The Help For Heroes fundraiser held on October 29th  raised a total of £350.

Capt. Gary Rutherford of the 1st Military Working Dog Regiment from St George’s Barracks gave a very interesting talk about the important role working dogs play in the military and his own experiences of 20 years service including tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Gary covered the breeds used for different purposes and stressed that wherever possible retired dogs were re-homed, usually with their former handler but civilians can also apply to adopt a retired dog. If you are interested in re-homing one you could contact Gary.

Gary’s colleague Stacey brought along his retired working dog Bodo a Malinois (Belgian Shepherd) whose very affectionate nature in licking and fussing with some of the audience belied his previous role as a ‘bite’ dog!

A very big thanks to all who attended and made donations. The finger food afterwards was tasty and plentiful. A most informative and eye opening evening.

Dave Roome

TEA – COFFEE – CAKES

in aid of the

POPPY APPEAL

You may have noticed that Ridlington has been without a poppy appeal collection since the retirement of the last regional volunteer coordinator.

Over many years the residents of Ridlington have been hugely supportive of this appeal.

This year afternoon tea, coffee and cakes will be served at

 Ridlington Village Hall

 Saturday 13th November 2021

2:00 – 4:00 pm

Your support would be greatly appreciated, so please come along and help make this an enjoyable event whilst supporting the invaluable work of the Royal British Legion.

If you would like to pledge a cake please contact

Shelagh   on  07592 590541
or
Jo   on  07885 513755

 

Our  next Walking Group takes place on Wednesday 6th October, leaving at 2:00 pm from outside the Village Hall.

If you are interested in organising or taking part – or would just like more information, please contact Anne or David Harvey or John Morrell.