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Young designer wins Alternative Flooring and British Wool competition 3 March 2021 Designer Lily Mullen, the winner of the Alternative Flooring and British Wool competition whose passion for process, playful approach to pattern and natural ability with colour impressed the judges. Photography © Sarah McLean Read
British Wool and young farmers gearing up for the shearing season 2 March 2021 British Wool and the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs have enjoyed a strong relationship and collaborated in many different areas over the years, including, for the third year in 2021. Read
Newly Elected Board Member for British Wool’s English Central Region 16 February 2021 Kate Drury has been elected as British Wool’s English Central regional Board Member for a three-year term, beginning on 1 April. Read
Board Member Elections 11 January 2021 Following British Wool’s call for nominations for Members of the Board in the English Central and English Northern Regions, Mr Carl Stephenson has been returned unopposed as Board Member for the English Northern Region. Read
British Wool Launches Major Cost Saving Initiative 5 January 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant detrimental impact on the global wool market and despite the fact that British Wool has cleared the 11million kg of unsold wool they had at the end of April the market remains extremely challenging. Read
Shearers working together was key in facing up to Covid-19 challenge 18 December 2020 Ian Lucas, a shearing contractor based in the South East of England says the 2020 shearing season certainly threw up some challenges as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read