Here you can see Lucas the Staffordshire Bull Terrier who won both the best WARS dog and the dog the judge would most like to take home.

Here you can see the judging taking place in the novelty ring.
The judge here is Ben the shelter Manager.



 

Here you can see Keira who came 2nd in the prettiest bitch. You can see Keira and her owner Dianne working every other Saturday at the shelter helping out on Reception.

Mandy is with us for 4 months on secondment on her Golden Jubilee Trust Award. She was one of only 3 partners picked from John Lewis Partnership this year.
The Golden Jubilee Trust is a scheme of awards which gives practical help to UK registered charities run by the John Lewis Partnership.
You can usually see Mandy working behind the deli counter at Waitrose.

Our Wonderful New Isolation Block!

This last summer was particularly difficult for all charities involved with rescuing dogs in our area.

All local shelters were full to bursting-point with dogs needing to be rehomed. Thanks to recent fundraising efforts we have been able to build these extra kennels.





The new block is now in use, and it is making a terrific difference to our work.

Fencing The Site

We have now fenced the remainder of the site to ensure security and the safety of all the dogs.

It is wonderful now that the whole site is enclosed like this!

Building The New Isolation Kennels!

Before this project we had only two : not enough to ensure segregation and minimise the risk of any disease spreading now that more and more dogs are being brought to the shelter.

The New Office And Manager's Accommodation Are Now In Use!



We are delighted with our new office and Manager's house.

As you can see, the office is on the right - and if you visit the Shelter please respect Ben's privacy as the section on the left is his home!
You can see photos of the building work in progress if you scroll down this page.





When you walk into the reception area you can see photos of all the dogs, with an indication of which ones are already reserved.




- and the reception desk (but I couldn't persuade the staff to pose behind it!)

Here You Can See The Office And Manager's House Being Built.



In March 2004 the builders marked out the area for the new Manager's House and Administration block.

Until October 2004 the Shelter made do with temporary buildings (mobile homes), which had reached the end of their life.
The work was done by the same firm which built the kennel-blocks. Here are some photos which show progress on the site.

- and the boss himself is lending a helping hand!

It was wonderful to see the walls appear towards the end of April. Here you can see three members of the committee with Jodie inspecting the Manager's house with the admin section behind them and the kennels in the background.

This picture was taken when there were just several posts in the ground, and the next one shows it in use. One or two dogs at a time can now run free and play in safety with volunteers or Shelter workers in each section- it's wonderful, and great fun.

The launch of this website was celebrated with an Art Competition for young people (aged up to 18) in the Worcester / Malvern area.

This photo shows Christopher, the winner of the pre-school section with his picture of Jasper, the dog in the foreground who was found a new home by the Shelter. Also in the photo are Anne Dicks, the previous author of this website and Annette Payne (on the right) who was one of the judges.

This is a photo from the Malvern Gazette, showing a student from Malvern Girls' College presenting a cheque to Alex (and Ned!). The girls from the Mount House have organised several fund-raising activities for the Rescue Shelter as well as becoming volunteer dog-walkers (one girl is doing this as part of her Duke of Edinburgh Award).

This was the scene on 13th November when 32 trees were donated by St Peter's Garden Centre to be used as a windbreak, protection from the sun - and soundproofing (!) for the kennel block.

One of the Shelter's volunteers had the bright idea of asking for this support from the Garden Centre, and she also organised the transport back to the Shelter.



Here you can see Tony from the Garden Centre helping Alex to put the rest of the trees into the Shelter's vehicle.

Back at the Shelter, more volunteers, Rosemary and her husband, planted the trees with Alex and Sally.

We really appreciate all the help and enthusiasm we get from our volunteer helpers.

You can find out more about St Peter's Garden Centre by clicking the link to its website on our links page.

George and Vanessa at the Brewers Arms in West Malvern held a Pub Quiz on the last day of Christmas - January 6th - and used the proceeds to buy food for the animals in the Shelter.