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Saturday 2nd August 2008
The GOSPBC supports the Breeds of Gloucestershire Show & Sale held each year at Cirencester Livestock Market. Along with Gloucester cattle, Cotswold sheep and Poultry & Waterfowl, this is a grand local occasion and everyone with an interest in farming is invited to attend, free of charge.

The GOSPBC organises a show & sale of Pedigree Gloucestershire Old Spots pigs within this and any breeder or keeper of GOS pigs can download a copy of the schedule and entry form below. Entries must be made on the form provided but vendors can pay by PayPal if preferred (click here) - please enter the appropriate amount manually.

î Application form - PDF format
î Application form - Microsoft Word format

The whole event is organised by auctioneers, Voyce Pullin and a list of contacts for different aspects of the event is shown below. Facilities exist for some trade stands/Farmers Markets stands and anyone interested should contact the auctioneers.

Following the closing date and verification of entries, the sale catalogue for the GOS pig section will be made available here too.
 

Contacts for different sections:

Cotswold Sheep: Mrs Lynne Parkes
01451 830461, lynne_parkes@msn.com

Gloucestershire Old Spots Pigs: Mr Richard Lutwyche
01285 860229, mail@oldspots.org.uk

Gloucester Cattle: Mrs Yvonne Froehlich
01926 651147, secretary@gloucestercattle.org.uk

Poultry: Mrs Anne Creed
01453 882923, samantha@samantha72.wanadoo.co.uk

Auctioneers: Mr Chris Voyce / Mr Jon Pullin
01291 680068 / 01454 269486, www.voycepullin.co.uk

 

Cirencester Livestock Market is located on the A417/419 trunk road approximately 1 mile south of Cirencester. The market is just off this road at Driffield (signposted South Cerney; Ashton Keynes; Cerney Wick etc.). The road itself links the M5 at Gloucester with the M4 at Swindon making this one of the most accessible markets anywhere in the country. Click here for a map.

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Did You Know?
The most expensive pig in Britain according to the Guinness Book of Records was Foston Sambo 21, a Gloucestershire Old Spots, which sold at auction in 1994 for 4,000 guineas (£4,200).

   
 
 
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