Draco stood a respectable fourth out of a strong class of nine bulls, he is a Darsham Playboy son out of Tillymaud Malvena 58th.
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Our February 2012-born heifer Williams Treacle’s Dippet secured the reserve female championship at this month’s Multi Breed Event at Newark Livestock market before selling for 1600gns. By Darhsam Playboy, she is out of the Innerwick Norseman daughter Key Treacle and was bought by P Jolliffe, Stoke-on-Trent.
The best price for us on the day was for the dam of Dippet, Key Treacle who is out of the Twyford Washington daughter Key Joan. She sold with her freshly calved Heathrbrow Tristar calf at foot for 1950gns to Messrs P K farms, Lincolnshire. Then trading at 1600gns again was Williams Lorette’s Cosmic, a June 2011-born Heathbrow Admiral daughter out of the Starline Klassic daughter Starline Lorette 24th. She was purchased by Malcolm Workman, Co Monaghan. The same buyer also bought Williams Animagus’ Dot, a February 2012-born Hockenhull Kramer daughter out of the Heathbrow Tristar daughter Williams Animagus.
We’d like to wish all the buyers the very best with their new purchases.
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It may be a slow start to spring and it’s still pretty cold, but we’re cracking on nicely with calving and lambing of the Williams herd of Simmentals and flock of Blue Texels. We’ve had some great calving results and are delighted that Williams Snowqueen 1st (a daughter of Hockenhull Red Rum out of Hockenhull Snow Queen 35th) has had a cracker of a bull calf by Heathbrow Tristar. We’re also impressed with the calves hitting the ground by Clonagh Tiger Gallant out of our Tristar daughters.
On the lambing front both stock tups (from Duns and Beili) have produced some cracking lambs across the flock so we look forward to having a great crop of lambs for sale throughout the summer and autumn.
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We’ve had a good run of private sales of late and are pleased to announce the sale of Williams Centaur, a February 2011-born Heathbrow Tristar son out of Tillymaud Malvenas 42nd to Mr C F Hogan, Eye, Suffolk.
Then selling to Thomas Hevingham, Norfolk was the June 2011-born Williams Captain, a polled son of Heathbrow Admiral out of Key Trouble, as well as two heifers Williams Malvenas 2nd and Williams Regal Lady 6th to form the foundations of his recently established pedigree herd. We have also sold the February 2006-born Key Tilly, a Shannock Laser daughter back to her breeder Simon Key. She is PD’d in calf to our senior stock bull Heathbrow Tristar. We’d like to wish all out purchasers the very best with their new Simmental genetics.
It’s also been a good couple of months selling ram lambs from our Blue Texel flock with just one lamb left to sell, so please contact us if you’re looking for a good, correct, lengthy tup that’s full of flesh and breed character.
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We’re pleased to announce the private sale of the March 2011-born Williams Cormac 11 to Exning Estate, Newmarket. This Heathbrow Tristar son is out of the Atlow Number One daughter Horsfordmanor Tinkerbelle and has been shown successfully on the 2012 summer circuit culiminating in a reserve breed championship at Kent County Show.
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Yet again it was our Blue Texel flock picking up the silverware for us, this time at Kent County Show, where our homebred ram lamb, Williams Victor won the Any Other Continental ram lamb class under judge John Hall and then went overall champion. Victor is out of a Bishops ewe and by our stock tup bred in the Duns flock who also stood second in the aged ram class. Also in the team shown for us by Chrissie Lawrence we took a second in the shearling ewe class with the Millside-bred ewe and a second with the home bred ewe lamb.
In the cattle team we stood first and reserve breed champion with Williams Cormac, a March 2011-born yearling bull by Heathbrow Tristar out of the Atlow Number One daughter Horsfordmanor Tinkerbelle. We also stood second with Williams Regal Lady 4th, another Tristar daughter, a third with Williams Vesta’s Belby and third with Williams Simone’s Crystal. We also won the family pairs and stood second in the interbreed heifer class with Williams Simone’s Crystal.
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Blue Texel shearling ewe
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It was the Blue Texel sheep show team that dominated the headlines for us at this year’s East of England Show as we were delighted to take win the shearling ewe class and then go on to be female and overall breed champion. The ewe, which was shown for us by Harry Middleditch, was purchased at David Alexander’s production sale last year and is by a Craigalbert tup out of a Millside ewe.
In the Simmental classes, which for this year was the host for the English National Simmental Show, our young team of Heathrbow Tristar progeny performed well with Williams Simone’s Crystal standing third and Williams Verona’s Cherry standing fourth in the January-born yearling heifer class, while Williams Vesta’s Belby stood second in the August-December-born two year old heifer class. In a tough January-born two year old heifer class we stood fifth with Williams Regal Lady 4th. Next stop for us will be the Kent County Show with both the Simmentals and the Blue Texels.
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We’re delighted to announce the private sale of our yearling bull Williams Chairwizard which took place at the Three Counties Show to Paul Radburn for his Dilmore herd, Claines, Worcestershire. Chairwizard is May 2011-born and is yet another son of the hugely successful and prolific herd sire Heathbrow Tristar and is out of the Darsham Playboy daughter Sterling Grace’s Wilhemina. We’d like to wish Mr Radburn the very best with his purchase and look forward to hearing how his progeny perform in the future.
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Having had great success at the Three Counties Show last year with Tristar we were delighted to return to the show this year and take a first place in an incredibly strong class of 12 two year old heifers with one of his daughters, Williams Regal Lady 4th, before she then went on to take the reserve female championship. Regal Lady is out of one of our foundation females Horsfordmanor Regal Lady who is a Corrick Kentucky Kid daughter.
Also in the show team were our two yearling heifers, Williams Verona’s Cherry and Williams Simone’s Crystal, who stood fourth and sixth, respectively, while our two yearling bulls, Williams Cormac and Williams Caradoc, also stood fourth and sixth and Williams Chairwizard, a May 2011-born bull stood third in his class.
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Our latest show this month saw us take a trip south to Ardingly in Sussex for the South of England Show where we were delighted to win the interbreed group of three competition with three with progeny of our senior herd sire and multi interbreed championship winning Heathbrow Tristar. The group consisted of Williams Caradoc, Williams Regal Lady 4th and Williams Simone’s Crystal.
In the breed classes judged by Roger Birch of the Pasturefields herd, we also won the breed group of three competition, as well as second in the two year old heifer class with Williams Vesta’s Belby, a fourth and fifth in the yearling heifer class with Williams Verona’s Cherry and Williams Simone’s Crystal, respectively, while in the two year old heifer class Williams Regal Lady 4th stood second and Williams Vesta’s Belby stood third. Then in the yearling bull classes we took a third and a fourth in the January-born bull class with Williams Caradoc and Williams Cormac, while Williams Chairwizzard stood third in the April-born bull class.
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Our first show of the year was a successful one with us taking a young team of cattle all by our successful herd sire and past show bull Heathbrow Tristar to Herts County Show. Winning the two year old heifer class and the two year old interbreed heifer class on the second day of the show was Williams Lady 4th, a daughter of Horsfordmanor Regal Lady, while standing second in the January-born yearling heifer class was Williams Simone’s Crystal, while Williams Cormac stood second in the January-born yearling bull class and Williams Chairwizzard stood third in the April-born yearling bull class. Our other yearling bull Williams Caradoc took a second in the interbreed yearling bull class and we also stood second in the breed pairs class.
Our Blue Texel show team has a fantastic day too winning the Any Other Breed championship with our shearling ewe bred by David Alexander, while our home bred ewe lamb and homebred ram lamb both stood fourth in their respective classes.
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This month has been a hectic, but successful month in terms of private sales of stock off the farm. We’d first of all like to wish Steve White of the Tirley herd, Cheshire, the best of luck with his new junior herd sire Williams Cresent, who he also plans to show this year. Cresent is an April 2011-born son of our successful herd sire Heathbrow Tristar and is out of one of our foundation females Astcote Toffee. We look forward to hearing how he does on the show circuit later this year.
We’d also like to wish Simon Key the best with his latest purchases which include two April 2007-born cows, Horsfordmanor Verona (with her Darshams Playboy-sired bull calf at foot) and Horsfordmanor Velvet (with a Darshams Playboy-sired heifer calf at foot). He has also purchased a homebred yearling heifer in the form of the February 2011-born Williams Topaz’s Clara, a polled daughter of past stock sire Heathbrow Mischief out of Horsfordmanor Topaz. And adding to these females is the 2006-born Key Tilly, a female we originally purchased from the Key family as a foundation female. She will be delivered once she’s been PD’d in calf to Heathbrow Tristar.
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Williams Connolly
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We’d like to wish Messrs Greves, Retford, the very best with Williams Connolly, a February 2011-born son of our successful herd sire Heathbrow Tristar. Connolly, who is out of the Dirnanean Reformer daughter, Tillymaud Danielle 33rd, stood second in his class at the Multi Breed event at Newark this month and later sold for 3000gns.
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We’ve had a good couple of months selling bulls due to enquiries off the website. We’re pleased to announce the sale of Williams Barty Crouch, the February 2010-born son of our senior stock bull Heathbrow Tristar out of Tillymaud Malvenas 42nd to Mr J Cutting, Suffolk, while Williams Cramer, a February 2011-born son of Hockenhull Kramer out of the Tristar daughter Williams Regal Lady 3rd was also sold privately to Mr T Custon, Wellbourne, Dereham. We’d like to wish both buyers the best of luck with their purchases.
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Having passed our first MV test for the Blue Texel flock in November, we’re now looking forward to the start of lambing at the beginning of February. The girls were scanned in December and they’re all in lamb to our stock tup which was bred in the Duns flock and most are carrying twins, so fingers crossed we’ll have some good lambs on the ground soon.
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We are delighted to announce that the Williams herd of Simmentals has won the South East of England herd competition this year under judge Jimmy McMillan. Adding to that success and rounding off a fantastic show season our senior herd sire Heathbrow Tristar has been awarded the title of South East Simmental of the year. Tristar is by Heahtbrow Mischief and is out of AWL Starlet 8E and took three interbreed championships, two reserve interbreed championships, five breed championships and one reserve breed championship in 2011.
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The last show of the season saw us take the reserve female championship at Aylsham Show under judge Bridget Borlase of the Sacombe and Perrywood herds. We also had our two yearling bulls at the show and took a second place with Williams Barnabas and a third with Williams Barty Crouch, who are both Tristar sons.
In the Any Other Continental sheep classes, we stood first with our Blue Texel shearling ewe, bred by Andy Bishop and took a fourth place with our homebred ewe lamb.
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Of the two animals we took to Wayland Show, we stood second in the yearling bull class under judge Dennis Mitchell with the homebred Williams Barnabas, who is a son of Heathbrow Tristar out of Tillymaud Malvenas 58th. He then went on to follow the class winner and take the reserve breed championship. Our yearling heifer Williams Snow Queen, by Hockenhull Red Rum out of Hockenhull Snow Queen 35th, took first in her class.
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In an attempt to take Tristar a little further afield than usual, we decided to venture south to Detling for the Kent County Show - it certainly paid off! Having won his class under judge Michael Barlow, he then took the breed championship and on the next day took the beef interbreed championship and stood reserve overall interbreed champion when he went head-to-head with the dairy interbreed champion.
Our yearling heifer, Williams Snow Queen, picked up a third in her class, while our senior cow Sterling Ritzys Vesta took a second place in the cow class. In the yearling bull class we stood first and second with Tristar sons, Williams Barnabas and Williams Barty Crouch, respectively. Both these bulls will be offered for sale in October at Stirling.
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This year’s Royal Norfolk Show was definitely the highlight of our showing career to date as Tristar was on cracking form to win his class, take the male and breed championship under judge Iain Green of the Corskie herd and then later the Continental interbreed championship and overall interbreed championship.
He then paired up with Paul Gunther’s cow Horsfordmanor Wanda to take the interbreed pairs championship and then later the reserve interbreed group of three honours, again with Wanda and a heifer from the Heathbrow herd of David and Lesley Sapsed.
Also at the show, we stood third with Williams Snow Queen, who is by Hockenhull Red Rum, while Sterling Petra’s Wendy, a January 2008-born junior cow by Sterling Rochester who stood second in her class, while our senior cow Sterling Ritzys Vesta won the senior cow class. In the yearling bull class we stood fifth with Williams Barnabas.
Again the Blue Texels were out in force and we took a second prize with a homebred ram lamb, Williams Ulrick, while Williams Ultima, our ewe lamb stood third, again in very strong classes.
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Continuing a good run of private sales this year, we are pleased to announce the sale of Williams Bertie 10, a July 2010-born yearling bull by Heathbrow Tristar out of the Innerwick Norseman daughter Key Trouble to Manor Farm, Cromer, Norfolk. We’d like to wish them the best with Bertie and look forward to hearing how his progeny performs.
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This year’s National Simmental Show saw us take a trip to Malvern for the Three Counties Show. Judge Peter O’Connell from the Raceview herd in Southern Ireland placed Tristar first in the senior bull class, then gave him male champion and then overall reserve breed champion. With such a high standard of cattle forward at the show, this was a huge success for Tristar who is having a pretty impressive show season to date.
Tristar then paired up with Popes Princess Victoria from Jimmy and Vikki Woods to take the Continental pairs championship and then the interbreed pairs championship.
And in incredibly tough female classes, our yearling heifer Williams Snow Queen stood a very respectable fifth place in her class, while Sterling Ritzys Vesta stood fifth in the intermediate cow and calf class.
In incredibly strong Blue Texel classes we stood fourth in the shearling ewe class with a Bishops-bred ewe, while our homebred ewe lamb stood fifth. Seeing as we’re new to showing Blue Texels we were delighted to be receiving rosettes in such strong classes with established breeders.
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Adding to his silverware collection for this year, our stock bull Heathbrow Tristar took his third championship of the year, this time at South of England Show under judge Rob Hewlitt. He won his class then took the male and later the overall championship. His son, Williams Barnabas stood second in his class, while our yearling heifer Williams Snow Queen, by Hockenhull Red Rum out of Hockenhull Snow Queen 35th stood third in a tough class, while our cow Sterling Ritzys Vesta who is by Sterling Flint, also stood second in her class. Our next show will be the Three Counties, which will be hosting this year’s National Simmental Show.
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We would like to wish Paul Gunther of the Fircovert herd the best of luck with his new bull, Williams Brethren. Born February 2010, Brethren is a son of our successful herd sire Heathbrow Tristar and is out of the Atlow Number One daughter Horsfordmanor Tinkerbelle.
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Taking his second breed championship and reserve interbreed championship on just his second outing was Heathbrow Tristar, this time at Herts County Show. He won the senior bull class and then went on to be placed male and breed champion under judge David Donnelly of the Atlow herd.
Also in the team was the homebred Williams Snow Queen who stood first in the yearling heifer class, while our cow Sterling Ritzys Vesta stood second in her class. Our junior bull Williams Barnabas, by Tristar, stood third in his class.
Herts Show was also the first ever outing with the Blue Texel show team and we were delighted with our start. Our ewe lamb Williams Ultima out of an Ivanhoe ewe stood first in her class, while a Bishops ewe that was purchased at his dispersal sale stood first in her shearling ewe class and then went on to be placed champion in the Any Other continental championship. Our ram lamb, Williams Umberto stood third.
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We couldn’t have wished for a better start to the 2011 show season, as we took the breed championship under Stephen Bailey at Newark and Notts Show and later the reserve interbreed championship with our senior stock bull Heathbrow Tristar. Tristar was purchased privately in July 2007 at 17 months of age from David and Lesley Sapsed and is by Heathbrow Mischief out of a Canadian imported cow AWL Starlet.
Also in the show team was the yearling bull Williams Barty Crouch, who is a son of Tristar, he stood second in his class, while Sterling Ritzys Vesta, stood second in the senior cow class. Sterling Petra’s Wendy stood third in her class, while Williams Snow Queen, who is by Hockenhull Red Rum, stood fourth in the yearling heifer class.
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Heathbrow Tristar
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Private sales have already kicked off here at Model Farm with the sale of April 2010-born bull Williams Butterbeer 10, who is a son of our noted senior stock bull Heathbrow Tristar out of Horsfordmanor Simone, a daughter of Atlow Number One. He has been sold to our local vet Tom Hume for his commercial herd.
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Having decided to enter this year’s herd competition, we were absolutely delighted to win the medium herd section under judge Vikki Woods. We had a thoroughly enjoyable day showing Vikki around and would like to thank her and the club for our award.
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Many thanks to Jason Childs, Norwich, Norfolk, who has just purchased a yearling bull Williams Alfred from us. Alfred is by Heathbrow Tristar and is out of one of our early foundation females Ascotte Toffee. We wish him all the best with his purchase.
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Our show season definitely ended on a high this year as we took the breed championship at our local show, Aylsham, with our two year old heifer Sterling Grace’s Wilhemina. By Darhsam Playboy she is out of Sterling Champagne’s Grace. Our yearling bull Williams Alfred also won his class and then went on to be placed champion male.
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Standing top of the yearling bull class at Wayland Show this year was our yearling bull by Heathbrow Tristar, Williams Alfred, who is out of Ascotte Toffee. Also taking a second place was Sterling Grace’s Wilhemina, while our homebred yearling heifer Williams Lorette Auror stood third in her class.
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It was an incredibly successful show at the Great Yorkshire Show this year, which also hosted the National Simmental Show. The highlight of the show for us was Sterling Grace’s Wilhemina who stood first in her two year old heifer class and then went on to be placed junior female champion and overall junior champion under judge Roger Birch. She then went on to be placed interbreed junior champion of the show.
Other members of the team were the second prize yearling bull Williams Alfred, the fourth prize yearling heifer Williams Malvenas and the third prize Williams Lorette Auror, which are by our stock bull Heathbrow Tristar.
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Sterling Grace’s Wilhemina
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It was a day of second placings for us at Royal Norfolk Show this year as we took second prizes with both our animals in the show team. Williams Alfred stood second in the yearling bull class, while our two year old heifer Sterling Grace’s Wilhemina also stood second – next stop Great Yorkshire Show for the National Simmental Show.
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Leading the way for us at the East of England Show this year under judge Brian Allan of the Glenturk herd, was our yearling bull Williams Alfred. By Tristar out of one of our early purchases Ascotte Toffee, he stood second in the yearling bull class and then went on to be placed reserve junior male champion. Also at the show, Sterling Grace’s Wilhemina, by Darsham Playboy, stood third in the two year old heifer class.
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Of the three animals we took in the show team to this year’s Suffolk Show all were placed third under judge Ed Thornhill. Our first animal in the ring was our yearling heifer Williams Lorette Auror, then next to take a third place was Sterling Grace’s Wilhemina, while our yearling bull Williams Alfred, also took third place. Next stop for us will be the East of England Show later this month.
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Our first show of the season started well, as we took the reserve female championship under judge Vikki Woods of the Popes herd with the November 2008-born heifer Sterling Grace’s Wilhemina. By Darsham Playboy and out of the Heywood Talent daughter Sterling Champagne’s Grace, she was purchased privately earlier in the year from Boddington Estate.
Also in the show team was our homebred January 2009-born heifer Williams Lorette Auror by our stock bull Heathbrow Tristar, who stood second in her class and Williams Alfred, a yearling bull by Tristar, this time out of Ascotte Toffee, stood fourth in a tough class.
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We’re pleased to announce the private sale of the April 2009-born Williams Azkaban to David Shepherd. Azkaban is by Heathbrow Tristar and is out of the Atlow Number One daughter Horsfordmanor Simone, one of the earlier females bought for the herd. We wish Mr Shepherd the very best with his new bull.
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We are delighted to announce the private sale of the rising two year old bull Williams Wizard to local commercial producer R Balls, Potter Heigham, Norfolk. Wizard is by our stock bull Heathbrow Tristar and is out of one of our early foundation females Tillymaud Malvenas 53rd. We’d like to wish Mr Balls the best of luck with Wizard and look forward to seeing how his progeny performs.
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