This is the current list of forthcoming events. Further details on local events can be found on the website pages for individual regions/countries.
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15th – 17th - Devon County Show - Held at Westpoint near Exeter, Devon. BASC have a stand in the countryside area www.devoncountyshow.co.uk (SW)
17th - Fife Show (Scot)
17th - Ladies Country Sports Experience Day, Anglesey Shooting School, Presaddfed Hall, Bodedern, Anglesey - Contact BASC Wales 01686 688861 or email (W)
17th Lamping and Night Shooting (fox) Course. Lowther, Cumbria (N)
18th Traps and Trapping for the Amateur Keeper. Lowther, Cumbria (N)
Why not make a weekend of it and book for both days.
18th Novice/Open Gundog Test, St. Osyth, Essex Click here for more infomation Click here for application form(E)
20th May Adults training day at West Kent Shooting School Click here for application form(SE)
21ST SCHOOL FARM VISIT DAY Weston, nr Spalding, Lincolnshire. (Mid)
21st - BASC DMQ Pre Level 1 Training To be held at Somerton, Somerset (SW)
22 May 2008 Festival for Heroes - 12.00 to 20.00, Naval & Military Club, London. For tickets call 020 7827 5730 or email: events@navalandmilitaryclub.co.uk www.helpforheroes.org.uk Click here for more information
22nd - Firearms Awareness Course (Rifle) To be held at Somerton, Somerset (SW)
25th BASC TEAM CHALLENGE for SPANIELS at Sherborne Castle, Sherborne, Dorset. No of teams restricted. To enter your team Click here to download entry form. Entries need to be received by 27th March when the draw will take place.
25th 26th The Yorkshire Game Fair, Harewood House, West Yorkshire. Discount on entry for BASC members on production of current membership card. BASC main stand with hi-tech laser shooting, BASC Shotgun Coaching Team, BASC Gundog Events with prizes on each day to third place and perpetual trophy to best overall entry. Pontefract Air Rifle Club with their popular have-a-go stand and one-to-one tuition. Thorne and District Wildfowlers’ Club. www.yorkshiregamefair.co.uk
26th BASC TEAM CHALLENGE for RETRIEVERS at Sherborne Castle Country Fair. No of teams restricted. To enter your team Click here to download entry form. Entries need to be received by 27th March when the draw will take place.
28TH YOUNG SHOTS ACTIVITY DAY Kibworth Shooting Ground, Leicestershire. (Mid). Click here for application form
28 Young Shots’ Summer Clay Shoot, West London SS ***Cancelled***
28 May Young shots progression day in Oxfordshire Click here for application form (SE)
31st May - Young Shots Intro Day – TBC (SW) Click here for more information
1st June Gundog Training course, Rotherfield, East Sussex Click here for application form(SE)
5th – 7th - Royal Cornwall Show – Held at Wadebridge, Cornwall. BASC have a stand in the Countryside Area www.royalcornwallshow.org.uk (SW)
6 June Ladies Training day at Lains shooting School, Andover, Hants Click here for application form(SE)
7th Ladies Shotgun Coaching Day, Coldstream, Scottish Borders.Includes shotgun coaching, air rifle tuition, deer talk, fishing and a wildfowling talk.
7th & 8th June 2008 - The BASC Wales & Borders Game & Country Fair 2008, Usk Showground, Usk, Monmouthshire Click here for more information (Wales)
8 June Novice/Open Gundog Test, Essex Shooting Ground, Fyfield. (E) Click here for more information
14 June - BASC AGM at Marford Mill on the morning of Saturday 14 June 2008. Start time is 10.30am
14th June 2008 - BASC Centenary Ball - As part of its celebrations BASC will hold the Centenary Ball at its historic Marford Mill Head Office - Click here for more information
14th June - SIDMOUTH ROUND TABLE, CHARITY CLAY PIGEON SHOOT-AND HOG ROAST!! Please contact Robert Morris 07966 981 359. Click here for further information
15 Nowton Country Fair, Suffolk. (E)
16th _20th - BASC DMQ Level 1 - To be held at Somerton, Somerset (SW)
18th Visit and Tour of Ashfield Green Farm, Wickhambrook, Suffolk (E) Click here for more information
19th, 20th, 21st & 22nd June - Royal Highland Society Show, Ingliston (Scot)
28th - North Somerset Food and Game fair. BASC run gundog scurries (SW)
21st - Ladies Country Sports Experience Day, Mid Wales Shooting Centre, Trefeglwys, Powys - Contact BASC Wales 01686 688861 or email (W)
22nd June - Young Shots Intro Day - To be held near Taunton, Somerset (SW) Click here for more information
24th - Ladies Progression Day – A chance for those who have attended a ladies day to concentrate more on their Shotgun skills. To be held near Cheddar in Somerset (SW)
26th June, Range Day at Bisley. Click here for more information  (SE)
28th & 29th June 2008 - The BASC Wales Country Fair 2008 Bodelwyddan Castle, Denbighshire Click here for more information (Wales)
29th YOUNG SHOTS ACTIVITY DAY Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire.Click here for application form
29th Broughton Game Show – Skipton, North Yorkshire. BASC Main stand with hi-tech laser shooting, BASC Gundog events with prizes to third place including junior handlers. Air rifles with have-a-go stand. (N)
4th, 5th and 6th - Scone Game Fair (Scot)
5th – 6th - Cotswold Country Fair – Held at Cirencester, Gloucestershire. BASC run the Queen Anne Gundog Competition - BASC Gundogs – Game tasting on the stand and run a countryside activities arena with demonstrations taking place all day. www.cotswoldshow.co.uk
6th Gundog Training course, Rotherfield, East Sussex Click here for application form(SE)
11 July Adults Training day at Worminghall, Oxon. Click here for application form(SE)
12th to 15th - Young Shots Field Craft Course, Blair Atholl (Scot)
12th July – Young Shots Activity Day, Euroguns, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. £15 per Young Shot
Click here for application form 
14 - 18 July DSC1 course, Easton College, Norfolk. Click here for more information (E)
15th to 18th - Young Shots Field Craft Course, Blair Atholl (Scot)
19th Isle of Man Country Fair. (N)
19th Youngshots - INTRODUCTION TO SPORTING RIFLES near Ashbourne, Derbyshire. All enquiries via Liz Lamb on 01889 565050. * BASC membership required for entry to ‘Introduction to Sporting Rifles’. To comply with the range rules, the minimum age for this day
is 13 years and 3 months.
20th July - Young Shots Intro Day - To be held at Frampton – On – Severn, Gloucestershire (SW) Click here for more information
25th, 26th, 27th July - CLA Game fair – Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire
tbc GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND Warwick (Mid)
tbc HARPER ADAMS OPEN DAY Harper Adams University, Shropshire. (Mid)
31ST YOUNG SHOTS ACTIVITY DAY Whitchurch, Shropshire. (Mid). Click here for application form
1st August – Young Shots Improvers Day, Lowther Estate, Cumbria. £50 Per Young Shot
Click here for application form
1st & 2nd - Highland Field Sports Fair, Moy (Scot)
3rd Gundog Training course, Rotherfield, East Sussex Click here for application form(SE)
5th August- Young Shots Progression Day Level 2 - To be held near Dawlish in Devon (SW) Click here for more information
8th 9th 10th Lowther Country Fair and Driving Trials, Cumbria. (N)
9th - Inter Club Shoot, TBA (Scot)
9 August - Portsmouth Young shots activity day Click here for application form (SE)
11th August - Young Shots Progression Day Level 1 - To be held near Wareham, Dorset (SW) Click here for more information
11th - Young Shots Activity Day, Dyffryn Springs Fishery, Dyffryn, near Cardiff - Contact BASC Wales 01686 688861 or email (W)
13 August - Plumpton College Young shots activity day Click here for application form (SE)
16/17TH WARKS & WEST MIDS GAME FAIR Ragley Hall, Warwickshire. (Mid)
August 16th - BASC Gundog Training Day - Ffynnongain Gundog Training Centre, St Clears, Carmarthenshire - Contact Meurig Rees 01239 851631, 07917 489097 or email (W)
16th - Young Shots Activity Day, Black Isle (Scot)
17th – Cheshire Game & Angling Fair, Over Peover, Knutford, Cheshire. www.cheshiregameandanglingfair.co.uk
19th August - Young Shots Progression Day Level 1 - To be held near Coleford, Gloucestershire (SW) Click here for more information
22nd – Monday 25th August, DSC Level 1 course, Colebrooke (NI)
23rd - Young Shots Activity Day, Caerlaverock (Scot)
24th - Young Shots Activity Day, Burntisland (Scot)
24/25TH SHROPSHIRE GAME FAIR Chetwynd Park, Newport, Shropshire. (Mid)
26th August - Young Shots Progression Day Level 2 - To be held near Cheddar in Somerset (SW) Click here for more information
30 North East Essex Team Shoot and Hog Roast, Radcliffe’s SG, Abberton Click here for more information (E)
31st Shotgun Coaching Roadshow, South Yorkshire. (N)
31 Essex Young Shots' Training Day, Stock. (E)
6th & 7th - Scotland’s Countryside Festival, Glamis (Scot)
6th - Black Tie Dinner Dance at The Spread Eagle, Thame, Oxfordshire Click here for more information and application form (SE)
6th - .410 World Championships, Mid Wales Shooting Centre, Trefeglwys, Powys - Contact Meurig Rees 01239 851631, 07917 489097 or email Click here for more information Click here for application form(W)
7th - BASC Wales Centenary Clay Shoot, Mid Wales Shooting Centre, Trefeglwys, Powys - Contact Meurig Rees 01239 851631, 07917 489097 or email Click here for more information Click here for application form (W)
7th Gundog Training course, Rotherfield, East Sussex Click here for application form(SE)
14th - Frampton Country Fair – Held at Frampton – on – Severn, Gloucestershire. BASC have a stand alongside the main arena. www.framptoncountryfair.co.uk (SW)
September 16th -17th - Sporting Rifle Course, (Module 3 Small Vermin and Lamping), Fynnonwen Country Pursuits, Aberporth, Cardigan - Contact Meurig Rees, 01239 851631, 07917 489097 or email (W)
Devon Wildfowlers Family Day TBC (SW)
20/21ST MIDLAND GAME & COUNTRY FAIR Weston Park, Shropshire. (Mid)
25th Firearms Awareness Training Day – Grizedale, Cumbria. (N)
26th 27th 28th Deer Stalking Certificate level 1 Course – Grizedale, Cumbria. (N)
27th Ladies Country Sports Experience Day, Dyffryn Springs Fishery, Dyffryn, near Cardiff - Contact BASC Wales 01686-688861 or email (W)
28th - Young Shots Ferret Day, TBA (Scot)
TBC Young Shots Wildfowling Course – South Solway. (N)
4th - Young Shots Activity Day, Mid Wales Shooting Centre, Trefeglwys, Powys - Contact BASC Wales 01686 688861 or email (W)
11th - Young Shots Wildfowling Day, Newburgh, Tay (Scot)
12th October, Range Day at Bisley Click here for more information (SE)
19 October - Chichester Harbour Wildfowling day Click here for application form (SE)
24th, 25th & 26th October - DSC Level 1 Course, Trochry (Scot)
29th Ladies Driven Game Shoot – Cumbria. (N)
November 2nd - BASC Gundog Training Day - Ffynnongain Gundog Training Centre, St Clears, Carmarthenshire - Contact Meurig Rees 01239 851631, 07917 489097 or email (W)
6TH LADIES TRAINING DAY Warwickshire (Mid)
14th BASC Roadshow – Chester Racecourse. (N)
20TH BASC ROADSHOW Springfields, Spalding, Lincolnshire. (Mid)
21st BASC Roadshow – Newcastle Racecourse. (N)
21st TASTE OF VENISON EVENING Isley Walton, Derbyshire. (Mid)
4th Christmas Open Night – Raygill Clothing & Fishery, Lothersdale, Skipton, North Yorkshire (N)
6th - Young Shots Rough Day, Aberdeenshire (Scot)
12th Christmas Open Night – Euroguns, Finningly Doncaster (N)
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