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The Association has many branches spread around the country. These branches hold a minimum of three meetings a year where Farriers/Blacksmiths can meet and discuss any problems they have faced in their local area. It is a great opportunity to meet up with old friends and also to discuss new techniques with like-minded people. If you would like more information on your local branch please contact the Associations Head Office.

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Eastern Counties District Branch - Ms Helen Brown

Come and join the Eastern Counties District Branch

 

Branch Secretary: Ms Helen Brown

Tel: Richard Hurcomb - 01553 813732.

Chairman - Sergio Muelle
Secretary - Helen Brown
Treasurer and Competition Secretary - Daphne Cranwell

 

8-9 October 2011 - Kings Lynn & Eastern Counties Competition

Class 1 - Hunter Shoeing - Sponsored by Mark & Sue Rose
1st - Jay Tovey - won Mustad Challenge Cup and BFBA Silver Medal
2nd - Sam Beeley
3rd - Joe Bryan
Best Dressed Foot - Jay Tovey
Best Specimen Shoe - Jay Tovey

Class 2 - Roadster Shoeing - Sponsored by O'Shaughnessy Farriery
1st - Joe Bryan - won trophy & Worshipful Company Silver Medal
2nd - Jay Tovey
3rd - Steve Fisher
Best Specimen Shoe - Jay Tovey
Best Dressed Foot - Richard Cain

Class 3 - 1st & 2nd Year Apprentice Shoemaking - Sponsored by W.J. Mulqueen & Son
1st - Nathan Sutter - won BFBA Bronze Medal
2nd - James Holiday
3rd - Henry Philips
Nathan Sutter - Best placed branch member - received the Foulden Shield

Class 4 - 3rd & 4th Year Apprentices - Sponsored by Arthur Cottam Horseshoes
1st - Tom Williams - won Lord Fermoy Cup and BFBA Bronze Medal
2nd - Sam O'Goray
3rd - Charlie Cenillo
Sam O'Goray received the Kings Lynn shild for best placed branch member

Class 5 - Open Shoe Making - Sponsored by Dancing Anvils Forge
1st - Jim Cooper - awarded the Worshipful Company Bronze Medal and Dancing Anvils Cup
2nd - Tom Williams
3rd - Jay Tovey

Class 6 - Heavy Horse Shoeing - Sponsored by Gibbins UK
1st - Jim Cooper - awarded the Worshipful Company of Farriers Silver Medal and Rural Industries Cup
2nd - Jay Tovey
3rd - Stephen Hill
Best Dressed Foot - Steve Fisher
Best Specimen Shoe - Jim Cooper
Stephen Hill awarded the Gibbins Trophy for best placed branch member

Class 7 - Donkey Trimming
1st - Stephen Hill
2nd - Jay Tovey
3rd - Sam O'Goray

Class 8 - Eagle Eye - Sponsored by Stromsholm
1st - Jason Brown
2nd - Josh Muckle

Best Apprentice in the Open Shoemaking awarded the New Calor Gas Cup - Tom Williams

Eastern Counties Apprentice Champion - Tom Williams - awarded the new Ivan Bell Shield

Eastern Counties Show Champion - Jay Tovey - awarded a BFBA Silver Medal

(Results courtesy of Daphne Cranwell, Show Secretary).

 

Kings Lynn BFBA Eastern Counties Shoeing & Shoemaking Competition 2011

This year has a new venue at the Newmarket Equestrian Hospital, Cambridge Road, Newmarket.

Should be good!

08-09 October 2011

Judges: Paul Robinson, Robert Shave, Mark White.

Competition Secretary: Daphne Cranwell

Schedules available now.
Competition Secretary: Daphne Cranwell. Please make cheques payable to: National Master Farriers Competition and return to The Forge, Stow Bridge, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE34 3NL by Thurs 15 Sept.

11-12 September 2010 - Kings Lynn & Eastern Counties CompetitionThe Eastern Counties 98th Competition was held on the 11th & 12th September 2010. Our thanks to Elizabeth William Esse who let us hold the event at their Rare Breeds Centre. We had an excellent weekend with all classes fully subscribed.

We are grateful to our judges for giving us their valuable time - Mr Will O'Shaughnessy AWCF; Mr Stephen Hill; Mr Mark While. Also to our generous sponsors who have done so for many years - Gibbins UK; Arthur Cottam; O'Shaughnessy Farriery' Mark Rose and Dancing Anvil Forge. We are also grateful to the Worshipful Company of Farriers and BFBA for the medals; to Richard Hurcomb for all the work he did and also the Competition Committee who worked really hard. Thank you to all the stewards and to those who provided the horses. And above all - YOU the Competitors - thank you for travelling to our show.

We were very pleased to welcome our BFBA President Craig D'Arcy who presented the prizes for us. He and Franchesca joined us at the Competition Dinner on the Saturday Evening.

Hope I haven't missed anyone - thank you one and all!

Daphne Cranwell, Competition Secretary

Full Results are available on the Results Page

Obituary - Daphne Gowing

Earlier this year the Eastern Counties Branch and the National Association lost another dear friend Daphne Gowing, wife of the Past President Richard Gowing. Daphne was born in Soham, Cambridgeshire and was a real Fen girl. She met Richard at Home Farm this was the home of the famous Suffolk horse stud. Richard was Farm Blacksmith and later Farm Manager, Daphne was the Farm Secretary and Wages Clerk they worked together on the farm for 25 years. They married in 1956 and were together for 52 years.

They then started their own business as Village Blacksmith in Soham, where Daphne was Bookkeeper, Shop Assistant and The Boss. She supported Richard in all his time as a Member and President of NAFBAE, with heavy horse activities and as Commons Reeve, the last time I saw Daphne was on Kings Cross Station she was going to a Company dinner with Richard.

Daphne was a Sunday School Teacher and active member of the Berrycroft Methodist Church, Soham where her funeral service was held and donations for McMillan nurses was requested instead of flowers, which raised £1,000 for the charity. She will be sadly missed by Richard, family and many friends.

Daphne Cranwell

 

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