Each year, on a Saturday in early August, the GOSPBC participates in the Breeds of Gloucestershire Show & Sale at Cirencester Livestock Market by organising the show classes for all pedigree GOS pigs and by card grading all entries for the benefit of buyers.

In recent years the auctioneers have expanded the event to include other breeds and crossbreeds of all species but the pedigree GOS reamin the mainstay of the pig section.

The event attracts a lot of visitors and good prices have been recorded for good quality stock at every sale so far.

All entries are handled by the auctioneers, Voyce Pullin & Co. (contact details below), and prospective vendors should contact them for a schedule.

The photos below have been provided by Clifford Freeman

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.