**Pics free to use** Preparations were underway today (20 June) as competitors from all over the world practice for the Golden Shears World Sheep Shea

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**Pics free to use** Preparations were underway today (20 June) as competitors from all over the world practice for the Golden Shears World Sheep Shearing and Woolhandling Championships, taking place on Saturday and Sunday this week at the Royal Highland Show (22-25 June) Teams from 30 countries around the world will battle it out in what is the pinnacle of shearing and woolhandling competition. Tickets for the Royal Highland Show can still be bought for Thursday and Sunday, with Friday and Saturday already sold out. Tickets must be pre-booked online via the Royal Highland Show website:

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