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Winter 2011 Newsletter |
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January 2011 |
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Happy New Year! |
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Happy New Year to
you all! We hope you had a great Christmas.
We've hit the ground running in 2011, having
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Article from the Greyhound
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February 2011 |
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Retired Greyhound Trust
featured on Daybreak |
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Some of you may
have seen the item about the Retired Greyhound
Trust and the research carried out between it
and coach operator Greyhound UK featured on
Daybreak on the 17th of February, the below text
from the email that details what's been going on
during the 17th to highlight giving Retired
Racing Greyhounds a home.
"We are
delighted to say that the Retired Greyhound
Trust and Greyhound adoption has been featured
on ITV’s Daybreak and Sky News this morning.
There will also be interviews with Olympic
athlete Iwan Thomas on BBC WM, BBC Radio Solent,
Insight Radio in Jersey, BBC Radio Cumbria and
Sky Sports Radio throughout the morning.
Some dogs are featured on the Daybreak website –
see link below. Just click on it to get through
to the website. Thank you to everyone who
provided pictures for me. Unfortunately, they
have not used every picture I sent over, but
they have given RGT and Greyhounds a great
spread on their home page and on a page
dedicated to the story.
http://www.itv.com/daybreak/lifestyle/petsandanimals/giveaGreyhoundahome/
Please see the press release and a temporary
picture attached. A picture of Iwan Thomas will
be taken at lunchtime today and sent over later
for you to use.
We will send over the interviews on Sky and
Daybreak when they are featured in archives
later today or tomorrow."
Although the two
Greyhound pictures we submitted as part of this
news item were not selected for the page linked
to above, one of Greyhoundhomers dogs was used
on the front page of the Daybreak website, see
screen grab below. The dog in question is No
Joke Pluto (Pluto), and they've made a mirror of
the original picture to link to the above
article. To read the RGT\Greyhound UK press
release please
click here.
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Pictured
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400m Champion Iwan Thomas |
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February 2011 |
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Unusual Valentines Day Pet
Stories Sought |
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If anyone
submits a story to Catherine, please copying in
Pat on your message,
pat@Greyhoundhomer.co.uk
Eastnews Press
Agency Limited
267 Straight Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 9EQ
Hello,
With St Valentine's Day just around the corner
it would be great to hear from you if you've got
any animal love stories - it could be:
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Any unusual
friendship like a Greyhound which snuggles
up with a rabbit or surrogate mums who have
taken on off-spring of different species.
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An animal
which loves doing something a bit out of the
ordinary like a parrot which likes to sing
Cheryl Cole's latest hits
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Perhaps an
enduring love story like two tortoises who
have been together for 50 years and may have
to be parted unless you can get them a
loving new home together
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Are you
holding a romantic event like speed dating
to try and find your animals their perfect
new home?
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Or maybe your
supporters have gone to extreme lengths to
show their love for your animals - like hand
rearing a baby mouse or knitting a jumper
for a bald duck to keep it cosy
If you think
you've got anything which might be of interest
to the national newspapers - it doesn't have to
be Valentine's related - please drop me an email
at
essexnewsandpictures@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks and best wishes
Catherine
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Quiz Night proves a great
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The Greyhoundhomer
Quiz Night has proved to be a great success! We
had over 70 people attend the event and more
than £1000 was raised thanks to an additional
donation from the company one of our owners
works for. We hope all those who came along had
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A great start to 2011 |
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I think it would
be fair to say that we've had a great start to
2011 with 17 dogs having been homed already.
We've released our Winter 2011
newsletter,
and have a great quiz night lined up for the 5th
of February. January seems to have flown by, but
I for one am pleased we've not had any snow!
We've already got some events booked for 2011,
including the Essex Country Show, the Essex
Young Farmers Country Show and our own
Greyhoundhomer RGT Retired Greyhound Show is set
for
Saturday the 25th of June.
More events will be added in due course.
Mark has made some
adjustments to the website and forum for 2011,
the forum is now more 'Greyhoundhomer' branded
and the website should function better with
non-Microsoft web browsers. |
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March 2011 |
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Waitrose, Hornchurch select
Greyhoundhomer for donation |
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Greyhoundhomer
have been the recipient of a £225.00 donation
from Waitrose in Hornchurch we are one of the
charities registered with the Hornchurch branch
who can be chosen at random to receive donations
made by it's customers. A big thank you to
Waitrose and it's customers.
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March 2011 |
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Unilever donate £500 to
Greyhoundhomer RGT |
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A huge thank you
to Unilever who have donated £500 to
Greyhoundhomer! Katie Isaac who works for
Unilever and has given homes to two of
Greyhoundhomers dogs is the connection between
Unilever and Greyhoundhomer, so a big thank you
also to Katie for supporting us via the company
you work for. Cheque presentation below:
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March 2011 |
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RGT & Greyhoundhomer Ultimate
Dog Coat Competition 2011 |
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Greyhoundhomer RGT & the Retired
Greyhound Trust search for the Ultimate
Dog Coat will return for its third year.
The hunt
for a young fashion designer to help the
Retired Greyhound Trust create the
'Ultimate Dog Coat' will be officially
launched in April.
Again, the
winning creation will be transformed
into a real coat and paraded at the
Trust's annual show - the Great Greyhound Gathering - at
Nottingham Race Course in September.
The competition will be open
to two age groups - six and under and seven to 11.
We will have regional winners in each age group. The overall
winner's design will become the Ultimate Dog Coat 2011. The
closing date for entries will be Friday the 15th of July
2011, this is two weeks before the close of the main RGT
competition and will allow Greyhoundhomer RGT to choose a
winner amongst the entries from it's owners children, we
will then pass all these onto RGT head office for judging in
the national competition.
Ivor Stocker, from the Retired Greyhound Trust, said:
"The Ultimate Dog Coat competition is going from strength
to strength so we had to bring it back for its third year.
Get your neighbours, friends, families, schools, and
Brownie, Rainbow and Cub packs involved and let's make this
the best year yet."
Pat Philpot, from Greyhoundhomer RGT, said: "We
had many great entries last year, and last year one of the
entries won an RGT regional prize. We're hoping for some
great entries this year, and maybe we'll have a regional or
overall winner!"
To download an entry form for the childrens Ultimate Coat
competition
click here, to view the RGTs Terms and Conditions
for this competition please
click here.
Give the Grown Ups a
Go!
The Retired Greyhound Trust has decided that it shouldn't be
the kids who have all the fun. The Ultimate Dog Coat
competition has a new category - for adults. If you are aged
18 or over you can borrow the children's colouring pens and
create your own masterpiece. Download an entry form
here and get colouring. Entries close on Friday the
15th of July. Just like with the childrens entries,
Greyhoundhomer RGT will choose a winner from the entries it
receives from it's over 18 owners.
Good Luck!
All entries should be sent to:
Pat Philpot
Ultimate Coat Competition 2011
Greyhoundhomer RGT
106 Parsonage Road
Rainham
Essex
RM13 9LF
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Rescue dog with bad breath
turned down 300 times has his halitosis cured by mouthwash |
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A rescue dog with
halitosis who gargles daily to keep his breath
fresh is looking for a new owner.
Tommy the Greyhound has been overlooked by more
than 300 new owners because of his chronic bad
breath, which he developed due to an immune
system problem.
A course of steroids did not help but now a
daily gargle with specialist dog mouthwash has
cured Tommy's embarrassing problem and he's
hoping his winning smile will attract a new
owner.
Read the
full article
at the Daily Mails website |
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April is upon us and Spring is
around the corner! |
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The year seems to
be passing very quickly, here we are in April
already. It's been a tough month for us, it's
been quiet and we've had a lot of large vets
bills. We're hoping April will see things pick
up. We've got some exciting things going on in
terms of fundraising, details to follow. |
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May 2011 |
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Spring time has arrived! |
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We've had a very
slow April, but Spring has arrived and it looks
like things are beginning to pick up. We're
entering what looks to be a busy show season and
we'd like to say thanks in advance to all those
who come and help \ support us at these events,
without your help these shows would be really
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June 2011 |
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Retired Greyhound Trust Press
Release |
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Mark Wilson |
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1 June 2011
Canal Challenge
Raises Money for Charity
A Surrey couple who navigated over 50 miles and
90 locks in 24 hours along Birmingham’s canals
have raised more than £2,000 for their favourite
charity.
Sue and Richard Nosek, in their narrow boat
Indigo Dream, have raised the cash for
Greyhoundhomer Essex, which is a branch of the
Retired Greyhound Trust and homes retired
Greyhounds at the end of their racing careers.
The couple and their support crew, made up of
experienced boating friends and FOUR retired
Greyhounds, navigated through 93 locks as part
of the Birmingham Canal Navigations Marathon
Challenge last weekend. The marathon challenge
is organized by the Birmingham Canal Navigations
Society, a charity dedicated to conserving,
improving, and encouraging a wide range of
interests in Birmingham’s 100 mile canal.
Pat Philpot, from Greyhoundhomer Essex, which
homes Greyhounds across the county and has
kennels in Ockendon, said: “This is a huge sum
of money for our charity and we want to say a
big thank you to Sue, Richard and their team for
all of their efforts. It was not an easy feat
navigating all of those locks in just 24 hours.
This is a massive boost for our charity.”
“The donation will be used to pay for kennels,
vet fees and food for our Greyhounds until we
can find them homes and there are many who do
need loving new homes. Anyone who is considering
a pet dog, we would urge them to consider a
retired Greyhound. They are great with children,
they make excellent companions for the elderly
and they are extremely loyal and loving pets,”
she added.
Richard and Sue, who own three retired
Greyhounds said: “The Birmingham Canal
Navigation Challenge is a totally bonkers event
where you try and get round as much of the
Birmingham Canal system as you can in 24 hours -
points are gained for miles cruised and locks
done, with bonus points bonus points available
for cruising more obscure sections and for
answering ‘treasure hunt’ style questions along
the way. It has been an amazing experience and
doing it for a good cause has added a whole
dimension of pleasure and excitement to the
venture.”
You can sponsor
Richard and Sue by logging on to
www.mycharitypage.com/indigodream.
If you would like more information on adopting a
retired Greyhound, please contact
Greyhoundhomer, tel: 01708 551 689.
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For further media information, photographs or
interviews please contact:
Helen Barklam in the Retired Greyhound Trust
communications team, tel: 01772 785 392 or 07917
148 900.
Notes to editors
The charity has housed more than 50,000 dogs
since it was set up in 1975. Around 9,000
Greyhounds retire from racing each year.
The Retired Greyhound Trust has 72 branches
across the country made up of volunteers who are
dedicated to finding homes for the dogs in their
areas. Many have websites, showing pictures of
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Spring time has arrived! |
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After a slow few
months we're hopefully seeing things pick up
bit. We're busy with shows and are looking
forward to our own Greyhoundhomer Retired
Greyhound Show which will be part of the
Stifford Village Show
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July 2011 |
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July arrives and we're busy
with shows |
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July has landed
and we're very busy doing shows. We had a great
time at the Stifford Show and it was fantastic
to see so many of you and your hounds. The
results of the show can be seen
here, we're
gradually adding some videos as well.
As were very busy
we would like to ask you if you are able to help
out at any of the events we're attending it
would be very much appreciated, even if only for
an hour or two. If you can help at all please
call Pat on 01708 551 689. |
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August 2011 |
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100th dog of 2011 is homed |
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Mark Wilson |
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On the 13th of
August 2011 Greyhoundhomer sent home it's 100th
dog of 2011. The lucky dog was Izzit Neo (Neo)
who has gone to live in Brentwood.
Picture: Neo off to his new home! |
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Lemon |
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Some of you may
remember a dog called Lemon who was with Elaine
awaiting a new home for a long time, but due to
some health issues and age he was often
overlooked and so Elaine decided to add him to
her own number, he had already been living in
her house for some time. Well sadly Lemon had to
be put to sleep on Monday the 8th of August due
to bone cancer. Elaine added, 'A dear friend
who is gone forever may he rest in peace.'
Lemon (Lassana Lemon), 16th September 2000 - 8th
August 2011 |
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August 2011 |
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August is here and the holiday
season is well under way |
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August is here and
we're pushing on through 2011 at what appears to
be an alarming rate. It's been a rather slow
year all round, and despite attending many shows
and generating significant funds and interest
from the events we've attended we've not seen as
many dogs go home this year as last.
We seen a fair
number of returns this year, most of whom have
already been rehomed, returns can be for many
different reasons, but the key point is that
every dog we home can come back to a safe
location for rehoming if it's owner feels that
it's place is no longer with them, whatever the
reason.
We attended a new
event in July, Henfest 2011 near Chelmsford.
This turned out to be a lovely day and it was
great to see so many of you turn out in support.
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September 2011 |
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Late summer sees pick up in
enquiries |
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After what has
been a touch year for rehoming we have finally
seen a pick up in enquiries in late summer.
There are quite a few dogs reserved awaiting to
go home after their new owners have returned
from holiday. This years late events have been
very positive and although some haven't raised
huge some of money they have resulted directly
in a number of homings' which is what it's all
about. So we're now heading towards Autumn and
Winter, let's hope it's a milder one than last
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Last chance for Raffle entries
by post |
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Mark Wilson |
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September the 5th
will be the last chance you can obtain raffle
tickets for the Greyhoundhomer Summer Prize
Draw. Final applications for tickets must be
sent in by 1st class post. The draw will take
place at the end of the second day of the Essex
County Show on the 11th of September. To buy
tickets
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October 2011 |
Submitted by: |
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Late summer sees pick up in
enquiries |
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Mark Wilson |
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October starts us
off with 'Indian Summer' conditions, a bit too
warm for some I should imagine. There's been a
pick up in enquiries following each of the
events we've attended towards the end of this
year, which has a seen a small flurry of dogs
going home. We also have alot of dogs (as
opposed to bitches) awaiting their turn to go
home, throughout this year there has been a lack
of bitches available to us.
There's some new
products included in the
shop,
including the RGTs new Christmas cards for 2011.
There are also some new Velvet Collars and some
new collar designs from the RGT.
One of our owners
called Richard is undertaking a sponsored cycle
ride for us on the 22nd of October. He will be
travelling from Chalkwell to West Mersea and
back, a journey which he estimates will take him
about 7 hours. If you would like to sponsor
Richard, please use our
Charity Choice
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November
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November 2011 |
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Pat & Mary at the House of
Commons |
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Mark Wilson |
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On Wednesday the
2nd of November Pat and Mary were invited to an
event organised by MP and RGT supporter Andrew
Rosindell at the House of Commons. This bought
together many of those involved in the RGTs
nationwide activities including the Chairman,
Trustees, the PR team and some major Greyhound
owners and track owners were also present. Pat &
Mary were there to represent the rehoming part
of the RGT activities, and it provided a great
opportunity to obtain some new contacts and
branch specific supporters.
Pat and Mary would
like to thank Peter Laurie, Amanda and the
Trustees for making them feel so welcome.
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to right: Pat Philpot, Mary Madsen and Peter
Laurie at the House of Commons
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Homings slow a little, and
some returns |
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Mark Wilson |
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Firstly can we say
a big thank you to all those who helped out at
the Apple Day in October, this event was
affected by a number of staff and helpers
suffering from ill health, Dick had an eye
infection meaning Pat was unable to give the
event her full support, Andrew Isaac was
recovering from a small operation and was landed
with a cold at the same time and Alan Homer was
having problems with a knee. So again a big
thank you to all those who were able to step in
a lend a hand!
Homings have
slowed a little now, which is mainly due to the
limited events we have to attend, during
December homings will be limited as usual
because we want to be sure that a dog isn't just
going home as a Christmas present.
We've also had a
couple of dogs returned who had both been with
us a long time and in and out of a few homes
Lethal Danny (Danny) and Dainty Sheila (Sheila)
are back in Elaines kennel unfortunately. Both
are lovely dogs and are house trained, so if you
think either of them might be right for you why
not give them a try out at Elaines kennels.
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December
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December 2011 |
Submitted by: |
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Have a great Christmas & New
Year |
Posted by: |
Mark Wilson |
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Firstly can we say
a big thank you to all those who've taken on one
or more of our Greyhounds this year, your
support is very much appreciated. It's been a
hard year which has seen patches of slow homing
activity and there have been periods of ill
health. At time of writing we've sent home 166
Greyhounds which although down on last year is a
great achievement given the economic climate.
I'd like to thank
all those who have supported our branch
throughout this year, be it turning out to
events we attend, supporting us with raffle
prizes, taking part in sponsored events or by
simply making one or more donations. Thank you
all very much!
So it only leaves
me to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a
very happy New Year!
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