British record broken in Powys as over 600 sheep sheared in eight hours

British record broken in Powys as over 600 sheep sheared in eight hours

A 27-year-old shearer from Machynlleth broke a British record by shearing over 600 ewes in eight hours.

Shear Brilliance – Huw achieves a new British shearing record

All eyes were on Machynlleth in Mid Wales over the weekend, where Huw Jones, a 27-year-old Welsh shearer, was successful in his shearing record attempt, achieving a new 8-Hour Solo Ewe British Record shearing 663 ewes.