Branch information and events Photo by: Erni

THE BDS MIDLANDS, WALES AND THE MARCHES BRANCH

Information on the British Deer Society (BDS) Midlands, Wales & the Marches branch including events, contacts, and news.

Branch Area and committee

BRANCH CONTACTS

Chair	Ian Skelton	i.skelton@bdsbranches.org.uk
	Phone	T: 07885 843298
Secretary	Sally Barrell	s.barrell@bdsbranches.org.uk

BRANCH COMMITTEE

Chair	Ian Skelton
Vice Chair	Alan Barrell
Secretary	Sally Barrell
Treasurer	Arnoud Roele
Training Officer	Dominic Hayes

Committee members:
John Richards, Richard Evans, Chris Lawton, Robert Taylor and Graham Barratt

BRANCH AREAS

Postcode	Area
B	Birmingham
CH	Chester
CW	Crewe
DE	Derby
DY	Dudley
HR	Hereford
LD	Llandrindod Wells
LL	Llandudno
SA	Swansea
ST	Stoke-on-Trent
SY	Shrewsbury
TF	Telford
WR	Worcester
WS	Walsall
WV	Wolverhampton

EVENTS

Please note that branch events may not be going ahead due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Date

Event

14th Apr 7:30 PM

WEBINAR:Deer and Archaeology (Online)

28th Mar 10:00 AM

Annual General Meeting (Online via Zoom)

We are also on Facebook please search ‘BDS Midlands Wales and Marches Branch’

Next Event

No upcoming events, please check back soon.

NEWS

2019 Events Review

We had a fairly busy summer in 2019 attending agricultural shows and the Midland Game Fair. At the Midland Game Fair we had Charles Smith-Jones signing copies of his latest book and we also had the popular ‘Forest walk quiz’. Sadly it looks like this may have been the last Midland Game Fair.

An enjoyable evening was had with Patrick Faulkner who gave an exceptional talk on ‘Venison, Food of Kings’ complete with tasters, he concluded with a talk on bullet placement for which he brought along his ‘wire framed’ roe deer to explain.

We attended the Newport Agricultural Society Show, this was the first time we attended this event which was very successful.

Awareness days were held at Chasewater Park and Cannock Chase Visitor Centre at Marquis Drive.

Our last event was a Butchery demonstration by Dominic Hayes, our very own ‘Master Butcher’. This was limited to ten people and was oversubscribed. Another is scheduled shortly.

Stay in touch

If your contact information has changed please make sure to let us know. To update your details simply email membership@bds.org.uk or call 01425 655434.