Beacon Show		Photos courtesy of Tina Carr

What New

Beacon May 2012 Show Schedule and entry from available from Agility Net

Beacon's next structured training programme is being prepared to run in late May for potential members.  Anyone interested should email the contact at the foot of this page.

Summer training: Started 11th April for Wednesday and Thursday evenings.   Members are reminded they must help with either the putting out or the packing away of the equipment.

Club members can purchase club kit from the Agilitywear website.

The next Beacon committee meeting will be Monday 11th June 7:30pm

Introducing the Club

In brief, you should know the following about us: our club was established in 1985 and has brought forward scores of agility winners since. We do not take ourselves too seriously, but we do take having fun seriously.

If you are looking for breed ring craft or competitive obedience training, sorry, we can't help.  Agility and having fun is our only focus.  A sense of humour, a bit of dedication and a carvan or big car is helpful and owning a dog can be an advantage.

                                                                                   Emma and Becky on their way to Crufts

Beacon Agility Dog Training Club is based at the excellent grounds and facilites of the Veseyan Sports and Social Club at Little Hardwick Road, just off the A452, between Aldridge and Streetly.

Training is informal.  That, is you train your dog in the style that suits you.  There is little formal training of the handler though we do occassionally invite guest trainers. If you feel the courses laid out are too tough or too easy members have the freedom to set out their own set pieces or course. 

If you need formal training for a young puppy, or control of the dog, or basic navigation of agility equipment then our sister club Veseyan Obedience for Agility, run by our previous Chairman Traci Gaunt can help. Contact Traci 01922 624401. or 07727 280327 (mobile).  Training night is Tuesday (not August).  For daytime training try Happy Hounds, Sutton Coldfield 0121 686 6301 (up to 7pm) for puppy classes, Rally obedience, starter agility and Good Citizens Scheme up to gold standard.

Altenatively for pet obedience (Sunday pm) then try Sutton Coldfield & District Dog Training Club, contact Chris Hickman 0121 378 1454, or Lichfield and District Dog Training Society contact Mrs B Smith 01543 674238. 

Directions to Beacon Training Ground

Click here for Interactive venue Map (courtesy of Multimap.com). Alternatively, for directions choose Google Local maps The postcode is WS9 0SQ, then you can choose 'Directions to here' or zoom for a different scale map.

Visitors are welcome to train with us before committing to membership.

The Sports Club is self-managed under license from the  Old Veseyan Assoc.

Training sessions:

Winter (Oct-Mar): Sunday 10:30 to 12:30, Weds evening 7:00 to 9:00pm (under floodlights)

Summer (Apr – Oct): Weds and Thurs evening 7:00 to 9:00pm  

Beacon's Training Ground and Clubhouse	Winter indoor training venue

You can reach us at 0121 686 6301 (office hours) or you can also contact us at our e-mail address: enquiries@beaconagility.org.uk