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Many thanks to everyone who attended or helped out at our fun dog show and fete at Earl Stonham on Sunday. We raised a magnificent £453.10 for our animals.

Congratulations to Toby who was our Best in Show winner.

Huge thanks to the volunteers who covered the Branch stalls, helped with set-up and take down and to the bakers who turned out such gorgeous eatables.

Our thanks to: Rachel, Richard, Gill, Geoffrey, Stephen, Lizzy, Jean, Susanne, and John and Yvonne. Thanks also to Lizzy and Ian for cajoling companies into donating prizes; Skinner’s Pet Food at Stradbrooke for giving goody bags for the first, second and third placed dogs, and Suffolk Dog Day for donating a £30 family pass, Mendlesham Fish & Chip Shop for a fish supper, and Ipswich Veterinary Centre for a massive bag of dog food.

Watch out for our next event – our Open Day and Fun Dog show at the Martlesham Animal Centre on Sunday 4 September.

It’s with deep regret that we’ve taken the decision to cancel our Christmas Fair at Holbrook (21^st November). We also cancelled our Quiz night, due to have been on the 24 October. Losing the two events will make a big dent in our income, as they are very well attended and raised almost £1,000 each last year, but the continuing dangers of the pandemic leave us no option.

We are trying to make up some income with online events, so please keep an eye on our website and Facebook for more fundraising activities.

Hopefully we will be able to resume our face-to-face events next year, but in the meantime, if you would like to make a donation to help us look after the animals in our care, we would be very grateful.

Our Virgin Money Giving page is here or, if you’d like to send a cheque, please make it payable to RSPCA Suffolk East & Ipswich and send it to RSPCA Animal Centre, Mill Lane, Martlesham, IP12 4PD.

Any amount you can give will make a difference – thank you.

Thank you to our local Co-op, ASDA, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, and Tesco supermarkets, along with the SPAR in Felixstowe, for their support during 2019. By allowing us to hold supermarket collections in their stores, we raised a staggering £5,078.84 of much needed funds for our Branch.

This is a vital source of income, and we will be holding further supermarket collections in 2020. Details can be found on our website or at the back of our newsletter, coming out at the end of January.

We couldn’t do this without the unstinting help of volunteers who collect on the day. If you would like to help at any of our supermarket collections, please contact Ian Hendry on 01449 767747 (after 6pm) or via ian.hendry@rspca-ipswich.org.uk.

Start getting in the Christmas spirit with the RSPCA’s fabulous Christmas Fair on Saturday 9th November at Holbrook Village Hall, The Street, Holbrook, IP9 2PZ (10am to 2pm). Entry is free.

In addition to our great RSPCA stalls such as raffle, tombola, bric-a-brac and new goods including Christmas cards and calendars, we have a fascinating range of brilliant craft and food stalls. These include organic dog treats, Tropic toiletries, delicious homemade jams and chutneys, gluten and dairy-free cakes and pastries plus Christmas gifts including bags and bunting, fairy jars and crystal angels. There will also be hot and cold refreshments.

Help support our local animal welfare work as well as beginning the run-up to the festive season. To download a poster, please click here.

Our Autumn Fair at Holbrook on 3rd November was a great success.  We had some lovely stalls, from jams to Christmas goodies, and made a brilliant £1,272!   Thank you to everyone who helped and who came and supported the event.