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12 December 2007

Our fundraising team at Sue Ryder Care - Manorlands Hospice report from a lamb auction that raised around five hundred pounds:

Local farmers donated 26 lambs to the auction which was held at Craven Cattle Marts, Skipton on Wednesday 12 December. Prior to being sold the lambs were judged by James Dewhurst who chose a champion, which had been donated by the Throup family of Woofa Bank Farm, Silsden. A shield was presented to the owners by Chris Pearson of Pearson Farm Supplies.

The Champion was sold individually prior to the other 25 lambs and bidding was brisk, increasing the sale value up to £360, some ten times it’s usual market value. The buyer, Michael Spencely then asked for it to be resold to generate further funds for the hospice, as did the second and third buyers, Les Thackrey and Chris Pearson. Arthur Maude was the final buyer at £100 and this took the total price of this lamb to £840.

Bidding for the other twenty five lambs was also brisk, helped by the generosity of the farming community who regularly attend Craven Cattle Marts. Chairman of the sheep breeding association John Mawson was delighted with the event. “We expected that we might raise somewhere in the region of £500 but to get over two thousand pounds for this worthy cause is fantastic.“
Fellow member Joe Throup added, “At this type of event everyone is a winner, Sue Ryder Care liberates lives and we never know when someone close to us will need the services that Sue Ryder Care provides.”

Sue Ryder Care fundraiser Andrew Wood was present at the auction and thanked all who had been involved in the event. “The sheep industry is struggling at the moment and farmers are often portrayed as being thrifty but when there is a worthy cause such as Manorlands which has cared for many in the local rural community, these people are as generous as any we come across. We depend so much on the local community to help us raise the £1.9 million that the hospice needs each year to provide its services.”

 

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