[shankendfarming]

Hiya

I see that there has been some chatter on here already about the formation of the RBST's Borders Support Group! That's good to see 

Hopefully a group will be established over the coming months. So if you are a member of the RBST and interested in finding out more about Borders Support Group, or if you are interested in finding out more about the RBST, then please get in touch, my details are at the bottom of this message.
Currently we are trying to get a list of members, with their contact details and what stock, (if any), that they keep. This list will be circulated within the group and will hopefully be a valuable resource allowing members to help and advise each other. And hopefully there will be a good social element within the group too! 

For more information of the Rare Breed Survival Trust, check out their website, (https://www.rbst.org.uk/), or contact Ruth Dalton, who is the Northern Field Officer for the RBST, her details can be found on the contact page of the website.

Hope all that made sense!?

A note for anyone who was at the meeting on the 27th of October in Etal...if you think anything should be added to this message please add comments.

Cheers

Kate Graham
email:- phar_lap@tiscali.co.uk
mobile:- 07791117425

[goosepimple]

   I'll alert the couple of people who made contact previously and send them on to you Kate.   

[Fleecewife]

It would be good to know where meetings will be.  We are RBST members and live near Biggar, so travelling cross-country from there to say Etal, is not very convenient for regular meetings.

[shankendfarming]

Hi

Currently no more meetings have been planned. Etal was used as our first meeting place as Lord Joicey had expressed an interest in a Borders Group and said that he could provide a venue if it would be of any use.

If we do get a group up and running it may be that different locations are used for meetings as trying to find somewhere central to cover such a large region is going to be hard. Farm visits/walks were also suggested as something that we could do and if that does come to pass then there might be something that its quite as far for you to come if you were interested.

If you are interested then please send me an email, (phar_lap@tiscali.co.uk) with your contact details, (name, phone number, email address and what livestock you keep), and I can send you information as and when I know about it. And if you want I can put your details onto our list of "members" which will be circulated amongst the group.

Thanks
Kate