Event Date
29th May to 30th May 2026

Show Description

The Royal Bath and West Show's Sheep Shearing competition.

Programme of judging:
Friday 29 May

9.00 am The British Wool Marketing Board Junior Competition (Heats)
10.00 am Fernhill Farm Novice Blade Shearing Competition (Final)
Break for Coffee
Followed by Intermediate Blade Shearing Competition (Final)
11.00 am Worshipful Company of Woolmen Intermediate
Shearing Competition (Heats)
11:30pm The Golden Shears Open Blade Shearing Competition (Heats)
Lunch
2.00 pm The Golden Shears Open Blade Shearing Championship
Followed by Semi-Finals and Finals of:
Followed by The British Wool Marketing Board Junior Championship
Followed by Worshipful Company of Woolmen Intermediate Shearing Championship
3.00 pm Blade Shearing Test (Final)
4.00pm Presentation of Prizes

Saturday 30 May

8.00am Wool Handling Open Competition (Heats)
Followed by Wool Handling Novice Competition (Heats)
Followed by Six Nations Wool Handling
9.30 am Royal Bath & West English Championship &
Lister Golden Shears Open Championship (Heats)
Break for Coffee
11.00am Golden Shears Senior Championship (Heats)
Followed by Wool Handling Presentation of Prizes
Followed by Royal Bath & West English Championship (Semi)
Followed by Golden Shears Senior Championship (Semi)

Lunch
2:00pm Lister Golden Shears Open Championship (Semi)
Followed by Royal Bath & West English Championship (Final)
Followed by Golden Shears Senior Championship (Final)
Followed by Lister Golden Shears Open Championship (Final)
Followed by Presentation of Prizes

Event Summary
  • Entries Close
    Thu 14 May 2026 11:59pm
  • Entry Fee
    £0.00 - £24.00
  • Location
    The Showground,
    Shepton Mallet,
    Somerset,
    BA4 6QN