BFBA Lockdown League

TAKE PART! BFBA Lockdown League

 

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

OPEN

CHAMPION Steven Beane  prize card plus –

WCF medal

£100 voucher for Handmade Shoes (UK) Ltd

Pair custom Gibbins chaps

A 20% discount off your next order of Kerckhaert horseshoes at Stromsholm. 

A £50 voucher for Londonderry Forge Supplies.

£100 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

RESERVE CHAMPION George Rogerson  prize card plus –

£50 voucher for Handmade Shoes (UK) Ltd

A 20% discount off your next order for Bellota at Stromsholm. 

£50 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

SECOND RESERVE Lewis Balfour  prize card plus –

£25 Crossan Farrier Supplies voucher

 

INTERMEDIATE

CHAMPION Thomas Anderson prize card plus -

WCF medal

£100 voucher for Handmade Shoes (UK) Ltd

Pair custom Gibbins chaps

£75 voucher from Alex Mercer

£100 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

RESERVE CHAMPION Liam Evans  prize card plus -

£50 voucher for Handmade Shoes (UK) Ltd

£50 voucher from Alex Mercer

£50 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

SECOND RESERVE Laurent Nizou  prize card plus -

£25 voucher from Alex Mercer

 

3rd & 4th YEAR APPRENTICES

CHAMPION Henri Allison  prize card plus –

WCF medal

£75 Central Forge voucher

£50 voucher for Handmade Shoes (UK) Ltd

£100 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

RESERVE CHAMPION Sam West   prize card plus –

£50 Central Forge voucher

£25 voucher for Handmade Shoes (UK) Ltd

£50 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

SECOND RESERVE  Dominic Welch  prize card plus –

£25 Central Forge voucher

 

1st & 2nd YEAR APPRENTICES

CHAMPION Sol Tovey prize card plus –

WCF medal

One to one clinic with Steven Beane at his forge in Yorkshire! 

£50 voucher for Handmade Shoes (UK) Ltd

£100 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

RESERVE CHAMPION George Eastwood  prize card plus –

£25 voucher for Handmade Shoes (UK) Ltd

A 20% discount off your next order of Diamond Tools at Stromsholm. 

£50 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

SECOND RESERVE James Hardy  prize card plus –

£25 Crossan Farrier Supplies voucher

 

In addition we are very fortunate to have been donated additional prizes. which have been awarded as follows - 

Derek Gardner £100 voucher (for the most improved in each section) 

Open – Wayne Balfour
Intermediate – Jack Power
3rd & 4th – Joe Bell
1st & 2nd – Kieran Smaile

BL Farrier Supplies £25 voucher 

3rd & 4th – Josh Billson 
1st & 2nd – George Hayter 

Darlow/Jones Clinic £75 clinic voucher (to the apprentice that the organisers think would appreciate it the most)

Amy Bolt

 

COMPETITION RESULTS

 

OPEN

1st Steven Beane  prize card plus –

£50 Jim Blurton voucher. 

NAF products 

£75 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

2nd George Rogerson prize card plus –

NAF products

£50 Londonderry voucher

£50 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

3rd Lewis Balfour  prize card plus –

NAF products 

£25 Crossan Farrier Supplies voucher

£25 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

4th Wayne Balfour  prize card

5th Iain Ritchie  prize card

6th Andrew Bowyer  prize card

 

INTERMEDIATE

1st Jack Power  prize card plus -

NAF products 

A £50 voucher for Londonderry Forge Supplies

£75 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

2nd Thomas Anderson  prize card plus -

NAF products 

A 20% discount off your next order of Quality Horseshoes at Stromsholm. 

£50 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

3rd Liam Evans  prize card plus -

NAF products 

£25 Crossan Farrier Supplies voucher

£25 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

4th Martin Pearson  prize card

5th Stuart Taylor  prize card

6th Laurent Nizou  prize card

 

3rd & 4th YEAR APPRENTICES

1st Henri Allison  prize card plus –

Leon Bentham Straight Blade knife. .

Silverback voucher 

NAF products

£75 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

2nd Sam West  prize card plus –

£40 Jim Blurton voucher

NAF products 

£50 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

3rd Liam Burkinshaw  prize card plus –

NAF products 

£25 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

4th Tom Close  prize card

5th Dominic Welch  prize card

6th Amy Bolt  prize card

 

1st & 2nd YEAR APPRENTICES

1st Sol Tovey  prize card plus –

Beanie Tools Champion Hammer. 

Silverback voucher 

NAF products

£75 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

2nd George Eastwood  prize card plus –

£30 Jim Blurton voucher

NAF products 

£50 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

3rd Joe Buckley  prize card plus –

NAF products 

£25 voucher to be used on https://forfarriersbyfarriers.com/

4th James Hardy  prize card

5th Christian Welsford prize card

6th Jonathan Holgate prize card

 

We are delighted to be able to invite you to take part in the BFBA Lockdown League! Join us, from the comfort of your own forge, and embrace the challenge! A huge thank you to our six superb judges and all of our sponsors who have already donated prizes to the winners.

 

When?

Saturday 27th June, 9am (BST), register by Friday 19th June 12pm

Saturday 25th July, 9am (BST), register by Friday 17th July, 12pm

Saturday 29th August, 9am (BST), register by Friday 21st August, 12pm

 

What?  

Make two shoes to the judges’ specifications, in your own forge (gas or coke) within the time frame allowed.

 

Chief Steward – Danny Bennett

 

Judges –

Saturday 27th June - 

Open and Intermediate: Ian 'Spud' Allison DipWCF

Apprentice: Iain Ritchie DipWCF

 

Saturday 25th July -

Open and Intermediate: Ian Gajczak DipWCF

Apprentice: Andrew Casserly FWCF

 

Saturday 29th August - 

Open and Intermediate: Derek Gardner AWCF

Apprentice: Graeme Moran DipWCF

 

How?

  • All competitors must pre-register to take part. Registration will close at 12pm on the Friday of the week preceding each competition.
  • Registration will be on BFBA webcollect -  https://webcollect.org.uk/bfba/ or by calling the office on 024 76 696 595.
  • Intermediate competitors must not have won an open competition or represented their country as a qualified farrier.
  • Entry is FREE to BFBA members. There is a £10 entry fee per class for non BFBA members – all proceeds will go to The Farriers Foundation.
  • Once entries have been checked and verified, each competitor will be assigned a competitor’s number.
  • The competitor will be invited to join a CLOSED Facebook group by the Chief Steward for the competition class they are entered for.
  • All entrants must ensure that they have joined the CLOSED Facebook group before the competition day. Contact details for the Chief Steward, plus any further instructions will be given in the CLOSED group.
  • Material, section size and length will be confirmed on the Monday evening preceding the competition date to allow time for competitors to check stock, and order if necessary
  • Specimen shoes will be published in the CLOSED Facebook group at 9am on the competition day.
  • Shoes must be made and photographed and sent to the Chief Steward on Facebook Messenger by 11.00am (BST).
  • Photographs must be on a plain white background (sheet of A4). It is the competitor’s responsibility to ensure that each photograph includes their unique competitor number. This number may be printed on the white background or added to the image. Any images without the competitor’s number will not be judged.
  • Please ensure names cannot be seen on rulers, or anywhere else on the images, or the entry will be disqualified.
  • The Chief Steward will forward all images to the judge(s) so they may be judged anonymously.
  • The shoes will be given a mark out of ten.
  • The judge will return the marks for each shoe to the Chief Steward who will identify each competitor.
  • The winners will be announced on Facebook in the evening following the competition.
  • In the event of a tie in an individual class the judge will be asked to decide.
  • In the event of a tie in the championship, the highest marked shoe over the three classes will decide.
  • Any images taken of your own shoes must not be published on social media until after the results have been announced.
  • Following the announcement of the results please do share your images of your shoes and/or them being made! Please use #BFBAlockdownleague so we can reshare them!
  • Any competitors that contact the judge directly will be disqualified.
  • All competitors must have their own Facebook account. You must only submit your own entry and not act on behalf of another.
  • All competitors are responsible for their own safety, PPE should be worn as applicable and all current relevant COVID-19 government guidelines must be adhered to where applicable.

 

Points –

The top ten places in each section will accrue the following points which will contribute towards the championship –

1st – 12 points

2nd – 10 points

3rd – 9 points

4th – 8 points

5th – 7 points

6th – 6 points

7th – 5 points

8th – 4 points

9th – 3 points

10th – 2 points

 

Prizes - 

We are extremely fortunate to have received a large number of very generous prizes. We offer our thanks to 

Jim Blurton

Derek Gardner

NAF

Londonderry Forge Supplies

Stromsholm

Gibbins

Silverback

Leon Bentham

Beanie Tools

B L Farrier Supplies

Crossan Farrier Supplies

Darlow/Jones Clinics

Handmade Shoes (UK) Ltd

Alex Mercer

Central Forge

Steven Beane

 

THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FARRIERS makes awards in order to promote, support and maintain a high standard of excellence in Farriery. Registered Farriers who are awarded medals have attained the very high standard demanded by the company. Awards may be made to the winners of the Championship in each section.

THE BRITISH FARRIERS AND BLACKSMITHS ASSOCIATION have kindly provided medals for the winners of each class at each competition.

 

Follow news and updates - https://www.facebook.com/BritishFarriers/

 

We wish you the best of luck!

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