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2024 Events at Park House

Boot & Spring Fayre - Saturday 27th April

at Park House Animal Sanctuary CT4 6AN


Boots from 8am (cars £7 / vans £10)

Entertainment with The East Kent Piping Society,

Gumboots Reggae Band,

County & Western with Dave & All I Want To Do Is Sing


Classic Cars Welcome

Tombola - Lots of Stalls

Hot & Cold Refreshments

Ample free parking - admission by donation


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Dog & Owners Fun Day

Saturday 15th June


Boot & Summer Fayre

Saturday 13th July


Boot & Late Summer Fayre

Saturday 10th August


Boot & Autumn Fayre

Saturday 7th September


End of Year Boot Fair & Clearance Sale

Saturday 5th October


GRAND PRIZE DRAW WINNERS


1st prize £250.00 ticket number 015910 A Petts

2nd prize £50.00 ticket number 027734 L Lambert

3rd prize £50.00 ticket number 030668

4th prize £50.00 ticket number 06285 I Bishop

5th prize Hamper ticket number 3674 Martin Golding (pictured)


All winners will be contacted.



Lord Whisky Quiz Night - 9th December

We took over £1,000 before expenses and we would like to thank everyone who turned out on a wet December evening. We had a full turnout and were bursting at the seams as we sat down to enjoy a marvellous Ploughmans supper prepared by our French chef Seb, and his marvellous helpers Teresa and Angie. The food was excellent and the home made cakes gifted by Daphne were superb. The raffle was a huge success and we thank our many donors especially Mike Pratt and his beautiful wife Sarah who gave us tons of wonderful gifts for the raffle and tombola. Thank you Pauline Gostling and friend for the huge donation. Is there any better way to make money for such a deserving cause than by having fun? Thank you so much Eddie Williams quiz master extraordinaire, it was perfect.



The 6th Annual Lord Whisky Poetry Competition 2023

Thank you to everyone who entered poems for this competition. Please click here for the results!

End of Year Boot Fair 2023

Our End of Year Boot Fair & Clearance Sale on 7th October turned out to be a lovely, happy sunny day and was well attended raising a total of £1,829 before expenses.


We thank everyone who took part in helping in various areas and everyone who came to support us. With so many animals in our care with special needs, and many more waiting to come in, your help is needed more than ever. Thank you

Boot & Summer Fayre 2023

Our July boot fair raised £1,907. It wasn't as busy as we would have liked, but a lot on a scorching hot day. We were entertained by the lovely East Kent Piping Society and Woolly Wonder who made us all laugh. Our next event is on Saturday 5th August and we look forward to seeing you then.


Dog & Owners Fun Day & Boot Fair 2023

What a hot day! We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported the event. It was lovely to see Roger Frost & Pam Ferris who chatted away to our visitors and the wonderful Southern Golden Retrievers who put on such a magnificent display. We would also like to thank our judge Heather Taylor and her steward who judged the Pedigree classes and all our helpers who worked so hard to bring in much needed funds for the animals. A total of £3,044 was raised before expenses.


Raffle Results:

433 Soft Toy

435 Soft Toy

695 Travel Bag Set

729 Toy Dog

652 Soft Toy

736 Bath Set

768 Dolphin Light

709 Trivial Pursuit

667 Coffee Set

616 Luxury Bath Set

741 Wine

661 Wine

609 Wine

All winners have been notified.


On another note, we love to put on these events not only to raise money, but to give everyone a good day out, but we desperately need helpers for our next boot fairs on 8th July and 5th August. We need volunteers to serve tea and coffee in the kitchen, to run a raffle and to help on the bric-a-brac stalls. We are also looking for arena entertainment, so if you are involved with, or know of any display teams who would be interested in joining us, please get in touch. We also need someone to sort out and sell donated foreign and old coins. 

BOOT & SPRING FAYRE - SATURDAY 29 APRIL 2023

What a lovely day we had for our first boot fair of the year. We would like to thank all our wonderful  helpers, our team at the Tea Rooms and also all our fantastic entertainers; The Bloco Fogo Samba Band, The East Kent Piping Society and Belles Stage School. Finally we would like to thank all the stallholders who helped to make the day such a success and of course, everyone who came to support us. A wonderful total of £3,558 was raised before expenses.


Raffle Results:

283 Puzzle

350 Teddy

282 Wine

127 Jigsaw

130 Painting

189 Pamper Set


Our next event is our Dog & Owners Fun Day & Boot Fayre on Saturday 10th June. We are very honoured to have with us our Patron and renowned dog behaviourist, Dr Roger Mugford, who shares our views on dog behaviour. He will also have a stall with books etc. We will also be joined by Call The Midwife actress, Pam Ferris and The Southern Golden Retrievers will be entertaining us with their beautiful dogs as well as other wonderful entertainment. We will also be holding a Companion Dog Show with Pedigree and fun classes.





Purple Poppies 2022

For several years now, Jean has knitted Purple Poppies to remember and honour the animals who lost their lives in wars alongside the Armed Forces and Merchant Seamen. These are sold to help raise money for Lord Whisky and this year has been no exception, although in the current situation things have been a bit difficult. We would like to thank Judrop-in, Cheriton; the Varne Fish & Chip Shop in Lydd on Sea; Premier, Savages, Costa and Bakery 64 in New Romney; McColl's and Nikki D's in Lydd; Spar in Littlestone; Well Chemist in Greatstone; Bitzers Pet Shop, The Prince of Wales and the Lord Whisky Charity Shop in Hythe and the Lord Whisky Tea Rooms in Rhodes Minnis for having the Purple Poppies to sell, and of course, the people who donated money so generously. This year, the amount raised was £648.65, for which we give grateful thanks to everybody.

Pete, Jean 'n' Jessie (our Lord Whisky Labrador Lurcher)

Poetry Competition 2022

Results and Report


Thank you for entering the Lord Whisky Animal Sanctuary Competition and helping the work of the sanctuary. The judges have made their decisions and the results of the Open competition and the Friends and Rescue categories can be downloaded here.


We will be in contact with the prize-winners soon. Congratulations to all the winners and listed poets and indeed to all the entrants - the judges genuinely felt that the standard of entries was very high. The judges will also soon be in contact with the listed poets about the Zoom reading event.


Thank you all again for supporting the sanctuary.


Dog & Owners Fun Day & Boot Fair 2022

Saturday 11th June.


What a glorious day it was with the sun shining all day. A total of £3,547.30 was taken before expenses. We wish to thank Rose Dunnelle, our judge for the pedigree classes and Dog Warden, Colin Leek, who along with Tina and Alex, judged the fun classes; sanctuary staff Lydia, Jolanta and Meelia who manned the entry desk, and our other staff members who had to stand in due to a shortage of volunteers. We also thank the Retired Greyhound Trust, the ladies who served tea & cake and the chefs on the barbecue, Bob & Pam on the gate, our classic car exhibitors and everyone who manned stalls and worked really hard to make it a lovely day. Big thanks also go to The Southern Golden Retrievers, Samphire Dog Training, The Dancing Doggies of Northbourne and Stockbury Dog Club Obedience Display Team for entertaining us so well. Finally, thank you to everyone who came along and supported us - it was a truly lovely day and we were delighted to see so many dogs and their owners. Lots more photos on our Facebook page.


We do need more volunteers for our next event on Saturday 6th August - please get in touch if you can help.


Boot & Spring Fayre ~ Saturday 7th May 2022

Thank you to everyone who made it such a lovely happy day. Huge thanks go to our fantastic entertainers; The East Kent Pipers, The Fortunettes, The Folkestone Teeny Boppers, Sophia Jones and Samphire Dog Training. All our volunteers worked so hard to give everyone a good time and raise much needed funds for the sanctuary. At the end of the day Ray our sheep farmer picked out the winning tickets from our main raffle:

1st prize 18787 Kelly

2nd prize 027360 Mrs M Edwards

3rd prize 09080 Bill Fletcher

4th prize 5404 Mr M Crawford

5th prize 035648 A Colwell


WE NOW HAVE 7 GOOD QUALITY FLEECES AVAILABLE TO ANYONE INTERESTED.


A total of £3,331 was taken before expenses.





EVENTS IN 2021



Boot Fair & End of Year Clearance Sale

Sat 2nd October

Once again the heavens opened, but not until about 11.30am. We thank everyone who came along and all our lovely helpers. A total of £600 was raised before expenses. Despite the weather, it was, once again a happy morning with lots of lovely people. Thank you.


Boot & Autumn Fair - Saturday 11th September


Although the day started off cloudy with a few spots of rain, it soon turned into a very nice autumn day. We were entertained by The Ashborys, a very talented group who generously gave their time for free, The City of Canterbury Band, regulars at the sanctuary and, for the first time at Park House, The Blogo Fogo Samba Band who attracted the crowd with their drums and received lots of cheering. A total of £2,278 was raised for the sanctuary before expenses.


Although funds are always needed for the continuation of our work, we like to give our supporters a good day out and if anyone has any ideas for next years events, please let me know. As always, a big thank you to all our friends and helpers who donate their time and without whom we could not continue to stage these events.

Boot Fair & Fun Dog Show - Saturday 10th July


I would just like to thank everyone who came to our Boot Fair & Fun Dog Show on Saturday 10th July. It was such a shame that the weather was so damp and showery, nevertheless everyone seemed to enjoy it and we were pleased to welcome some new helpers. Everyone was very enthusiastic for another event, so we will be holding a Boot Fair on Saturday 7th August and entertainment is needed. We would also like to thank Pam Ferris and our vet Charlotte, who judged the Dog Show classes and of course, all our helpers. A total of £1,375 was raised.

Boot & Spring Fayre - Saturday 29th May 2021


What a magical day it was, full of fun and laughter, and the sun shone all day. We were entertained by the lovely East Kent Piping Society, Rust & Stardust's wonderful puppet theatre 'Tweethearts' and Country Singer John McQ. There was a lovely display of classic cars which generated a lot of interest plus tombolas, a raffle and many bargains to be found on the various stalls. There was plenty to eat and drink and several Lord Whisky sanctuary dogs which I spotted. We would like to say an enormous thank you to everyone who made the day so special and helped to raise just over £3,000. Our next event will be on Saturday 10th July where we will be holding a mini fun dog show for pet and rescue dogs and we hope to see lots of ex Lord Whisky ones. If anyone wants to put their name on a display, please let us know. We were delighted to welcome our new helpers, but we still need more helping hands to man the shop and see the cars in and out. There were several familiar faces missing due to poor health and we hope they will be back with us soon.  Margaret Todd




THE LORD WHISKY SANCTUARY FUND POETRY COMPETITION 2021

POETRY COMPETITION WITH PRIZES



The 4th annual Lord Whisky Poetry Competition has now closed.

The poems are with the judge and the results will appear here

by early August or before.




Judged by Award-winning and widely published poet, Victoria Field.


We invite poems on the THEME of HEALING. This can be widely interpreted, for example the work of doctors and nurses, physical and psychological healing, the process of healing a rescue animal after bad treatment, the healing companionship of animals for human beings, spiritual healers, the healing effect of writing or art etc.

 

50% of fees received to help with the work of the sanctuary with the remaining 50% of fees received to fund the prizes.

Pease click here for full details. Good Luck!






Purple Poppies 2020


For several years now, Jean has knitted Purple Poppies to remember and honour the animals who lost their lives in wars alongside the Armed Forces and Merchant Seamen. These are sold to help raise money for Lord Whisky and this year has been no exception, although with the virus and lockdown, things have been a bit difficult. This year we would like to thank the following shops and businesses for having the Purple Poppies to sell and of course, the people who donated money so generously. JUDROP-IN in Cheriton; The Post Office in Dymchurch; Premier, Savages and Costa in New Romney; McColl's, Kerry's Kitchen and Lydd Butchers in Lydd; Spar in Littlestone; Well Chemist in Greatstone and the Lord Whisky Tea Room. This year the amount raised totalled £407.33 for which we give grateful thanks to everybody. Pete, Jean & Murphy (our Lord Whisky Saluki Lurcher).



Sadly, there will be no Fur, Feather & Exotic Exhibition in February 2021. We are planning to hold a Boot Fair in May subject to local restrictions and we desperately need volunteers to man stalls if these events are going to continue. Please ring us if you can help or email with your contact details and when you can help. We are also planning a clearance sale as early in the New Year as possible. Good quality items are needed for our Shop and Tea Rooms when they reopen and clothes for our clothing bins only. We are exploring sales on Ebay and the cost of paying someone to run it. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.


We are always looking for entertainment for our boot fairs, so if you belong to a dance school, majorette group, band, martial arts group etc., and could put on a display in our arena, please get in touch on 01303 862622



We would like to thank everyone who came to our Autumn Boot Fair last Saturday (19th September). It was a lovely day with entertainment from the East Kent Piping Society and Bert with his lovely music. We also thank our helpers who looked after the stalls and Daphne and Arlene for all the lovely cakes. A total of £1,757 was raised. Take care and stay safe.


Despite the rain, a lovely friendly Boot Fair was held last Saturday (15th August) at Park House Animal Sanctuary, in aid of the Lord Whisky Sanctuary Fund, and a total of £1,213 was raised. We thank all our loyal helpers who give up their time to help and welcome new friends to join us at our fund raising events. Our next boot fair will take place on Saturday 19th September where we will be delighted to welcome back the East Kent Piping Society.


We thank everyone for their support during these difficult times.



Poetry Competition 2020

The results are out!  To see the results, including prize winners and commended poets and the judge's reports, please click here.



We always need good quality prizes suitable for raffles and tombolas. You can either drop them off at the sanctuary or the Tea Rooms. Thank you.  We also need volunteers to help raise vital funds for the sanctuary. Can you help at our events or could you start a fundraising group in your area? Please ring us on 01303 862622 or email lord.whisky@btinternet.com



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Lucy, our door bell; Pickles, our barn cat and Rhoda, our very special chicken.



Saturday 9th May 2020; a glorious sunny day at Park House Animal Sanctuary and what should have been our first Boot Fair of the year, with the paddock full of people enjoying refreshments, relaxing on the show bales, listening to music and catching up with friends and seeing some of the rescue dogs.


However, instead here at the sanctuary our sheep Sweetie, Dolly and Brownie (in their late teens), followed by Mary, Hannah and Charlotte, Violet and Vicky, Sweetie 2 and SnowWhite and newcomer Smokey (unless he finds a pet home) had a date with our shepherd, Ray Bourne, to have their heavy winter coats removed. Whilst Ray was here he picked out the tickets for our Spring Draw. The results are as follows:


9110 £250

6324 Eurotunnel Day Trip & Overnight Voucher

1387 £15 M&S Voucher

12125 Spa Treatment Box

17032 Calvin Klein Cosmetics

4302 Bedside Mat

6140 Lord Whisky Sweat Shirt

17676 Lord Whisky T-Shirt

8580 Lord Whisky Apron

2934 Jigsaw Puzzle

Drawing the raffle and shearing the sheep



As always, thank you to everyone who supported the raffle and who helps us in so many ways. Your help is needed now more than ever so we can provide permanent sanctuary and find caring, responsible homes for the many creatures in our care. Also to carry on our vital veterinary treatment for animals whose owners cannot afford private fees.

Orphans Smokey, Bugsey and Freya

FUNDS RAISED 2020

Fur, Feather & Exotic Exhibition, 22nd February
It was quieter than usual at the Fur, Feather & Exotic Exhibition, maybe due to the weather, but a total of £840 was raised. Our thanks go to our wonderful, loyal helpers and everyone who exhibited their animals and imparted their knowledge. The exhibition will be held again next year on Saturday 27th February. We urgently need new exhibitors so if you are involved with a club or are a respectable breeder and would like to show your animals, please get in touch. We also need more fit and able volunteers to help set up and clear the hall on the day.

FUNDS RAISED 2019

Christmas Bazaar - Boughton-under-Blean, 7th December
We would like to thank all the stall holders who put on Christmassy stalls uncluding Jean, Joy, Tressa & Carl who ran the Lord Whisky stalls. We would also like to thank Arlene, Dawn, Graham & Janis, who were busy in the kitchen, Daphne & Sally who welcomed people at the door and Dawn Swift with Olly the owl. A total of £612 was raised.

Hythe Late Night Shopping - Friday 6th December
Our thanks go to Rosina, who put so much effort into making the evening a big success, with helpers Eunice, Sally and Judy. Thanks also to Charlotte and Meelia who also popped in to help. We also thank the Folkestone Community Swing Band who entertained us outside the shop and even donated the bucket collection to us. Many thanks to all concerned; we are fortunate to have such a lovely group of friends for the animals.

Lyminge Autumn Bazaar, 23rd November
We had a very pleasant morning and a total of £828 was taken, but of course there are expenses to be taken out of this. We were again fortunate enough to have The Bottles to entertain us with a variety of music. Dawn Swift also brought her owl Barney who had plenty of admirers and lots of photos taken. There was a lovely selection of cakes, all home-made for the day, a raffle, tombola, Christmas cards and good quality gifts and bric-a-brac. Thank you to everyone who supported us and also our friends who stayed behind to help with the clearing up. We seriously need more helpers with lots of new ideas and commitment to our fundraising.

Purple Poppies
There are three different colour poppies available at "Poppy Tide". Firstly there is the traditional Red Poppy, to remember and honour all the service men and women and merchant seamen who lost their lives in armed conflict. There is also the Purple Poppy, which honours and remembers the animals who gave their lives too (over 2 million horses in the First World War alone). There is also the White Poppy, which has lost its former connotation and is now the Poppy for Peace. For several years now, Jean has knitted Purple Poppies to raise funds for Lord Whisky and this year we have been helped by the 1st New Romney Scout Group who very kindly donated a large number of knitted poppies to sell to help raise funds. This year we have also been able to go to several events where we were allowed to sell them, as well as at the following shops: Costa Coffee, Savages Greengrocers and Premier (all of New Romney), Spar at Littlestone, Lydd Butchers, Greatstone Chemist, Dymchurch Post Office, the Lord Whisky Charity shop in Hythe and the Lord Whisky Tea Rooms, for which we thank them sincerely. This year we have raised a total of £720.10 for Lord Whisky and we would like to thank you all for your help and support.
Jean, Pete and a bit of help from Murphy, our Lord Whisky lurcher.

End of Year Boot Fair & Clearance Sale, 19th October
Our final boot fair of the year was a wash-out; such a shame, but that's life! In spite of the weather we took £350.78. A big thank you goes to our helpers Daphne and Arlene in the kitchen; Kate on the tombola with Jean & Joy; Tressa and Clyde and Pete, Jean, Rose and Roger in the little shop with lots of bargains. They also do a fantastic job tidying up so we can now get in there. Thank you to everyone who came to support us and we hope the weather will be kinder to us next year.

Boot & Autumn Fayre, Saturday 21st September
What a lovely day! The weather was kind to us and the sun shone on us all day. We had lovely music with The Breeze and The City of Canterbury Brass Band and Scotty's Circus Workshop kept everyone amused learning new skills. There were our usual tombola and raffle, lots of bargains on our Bric-a-Brac stall and lots of lovely cakes. It was great to have Bert (our PA man) back with us and all our wonderful helpers who give their time for free and we would like to say a special thank you to Bob, our handy-man, who gave his time to help on the barbecue. A total of £1,919 was raised before expenses. We are now planning our 2020 events and apart from raising much needed funds to feed the many animals in our care, we try to make these events as enjoyable as possible. If you have any ideas or contacts, we would love to hear from you.

Boot & Summer Fayre, Saturday 20th July
We would like to thank everyone who braved the uncertain weather to come to our Boot & Summer Fayre. After a wet start it brightened up late morning and the afternoon was glorious. Special thanks go to The East Kent Piping Society and our friends, The Bottles, for entertaining us so well; it was just a shame there were not more people to enjoy it. A total of £640 was raised and we look forward to our next event on Saturday 17th August which we hope will be better attended with lovely sunshine. Thank you as always to our loyal helpers who never let us down.

Dog & Owners Fun Day, Saturday 1st June
The annual Lord Whisky Dog Show took place on Saturday 1st June on a glorious sunny day. The boot fair was in full swing at 8am and the entertainment started at 11am, opened by the wonderful Southern Golden Retrievers Display Team run by Karen Menter. The work that goes into training these dogs must take so much dedication and they are a great credit to their owners. This was followed by another wonderful display by the Swalecliffe & District Dog Training Society, who then held a 'Have a go' session for our visitors. We were then entertained superbly by the Samphire Dog Training team, again all trained with love, kindness and commitment and that special relationship between dog and owner that shines through. Entries for the dog show were taken from noon with 67 dogs taking part in the various classes, a little down on last year, but understandable given the hot weather. 2pm saw the arrival of our celebrity guests, Pam Ferris, Barbara Sturgeon and our President, Dr Roger Mugford, founder of Company of Animals. We also welcomed life-long supporters Pat & Betty Burke. Pat was Mayor of Canterbury for many years and together with Betty has given much to the community, and last, but by no means least, Rose Dunnelle who judged the pedigree classes with her steward. We are so fortunate to have such wonderful friends who give their time free every year. A total of £2,897 was raised for the sanctuary. We would also like to thank all our friends who helped on the day and everyone who supported the event to help with our work for the animals so dear to our hearts. See our Facebook page for photographs.

Cyclo-sportive, Monday 27th May
A further report and amount raised will follow shortly, but click here for the results.

Boot & Spring Fayre, Saturday 4th May
We were all so disappointed that our first lovely boot fair of the year was a wash-out. However, despite the bad weather we managed to raise £1,330 before expenses, which is a great help. Thank you to everyone who came including the East Kent Piping Society and Rust & Stardurst who put on the lovely Tweethearts puppet show (in association with Applause Outdoors). The winning tickets in the cash prize draw are 1st 004490; 2nd 005496 and 3rd 005292 and we will be contacting you in due course.

Lord Whisky Quiz Night, Saturday 16th March
A very enjoyable evening was spent at the Lord Whisky Tea Rooms on Saturday 16th March. We thank our Quiz Master Eddie Leach for his time, Anna Sloman-Gower for all her time and enthusiasm which she put into arranging the event, Yvonne & Rosie for the lovely Ploughman's Supper and of course, everyone who took part. The raffle raised £81 and an interval game of Heads & Tails raised £25. Anna will be announcing the date of the next Quiz Evening shortly. I would also like to thank all our wonderful helpers and supporters. Without your help and dedication we could not continue our work at the sanctuary and the vets clinics.

Fur, Feather & Exotic Exhibition, Saturday 23rd February
It was a magical day at Boughton Village Hall. The sun shone brightly and the visitors flocked in to see the various creatures including owls, parrots, chinchillas, ferrets, guinea pigs, tarantulas, chickens and rabbits. There was a variety of interesting stalls to browse and Kent wines from Ulley Vineyard to taste. Our two sock lambs, Sweetie and Snow White, were a great attraction and the children really enjoyed feeding them. Once they are fully weaned, we will try and find nice pet homes for them or they will remain at the sanctuary.

We thank all our exhibitors and stall holders and special guests Pam Ferris and Roger Frost for attending the event. We must also thank all our wonderful helpers, especially Brian and Anna who worked tirelessly in the kitchen with their friends Pauline, Chris, Mike & Hazel - you all did us proud. Just over £1,100 was raised on the day (before costs) to help our work at the sanctuary.

Next years event will be held on Saturday 22nd February and we are hoping to find more exhibitors with collections of other species (hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, cavies etc.) to replace people who are sadly no longer with us.

The winners of the pet show were:
1st Erica Terry-Rose with rabbits Robbie & Dylan; 2nd Finlay Redfern with python Penelope; 3rd Eve Moseley with tawny owls Saffy & Asia; 4th June Raley with guinea pig Pepper; 5th George Newman with ferret Buddy; 6th June Raley with guinea pig Bamboo.

The winners of the raffle were:
186 Food Processor; 402 Pinkerton Fizz; 206 Sapphire Gin; 288 £25 garden centre voucher; 370 Beard trimmer; 260 Animal clipper set; 345 £10 vet voucher; 191 £10 vet voucher; 381 £10 vet voucher; 149 chocolates.

Visit our Facebook page to see some photos taken on the day.

FUNDS RAISED 2018

Thank you to everyone who came to our Lyminge Autumn Bazaar. We thank the Anthea Barnes School of Dancing for their lovely display, the children were brilliant and didn't put a foot wrong. Our friends, The Bottles, performed a lovely selection of songs and Barry Harrison joined them for a solo. They very kindly gave their time for free and everyone enjoyed it so much. Finally, thank you to all the stall holders who, as usual, made their tables as attractive as possible and helped us to raise £813 before expenses. It would be good next year if we could have volunteers to put posters up in the village and surrounding areas.

Thank you to everyone who came to our Boot & Summer Fayre on Saturday 21st July and to all our helpers who worked so hard in the heat.  Huge thanks go to our band for the afternoon, The Rocket Dogs, everyone who brought classic cars and the lovely 1950's caravan fitted out with many things from that era. A total of £1,580 was raised before expenses.  We are in urgent need of volunteers to help at our fund raising events. Please get in touch if you can help.

What a glorious day we had for our Dog & Owners Fun Day on 2nd June! A total of £3,200 was taken before expenses. There are so many people we would like to thank: our celebrity guests, Pam Ferris and husband Roger Frost and Barry & Barbara Sturgeon; our judge Sally Wakeling and her steward; The Southern Golden Retrievers, Swalecliffe & District Dog Training Society and Samphire Dog Training for their wonderful displays; Malcolm Maynard who stood in for Bert on the PA system and all our wonderful volunteers who gave up their time and without whose help these events could not take place. We would also like to thank everyone who came along to support the event and gave so generously on the gate and perhaps most of all, the dogs of all shapes and sizes who were so well-behaved. It is especially lovely to see some of the dogs who came from Lord Whisky and it is always rewarding to know that they have settled well into their new homes.  Visit our Facebook page to see some photos from the afternoon.

The 2019 Dog & Owners Fun Day will take place on Saturday 1st June and we hope to see you there!

Thank you to everyone who came along and supported our  Boot & Spring Fayre  on Saturday 5th May. It was a wonderful day spent with many friends, both two and four-legged. A total of £2,800 was raised before expenses.  Special thanks to the East Kent Piping Society, The Hawkinge Flyers and 'Froojamaflip and Fred' for entertaining us so well.

Despite the bitterly cold weather, we all had a lovely day at our Fur, Feather & Exotic Exhibition on the 24th February. There was a variety of animals to see and stalls to browse and we would like to thank Pam Ferris and Roger Frost, who gave up their time to judge the small animal pet show. We would also like to thank all the exhibitors, stall holders, our Lord Whisky volunteers and give a special mention to Brian, Anna and their friends who worked tirelessly in the kitchen. A total of £1,256 was raised.
Small Animal Pet Show Winners:
1st & Best in Show - Jerry the Guinea Pig, owned by Carol Johnson.
2nd - Sid the corn snake owned by 10-year-old Finlay Redfern
Joint 3rd went to Neil Moseley with his Barn Owl and Matthew Horkan with his Pygmy Goats

Lyminge Autumn Bazaar , November 11th: We had a lovely morning with entertainment provided by The Bottles and The Anthea Barnes School of Dancing.  We had lots of nice comments and with everyone's help, raised a total of £807.

Swalecliffe & Chestfield Autumn Bazaar, November 4th: Pip & Gillian had both worked very hard to get this event together and the hall looked colourful and bright.  Guests enjoying tea and home-made cake were entertained by the Whitstable Recorder Group.  Thank you to everyone who helped raise a total of £799. 

Birchington Indoor Fair , October 21st: A very pleasant morning, well organised as always, by Leone, Karen and their family.  It's always nice to meet our supporters in Thanet and a total of £685 was raised.

A big thank you to all our friends and helpers who helped us to raise £1,197 at our End of Year Boot Fair & Clearance Sale on Saturday 14th October. The weather was kind to us and we thank everyone who supported us.

We were so fortunate with the weather for our Boot & Late Summer Fayre on Saturday 19th August. We had a very pleasant day with the East Kent Piping Society and it was great to see Ben again, who used to play with the Folkestone Pipes and Drums. Musical entertainment was also provided by Joskins Duo and there were first aid and seamanship demonstrations by members of the Canterbury Sea Cadets. As usual, it was great to see Lord Whisky rescues happy with their new owners. A big thank you as always to our helpers and of course you who support our events. Just over £1,400 was taken on the day to help support our work.   We are looking for a tea lady (or gentleman) to help Daphne in the kitchen at our next event on Saturday 16th September, could that be you? Please ring 01303 862622 if you could help. 

We would like to thank everyone who made our Boot & Summer Fair on Saturday, 29th July such a lovely day. In spite of the showers, we took just over £2,500 before expenses.  S angers Stage Show will be leading the carnival in Margate tomorrow (Sat 5th August) with their lovely horses and we wish them well on their travels.  Our next event at Park House is our Boot & Late Summer Fair on Saturday 19th August. Boot from 8am, entertainment from 12noon.  See our Facebook page for some photographs: The Lord Whisky Sanctuary Fund Kent.

What an amazing time we had at our Dog & Owners Fun Day on Saturday 3rd June. There is a long list of people to thank: the wonderful Southern Golden Retrievers, Samphire Dog Training, Swalecliffe & District Dog Training, Kent Companion Dog Training, Saffire Agility and The Hawkinge Flyers, our judges Rose Dunnelle and her steward Louise Palmer who judged the pedigree classes, Pam Ferris and Dianne Stingemore who judged the novelty classes, Derek Stingemore, ex Kentish Gazette, who took the photographs and Alex and Barry on the PA system. Thanks also go to our wonderful volunteers, without whom these events simply could not take place, our staff, our stall holders, including the display of classic cars that has now become a popular attraction at our fun days and, of course, everyone who came to support us. Finally, and most important of all, we want to thank all those wonderful dogs, many of whom were adopted from the sanctuary and came back to say hello. There will be a report of the winners and photos to follow.   Thank you to all our sponsors who kindly donated prizes; Clifford George Partnership, Wahl (UK) Ltd, Barrow Hill Vets, Bourne Vets, Toachim House Vets, Nature Diet and Gilbertson & Page.  A total of £2,450 was taken before expenses. The 2018 Dog Show will take place on Saturday 2nd June - put the date in your diary now!

Bank Holiday Monday 29th May saw the 8th running of our Cyclo-Sportive . We have built up a reputation as one of the friendliest cycling events in the local area. The riders can choose either a 50 or 72 mile route which covers some of the best countryside of the Kent Downs and the flat Romney Marsh. After quite a big storm on Sunday night, the weather turned out fine on the day, which we need because a lot of the riders wait to see what the weather is like on the day before entering. We had just over 100 entries on the day which made a total of 190 riders. Every year a few riders miss a sign and end up going the wrong way, but they all came back safely with a story to tell. The biggest problem this year was punctures, caused by grit washed onto the roads by the previous nights' storm. The riders were able to pick up refreshments and food from Colin and Terry at the feed station on the Romney Marsh and at the finish we had our barbecue fired up, plus lots of great cakes, tea and coffee which the tired riders consumed in great quantities (some come back each year just for the cakes!) There is a long list of people to thank, without whom the event would not take place, these include my cycling club friends who do all the timing of the riders, computer results, entering all the riders on the day, putting up over 120 signs en-route etc., Chris for driving the broom wagon (looking after the riders who need first aid or mechanical help), all the cake bakers, which includes the girls from the tearooms, friends of Lord Whisky and even some of my postman friends! Thanks also to my family and friends for serving tea, coffee and cakes and cooking over a hot barbecue all day. Thank you all for giving up a Bank Holiday to help raise funds for the sanctuary; this year’s event raised £4,929. Photos can be found on the Lord Whisky Facebook page. Nick Marsh . 

Our first visit to Old Bladbean Stud Gardens on Sunday 28th May raised £490 (before expenses) for the sanctuary. A big thank you to Carol (owner of the gardens) for inviting us to do the refreshments again for the season and to Arlene and Mette who supplied some of the cakes and worked so hard with tea making and all that washing up. It was lovely weather and a good afternoon. A volunteer runner is urgently required from 2.30pm-6pm to ferry crockery backwards and forwards from the kitchen. You will get the opportunity to see the beautiful gardens and enjoy some home-made cake and a cup of tea. The next open garden date is 11th June.

We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came along to support our Spring Family Fun Day on Saturday 6th May.  We must also thank our friends who helped on the stalls, in the kitchen and not forgetting Charlie on the gate.  £2,191 was taken on the day before expenses.  We now look forward to our Dog Show & Boot Fair on Saturday 3rd June, where we need 2 people to man the gate from 8am-12pm and from 1pm to finish as our Charlie is on holiday and we also need help in the kitchen.  Could you help?  Click here for a list of Spring Prize Draw winners.

We had a very enjoyable day at the Fur, Feather & Exotic Exhibition on Saturday 25th February.  It's lovely to meet up with people, some that we only see at this event and of course the wonderful creatures that bring us all together.  A total of £1,346 was raised and we thank everyone who took part and worked so hard.  We were sorry not to have Jess Bates, our ferret lady, with us who is still very poorly and our thoughts are with her.  We thank Harrietsham Ferret Rescue for stepping in again.  We also missed our special guest Max the Llama, whose owner Claire was in hospital with a slipped disc.  We hope it will not be too long before we see them both again at one of our events.  The small animal competition was won by Sophie & Charlie Wood from Canterbury with their Guinea Pigs Rex & Casper and 2nd prize was awarded to Liam O-Rourke from Yorkletts and his hamster, Peanut.


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