600 sheep sheared as British record broken in Powys
Eyes turned to Machynlleth over the weekend as 27-year-old Huw Jones was successful in his attempt to break a record in sheep shearing.
His eight-hour solo session saw him shearing 663 ewes, beating the previous record held by Martin Howlett, who sheared 539 sheep, with Huw starting at 7pm and finishing at 5pm.
The record attempt took place at Hendreseifion, the location of another record achieved by local shearer Meirion Evans 12 months ago.
After months of preparation hundreds of well-wishers had turned out to support and congratulate Huw, who described it as an 'amazing' day.
At the end of the record, he said: 'Today has been an amazing day, thank you to everyone who has helped me achieve what I have here today.
'There are too many people to name individually, but you all know who you are. Records are not just about the shearer attempting but are very much a team effort. I could not have achieved this today without so many people. I thank you so much for the support you have given me.'
'My family has always supported me to get me where I am today, no matter what I wanted to do, my family has always been there, and I thank them, it means so much. I'd like to mention my grandad, who is sadly no longer with us, but hopefully looking down on me today, he was the one who started me shearing.'
He also thanked everyone who had attended on the day to support him, as well as the charities supported by the record, the Welsh Air Ambulance and Aberdyfi Search and Rescue.
Gareth Jones, Head of Member Engagement, British Wool said: 'On behalf of British Wool we offer huge congratulations to Huw on his successful record attempt. This was a display of high-quality shearing, and Huw should be very proud of his achievements.'
'We appreciate the hard work that goes on behind the scenes in holding a record and therefore offer congratulations to everyone who has helped and supported Huw in successfully setting a new British Shearing Record.'
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