NSA Event 2015

The Northern Ireland Dorset sheep breeders club, under leadership from Club Chairman Michael Maybin and vice chairperson Amy McConnell put on a very impressive exhibition at NSA Northern Ireland Sheep Focus on 6th July 2015.
On the weeks preceding the exhibition day the stand was expertly prepared by renewing the paint work and updating the corporate image of the N. I. Dorset Club and then erected by Allister McNeill and Seamus Mullan who put lots of time and effort into making sure every last detail was in place before it was transported to the event.
At the exhibition venue, McClelland's Livestock centre, in Ballymena, the Northern Ireland Club committee turned out in force to assist Seamus and Allister re erect the Club's exhibition stand for the event the following day, during which time, Michael Maybin was also busy making sure that the sheep exhibits that would fill the four display pens were also prepared and ready for the event.
The terrific quality sheep that adorned the Dorset stand were generously provided by Laura Weir, Gracehill, David Stevenson, Ahoghill, and Thomas Wright, Ballymoney and were a tremendous testament of the quality of Dorset sheep in Northern Ireland.
On the event day when the gates opened to the sheep farming community the professional image and manner that N. I. Club committee put across to interested producers was rewarded with a continual stream of sheep farmers from across the whole Island of Ireland praising the quality of the Dorset sheep in front of them and the
pro active enthusiasm that the breeders had for the Dorset breed.
The unique selling points of the Dorset breed were displayed on large colourful aluboards and this was assisted by a purpose made N. I. Dorset club publicity leaflet, expertly commissioned by the club's breed promotion officer, Laura Weir.
The spin off to the Club's attendance at this specific sector focused event was a rally of new purchasers at the Club's official sales and a overwhelming demand to breeders for pedigree Dorset ewe lambs from mid summer to winter.
A big thank you must go out to all the committee members who went above and beyond the norm to promote the Dorset breed and in doing so has in no doubt put the breed in a stronger position within the sheep breeding nation and has also seen Dorset sheep going to new farms that had never had the pleasure of owning Dorsets before.
The future is bright, the future is Dorset sheep.
William Carson