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Fortieth anniversary for North Country Cheviot breed at Royal Welsh Show

The North Country Cheviot is celebrating its 40th appearance at the Royal Welsh Show this year, after it was first exhibited at the event in 1983

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Melfyn Williams winning the North Country Cheviot champion at the Royal Welsh Show in 2013.
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Melfyn Williams winning the North Country Cheviot champion at the Royal Welsh Show in 2013.

Among breeders who successfully begun to establish the breed in Wales was recent past president of the North Country Cheviot Sheep Society, Melfyn Williams, whose father, John Huw, was a noted early adopter...

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