ENGLISH WINTER FAIR WELCOMES DUKE OF NORFOLK TROPHY
2015 Duke of Norfolk Winners (Hereford Breed):- Rempstone 1 Foxwood V341 from MJ Ludgate, Thame; Coley 1 Nova 351 from Heather Whitaker, Halifax; and RTC 1 Midwest Tradition from Ryan Coates, Leics.
The Royal Smithfield Club’s Duke of Norfolk Perpetual Trophy will make a welcome return to the 2019 winter fair circuit when it is presented for the first time at the English Winter Fair, Stafford, 16-17 November 2019. Regarded as one of the country’s most prestigious primestock trophies, it is awarded for the best group of three purebred beef animals.
The competition is open to pure bred bulls/steers and heifers that are entered in either the English Winter Fair pedigree classes or the National Pedigree Calf Show. Each Breed Society is invited to select a group, consisting of three males or females or a mixture of both sexes, to represent their breed. The competition will be judged on Sunday 17 November by Mr J Courts, Yorkshire, and Mr S Clatworthy, Somerset.