A full programme of shows is planned for 2012

Details will be added to the website as soon as they are available. Contact the show organiser for information regarding specific shows

BIOSECURITY AT SHOWS
Contact between alpacas at shows is unavoidable and exhibitors must accept the risk that, if present, transmission of disease could occur. The BAS can accept no responsibility for such occurrences.
Please take all practical precautions and do not travel with an animal if there is any doubt as to its health.

Biosecurity Guidelines for Show Organisers can be downloaded here

For queries relating to specific shows please contact the show organiser

PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE
The BAS Public Liability scheme is open to members. The cost is £10 (inclusive of PST) per animal per show. For further details, click here 

16–17 March – British Alpaca Futurity
Hall 3A, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham B40 1NT

Colour championship and fleece show

Entries close: Tuesday 14 February
Online entries available

Information pack available at www.britishalpacafuturity.com
Further information from info@britishalpacafuturity.com

10–12 April– World Alpaca Conference International Fleece Show
Keble College, Oxford 

Colour championship fleece show competing for the Golden Fleece Awards for the best huacaya and best suri fleece in the world

Judges: Rob Bettinson, Tim Hey and Jay Holland (huacaya); Cathy Lloyd and Mary-Jo Smith (suri)

Entries: £12 inc VAT (BAS members); £18 inc VAT (overseas entries)
Online entries available for UK BAS members through Manage your Herd. For overseas entries, see details on http://alpaca2012.com/fleece-show

Entries close Tuesday 28 February

Fleeces to be delivered to Mandy Wilson, Kilnwood Alpacas, Little Brook Farm, Little Tew, Oxfordshire OX7 4JJ, UK by Saturday 24 March

Entrants have the oppportunity to donate their fleeces for sale with all proceeds going to the Conference Charity, Amantani UK, which provides boarding houses and education for children in Ccorca near Cusco. See www.amantani.org.uk for further details of their work.

Fleeces not donated for sale can either be collected at the World Alpaca Conference or posted back (on receipt of a suitable container and correct postage).

The two winners of the Golden Fleece Awards will be taken for display at the Alpaca 2012 Spring Show, 14–15 April, at the Hand Equestrian Centre near Bristol.

Show organiser: Debbie Rippon (barnacre-alpacas@hotmail.co.uk; +44 (0)1670 772499)

14–15 April – Alpaca 2012 Show
The Hand Equestrian Centre, Davis Lane, Clevedon, Bristol

Colour championship for huacaya and suri

Judges
Huacaya: Liz Barlow and Nick Harrington-Smith
Suri: Val Fullerlove and Matthew Lloyd

Entrie close Tuesday 20 March
Online entries available
Entry fee: £17.50 + VAT

For further details, click here

Show organisers: Di Davies (didavies@alpaca.fsnet.co.uk) and Tim Hey (timhey@incaalpaca.co.uk)

28–29 April – Heart of England Fiesta
Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2LZ

Colour championship with Best of British and awards for small, medium and large breeders

Judge: Nick Harrington-Smith

Entries open: 1 March
Entries close: 1 April
Online entries available
Entry fee: £22 + VAT

There are opportunities to advertise in the show catalogue and to sponsor the champions and breeder awards. Contact the show organiser

Show organiser: Paul Stead (prs.stead@virgin.net or 01295 721320)

6–7 May – South of England Spring Show
South of England Centre, Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6TL

Judge: Val Fullerlove

Entries open: Thursday 1 March
Entries close: Tuesday 17 April
Online entries available

Show Organiser: Liz Butler (01737 823375; llamaliz@hotmail.com)

7 May – North Somerset Show
The North Somerset Showground, Bathing Pond Fields, Wraxall BS48 1NE

Colour championship

Judge: Jay Holland

Entries open: 1 February
Entries close: 8 April
online entries will be available
Entry fee: £10 + VAT
NB. Total entries are limited to 120 animals. Maximum number of entries per exhibitor is six

Show Organiser: John Grover (jwgrover@btinternet.com or 07802 933494)
Show Secretary: Tim Ledbury (tim@nsas.org.uk or 08456 342464)

12 May – Newark and Notts Show
Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 2NY

Colour championship

Judge: Rob Bettinson

Entries close: 1 May
Entries £10 + VAT
Entries limited to a maximum of 140.

Please Note: The Newark Showground has stipulated that entries are only open to animals from the 36- and 48-month cattle bTB testing zones. If you are unsure of your testing area, please go to the AHVLA website which gives a comprehensive list (updated January 2012) of all bTB testing areas in England or Wales, or contact Carolyn Birch (01509 889405; carolynbirch1960@gmail.com)

Owners will be required to bring their own hurdles to house their animals during the show

Show organisers: Carolyn Birch (01509 889405) and Clare Stanger (01400 281315)

17–19 May – Devon County Show
Westpoint, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, Devon EX5 1DJ

Colour championship for huacaya and suri including Supreme and young handlers. Prize money is available. Supreme champion huacaya and suri will be awarded trophies in the main ring parade on Saturday.
NEW THIS YEAR! Fleece show, open to all.

16 May: Fleece judging
17 May: Halter classes for huacaya and suri
18 May: Colour championships, Supreme Champion and Young Handler

Entries close: 21 March

Show schedule available 1 February: please contact livestock@dcshow.org 
Entries can be submitted online at www.devoncountyshow.org or by post. Details will be in the schedule

Show organisers: Gary Sanders (gary@pophamalpacas.co.uk) and Peter Roissetter (peter@rosewynalpaca.co.uk)

26 May – Drymen Show
Drymen Bridge, Drymen G63 0DN

Colour championship for huacaya and suri including Best of British and Best of Scottish

Entries open: 1 March
Entries close: 17 May
Online entries will not be available
Entry fees to be advised

Show organiser: Rochard Fennell (RichardCFennell@aol.com or 01475 540409 or 07946 461782)

30 May–2 June – Royal Bath and West Show

Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN

Age championship with Best of British

Judges: Tim Hey (huacaya) and Liz Barlow (suri)

Entries open: Monday 19 March
Entries close: Sunday 13 May
Online entries available
Entry fees: £20 (1–5 entries); £15 (6 entries or above)

Show organiser: Di Davies (07739 382483; 01308 488661; didavies@alpaca.fsnet.co.uk)

2 June – Kenilworth Show

Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Heart of England Alpaca Group, the alpaca section at the Kenilworth Show will not be running this year. Although very disappointing, the group is working hard to secure the future running of the show.

4 June – Northumberland Show
Tynedale, Corbridge, Northumberland

Colour championship run by the North East and Borders Alpaca Group: huacaya classes including sire's progeny and a suri class which may be split, depending on the entries

Judge: Jay Holland

Entries close: 30 April (21 April for hard copy entries) or earlier if the maximum number has been reached.
Online entries available. For a hard copy entry form, click here

Entries only accepted from 3- and 4-year bTB cattle testing parishes. Because of biosecurity measures, entries are limited to eight alpacas per breeder.
For details of complimentary admission tickets and how to order extra, please consult the schedule.

Any queries or for further details, contact the Show Organiser, Vicki Ridley (01434 673473; moorgair@btinternet.com) or Chief Steward, Melanie Douglas (01434 681276; info@fallowfield-alpacas.co.uk)

16–17 June – Three Counties Show
Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6NW

Age Championship halter show for huacaya and suri with Best Colour, Best of British and progeny classes. Colour Championship fleece show

Judge: Rob Bettinson

Friday 15 June: Fleece show
Saturday 16 June: Halter classes; Progeny classes, Huacaya and suri championships; Best Colour; Best of British

Entries close: 27 May
Online entries available
Entry fees: £10 + VAT (halter) and £8 + VAT (fleece)

Fleeces to be delivered to Simply Alpacas, King's Lodge, Alcester Road, Flyford Flavell, Worcestershire WR7 4DF by Friday 8 June

Show organisers: Roger Mount (snowshillalpacas@btinternet.com), Val Fullerlove (valpacas@googlemail.com) and Kim Perry (kimperry1@live.co.uk)

28–29 July – Border Union Show

1 August – North Devon Show

Entries close: 15 June

Show organiser: Ian Waldron (ian@langatonalpacas.co.uk)

2 August – Honiton Show
Stockers Farm, Gittisham EX14 3AN

Short fleece show with colour championship

Judge: Val Fullerlove

Entries open: 15 May
Entries close: 15 June
Entry fees: £9 (members of Honiton & District Agricultural Association); £11 (non-members). Minimum entry £12. Entry fees include VAT
For a hard copy entry form, click here

Entries will be limited to 100 animals

Show organiser: Marcelle Connor (info@honitonshow.co.uk; 01404 41794)

27 August – Hope Fleece Show
Hope Showground, Marsh Farm, Castleton, Hope Valley S33 6RZ

Colour championship fleece show with Best in Colour and Best in Show

Judge: Liz Barlow

Entries open: Monday 4 July
Entries close: Thursday 16 August
Entry fee £8 per fleece
For a hard-copy entry form, click here
Online entries will be available

Entry fee £8.00 (no VAT).

NB. Hope Show will deregister from VAT in 2012 having previously been registered. The entry fee will remain the same as in 2011 but entrants will no longer be able to reclaim VAT because of the change in status

Fleeces must be delivered by 19 August to Mrs LK Howard, Hollowbrook, Water Lane, Eyam, Hope Valley, Derbyshire S32 5RG (lesley@lkhoward.plus.com or 07715 487330)

Show Organiser: Mrs Hope Morris, Livestock Secretary, Hope Show, High Nightam, Maynestone Road, Chinley, High Peak SK23 6AH (livestock@hopeshow.org.uk or 01663 750318)
Alpaca Steward: Mrs LK Howard (contact details as above)

8 September – Romsey Show

13 September – Westmorland Show

6 or 15 October – Yorkshire Alpaca Group Show 

7 October – Heart of England Fleece Show

Judges: Cathy Lloyd and Mary-Jo Smith