The Stocksman

29/04/2025

21/03/2025

Food will be available in takeaway boxes ,please can you bring cash as much as possible as my card machine has played up all week

29/11/2024

🎄🎄 CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF 213 BUTCHERS LAMBS & 186 PRIME CATTLE 🎄🎄

SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER, 2024

🥇 JUDGING OF LAMBS AT 10AM

🥇 JUDGING OF CATTLE AT 10AM

SALE TO COMMENCE AT 12.30 WITH LAMBS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:-
CLASS 24 - SINGLE LAMB YOUNG HANDLER UNDER 11 YRS FOLLOWED BY
CLASS 25 - SINGLE LAMB YOUNG HANDLER OVER11-16 YRS

FOLLOWED BY

🏆 THE CHAMPION AND RESERVE PRIME LAMBS

THEN FROM CLASS 15 ONWARDS IN ORDER

⏰ SALE OF CATTLE NO SOONER THAN 2PM

COMMERCIAL CATTLE WILL TO SOLD IN RING 2 COMMENCING WITH CLASSES 10 TO 14
FOLLOWED BY THE PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES AND AWARDS FOR CATTLE IN THE TIFFENTHWAITE RING PRIOR TO THE SALE OF HALTERED CATTLE COMMENCING WITH THE 2024 CHAMPION AND RESERVE CHAMPION FOLLOWED BY THE SALE OF CATTLE IN CATALOGUE ORDER

🍽 The Stocksman will be once again supplying a great Roast Beef Dinner including Pudding (Trifle or Gingerbread and Custard) for £15 per head.

The Beef will be supplied by J Dixon & Sons, Lessonhall.

☕🍰 They will also be open during and after the sale for drinks and refreshments 🍰🍺

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday!!

01/11/2024

🚜🎄 TRACTORS & TINSEL RUN 2024 🎄🚜

MONDAY 16TH DECEMBER, 2024

🚜 Entry for the Tractor Run is now OPEN!! 🚜

⏰ From 3pm – Gathering of the Tractors at Hopes Auction
⏰ 4.30pm – Judging of Best Decorated Tractor
⏰ 4.30pm – Judging of Best Fancy Dress (Driver and Passenger) by Lisa Hodgson of The Stocksman
⏰ 6pm – Leaving Hopes Auction

Travelling through Wigton~Aspatria~Maryport~Cockermouth~ Finishing at Mitchells Livestock Auction

Refreshments will be available from The Stocksman before the run and afterwards at Mitchells Livestock Auction.

Entry Details:
🚜 £25 per Tractor which includes 1 Food Ticket
🚜 Tractors MUST be decorated to gain entry.
🚜 Tractors to have a minimum speed of 15mph

On Entry we will require the Drivers Name and contact number. The contact name is also to be used as reference when paying the money into the bank.

Entries can be taken either by:-
Contacting the office on 016973 42202
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Message our page
or Call Into The Office
Payment can either be made by BACS (These will be given to you on request), Cheque (Made payable to Hopes Auction Co Ltd) or Cash.
Your entry will not be confirmed until payment has been received.

We would also like to thank LAWSONS HAULAGE (COCKERMOUTH) trucks for their continued support who will be our es**rt vehicles on the night.

Our three charities for this fundraising event are:-
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution - North West Region
Jigsaw, Cumbria's Children's Hospice
MND Association North & West Cumbria
All three charities will have representatives here on the night.

Making a donation has never been easier. A Justgiving page has been set up and you can click on the link below or scan the QR Code which will take you to the page:

Link: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/wigtontocockermouthtractorrun2024

If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact the office on 016973 42202

29/04/2024

Please could everyone pay cash if possible due to card machine not working properly. Thank you for your cooperation

16/04/2024

If anyone is wanting to get hold of the stocksman for parties or any other please contact 07949729225 or message this page.

Thank you

05/04/2024

🤗 welcome to our new neighbours wishing you all the best

The new neighbours definitely know how to put a smile on our Johns face🍰🧁👌 thankyou Lisa & the good folks at the The Stocksman for the delicious treats💚

04/03/2024

The afternoon tea was the winner in the poll so
Mothers Days afternoon tea boxes Available this Sunday
£15
Selection of sandwiches ,homemade sausage roll ,mini quiche ,scone with jam and clotted cream and selection of cake
£15 per boxes
(Contents similar to picture )
Can be collected on Sunday morning until 1pm
Please message to order

21/11/2023

The Stocksman
Important Notice
Please note as from today we are no longer allowing balloons with connfeti in to be used at parties ,over the last few weekends I have spent many hours of my valuable time trying to clean them up ,they get wet ,stick to the floor ,the colour comes out of them and are just a general nightmare so very sorry to be a party pooper I just had enough
Thank you for your cooperation
Lisa🎈🎈🎈🎈🥳

04/11/2023

🎄 Festive Baguettes 🎄

**Starting next Friday 10th November**
Sit in or Takeaway
£5.50 or £6.50 with chips
Open from 10.30am - 1.30pm

For pre orders please send on message 🎄

21/05/2023

Friday's only still open every Tuesday ,Thursday and for functions