Farmer prepares for sheep shearing marathon!
A Barnsley farmer is preparing for his most mammoth task of the year – shearing almost 500 sheep across nine days.
David Nicholson, 49, is known for being Cannon Hall Farm’s expert lamber and is well versed in delivering hundreds of lambs and goats every year. But now he’s embarking on his most difficult time of the year – where he has to shear the farm’s flock.
David, whose family run the visitor attraction in Cawthorne, Barnsley, said: “It is back-breaking work, it is so difficult and there definitely has to be a technique to it. It’s so demanding, I always drop lots of weight because it is such a strenuous job.
“But it is always a pleasure to let our visitors see a glimpse inside life inside a working farm and they seem to enjoy it and find it interesting.”
This activity is all included with farm admission, so visitors can also spend the day having fun on the farm, visiting the animals, experiencing amazing play areas and watching milking demonstrations, sheep and ferret racing and tractor rides, plus watching meerkat feeding sessions.
Cannon Hall Farm is an award-winning visitor attraction in South Yorkshire – it is the current title holder for Best Large Visitor Attraction in the White Rose Awards and is the host farm for Channel Five TV Show Springtime on the Farm.
There is a video which shows the strenuous effort it takes to shear a sheep – you can view it here:
Price on the gate is £9.95 per person, or £38 for a family of four. Book here.
Author: Jude Gidney - Editor
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