Events

Walks

Recent Events

Sunday 28th June— Rushcliffe Country Park, Mere Way, Loughborough Road, Ruddington, Nottingham NG11 6JS

Our last walk until Autumn was enjoyed by adopters and dogs alike, with time for a quick drink and chat afterwards before the sun came out!

Sunday 24th May—Meet and Greet, Pets at Home, Mansfield, Nottingham NG18 1HA

We were very grateful for the people who came to meet our dogs, find out more about greyhounds, give donations and purchase our greyhound merchandise. We took £47.61 in donations and £81.90 in merchandise sales making a total of £129.51.

Our greyhounds did a wonderful job of showing that greyhounds do make wonderful pets. I think at one stage we had 9 greyhounds together which was wonderful and all behaved impeccably.

A huge, huge thank you to all the people who came along with their greyhounds and supported us, many of them giving up their whole day. A special thank you to the stars of the show, the greyhounds: Rosie, Brigitte, Blossom, Thomas, Daisy, Spencer, Bob, Grace, Flop, Hector, Murphy, and Barney—what wonderful ambassadors they were. Also thanks to the staff at Pets at Home for looking after us for the day.

Sunday 31st May—Vicar Water Country Park, Mansfield Road, Clipstone NG21 9AA

A relatively small turnout for this walk due to the very hot weather, and for this reason the walk was kept to approximately 30 minutes duration around the lake. On return to the visitor centre we relaxed in the shade on the grass for refreshments and the usual greyhound chat. This was a new venue for our monthly walk and we all thought we will return here in the future, hopefully on a cooler day.

Sunday 17th May—RSPCA Sponsored Dog Walk & Fun Day at Wollaton Park

It was positively balmy when we arrived in the Park to set up the stall. We were answering queries immediately and people were kindly buying our merchandise and placing money in our tin. Friends old and new appeared which created a lovely atmosphere for volunteers and visitors alike. Then it rained and rained and then rained a bit more. This was a really wet event, but we were not daunted and tables were moved back into the gazebo and we carried on regardless. We were able to pack up the stall in the dry, thank goodness, after a really rewarding day. Our thanks go to all our volunteers and everyone who visited the stall, but once again special thanks to our Greyhound ambassadors Bob, Grace, Billy, Fern, Annie, Murphy, Barney, Zoe, Blossom and Yenny. We took £173.30 in merchandise sales and £61.96 in donations.

Monday 4th May—Dove Valley Community Project Traditional Village Fete

There was a good turn out at the Hatton Village Fete even though the weather despite the weather. Many thanks to all the visitors to the stall who simply wanted to enquire and chat about how Greyhounds make wonderful pets after finishing their racing career and to those who made donations or purchased some RGT merchandise. Thanks to Lynne Saul for inviting us to participate at this event, and special thanks go to Lucky, Mona, Ellie, Lucy, Molly, Bob and Grace our greyhounds on duty for the day and who were the real stars of the show. We raised £24.58 in donations and £44.40 in merchandise sales.

Sunday 26th April— Elvaston Country Park

As we celebrate our 10th anniversary this year, we started the walk by having a group photograph taken by the Nottinghamshire Today photographer, who then joined us for part of the walk.

Sunday 29th March—Burnt Stump

A bright Spring day for an enjoyable walk through the woods and to the inn for refreshments.

Saturday 7th March 2009— Meet and Greet, Pets at Home, Derby

It was another cold and windy Saturday morning as we set up our stall for another day's meeting and greeting. We had our first visitors as soon as we had set up, not even time for a warming cup of coffee, and from then on we were kept busy with enquiries, and visitors throughout the day.

We raised a total of £46.21 in donations, and £46.00 in merchandise sales.

We would especially like to thank all the helpful staff at Pets at Home for hosting the Meet and Greet at the Store, and particularly to Mike the Store Manager and Rachel the Deputy Manager. Special thanks also to Robbie, Molly, Ebony, Ellie, Bob and Grace our Greyhound ambassadors for the day.

Sunday 22nd February 2009—Wollaton Park

Sunday saw us have a nice stroll around Wollaton park, a breezy chilly day thankfully with no rain. All things greyhound were discussed over a coffee and cake at the park's cafe after.

Sunday 25th January—Rufford Park

A good turnout for a dry but muddy walk around the lake and back to the cafe for a chat over refreshments.

Saturday 17th January—Meet and Greet, Park Farm Shopping Centre

The weather forecast was looking ominous all week, so we drew back the blinds with trepidation on Saturday morning to find …… bright sunshine! Great! The stall was set up and meeting and greeting commenced. We had a steady flow of visitors all day, some just keen to support our cause by placing money in the tin, others genuinely interested in the possibility of adopting one of our hounds, and all our volunteers were kept busy extolling the virtues of adopting a greyhound . A good time was had by all and as the day drew to a close we packed up the stall with a hope that some of the kind people we met may well in time adopt a greyhound.

Special thanks go to John the Centre Manager for allowing us to have the stall, Ken and his staff from Allestree Pet Supplies for the cups of tea and coffee and use of his `facilities’, Rose and Christine for catering to the needs of the inner man and dog with supplies of liver cake and jam tarts, but most of all to Bob, Grace, Robbie, Fern, Hugo, Ellie, Molly and all the other hounds that attended that we have forgotten to mention for giving up their valuable sleep time to be great ambassadors for greyhound adoption.

We raised a total of £150.00 in donations, and £56.75 in merchandise sales.

Sunday 28th December—Sherwood Forest

On a cold but dry day it was great to see some new adopters with their greyhounds, some old friends, as well as the 'seasoned regulars' all keen to walk off an excess of turkey dinners. A pleasant walk was followed by coffee and a chat in the cafe.

Sunday 30th November—Elvaston Castle

A large turnout of greyhounds and their adopters met for a walk around the grounds and welcome refreshments afterwards.

A steady stream of visitors to our stall at JTF, Mansfield Woodhouse, kept Bob and Grace busy meeting and greeting and lots of people who were kind enough to rattle our tin with their spare change. A warm thank you to JTF for asking us to participate in their Fun Day.

Sunday 26th October—Burnt Stump

A wet day saw a number of recently adopted greyhounds join our walk, followed by a chat over refreshments.

Sunday 28th September—Rufford Country Park

A good turnout for an enjoyable walk around the lake and a stop for refreshments afterwards, which gave everyone a chance to catch up with each other after the summer break.

Saturday 27th September 2008—Great Greyhound Gathering 2008
This was a very enjoyable and successful event--thanks to all helpers and everyone who came along and supported us.

August Bank Holiday Weekend Sunday 24th and Monday 25th August—Moorgreen Show
It was nice to see friends old and new at the Moorgreen Show, and to share experiences of how greyhounds make great pets with everyone who visited us.

Congratulations were also in order to Bob and Layla for coming 1st and 3rd in the Greyhound Class when they entered the Dog Show.

Bob can also be seen on our Homed Hounds page

Layla taking a well-deserved rest, wearing her rosette. Layla is also on our Homed Hounds page

A special thanks goes to all the hounds who volunteered and happily visited the stand for a "sniff and greet" with their mates. Pictured are, from left to right: Molly, Scooby, Bob, Grace, Seth and Alice.

Sunday 27th July 2008 —Chalfield Dog Training Club Companion Dog Show

A hot July day saw us at Chalfied Dog Show in East Leake. Thanks to all who came along and supported us. Congratulations to Grace, Bob and Layla for coming 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Greyhound class in the dog show. Pictures show our stand and Grace, Bob, Billie, Layla and Thomas relaxing under the gazebo.

Sunday 29th June 2008—Portland College 10.30am

Relaxing after the walk.

Saturday 7th June 2008—Derby Lions Club Allestree Gala

A good day was had by all with some old friends coming along.

A big thank you once again to all our volunteers and supporters.

Sunday 25th May 2008—Wollaton Park

The forecast for Spring Bank Holiday weekend did not deter hardy retired greyhound owners used to regular walks in all weathers with their favourite hounds. Fortunately, the rain held off although it was very windy. A highlight was seeing at close quarters a handsome male deer (with a very impressive pair of antlers) who regarded our procession with interest. After the photoshoot at the end of the walk we enjoyed a well deserved cup of coffee and some cake at the Wollaton Park cafe, when we could discuss at our leisure when the sun might shine again....