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The Society made a number of 50th Anniversary Awards to members and associates of the Society who have made an exceptional contribution over the years.

Receiving the first of these awards was Aubrey Andrews of the Miserden flock, a board member for 15 years as well as a long-serving member of the Society’s breed development committee and the Society’s chief inspector at Society Sales.

A brace of auctioneers were also recognised, with the first of these being Clive Roads of McCartneys who has served as the Society’s auctioneer at the English National Sale for more than 30 years. A dedicated professional, Clive has, for many years, supported local breeders through the Gloucester and Borders Texel Club, ensuring the breed is promoted well at local sales and other events.

Next to collect their award was SRUC’s Jo Conington who has supported the Society’s research and development work since the early 2000s. Jo’s vital input has enabled the Society to access significant grants from UK Innovate, allowing it to undertake novel and often groundbreaking research work in fields such as health traits and carcass and meat quality traits.

After that came Lawrie and Symington’s Brian Ross. Brian’s association with the breed extends beyond his rostrum duties at the Scottish National, also being auctioneer for the Select Seven in-lamb sale as well as Scottish Club sales held at Lanark and in the breed’s rings at Kelso Ram Sales. A mark of Brian’s dedication to the Texel breed and the people involved with it is that he was the Scottish Texel Club’s first ever secretary, a position he held for more than 30 years from the Club’s formation in 1985 until he stepped down in 2017.

And the penultimate award was made to Paul Phillips of the Kimbolton flock, who was recognised for his dedication of performance recording through the Society’s texelplus genetic improvement service. Additionally, Paul’s software industry experience proved invaluable in the Society’s development of its industry leading iTexel database.

The Society then gave an award to chief executive John Yates for his dedication to the furtherance of the Society and the breed over the 16 years he has been with the Society.