All posts by GOS

17Jun/14

Secretary Resigns

The following is the contents of a letter addressed to all members of the Club dated 17th June 2014: Dear Member   I am no longer Secretary of GOSPBC and I wouldRead More…

02May/14

Committee Members April 2015

Following our AGM in Gloucestershire last weekend, it can be announced that there are changes to the Committee as follows: David Overton & John Lightfoot both chose to stand down this year. 1 MarleneRead More…

23Apr/14

BPA Spring Sale Catalogue Available

The catalogue for the Spring Sale at Chelford on Sat 26 April can be viewed at http://www.britishpigs.org/BPA%20Spring%20Sale%20Catalogue%202014%20web.pdf

07Apr/14

GOSPBC 2014 AGM

This year’s AGM moves to North Yorkshire by kind invitation of Martin & Lorraine Whitley and their family and we hope that it will encourage our members in the north of EnglandRead More…

23Sep/13

GOS Southern Champion

Kilcot Pedigree Pigs added the Southern Championship at Newbury & Royal Berkshire Show to the Champion of Champions award won earlier in the season when Pebblesford Sambo 411 was awarded the JimRead More…

09Sep/13

Grand Centenary Draw

The draw took place at Sedgemoor Market, Bridgwater, Somerset on Saturday 7th September and the tickets drawn were as follows: 1st ticket 2769 £500 cheque – Mr J Ramsdale, Wotton-under-Edge, Glos 2ndRead More…

28Aug/13

Melton Mowbray Show & Sale

The catalogue for this event is available here – http://www.grassroots.co.uk/cgi-bin/start.cgi/sales/melton/melton.html  There is only one GOS entered which is a young boar so anyone interested in such an animal should think about attendingRead More…

23Aug/13

Anglesey County Show

Congratulations to Mr Joseph Bee from Caernarfon who was the only GOS exhibitor in mixed ‘Any Other Traditional Breed’ classes with 2 pigs and who won 1st prize in the Sow classRead More…

18Aug/13

Countryfile tonight!

Remember that it’s tonight that GOS will feature in Adam Henson’s section on  BBC1’s hugely successful Countryfile programme with 6m+ viewers. Adam visits John Lightfoot to choose a new stock boar fromRead More…

04Aug/13

GOS Show & Sale Another Cracker!

The Annual GOS Show & Sale at Cirencester Market maintained its reputation for good prices for quality pigs despite the poor state of the market. The top price was 400gns for anRead More…