Uist Lady

This week saw the South Uist and Benbecula Agricultural Society’s annual show at Iochdar. The weather wasn’t up to much, but at least it didn’t rain. Cattle were back at the show after a two year absence, and the show had a good buzz this year. Next year the show will move from its traditional Wednesday after Games week to the Saturday after the North Uist Games, by the way, thus helping crofters who can’t get time off their other jobs, and also adding to a great week for visitors coming for Games and the Young Piper of the Year competition.

Supreme cattle champion was this babe just three months old. She was too shy to get any closer.Her breeder is Iain Francis Morrison of Gerinish.

Supreme sheep champions were these wedder lambs from John Maclean of Garrynamonie.



You’ll find all the results on a new page on the left hand side.

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stop press: I’ve now posted the results of the games on a new page on the left hand side

The South and North Uist Highland Games take place in the same week, separated by one day, during which Highlands and Islands Young Piper of the Year competition takes place in Benbecula.
They are sociable days, calendar days when you are sure to meet old friends and people you haven’t seen perhaps for the last year.
Here is the week in pictures:
The South Uist Games took place in overcast, windy conditions.



Young Piper of the Year was James D MacKenzie, of Back, Lewis.

Connor Sinclair from Crieff is under-15 champion, and definitely one to watch::

The North Uist Games. Ranald Fraser of Lewis swept the board in field events:



The start of the hill race, which was won by a Glaswegian holiday maker. That’s the nice thing about the games, anyone can join in. Islanders don’t mind if mainlanders beat them-well, not that much.

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