Welsh & West Angora Goat Club
2024/2025 Calendar of events
Tuesday 12th NOVEMBER 2024 7.30pm – 9pm ZOOM
Over Wintering your goat – Bring and share your knowledge
Tuesday 10th DECEMBER 2024 7.30pm – 9pm ZOOM
Christmas Social with needle felting a Christmas bauble
Tuesday 14th JANUARY 2025 7.30pm – 9pm ZOOM
Talk on the Newtown Flannel Industry by the Curator of Newtown Textile Museum
Tuesday 11th FEBRUARY 2025 7.30pm – 9pm ZOOM
The Management Year / First Aid – Bring and share your knowledge
Saturday 2nd MARCH 2025 11am – 4pm Venue TBC
TBC
Saturday 5th APRIL 2025 11am – 4pm TBC
Deb Birks, Llandovery
Weaving Day
Sat 26th /Sun 27th APRIL 2025 Wonderwool
Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells
Sat 18th / Sun 19th MAY 2025 Smallholders Show
Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells
Help out at the club’s Goat to Garment Display and Recruitment Stand
PLUS learn how to carry out Faecal Egg Counts on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday 7th. JUNE 2025 From Midday Becca & Charles Rayer, Aberystwyth
Afternoon tea and bring along your favourite item made from mohair
Friday 13th – Sunday 15th JUNE 2025
The Three Counties Show incorporating The British Angora Goat Society Breed Show
Three Counties Showground, Malvern
Help required to spin and promote the club.
Saturday 5th JULY 2025 Lampeter Show
Sunday 6th JULY 2025 11am – 4pm Brenda & Steve Russell
Tregaron
Wet Felt a vessel led by Sabine
Mon 21st – Thurs 24th JULY 2025 Royal Welsh Show TBC Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells
Help usually required to promote the club, TBC
Saturday 2nd AUGUST 2025 Cardigan Show
Sunday 3rd AUGUST 2025 11am – 4pm Debbie Francis
Llanidloes
Preparing fleece for selling, showing and to be spun
Saturday 6th SEPTEMBER 2025 11am – 4pm Venue TBC
TBC
Saturday 4th OCTOBER 2025 Time TBC Venue TBC
AGM
Tuesday 11th NOVEMBER 2025 7.30pm – 9pm TBC ZOOM
Nutrition / Plants good and bad for goats
Tuesday 9th DECEMBER 2025 7.30pm – 9pm TBC ZOOM
Christmas Craft and social
2023/2024 Calendar of events
A mixture of husbandry and craft meetings is planned, with a bias this year towards crafts, based on the requests of our members. Some members have found it difficult to attend all-day meetings on Saturdays, so we are holding some sessions on other days of the week, and/or via Zoom rather than in person.
The regular shows are also included, though these may of course be cancelled by the organisers or held in a revised form.
Zoom links or precise address details are circulated to members before each meeting.
If you would like to be involved, or need more details, do contact us!
Tuesday 12th DECEMBER 2023 7.30pm – 9pm Needle Felting Christmas fairies with Anna ZOOM
Tuesday 9th JANUARY TIME TBC Talk on Natural Dying by TBC ZOOM
Tuesday 6th FEBRUARY 2024 7.30pm – 9pm Goat first aid / Worming/ Foot management ZOOM
Tues 27th FEBRUARY 2024 time 7.30 – 9.00 NEW DATE Herbal Medicine by Kate Scott ZOOM Nutrition / Plants good and bad for goats
Saturday 2nd MARCH 2024 11am – 3pm Showing Fleeces Jo Beswick, near Tewksbury
Saturday 6th APRIL 2024 11am – 3pm Goat conformation/ Critiquing goats / Weight Steve & Brenda Russell, Tregaron
Sat 27th/Sun 28th APRIL 2024 Wonderwool Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells
Sat 18th / Sun 19th MAY 2024 Smallholders Show Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells
Help out at the club’s Goat to Garment Display and Recruitment Stand
Saturday 1st JUNE 2024 11am – 3pm Weaving with mohairJune Steve & Sabine, Crai near Brecon
Spinning and weaving day with Anna, all levels welcome come and perfect some skills and learn some new ones.
Friday 14th – Sunday 16th June 2024 The Three Counties Show incorporating Three Counties Showground, Malvern
The British Angora Goat Society Breed ShowHelp required to promote the club.
The BAGS national Breed Show. Another opportunity to promote the goats, mohair and our club, and to demonstrate mohair crafts. Please let Jo Beswick know if you can help.
See https://www.royalthreecounties.co.uk/ for more information.
Saturday 20th JULY 2024 11am – 3pm Shearing Debbie Francis, Llanidloes
Mon 22nd – Thurs 25th JULY 2024 Royal Welsh Show Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells
Help required to promote the club.
See https://rwas.wales/royal-welsh/
Saturday 7th SEPTEMBER 2024 11am – 3pm Mohair Socks Deb Birks, Llandovery
Saturday 5th OCTOBER 2024 Time TBC AGM Venue TBC Review the last year and plan for the next. Bring along ideas and enjoy business and pleasure.