The National Sheep Association ( NSA ) is the trade association in the UK for sheep farming.
5-479: The Association is funded by its membership of sheep farmers and its activities involve it in every aspect of the sheep industry. It was formed in 1892 as the National Sheep Breeders Association . In 1969 it changed to its present name. It was initially established to facilitate communication between progressive breeders and improve sheep breeding management as well as provide a unified voice for
10-770: Is the NSA South Sheep event. Every two years (biennial) it has the NSA Sheep event at the Three Counties Showground. It publishes the trade journal every two months called Sheep Farmer . Hanley Swan Hanley Swan is a small village in the English county of Worcestershire . It lies in the Malvern Hills district, between the towns of Malvern (two miles [3.2 km] away) and Upton-upon-Severn (approximately three miles [5 km] away). Together with
15-537: The nearby village of Hanley Castle , its population is about 1500. The traditional English village centre includes a village green and pond, a pub, a Social Club and a village stores. Hanley Swan won the 2009 Calor Herefordshire and Worcestershire Village of the Year competition, a heat of the national Village of the year competition . Hanley Swan was an inspiration for the setting of the novel Black Swan Green by David Mitchell . The Church of Our Lady and St Alphonsus
20-631: The sheep industry. The association is a registered charity. It is situated near the Three Counties Crossroads of the B4208 and Hanley Road (B4209) near Hanley Swan , opposite Langdale Wood, specifically in the north-east corner of the Three Counties Showground . It receives no government funding. It represents the UK sheep industry. NSA Scotland hosts the annual Scotsheep event. There
25-456: Was built, shortly after restrictions against Catholic churches were lifted in 1829, by descendants of Thomas Hornyold who had aided Charles II's escape. As elsewhere in Worcestershire, the continuing Catholic connections of the county meant that new Catholic churches were established with greater funding than in many other parts of the country. This Worcestershire location article is
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