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Wedding fashion at the Great Yorkshire Show.

The YAA at the Great Yorkshire Show
The Yorkshire Alpaca Assocation hosted an Alpaca demonstration event for the first time this year. On display over the three days were a selection of Huacaya males and Suri females.

Yorkshire Post Article
The new face of retirement planning...As the pension crisis deepens and more and more of us look for a way out of the rat race, in Yorkshire, alpacas are increasingly becoming an alternative to the traditional retirement nest egg. Sarah Freeman reports.

YAA First AGM a Great Success
The Yorkshire Alpaca Association has held its first AGM which was well attended and shows how the group has gone from strength to strength in its first year. Read more

Outstanding Fleece Quality
The fleece of our alpaca herd has recently been analysed in Colorado and the results show our alpacas have outstanding fleece quality.

Weather

Shaun's article, "The Winning Post"
Continuing in the spirit of Sir Titus Salt of Saltaire, alpaca fleece may one day be a must-have fibre of haute couture. Shaun's article explores the possibilities and was published by the British Alpaca Society. Read more

We're published in The Sentinel!
The Saltaire Sentinel, the local paper of World Heritage Site, Saltaire, follows the progress of County Alpacas. The Sentinel's news is tomorrow's history. You can read The Saltaire Sentinel on-line at www.saltairevillage.info

YTV consultants

We also contribute articles to the BAS magazine and we act as consultants to Yorkshire Television’s Emmerdale on script matters involving the alpacas featured in the series.

Want to know more?

Find out about the Yorkshire Alpaca Group. We're here to support you.

Alpaca breeding

Interested in breeding these wonderful, rewarding animals? Get in touch!