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Open
Kennel Weekend - Sat/Sun
24th/25th May
Over
£1,200 was raised
at our open kennel
weekend in May. There
was plenty to keep
everyone entertained
with; greyhound grooming,
Doggy Tombola, Briz
a Brac, Plant sale
and a BBQ |
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Retired
Greyhounds Help Save
Lives !
The Veterinary
Blood Supplies visited
the kennels with their
mobile blood
transfusion van. 12
dogs gave blood to
help save the
lives of some
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Epping
Town Show - Sun 16th
Sept
Due to the fine
autumn weather we
had a busy event.
It was lovely to
see so many of the
greyhounds we have
homed come and visit
the stall. Barley
was on her best behaviour
as always and we were
advised we should
have entered her into
the dog show (maybe
next time).Barley
in is the picture
with a couple of her
new friends that
visited the stall
and gave her a lovely
cuddle. |
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Service to the
Community Project
- Fri 14th Sept
Here
is the photo taken
this morning at the
kennels.15 tonnes
of sand were
laid in the paddocks
at our kennels by
Engineers from British
Gas as part of their
Service to the Community
project, for which
we and the greyhounds
were very thankful
!
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Enfield
Town Show - Sat 8th
& Sun 9th Sept
We
had a couple of busy
days at the Enfield
Town Show. We were
joined by several
of our homed greyhounds
and their owners who
were glad to show
the public what great
pets greyhounds are. |
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Ladbrokes
Charitable
Trust Evening
- Thu 28th
Sept 2006
Chairman Barrie
Clegg accepting
a cheque for
£2,000
from Keith
O'Prey from
Ladbrokes.
The
Ladbrokes
in the Community
Charitable
Trust was
set up 2 years
ago to help
establish
work with
a wide range
of charities
and good casues,
helping raise
funds and
tailoring
initiatives
to meet the
demands of
local communities.
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Victor Chandler
60th Gala
Evening -
Sat 16th Sept
2006
Chairman Barrie
Clegg accepting
a cheque for
£2,500
from Victor
Chandler.
An extra £1,000
was also raised
on the evening
through our
hard-working
bucket collectors!
Victor
Chandler's
career is
the stuff
of legend.
He is arguably
the most famous
bookmaker
in the world.
He's the Indiana
Jones of bookmaking,
the fearless,
swashbuckling
rails layer
who lit up
Britain's
racecourses
for two decades,
taking on
the high rollers,
staking everything
on his judgement,
the gold prospector
who excavated
rich new revenue
seams internationally,
the visionary,
the dashing
pioneer who
turned the
industry inside
out and moving
to Gibraltareight
years ago.
(Racing
Post - June
06)
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