Events
We hold fund raising events for Buttercups regularly - please watch this page for details of the activities coming up. All proceeds from these events go to the Charity.
Please put these dates in your diary and encourage friends and family to come as well!
| May to Sept 2010 | Buttercups annual photography competetion - see below for details | N/A |
| 1st Aug 2010 | Open day at Buttercups - come and meet our goats. More information below | 12 pm to 4 pm |
| 5th Sept 2010 | Open day at Buttercups - come and meet our goats. More information below | 12 pm to 4 pm |
| 17h Sept 2010 | Buttercups annual photography competetion for 2010 ends - see below for details | Deadline for entries 5pm |
| 19th Sept 2010 | Goat husbandry workshop | 11am at the sanctuary |
| 3rd Oct 2010 | Open day at Buttercups - come and meet our goats. More information below | 12 pm to 4 pm |
| 30th October 2010 | Halloween Dance, Coxheath Village Hall. More information below. | 7:30 to 11:30pm |
Open days at the Sanctuary
Visit 100 goats in 40 acres of beautiful parkland. Refreshments, tombola, stalls, barbeque, adopt a goat. Everyone welcome. Come and buy carots and crackers and feed our goats - an afternoon out for all! Directions to Buttercups will be signposted from B2163 Heath Road, Cock Inn area on the day, or see our contacts page for a map.
We are launching a new scheme to collect any of those irritating oddments of currency that always remain lurking after a break abroad. Please make any foreign currency donations in the collection box provided at the information desk.
For details of accomodation close to the sanctuary, please see our links page.
Find a map here to the sanctuary.
Quiz Evening
Details of our next quiz evening will be published here as soon as they are available.
In aid of Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats, quiz evenings are usually held at the Coxheath Village Hall. 7:15 pm for 7:30 start. Entrance £6 per person. Tables of six. Bring your own drink and glasses. Ploughmans supper included. Raffle available on day.
Please complete the attached form and send to us before the quiz night.
Goat husbandry workshop
19th September 2010. 11am start at the sanctuary.
Ideal training for the beginner thinking of taking on goats. Course covers handling, housing, feeding, medication, common ailments, foot trimming and everyday management. Cost £20 per person plus £15 for each additional person. Please book and pay for places in advance using the attached form.
For details of accomodation close to the sanctuary, please see our links page.
Click here for a map to the sanctuary.
Buttercups Annual Photography Competition 2010
A chance to share your photography skills with others and to win a prize!
The theme is Buttercups so, as long as one of our goats appears somewhere in the photo, the rest is down to your imagination, skill, and perhaps a touch of luck. There are two categories - under 16 and 16+. Each category has a prize for the winner and two runners up. The winning photographs will be announced and can be seen at the last open day in October 2010. Winners will be determined by a panel of three judges headed by Bob Hitch, founder and Chairman of the sanctuary.
To enter, print off your photographs to a maximum size of 8 X 6 inches, and ensure your name and age group is written on the back of each photo. Entries must be accompanied by a completed copy of the entry form, and should be sealed in an envelope labelled with 'Buttercups Photo Competition' and the category you are entering (so, either 'under 16's' or '16+'). Entries can be handed in on open days, either at the entrance desk or to the information desk. Alternatively, they can be posted to the sanctuary. Entries are limited to a maximum of five photographs per person, and the entry cost is a minimum donation of £1.00 per photograph to the sanctuary.
Full details and rules of the competition will be posted here nearer the competition start date.
Halloween Dance
Saturday 30th October. 7:30 to 11:30 pm. Coxheath Village Hall. Dancing to Unit Five, a live five piece band. They play a wide range of music - chart hits of today, hits from the 60s, 70's 80's and 90's, ballroom, and swing. Unit Five are professional and versatile, with a strong stage presence. They deliver a high quality vocal performance, and their front man, Tony, had a top 40 hit in the charts in the 60's under the stage name of Dorian Grey.
Entrance is by ticket - cost £12 per person, including a buffet supper. Please book tickets in advance using this form.
