Working for Alpaca owners across East Anglia
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 …
On Saturday 28th January, Eastern Alpaca Group hosted its first ever Craft & Create event. An enthusiastic band of crafters gathered together at Essex Young Farmers Club Centre to celebrate the joys of working with alpaca fibre. It was one of the first in person events that Eastern Alpaca Group …
We have been overwhelmed by the response to this year’s Fleece Show and entries have filled up in record time. Please send entered fleeces to show organiser, Harley Laver, Elmlea, Cold Norton Road, Latchingdon, Essex, CM3 6HP by 11th August. In order for fleeces to be returned to you a …
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 …
A blog by Emma Taylor from East Anglia Alpaca Mill and Alpacas of East Anglia I am no doubt preaching to the converted and now is hardly early, but please ensure you book or ideally re-book your shearer early. Many a time I see posts on both the BAS Chat …
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 …
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 …
Over the winter of 2020- 2021 EAG provided its members with a series of “Winter Warmers” Zoom presentations on the following dates: 28th November 2020 @ 5pm Making Felted Soaps with Kath Shearer (Freerangefibre.co.uk) 9th Jan 2021 @ 7pm Parasitology with vet Dr Ami Sawran (Westpoint Chelmsford) …
Graham and Jenny MacHarg gave an excellent talk on the successful Fowberry approach to feeding alpacas so as to maximize the health of the alpacas and the quality and quantity of their fibre. It soon became clear that this is much more than just providing plenty of nutrition in the …
On Friday 29th July, Judges Jay Holland and Liz Barlow, supported by apprentice judge Viv Darcy, judged 122 alpaca fleeces at the first ever EAG fleece show. The judges commented that it was so well organized that no one would have known it was our first show.
Our first event on Saturday 19th September 2015 at Woodbine Farm Alpacas was a great success with 36 people attending. Chris Keeble discussed grass management in the morning and Jo Bridge with Emma Taylor took us through the complexities of fleece skirting for showing and for processing.