Torquay & SE Devon Branch

Our next sponsored dog walk will be on :

SATURDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 10.30AM

FROM COCKINGTON COURT COCKINGTON  TORQUAY

There will be a choice of 2 routes, one will be a short route around the lakes, or a longer route will take you along the path by the gamekeepers lodge, through the woods and then around the lakes.

It should be a fabulous day so please come along , have some fun, and raise much needed funds for your local branch of the RSPCA

Registration and sponsorship forms are available from our shops at Brixham, Totnes, Newton Abbot, Paignton, Babbacombe or by contacting the branch office via email or telephone

Look forward to seeing you there!

Our latest shop at 129 Reddenhill Road Babbacombe Torquay TQ1 3NT will be opening its doors to the public on:

MONDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 2010

Please come along, have a look around, let us know what you think, and support your local branch of the RSPCA.

In addition to all the staff, volunteers and Trustees who have worked hard to get this shop ready, we would like to thank the following who have kindly offered their products or services either for free or at significantly reduced costs to enable us to get this lovely shop fitted out at a modest cost:

Bob Furneaux-General Builder

Komet Carpets-Kingsteignton

The Royal at Babbacombe

Stan Owen-” Stan the Carpet Man”

THANK YOU TO ALL

Our next event will be a guided walk and a coffee morning to raise funds for the Branch on

SUNDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 2010 @ 10.00AM

The walk will start at Kingskerswell Church, Kingskerswell, at 10.00am, covers approximately 4 miles  and will last roughly 2 hours. It is a circular route taking in Kingskerswell Downs through woods and over meadows and down a lane. There is some uphill walking at the beginning.

The walk is being led by a Trustee of the Branch who has extensive  local  knowledge of the area. Sturdy shoes and waterproofs are advised. The walk is suitable for all ages and well behaved dogs on a lead are welcome. There is a suggested donation of £2 per walker. (The Coffee Morning will still be going on at the end of the walk.)

The Coffee Morning is being held in the Coffee Room, near the church. Anyone not wishing to walk can support us at the coffee morning, where there will be tea, coffee, and cakes available, (and a good natter)!

If you would like to take part just turn up at the church by 9.45 am on the day.

We look forward to seeing you there!!

A lovely time was had by all and the weather was really kind to us. We had terrific support from members of the public who bought lots of things from the stall, including one young man who bought nearly all our china!

We’d like to thank the organisers for inviting us, and to all who helped on the day.

We raised a very repectable  amount of £115.48!

See you at the next event! No dates as yet but keep watching!

SATURDAY JULY 31ST

MARLDON APPLE PIE FAIR

MARLDON

12AM to 5PM

We’ll be there, will you?

We had an excellent day on Tuesday, despite being nearly blown away into the sea by the strong wind! The event was very well attended and we had a lot of people buying cakes and bric-a-brac from the stall. (No cakes left to take home sadly)! We’d like to thank the organisers for inviting us and say a BIG thank you to everyone who bought something from us or who made a donation. Our volunteers were also brilliant as usual. Thanks go to Wendy, Charlie, Kim and Elaine for pitching in. You all helped us to raise a Fantastic £144.83 for the Branch!!! Well done everyone.

Don’t forget we’re at Marldon Apple Pie Fair on Saturday 31st. See you there!!

Another fantastic day for us! The event was well attended and the weather was beautiful. Our volunteers made some fabulous cakes which went down a storm. All in all we raised £111.30!!!

Many thanks to all who supported us and a special thanks to Preston Rotary Club for inviting us.

Our next event is the Preston Rotary Club Charity Day on Paignton Green.

It’s on Sunday the 18th of July from   10.30am to 4.30pm

We’ll have a stall with bric-a brac, books, gifts and a Tombola.

Come along with all the Family and Support your Local RSPCA!

See You There..

Well it was a fantastic day in Babbacombe! The sun was shining, there was a lovely breeze and we had a really good turnout of people attending the event. We had all sorts of things for sale including some nice bric-a-brac and some really nice gifts. People were very kind and supported us brilliantly. Thanks to all who bought and donated. The total raised was an amazing £400!!!

We’ll be at the Babbacombe Fayre on Wednesday the 16th of June, 9-5.

We’ll have some nice quality bric-a-brac and lots of other things so come along and visit the stall.

Help raise funds for your local RSPCA.

Well our latest sponsored walk on Sunday 28th March 2010 was a great success.

We had 11 well behaved dogs walking including the star of the day Sylvester – more about him later.

Everyone was delighted the rain held off , it was a very pleasant walk starting from The Little Theatre then first along Meadfoot Beach( even the tide was out- anybody would think we planned this !!) then up Ilsham Valley, on then up through the woods and finally along Lincombe Drive and back to The Little Theatre for some much needed refreshments.Everyone had a great time despite the early start due to putting the clocks forward and over £250 was raised on the day with the final figure expected to be around an AMAZING £300 when all the money is collected in.

The star of the day was undoubtedly Sylvester a 3 legged Chinese Crested Hairless dog belonging to one of our Volunteer Fundraising team Kim Dixon, he looks very frail and fragile as you can see from the photo but he is obviously tougher than he looks.

WELL DONE SYLVESTER!

THANK YOU to all those who took part, all the volunteers who helped out on the day and everyone at The Little Theatre for making their facilities available to us and for providing the refreshments

 Sylvester  had suffered with a heart condition for a long while ,was getting progressively weaker and weaker so sadly on the 6th May 2010 his owner Kim made the difficult decision to ask the vets to relieve his suffering and put Sylvester to sleep. It was a very sad occasion for Kim and for all the staff at the welfare clinic who had cared for Sylvester and grown to love him. Thank you for everything Sylvester, for being such a wonderful character and we all hope you enjoy life in doggy heaven.RIP

STEP OUT TO THE RSPCA’S CHARITY THEATRE NIGHT

A SPECIAL”TOADS THEATRE COMPANY” PERFORMANCE  OF

“STEPPING OUT“

The Hilarious Tap Dancing Comedy by Richard Harris. Directed by Sarah O’Connor

Winner of the Evening Standard Comedy of the Year Award

FRIDAY APRIL 9TH 2010 AT 7.30PM

PRE OPENING NIGHT SHOW

AT THE LITTLE THEATRE, ST MARKS ROAD

TORQUAY

TICKETS £12 to include a complimentary program

BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT OUR SHOPS IN PAIGNTON, BRIXHAM,TOTNES & NEWTON ABBOT OR

BY RINGING 01803 556130

ALL PROCEEDS  FROM TICKET SALES GO TO THE

RSPCA TORQUAY AND SOUTH EAST DEVON BRANCH

We attended the Scala hall in Brixham on Saturday the 10th of October, where we had a stall selling books and some Christmas goods.

We raised a fair amount of money and the event was well attended.

We would like to thank all who helped on the day and all those who bought something helping us to raise much needed funds for the charity.

Please come along and support your local branch of  the RSPCA at

Animals in Need Day

on SATURDAY 29th AUGUST 10.00am to 2.00pm

Furrough Cross Church Babbacombe Torquay

We will be having a tombola, only £1 to have a go with a guaranteed prize every time.

There will be lots of other things to do, a  raffle, clothes rail, bric a brac  charity stalls, refreshments and its all indoors

so you are guaranteed to stay dry!!

The next event we will be attending  is the annual Totnes Show always a popular event and always well attended whatever the weather.

It’s on Thursday 30th July , at the venue in  Berry Pomeroy between Paignton and Totnes. It’s always a very well supported show with lots of interest for everyone and we’ll be running our usual stall, £1 a ticket, prize every time, with lots & lots of excellent prizes. As always all the money raised will be used to fund animal welfare in the local area.

One of our Animal Collection Officers ( ACOs )will be  present, so if you want to ask any questions about the work we do, ask about the amazing rescues we get involved in or just find out more about the important work we do within our local area  please just visit our stall and we will be happy to talk to you.

We look forward to seeing you there

Well the ususal British Summer did us proud for the Newton Abbot Carnival on Saturday 11th July!  Considering the awful weather we were pleasantly surprised by the number of people that came to our stall and we raised a respectable amount of money.

One of our youngest volunteers Phoebe, did a sterling job, going around the crowd, giving out information leaflets and stickers and we’d like to say a Big Thank You to her for that. Lots of people commented that they’d seen our new shop in Newton Abbot, so if you haven’t visited it yet, make it a priority.

We recently  had a wonderful donation of brand new clothing from a local company, some of which were designer labels so get along  there before they’re all gone! Thank you to everyone who took part.

Here we all are, sheltering from the rain!

Here are some of the walkers and their dogs with their certificates outside the Clinic after the walk was completed.

We had  great weather for the occasion, nice and warm but without blazing sun. Everyone had a welcome drink  and a biscuit when they got back including  some of the dogs!

We’d like  to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all who took part, including the volunteers that helped with marshalling and tea making.

We raised an AMAZING total of just over £444,  so well done to everyone.

We are holding a Sponsored Dog Walk on Sunday the 28th June 2009 at 6.30pm in Newton Abbot, starting and finishing at the RSPCA Animal Welfare Clinic, at Balls Corner ,Jetty Marsh Road.

There will be an approximate 1 mile walk and an approximate 2 mile walk, going through Jetty Marsh Nature Reserve. The aim is to raise funds for the RSPCA Torquay and South East Devon Branch.

There is free parking  after 6pm in Cricketfield Road car park in Newton Abbot.(Toilet Facilities available there)

No parking  is available at the clinic.

All  are welcome and the route is family friendly with suitability for sturdy wheelchairs and pushchairs.

In order that we can plan the event successfully please contact us to register and receive a sponsor form  at any of our shops, or the clinic, via email (enquiries@rspca-torbay.org.uk) or telephone 01803 556130

NO LATER THAN THE 21ST JUNE 2009 PLEASE.

PLEASE DO NOT JUST “TURN UP” ON THE DAY AS YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE PART

CALLING ALL DOG OWNERS.!!

Come along on Sunday 29th March to Decoy Country Park in Newton Abbot from 2.00 to 4.00 pm.

Free entry!

There will  be a Fun Family Dog Show at 2.15pm, with classes to include  Dog Most Like It’s Owner, Coolest Trick, Waggiest Tail and Best Manners.

There’s also  a Four Legged Guided Walk (for dogs and their owners) at 3.15pm.

The theme of the day is responsible dog ownership.

We will have RSPCA merchandise you can buy, information leaflets on microchipping and care of animals , and our ACO’s  (Animal Collection Officers) will be there to tell you all about the work we do. They will have some information on some of the rescues that we’ve done and will be there to answer some of your questions.

There will be other charity stalls and children’s craft activity, so come along with your families and your dogs and help to support your local RSPCA.

All money raised stays in the local area.

Many thanks to all those who supported us at the Scala Hall in Brixham on the 18th October.We had a good day with lots of people telling us how much they appreciate all the work we do.

All our shops have now got Christmas cards in so get yours before they all sell out!!

We’ll be attending the Scala Hall in Brixham on Saturday the 18th of October. We’ll have lots of things for you to buy, some Christmas cards and other Christmas goodies (it’s only 11 weeks away now!!). It starts at 10am, so come along and support us and make sure you’re first in the queue!!

Our attendance at the Scarecrow Week event was a very successful one. Lots of people came and the weather was kind to us. We managed to raise over £100 thanks to the generosity of the public.

We’d like to say a big thank you to those of you who attended and supported us. We rely solely on donations so if you couldn’t attend but would like to have donated, please click on the yellow ‘Donate’  button now!

All money generated stays in the local area, serving all TQ postcode areas.

The Dawlish Scarecrow Week is the next event that we’ll be attending. It’s on the lawn on Dawlish seafront on Sunday the 31st of August, and kicks off at 10am. Come and win a prize at our stall, or just chat to our team and tell us all about your pets. Should be a great day out if the weather holds up, but even if it’s raining you can still have fun and support us. Look forward to seeing you there.

Well, the Totnes Show weather did its usual thing and poured down most of the day! Luckily for us there were lots of people who came and supported us by buying a ticket from our stall. We managed to raise £125 for the Branch. Although the weather was bad, the spirit of the occasion was very high, and people were pleased to be able to support us. A picture of our stall will follow in due course.

Thanks to all who helped on the stall.

The Branch will be at the 2008 Totnes & District Agricultural Show on Thursday 31st July 2008.  The show is a great day out for all the family.

For more information you can visit the official Totnes Show website at http://www.totnesshow.com.