OWA, our website hosts, will be carrying out infrastructure changes on Thursday 7th April. We have been advised that between 05:00am and 9:00am our website may be unavailable. If you wish to access Grassroots during that time please save and use the following link:- http://tinyurl.com/ndl5bcs Terry Hanna Web Manager
The funeral of Ann Rhodes (Horsehay BAs) will be held on Tuesday 26th April, 2016 at 1:30 pm at Horsehay Methodist Chapel, Wellington Rd, Telford, TF4 2NP, followed by Telford Crematorium service at 3 pm then returning to Horsehay Methodist Chapel rooms for refreshments. Family flowers only, donations gratefully received, will be split between Horsehay […]
Jane Wilson has now effectively resigned from her position as Secretary to the British Goat Society, and the office at Gibshiel has closed. Mrs Rachel Fox has kindly stepped in as temporary Secretary for a 3 month period while a permanent replacement is appointed, and her position will be effective from Tuesday 29th March 2016. […]
Please ensure that all letters sent to the BGS Office are clearly marked ‘British Goat Society’. This will facilitate with the re-direction of the post once the Office at Gibshiel is closed. New contact details will be available shortly. Thank you.
Applications are invited for the position of Secretary of the British Goat Society, full details below:- BGS Secretary Advertisement BGS Secretary Job Description
Jane Wilson, British Goat Society secretary, has tendered her resignation with effect from later this month. We are making arrangements for temporary cover, and a permanent replacement will be appointed in due course. Further information to follow.
In June we took four male kids to Belgium for Renaat Devreese. Two Charnocks BT’s & two Ardross BS’s. All nice boys.
“The British Toggenburg Society proposes that the BGS change the regulations which relate to the claiming of cumulative awards to make the award automatic, to replace the current system which requires a claim from the owner or breeder. With the purchase of Grassroots the technology should now be available to enable this to be achieved.”
The Anglo Nubian Breed Society suggest that “due to the demise of many of the affiliated societies, the BGS should consider accepting registrations from non members at an appropriate rate” The ANBS believe this would encourage the many people who at the moment feel their goats are somewhat inferior and that their animals are unfit […]
The Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Goat Society would like to put forward the following resolution: “Would The BGS instigate a series of open discussions on ‘The relevance of preserving the individual dairy goat breeds for the future and how this can best be done. Relevant societies, associations and publications, the GVS, RBST, RABDF and Smallholder magazine […]