Strickley Strawberry takes the supreme sash at Westmorland

It was a show of sunshine and showers as visitors and exhibitors returned ringside at this year’s Westmorland County Show

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
clock • 11 min read
Dairy inter-breed and Dairy Shorthorn champion Strickley Strawberry 21st, from the Robinson family, Kendal.
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Dairy inter-breed and Dairy Shorthorn champion Strickley Strawberry 21st, from the Robinson family, Kendal.

After 150 years of exhibiting at the Westmorland County Show, it was the Robinson family of the Strickley herd, Kendal, which took the top spot in the dairy section, with their Dairy Shorthorn champion....

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