Category: Shows

Another day dawned and a wet one at that! Equipped with waterproofs and a positive spirit, us volunteers braved the elements and another very early start.

Teamwork is a great part of the volunteer role, whether working together to put our wonderful stall together, ready to welcome the public, or indeed bingo style “eyes down” as the pictures shows, helping the public find their winning tombola prize amongst such an array of goodies (that is almost as much fun as taking part in the actual tombola!!) Thank you to everyone who took part in our tombola today.

So, soaking up the love and hugs today, were our two wonderful dogs Carlos (orange muzzle) and Mickey(red muzzle), in search of their forever homes. Both were absolute stars as they took a stroll around Trinity Park with their volunteer handlers and happy to have lots of cuddles and strokes. With such a busy event and with many other pooches in attendance, the pair behaved beautifully.

We were also delighted to see so many of our old pals, those dogs which have been previously rehomed by us and fantastic to see so many of our ambassador dogs. We thank you all for taking the time to visit our stand, as we love to hear how you are all doing.

A massive thank you also to the Organisers of Suffolk Dog Day (St Elizabeth Hospice) and also to “Suffolk Sounds” who allowed us to tell the story of the wonderful work we do on air. To find out more about us and the rehoming process, please look at the Suffolk Greyhound Website (also on Facebook).

Every opportunity like today, is an opportunity to showcase these wonderful animals and our continual quest to find their forever homes.

A little reminder we will be at the Suffolk Dog Day tomorrow.

Do come along and see us and our lovely hounds.

There will be lots of nice things for both humans and hounds on our stand.

With winter approaching you may want to treat your hound to one of our fleeces, coats or rain macs, we have lots to choose from.

We hope to see you there.

Well another wonderful afternoon and many thanks to the Organisers of Little Bealings Village Fete for inviting us to their event and Dog Show.
The weather stayed fine and we were once again able to showcase our ever popular tombola, Greyhound Trust merchandise and a big hit today was the Children’s Lucky Dip, where everyone was a winner!

We were joined today from the kennels by the wonderful Carlos, who was spoilt rotten by volunteers Susan and Dana, who report he happily engaged with everyone, especially the little people that paid a visit to our stall and likewise enjoyed meeting all the other dogs that crossed his path. Carlos is an especially happy dog (his waggy tail is his trademark) and a wonderful companion in the car as he travelled to/from the event. The highlight for Carlos today was his very important role as lead greyhound, as all our ambassadors and friends took to the ring to proudly show the crowd just how wonderfully majestic these creatures are. I think you’ll agree from the footage, they did us proud!

As ever, a real team spirit today and the role of a volunteer is a fabulous role to have and never a dull moment, especially for John (or should I say Uncle Fester) who bravely stepped forward as the willing volunteer (no coercion here :O)) and took to the stocks… all in aid of a good cause of course!

Many thanks to the many ambassadors and our old friends who came along today, to support and chat with the public. We so love catching up with you all and seeing how happy our furry friends are, living their best lives and it’s down to the generosity of you, the public, either by rehoming one of these beautiful dogs, (please do look on the Suffolk Greyhound Trust website for more details about rehoming) or supporting us along the way at one of the many events we attend, that enables us to continue doing what we love and that is working together to find that comfy sofa, where lots of hugs and cuddles await. It truly is a dog’s life 🐶

Unfortunately the Stowmarket Dog Squad is closing and therefore the Open Day we had planned to attend on 5th September has been cancelled.

What a fantastic time the team had at the Wix Fayre on Saturday. They were ably assisted by our Greyhound Ambassadors Buster and Martha.

Lots of people stopped by to have a chat about the dogs and the work we do.

However the best news of the day is that brothers JP (Orange muzzle) and Major (Red muzzle) were both reserved and will be going to their forever homes when our usual home checking procedures are completed and their families can collect them.

We enjoy these events so much, giving us an excellent opportunity to promote our hounds although that said they are pretty good at promoting themselves!

Thank you to the organisers of the Fayre for offering us a stand and to all who came for a chat and all who supported our stand by generously donating and by buying our goods.

The weather was kind for the Bildeston Flea Market today.

We had many visitors including old friends and supporters to our stall. Thank you to our Greyhound Ambassadors Arthur and Jessica who did a sterling job promoting their friends still waiting in kennels for their forever home.

Kennel dogs present were Fergi, Major and Billy. All behaved beautifully and Billy was a real hit with the humans.

Thank you as always to all who visited our stand and took time to talk to our Volunteers about our dogs and the work we do. Much appreciated.

Well what a scorcher of a day for the Suffolk Greyhound Trust Volunteers!

A big thanks to the Organisers of this Fete for kindly inviting us and it was lovely to see so many of you today… the tombola was a real hit with you all and we couldn’t believe how lucky you all were, picking out those winning tickets… the prizes were flying off the table!

To the lady who won the multi coloured lead, we think it’s a training lead with multiple points for length or for multi point connection to a harness.

As Volunteers, we had a big greyhound shaped hole in our hearts today, as we made the decision to leave our wonderful furry friends in the coolness of their kennels.

We were, however, so happy to briefly see newly re-homed “Buster” who kindly came along for a brief appearance, with his proud parents, Gill and Geoff. He has recently become one our newest ambassadors.

Buster was an absolute star today, under the shade of the trees and gazebo, happy to be cuddled and he certainly caught the attention of many of you who stopped for a stroke and to ask about the homing process.

Do please look at the details of those wonderful dogs looking for their forever homes in the Homeless Hounds section.

Our greyhound ambassadors have such an important job in spreading the word about how wonderful this breed is, in showing us all just how sensitive, calm and huggable they are.

Well done Buster and we look forward to seeing you again at our next event!

Well, here we are at the beginning of our events calendar for 2026 and we have a fantastic line up of events throughout this coming year.

What better way to kick off in style, but to take the gang out for the day to the Newmarket Racing Museum at their kind invitation and their Easter Pawty event.

It was an early 6am start for the volunteer morning crew who were on site by 8am, battling the brisk winds, to hold onto the leaflets which were flying everywhere and to erect our gazebos one of which took to the air! Fortunately, there were no injuries to Hounds or Humans!

Our Kennel Stars of the day were Morning Team Dolly, Zeus, Carter and Mac and afternoon Team Sally, Harry, Sam and Buddy.

As usual, our teams were impeccably behaved, with many admiring humans keen for cuddles and hugs, which the gang happily obliged.

Understandably, our wonderful boys and girls were somewhat curious with the smaller balls of fur walking around today and this is all good experience for our retired racers.

The afternoon volunteer crew valiantly battled the ongoing winds to complete the event.

As volunteers, we love nothing better than to chat about our re-homing process and we had many enquiries, especially about Dolly, Zeus and Sally.

All of the gang were tucked up nice and early in their beds, having had a super day and that includes our volunteers

What a fabulous day and thank you everyone who stopped by to say hello and chat to us about the Trust and the work we do and for supporting our stall through buying our goods, trying your luck on the tombola or giving generously to our donation buckets. All very much appreciated.

We look forward to seeing you soon at our next event.

Well done to Emma and the Events Team for organising this event and to our Volunteers who battled the elements along with huge traffic delays to make the day so successful.

So the Dillymore team wrapped up well for a very early start this morning in Stowmarket at The Food Museum. For those who may have seen our earlier post in the week, today saw the premiere of our brand new National Greyhound Trust Gazebo. Packed to the brim with festive treats for our furry friends, the doggie Christmas stockings flew off the shelves and our tombola was extremely popular as usual.

Father Christmas made a guest appearance, which went down well with young and old alike, all eager to have their photo taken with him and the opportunity to get toys and sweeties.
Far more popular of course were our stars of the day; Delboy, (Yellow muzzle) Decs(Green Muzzle), Rosie(Pink muzzle), Bud (Red Muzzle) and later joined by Freston (Purple Muzzle).
With lots of going on at the fayre, all behaved impeccably and they absolutely lapped up all the hugs, strokes and cuddles they received from old friends and new.

Days like this are extremely important for our canine friends, as not only does it provide the opportunity for them to gain new sights and smells, as volunteers we continue that all important quest to find these beautiful animals their forever homes. Ladies and gentlemen, you didn’t disappoint, with many of you asking about the re homing process and we know that the gang made a real impression on many of you (especially Rosie and Del boy) and we do hope that we see some of you at Dillymore kennels in the near future to potentially further that re homing journey. These wonderful creatures give so much and the best Christmas present they could ever have is to curl up on your sofa, next to you.
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and we look forward to seeing you for our last walk of 2025 – Boxing Day (26th December) at Languard Fort, Felixstowe, full details on our website.

We have received a late invitation to take part in the Stowmarket Christmas Fayre.

At the Stowmarket Christmas Fayre, there is entertainment for the whole family with traditional fun fair rides, live music, street musicians and performers.

Located in the very heart of Stowmarket town centre, the Christmas Fayre is home to unique market stalls which are selected with care to ensure an even and broad mix of gifts and treats, and food and drink from local and regional traders.

Please see the details below or refer to our upcoming events section. We would love to see you there or at our November walk which takes place on the same day.