Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2010 | Page 78

motoring Island Life - October/November 2010 country life a complete guide to A Successful year in the show ring Matt Legge’s “Duxmore” flock of pedigree Suffolk sheep added more silverware to their trophy cabinet with three major titles to end their showing season. One ewe, Duxmore L11, picked up the show championship and the Isle of Wight County Show before travelling to the New Forest and Hampshire Show to win the breed and best sheep in show on the Last Tuesday in July. It didn’t stop there as the same sheep also travelled to the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show, in mid August, where she again won the breed championship before picking up the Supreme Championship for the best in show. Matt is very proud of this ewe which is out of one of his home bred sheep and by Paddy Marghams Stockton Wight Gold ram. Duxmore L11 has now joined the main breeding flock and it is hoped that she will become a mum for the first time in 2011 and will hopefully pass on some of the winning genes. AONB SMALL GRANT FUND The Hampshire and Isle of for landscape improvement such Wight Wildlife Trust are again as hedge laying, coppice work, administering the Area of tree planting or scrub clearance, Outstanding Natural Beauty please contact Lucy Temple at H Small Grant Scheme following & IWWT, Forest Office, Parkhurst the success of the landscape Forest, Newport, Isle of Wight enhancement projects PO30 5UL [phone] or by undertaken last year. If you are email at [email protected]. a farmer or landowner within the AONB and you would be interested in applying for a grant what's on what pages? 79. Bun Symes 86. The Leverets 82. Countryside News Tony Ridd 92. Hampshire Wildlife Trust 84. 2010 Ploughing Match 96. Dormouse Safari 78 Visit our new website - www.visitislandlife.com