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Wool News: Lessons in wool at Longbeach School
PGG Wrightson Wool rep and South Island auctioneer Doug McKay was a guest recently at Ashburton’s Longbeach School, which this year chose to focus on wool as their Country Day theme. Presenting to the whole school, Doug talked about the different purposes and types of wool, passing round plenty of samples to give his young audience a hands-on feel for the fibre. Lanolin was one of the subjects for the older children, who also produced some wool related art for a school exhibition.
Photo: Doug McKay (right) with principal Neil Simons (left) and Longbeach School pupils, who are all wearing the school’s merino jersey supplied by True Fleece, the knitwear company established by PGG Wrightson woolgrowers Carl and Tori Uren of Le Bons Bay.
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