Alpacas are primarily kept for their fleece. To showcase the diversity of alpaca fibre the East of England Craft show will be offering multiple categories to highlight not only the beauty of alpaca fibre but the creativity of some of our owners & keepers. From soaps to shawls, spring through …
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Winners of the East of England Fleece Show 2024
Updated on 22nd August 2024 We are delighted to announce the winners of the East of England Fleece Show 2024! A grand total of 123 fleeces were judged over Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th August at the Essex Young Farmers Club Centre near Chelmsford. Our judge this year was Mrs Mary-Jo …
Get your entries in for the East of England Fleece Show 2024
Which fleeces you will be entering into this years show? Don’t miss out! Dates: 16th – 18th August 2024Limit on entries: 120Judge: Mrs MaryJo SmithVenue: Essex Young Farmers CentreEntries Open: 24th June 2024Entries close: 29th July 2024 or when fullEntry Fee: £20 EAG members: £26 non-members (prices include the BAS …
Photo Gallery: East of England Alpaca Show 2023
This is a gallery of photos taken on the 8th October 2023 at the East of England Halter Show. Click on an image to enlarge. Photo credit: Alex Ramjing
Time to think about the East of England Fleece Show 2022!
It is time to start thinking about the fleeces that you will enter in to the ever popular East of England Fleece Show. The two day event will be held at Essex Young Farmers Centre over the 20th and 21st August 2022. This year we are delighted to announce that …
Announcing the 2022 East of England Alpaca Show!
Come and join us at the East of England Show at Beechwood Equestrian Centre on Sunday 9th October! We are delighted to have Mr Jay Holland as our judge this year. Entries open on 18th July until 25th August, with 140 places available. Farms will be able to submit numbers …
East of England Alpaca Show Sponsors 2021
Without the generous support of our sponsors we would not be able to organise the Show each year. So, thank you to all who have taken up sponsorship packages – we really do appreciate your committment to the EAG and our regional members! Gold Sponsors Alpaca Evolution – alpacaevolution.com Pinnacle …
Spirit of the Industry Trophy
Once again Eastern Alpaca Group will be looking to award the special Spirit of the Industry Trophy at the East of England Fleece Show 2021. The Spirit of the Industry Trophy, with a special rosette, will be awarded to the fleece that exemplifies those qualities that will most benefit the …
East of England Alpaca Show
Entries are now full! Good luck to all who have entered The newly named halter show is being organised by Eastern Alpaca Group and will be held at Beechwood Equestrian Centre, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford CM3 8DY on Sunday 10th October 2021. This year the Show is being judged by Mrs …
Winter Warmers # 3 – Skirting
The Eastern Alpaca Group invites you to the third of the presentations this winter starting on Saturday 13th February 2021 @ 7pm. We hope you will tune in and join us with these short presentations which are open to non-members as well as EAG members Skirting: Maximise Your Harvest Presented by …
Winter Warmers # 2 – Parasitology
The Eastern Alpaca Group invites you to the second of three presentations this winter starting on Saturday 9th January 2021 @ 7pm. We hope you will tune in and join us with these short presentations which are open to non-members as well as EAG members Parasitology: Presented by Ami Sawran Join …
Making Felted Soaps (Winter Warmers #1)
Presented by Katherine Shearer The first of our Winter Warmers Zoom talks was on the 28th November. Kath Shearer, our new committee member very kindly agreed to share her practical experience on how to make felted soaps. These make great alpaca-themed Christmas presents or gifts to sell in your alpaca …
Halter Show 2020 Cancellation
It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of this year’s EAG Halter Show (due to take place 18 October). We know that this will come as an enormous disappointment to both the exhibitors and sponsors who expressed an interest in attending the show. This …
EAG Halter Show 2019
2019 was the second year that EAG staged a halter show. This was again held at Beechwood Equestrian Centre and all of our exhibitors and visitors were enthusiastic about what a great venue it was. We had a great set of volunteers serving as stewards, setting up and clearing up …
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Do you shop online? If so you can help raise funds for EAG at no extra cost! It’s simple to do and takes no more than a one time 5 minute registration. Register, select EAG, shop and The rest is automatic. You can even download a donation reminder which alerts …