Hey, I'm looking for a ringcraft group in Shropshire (near Bridgnorth or Kidderminster) or somewhere to look for clubs in my area.

It will be my first time attending so any advice on what to look for in a group would be appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.

http://www.clubcorner.co.uk/dogs/ringcraftclubs.htm
Ideally a club will have a joining fee , then a fee each week . They will be insured which our joining fee covered.They should ask for your inoculation card, name address, contact no (to get you in case club is cancelled one week )
They will have rubber mats . Tables  for  breeds that are table dogs .Practice is done with sometimes experienced judges , get dogs used to female judges and male judges. Sometimes they have matches every so often with a guest judge. Some clubs are quieter , gentle to help nervous dogs , or puppies . Others are a bit more noisy.
Usually you have a couple of tries with one judge , then the other .Then tea ! Then another session . You can ask questions and there should be schedules for shows so you can start off at small ones maybe and work up .You meet friends with similar interests . We also did advice on what to wear , colours and types of leads . Show presentation .Anatomy . Standards of other breeds so you learn about others not just your own . We practiced with hats on , umbrellas , sunglasses , flappy coats , Judges with walking sticks , flapping ring tapes,everything your dog may experience  (dustbins at Richmond and kids opening crisp packets next to the ring !)You may hear criticism of other folks dogs . You may think something but best not to say it out loud and keep your  own counsel . Good luck .

We live in Kidderminster but go to Bromsgrove Ringcraft http://bdcsringcraft.webs.com/

There is one at Bewdley, We didn't try it although it is closer, purely as it was the wrong night for us at the time we looked. Wyre Forest Ring Craft takes place on a Wednesday evening in Bewdley (Jackie on 01562 748264 or Nicky on 01299 878962)

Ironically both are on Wednesday nights