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50% off British Wool Shearing Courses for Young Farmers’ 50% off British Wool Shearing Courses for Young Farmers’ 20 January 2025 Young Farmers Club members are eligible for a 50% discount on British Wool’s shearing courses again this year. British Wool is keen to support Young Farmers to develop their shearing skills and is once again offering its shearing courses at the discounted price of £110 excluding VAT. Read
2025 British Wool Shearing Courses go LIVE in February 2025 British Wool Shearing Courses go LIVE in February 20 January 2025 British Wool will publish its list of shearing courses for the 2025 season on the 3rd of February. Our experienced team of instructors will be running more than 100 courses between April and August this year, offering tuition in machine and blade shearing, and wool handling. Read
Meet our Shearing Instructor - Andy Barratt Meet our Shearing Instructor - Andy Barratt 20 January 2025 At British Wool, we have over 90 shearing instructors who collectively have over 100s years experience. We spent some time to get to know Andy Barratt from Sailsbury one of our instructors in England. Read
British Wool - Board Member Elections British Wool - Board Member Elections 15 January 2025 Following British Wool’s call for nominations for Members of the Board in the Scottish Northern, Welsh Southern, and English South Western Regions, an election will be held in two regions. Alan Derryman, English South Western region Board Member has been returned unopposed. The names of the candidates nominated for the election taking place in the Scottish Northern and Welsh Southern regions are as follows: Read
Why Attend a Shearing Course- Matt Smith Why Attend a Shearing Course- Matt Smith 2 January 2025 With our Young Farmers discount announced for another year, we caught up with Shearer and our very own Ambassador, Matt Smith, to discover why he believes shearing courses are so important. Read
British Wool Launches Young Farmers Exclusive Training Offer for a Seventh Year British Wool Launches Young Farmers Exclusive Training Offer for a Seventh Year 2 January 2025 For the seventh year in a row, and in order to continue supporting the next generation of shearers, any young farmer who is a member of the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (NFYFC), the Scottish Association of Young Farmers' Clubs (SAYFC), or CFfl Cymru/Wales Young Farmers' Clubs, can benefit from a 50% discount on a British Wool Shearing Course for the duration of their membership. Read