Fenland Goatkeepers & Smallholders Club

Diary of events

 

Unless otherwise stated all meetings run on the last Sunday of the month at West Walton Village Hall

Starting at 2.30 pm

All Welcome

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28th November 2010

 Demonstration of preparing  poultry and meat joints by Marcus Hall to include:

Trim and make crown of Lamb, prepare and make liver pate, demonstrate how to truss a bird ready for roasting - Crown of Turkey from whole bird lardon the bird ready for roasting - Stuff Turkey thigh and make a Galantine with orange and cranberry stuffing - Fillet trout basic all round fish with med style salsa and lime cooked trout salad...And any other surprise that may come up during the day

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19th December 2010

Christmas Party

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30th January 2011

AGM.
Agenda will be in December’s magazine

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27th February 2011

PLEASE NOTE – CHANGE OF DIARY EVENTS

 Due to unforeseen circumstances the February meeting as changed.  There will now be a talk by Judith Hall on Kidding/Lambing

 The March meeting will be a talk on pigs by Norfolk Farm Vets

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27th March 2011

Talk by Norfolk Farm Vets.
(All you wanted to know about pigs and Chickens...So ask!)

Following Katherine Jennings fantastic talk on pigs and chickens, she has very kindly passed on her presentation. you will need PowerPoint to see the whole presentation, for those of you that don't have PowerPoint I have converted a copy to a PDF file which you should all be able to read  (the PDF doesn't have Katherine note like the PowerPoint presentation.

Pig and Chicken Husbandry - PowerPoint Presentation

Pig and Chicken Husbandry - PDF version

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PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE
1st May 2011


Tim & Sue Hills talk on their straw bale building project.

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29th May 2011

Visit to Pete & Natalia Pesce’s holding in Gedney Hill including orchard fruit tree pruning demonstration by John Welbourn.

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26th June 2011

Visit to John & Lesley Francis’s holding in Thorney.

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31st July 2011

Visit to Roger & Janet Symonds holding in Wisbech.

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28th August 2011

Visit to David Payne & Lynda Thompson’s holding in Gedney Hill including sheep handling system and general welfare demonstration.

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25th September 2011

Produce Show

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30th October 2011

Harvest lunch followed by an open forum talk & forthcoming training information.

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27th November 2011

Charcuterie demonstration by Phil Clarke and Jonathan Hall.

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18th December 2011

Christmas Party.

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If you have an idea for a meeting or a particular interest you would like to see covered during a meeting or a workshop, please discuss your idea with any committee member.

 

 

 

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