Shearing on the Bray family's Nursted Farm in July brought an end to one of Buriton's more unusual social events: the annual sheep-rolling rota.
For the last few years a team of over twenty volunteers have taken turns to walk through some lovely countryside above the village to check on the welfare of local sheep.
With heavy fleeces it is quite easy for some of the ewes to get stuck on their backs, unable to stand up again - and, within hours, they can be dead.
So, every evening from May to July, pairs of volunteer 'sheep rollers' have been enjoying some lovely weather walking through local fields. And, if they have found a sheep the wrong way up, they have turned it over!
As in previous years, a number of lives have been saved and Andrew Bray has been able to concentrate on other important jobs on the farm at this busy time of year.
If you would like to join the group of volunteers in future years - contact Andrew Bray (andrewbray@btconnect.com) or sheep-rolling coordinator Doug Jones (doug.pam@btinternet.com)
