Programme of events
The Society will be staging shearing competitions on all four days of the Royal Welsh Show in 2010. However the world competitions will be staged entirely on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 July. There will be open competitions for machine shearing, blade shearing and woolhandling for all competitors to enter if they wish. The full programme of events for shearing will be posted here as soon as available.
The following functions are programmed to take place as listed below but are still subject to change:
Sunday 18 July 2010
8.30am | Open (All Nations) Woolhandling Competition – Heats – Corrin Farm, Garth | |
10.00am | Judges Meeting – Corrin Farm, Garth | |
2.00pm | Participants Forum – Bromsgrove Hall, Llanwrtyd Wells | |
4.00pm | Golden Shears World Council Meeting – Bromsgrove Hall, Llanwrtyd Wells | |
7.30pm | Informal Get Together – Victoria Hall, Llanwrtyd Wells |
MONDAY, 19 JULY 2010
7.30am |
| Open (All Nations) – Heats |
10.00am |
| Commercial Blade Shearing – Heats |
11.30am |
| Champion Shearer of Wales – Quarter-final |
12.15pm |
| Lunch Break |
1.15pm |
| Champion Shearer of Wales – Semi-final |
1.45pm |
| Open (All Nations) – Semi-final |
2.15pm |
| Open (All Nations) Woolhandling Competition – Final |
2.30pm |
| Champion Shearer of Wales – Final |
3.00pm |
| Commercial Blade Shearing – Final |
3.30pm |
| Open (All Nations) – Final Presentation of awards to follow |
5.00pm |
| Opening Ceremony for The Golden Shears World Championships - Shearing Stand |
7.30pm |
| Welcome Dinner – Vice Presidents’ and Governors Marquee – RWAS Showground |
TUESDAY, 20 JULY 2010
7.30am |
| Senior – Heats |
9.00am |
| GS World Blade Shearing – First Round |
10.15am |
| Senior – Semi-fina |
10.45am |
| GS World Individual Machine Shearing - First Round |
1.00pm |
| Senior - Final Presentation of awards to follow |
1.30pm |
| Lunch |
2.30pm |
| GS World Individual Machine Shearing – Second Round |
4.45pm |
| GS World Individual Woolhandling Competition – First Round |
WEDNESDAY, 21 JULY 2010
8.00am |
| GS World Woolhandling Competition – Second Round |
9.30am |
| GS World Blade Shearing – Second Round |
10.45am |
| GS World Individual Machine Shearing – Semi-final |
11.15am |
| GS World Woolhandling Competition – Semi-final |
11.45am |
| GS World Blade Shearing – Semi-final |
12.15pm |
| GS World Woolhandling Team Competition – Final |
12.45pm |
| Lunch Break |
1.45pm |
| GS World Blade Shearing Team Competition – Final |
2.15pm |
| GS World Individual Woolhandling Competition – Final |
2.45pm |
| GS World Machine Shearing Team Competition – Final |
3.15pm |
| GS World Individual Blade Shearing – Final |
3.45pm |
| GS World Individual Machine Shearing |
5.00pm |
| Closing Ceremony for The Golden Shears World Championships - Shearing Stand to be followed by Celebration Party |
THURSDAY, 22 JULY 2010
8.00am |
| Junior – Heats |
9.30am |
| Intermediate – Heats |
11.00am |
| Junior – Semi-fina |
11.30am |
| Intermediate – Semi-final |
12.00noon |
| Junior - Final |
12.30pm |
| Lunch Break |
12.30pm |
| Traditional Blade Shearing – Ewes |
1.00pm |
| Traditional Blade Shearing – Lambs |
1.30pm |
| Young Farmers Club Sheep Shearing Competition |
2.30pm |
| Wales v New Zealand Test |
3.00pm |
| Worshipful Company of Woolmen Junior Championship – Semi-final |
3.30pm |
| Intermediate – Final |
4.00pm |
| Worshipful Company of Woolmen Junior Championship – Final Presentation of awards to follow |
