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Author Topic: SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed  (Read 8809 times)

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed
« on: February 04, 2014, 12:17:05 pm »
Calling TASers!

We're progressing with the organisation of the Spring Gathering at Thainstone on 31st May. Livestock, P&W, Craft and Food and sausage competition schedules should be on the website this week, ready for launch.

The seminars and demonstration programme is coming together slowly, as at trade and craft stand applications. I'll be emailing pig, goat, cattle and sheep breed societies this week once Dan's shown me how to use the technology. There's not a terrified icon but we're moving between that and  :excited: !!!

Now, we could do with some help from the smallholding community in Scotland, especially in North and North East.

We now have A5 leaflets ready to print (they can also be used as posters) so if you can take some and put them in places where smallholders gather - feed merchant, veterinary surgery, pub, market, abattoir, timber merchant, wherever - we'd love to send you some so PM me and I'll get them in the post.

We will need some bodies on the day - preferably live and  :excited: . We still need a pig steward, a sausage competition steward (Caron Stewart is judging so can't be in two places) plus a few to assist the other stewards.

We also need a few folk who can operate as stewards on the demonstration areas, geting folk in and out of the areas, introducing the speakers, helping speakers set up and clear down etc

And we need a few folk to take money from the public and be general factotums.

In return for a four hour stint, you get entry, your lunch and the satisfaction of knowing that you're helping your community  :thumbsup:

If you can help, we'd appreciate it - we can't run it without you  :)

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2014, 04:36:20 pm »
This is just a bump, really, since we only got one reply to the OP  :'(

bloomer

  • Joined Aug 2010
  • leslie, fife
  • i have chickens, sheep and opinions!!!
Re: SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2014, 04:43:27 pm »
come out and play everyone it'll be a great day based on the one in Lanark last september...

Brucklay

  • Joined Apr 2010
  • Perthshire
    • Brucklay Pygmy Goats
    • Facebook
Re: SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2014, 09:03:22 pm »
I'm hoping / will be showing but will try any rally some help
Pygmy Goats, Shetland Sheep, Zip & Indie the Border Collies, BeeBee the cat and a wreak of a building to renovate!!

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2014, 08:59:32 am »
I'm hoping / will be showing but will try any rally some help

Oh, yes, you're doing the goat agility, aren't you  ;D

Thanks, Claire.

Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • Durham
Re: SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2014, 09:51:54 am »
This ones a bit far for us, sorry.

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2014, 10:05:58 am »
This ones a bit far for us, sorry.

 ;D

thestephens

  • Joined Mar 2011
  • aberdeenshire
Re: SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2014, 08:12:07 pm »
its in the diary, but don't know if we will be showing or just coming along so cannot commit to anything yet, organising a "rainbow funday" for 120 girls the week before so my brain is minced with that at the moment  :-\

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2014, 09:03:27 pm »
its in the diary, but don't know if we will be showing or just coming along so cannot commit to anything yet, organising a "rainbow funday" for 120 girls the week before so my brain is minced with that at the moment  :-\

It will be great to see you there is either capacity  :thumbsup: - with KKs?

sabrina

  • Joined Nov 2008
Re: SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed
« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2014, 12:16:19 pm »
I a might be able to help, just need to find out the date of the Strathbogie Farmers Show as its in May and we show ponies there. Get back to you soon.

sabrina

  • Joined Nov 2008
Re: SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2014, 10:13:36 am »
I can help.

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2014, 12:58:53 pm »

thestephens

  • Joined Mar 2011
  • aberdeenshire
Re: SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed
« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2014, 06:59:23 pm »
yes, with KKs :)

Lurkio

  • Joined Aug 2011
Re: SS&G Spring Gathering - help needed
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2014, 11:31:39 am »
Hi everyone


We (the team behind the Spring Gathering) would love to know what YOU (the wonderful people who are going to be there  :thumbsup: ) would like to see in terms of your favourite products and trade businesses.


So if you have a favourite supplier of goods and / or services then please let us know and we will get onto them to see if they want to be there! It is going to be a great day, but we want to make sure that we try and meet most of your shopping / advice needs in one place!


Thanks in advance, we look forward to hearing from you!


Martin

 

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