Benevolent farmer Emyr Wigley was delighted with the £81,000 raised by the sale of his unique charity herd of pedigree British Blue cattle at auction in Shrewsbury yesterday .
Emyr Wigley and Laura Pritchard with representatives of Ovarian Cancer Action and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution
After losing his wife, Emyr immediately pledged to do something positive to raise awareness and educate people about ovarian cancer, which he describes as an “evil disease” as a tribute to her. Emyr had already raised nearly £122,000 for the charities before the sale and a further £300 was donated to the charities by JustGiving on Saturday morning.
His niece, Laura Pritchard, who has helped with admin since the herd was established, rescued Emyr from the pen where he was grooming the bull. Senior auctioneer and auction centre manager Jonny Dymond said the company was honoured to sell the herd and commended Emyr for their fundraising for charity.
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