THE BDS SOUTH WEST SCOTLAND BRANCH
Information on the British Deer Society (BDS) South West Scotland branch including events, news, and contacts.
BRANCH AREA AND COMMITTEE
BRANCH CONTACTS
| Chair | Alan Marshall | chairsouthwestscotland@bds.org.uk |
| Secretary | Mark Toft | southwestscotland@bds.org.uk |
| Treasurer | VACANT | southwestscotland@bds.org.uk |
Committee Members:
Graeme Dalby, Tom Clark, Ben Klinck, Gary Ferguson, Matt Law and Peter Little.
BRANCH AREAS
| Postcode | Area |
| DG | Dumfries |
| KA | Kilmarnock |
| ML | Motherwell |
EVENTS
Date
EVENT
Sunday 7th April 2024
Glenswinton Range Day
Sunday 5th May 2024
Glenswinton Range Day
Sunday 2nd June 2024
Glenswinton Range Day
Sunday 7th July 2024
Glenswinton Range Day
Sunday 4th August 2024
Glenswinton Range Day
Sunday 18th August 2024
Glenswinton Practice Range Day
Sunday 1st September 2024
Glenswinton Range Day
Sunday 8th September 2024
Scottish Cawdor Interbranch shoot
Sunday 15th September 2024
Best Practice and butchery demo
Sunday 6th October 2024
Glenswinton Range Day
See news section below for more details.
NEXT BDS NATIONAL EVENT
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NEWS
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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.
LATEST NEWS
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