CATS PROTECTIONWe recently had a call from one of our supporters who had a cat in her garden which had started to come through her cat flap and was upsetting and fighting with her cat. We gave her some of our paper collars to put on the cat to check to see whether it had an owner. Unfortunately, she had no response to this and it was decided the cat was a stray and we arranged for him to come into care. When he arrived in care we checked for a microchip and were delighted when we found he had been micro chipped. Contact was made with the microchip company and his owner's details were obtained.
Stephanie contacted his family and made arrangements for them to come and collect him. We learned that they had come to live in Norfolk from Scotland and because they were renovating their new home they had rented a property while the work was being done. Because the property being rented was not suitable for their cats, the cats had been put in a cattery. Unfortunately Felix has escaped from the cattery. Although his owners had made every
effort to try and find Felix they had been unsuccessful. Receiving the telephone call from
Stephanie means one family and their beloved cat are now back together. Because Felix was
micro chipped we were able to reunite him with his owners instead of taking him into care
and finding him a new home. Alternatively you can visit www.northwalsham.cats.org.uk for a description and photographs of the cats before giving her a call on the above number. Sheringham Shark Shenanigans
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Santa Paws arrived early this year just so he
could attend the Animal Magic
Dog Club Xmas party held at Bradfield Hall by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Alston. He
was accompanied by Chelsea the Newfoundland pulling the Xmas sleigh full of presents for
the 35 dogs (many wearing fancy dress) who attended the party. Bronwen Green the Event
Manager said "All the dogs and owners had a great time we have all been training hard
for the last ten weeks and it was a tribute to everyone that all the dogs were so well
behaved and happy. We are looking forward to next term where apart from our usual classes
we are also doing flyball (doggy tennis) and doggy dancing. Santa Paws had a special
message that we would like to share with all dog owners that is please remember that the
following foods are poisonous or dangerous to dogs, chocolate, grapes and their dried
variations eg raisins etc, onions, alcohol, fish and poultry bones and too much fatty
food."ROTARY CAMEL RACE 2008 - TICKETS ON SALE NOW.The 3rd annual Camel Race will be held by Aylsham Rotary Club on the evening of Saturday the 16th February 2008 at Aylsham High School. Doors open at 7pm for a prompt start to the first race at 7.30pm. Tickets can be purchased on the telephone numbers below, cost £8 and this includes a chilli jacket potato supper. The two previous Camel Race evenings have been a huge success with many local people attending, some wearing "arab" costumes to add to the flavour of the evening. Races are sponsored in advance by local businesses and also camels are purchased by individuals. The 'jockeys' sit at one end of the school hall whilst the camel they are racing is at the other end - the race commences and the six 'jockeys' turn a wooden pole in their hands to reel in a length of string connected to the camel at the far end of the hall, the first camel to arrive at the finish line is the winner.
The whole evening is full of fun and 'riders' are spurred on to success by loud cries of encouragement from their friends and backers. There is a 'tote' run by playgroup leaders from the Aylsham Playgroup, (Last year Aylsham Rotary Club fund raising at this event enabled them to donated £750 to the playgroup). There is a licensed bar. The 2007 camel race raised £1,700, all funds raised go to Rotary charities. To purchase tickets please call Peter Dunham on 01603 870250, if no reply call Bill Cain on 01263 731627. |
@ Sheringham Community Paper - Issue 83 - 18 January 2008
