News

Steve Stanger – The Ramside Herd of British Alpines

It is with great sadness that we report that Steve Stanger died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday night.  Steve bred the Ramside herd of British Alpines and had kept goats for over 70 years.  The funeral will take place on Thursday 23rd March at 2.30pm at Durham Crematorium and not Friday as previously advised.

Bill Wright – Doxford Herd

It is with much sadness that we report the passing of Bill Wright of the Doxford Herd of British Saanen’s.  Bill died yesterday and his funeral will take place at the Crematorium in Durham on 1st March at 11.00am.

Office Closure

Please note that the office will be closed on Friday 17th February 2016.

AGM & Affiliated Societies’ Conference

British Goat Society AGM Hosted by the Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Goat Society Saturday 8th April 2017  At Hook Village Hall, Hook, Nr Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon SN4 8EA Agenda 10.30am Arrival Tea/coffee 11.00am BGS AGM 11.45am Affiliated Societies Conference 12.30pm Lunch 2.00pm   Speaker “Current & Future Goat Health Concerns” – David Harwood BVetMed, MRCVS 3.00pm   […]

Office Closure

Please be advised that the office will be closed on Monday 19th December and will be back open on Tuesday 20th December. The office will then be closed from 28th December through until Friday 30th December and re-opening as normal on Tuesday 3rd January 2017.

2017 Calendar

Only 11 copies of the 2017 British Goat Society Calendar remain in stock.  Purchasing a copy can be done either via the website, the office or by contacting Vicki Hardy. The cost of £6 per calendar includes postage and packing and we are still able to get these despatched in time for Christmas.

Website Navigation

Over the next number of days the website will see some structural as well as cosmetic changes to improve navigation and offer users a better experience, There is already a new menu item called ‘Shows‘ at the top of the home page and this will provide easy access to all relevant pages on showing, such as […]

BGS AUTUMN CONFERENCE

22nd October 2016, Norwich Details here

Office Closure

The BGS Office will be closed on Friday 26th August.

Mrs Linda Weedy

It is with great sadness that I have been informed that Mrs Linda Weedy, owner of the Linray Herd of Toggenburgs, passed away this morning. Full details of the funeral arrangements to follow.