Hello and welcome to our Member Zone!
Here you’ll find all you need to know about your membership benefits. If you need any help, please contact BSG National Office with your name and membership number and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
Let's get social!
All BSG members are welcome to join our online community group on Facebook ‘The Sugarcraft Lounge’. It’s a place to share your bakes, ideas, ask questions and connect with others. Each month we have a LIVE learning opportunity with our ‘Live in The Lounge’ sessions.
You’ll need a valid BSG membership number to join the group – see you there…
Feeling lucky?
OUR LATEST DRAWS ARE NOW OPEN
CLOSING DATE IS MIDNIGHT ON 15TH OCTOBER 2024
Our members may enter any of the Free Prize Draws promoted in the quarterly editions of ‘Sugarcraft News’ the BSG’s members magazine by clicking on the links below. Draws open and close at various points in the year and full details of the current draws can be found in the latest edition of ‘Sugarcraft News’.
You will need your BSG Membership number to enter… not yet a member? Why not join us!
DRAW NOW OPEN!
Two lucky readers will win a copy of Eddie Spence’s Royal Icing DVD’s.
DRAW NOW OPEN!
Win a PME collection – includes one set of five petal cutters, one set of Calyx cutters and one Modelling Tool craft knife/ ribbon insertion blade.
DRAW NOW OPEN!
Win a FMM collection – set includes one Mummy and baby giraffe cutters, one Hippopotamus cutter set, one Ejector/ plunger and a set of three Blossom cutters.
Congratulations to our June 2024 prize draw winners:
Draw 1 – 2.5kg of Callebaut Gold Chocolate won by Sandra Bibby (St Ives, Camb)
Draw 2 – 1kg of black sugarpaste won by Angela Holdom-Eyles (Wellingborough)
Draw 3 – Copies of ‘Baking it Simple’ and ‘Second Bite’ won by Hazel Steel (Newcastle Under Lyme) and Mo Sutton (North West)
Draw 4 – Christina Georgiou’s Tasteful Cakes tutorial won by Nancy Nelson (Surbiton)
Draw 5 – Dinkydoodle Cake Academy 12-month membership won by Pat Broderick (Hull & Holderness)
Annual Members’ Meeting 2024
Any member (Branch or Individual) may attend the meeting in person or online via Zoom.
The Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM) will take place on Saturday 5th October 2024 commencing at 11am. It will be held at The Barbanell Conference Centre, 64B Co-operative Street, Stafford, ST16 3DA.
To access the 2024 AMM Booklet (includes Agenda) please click the button below. You will need the password printed on page 6 of the September 2024 Vol.43/No.4 of our member’s magazine Bristish Sugarcraft News.
THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THE AMM HAS NOW PASSED. PLEASE EMAIL nationaloffice@bsguk.org IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
Useful Information and Documents
Download the latest copy of the BSG’s Constitution (July 2021) by clicking on the image below.
Download the BSG’s 2024 Branch Accounts template by clicking on the image below.
The template is a pdf file, if you can’t edit a pdf, open the document with Microsoft Word instead.
If you would like to see an example set of Branch Accounts, click here.
Do you want to get more involved in the BSG?
We are run by our members, for our members. Your local branch will always be grateful for any support you can give or perhaps you’d like to step up and help on your Area team?
At the closing date for nominations we have not had anyone come forward for the roles of Wales & the West Area Coordinator, South East Area Coordinator and one National Committee member. We will be looking for members to ‘stand from the floor’ at our Annual Members’ Meeting on 5th October 2024. These are all two-year roles starting in October. If you would like further information on the roles and what they entail, please contact National Office or ask any current National Committee Member.
Sugarcraft News
All members receive our quarterly membership magazine direct to their door. Back copies can be ordered in our store. Our editor Debbie, is always looking for submissions from Individual, Branch or International members, so if you want to see your perfect cake creation in print, drop her an email editor@bsguk.org
