LAMBS donated by generous farmers earned more cash for charity when sold at Addingham & District Sheep Breeders’ Association’s ninth annual fundraiser at Skipton Auction Mart last Wednesday (December 16).

Twenty-eight lambs, predominantly Mule wethers, were handed over and, together with other items donated for sale, raised a resounding £2,900 for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Oxenhope, Keighley, for whom the fixture has now netted some £33,000 in total.

The charity show victor first made £300 when falling to Linda Beckwith, on behalf of Pearson Farm Supplies, who then offered the lamb for resale. Auctioneer Ted Ogden then knocked it down to himself, on behalf of Craven Cattle Marts, for a further £100.

Joint organiser and 2014 champion, Joe Throup, of Berwick Intake Farm, Chelker, said: “Yet again, the regional farming community dug deep to support a very worthy cause. It was a tremendous outcome and we can only thank all who donated lambs and other items for sale, and to all buyers and supporters of our annual event.”

The charity fund-raiser formed part of the fortnightly sale of store lambs, the final one this year, when the 1,760 head on parade were predominantly medium and long-keep types, with strong lambs short of buyers’ requirements. As a consequence, this resulted in a very sharp trade, producing an overall selling average of £50.33 per head.