Annual Picnic

On Sunday we held our annual August walk and picnic at the Community Hall, Stutton. We were joined by 41 hounds, 2 lurchers and their humans. We had a long walk and a short walk which were ably led by Leigh and Pete and we were blessed with lovely weather. We also had a look at how low Alton Water was. We had with us the following kennel dogs, identified by their muzzle colours, as follows: Sam (turquoise), Walter (red), Jackpot (purple), Mickey (white), Ruby who has a very dark tail (yellow), Barney (yellow) and last, but not least, Neville who had on a ‘nervous’ collar and coat. Needless to say they were all very well behaved and met little dogs, cyclists and other humans along the way with no issues. Details and updates on each dog available for rehoming can be found on our website.

After the walks we returned to the hall and enjoyed talking to friends whilst indulging in fantastic cakes and food and teas provided by our lovely bakers and volunteers. We also had a tombola and a stand selling lots of greyhound related goodies.

We thank Barbara and Emma for the photographs, our walk leaders, all the volunteers who made the afternoon so enjoyable for hounds and humans alike and to Stutton Community Hall for allowing us to host our event.

We have monthly walks, the details of which are in the Homeless Hounds section

to which all dogs are welcome. Do come and join us. We especially love to see owners with hounds that we have re-homed.

Our Weekend Events

Just a little reminder we have two events this coming Sunday.

We have our annual picnic. Meet for a 2pm start at the Community Hall, Manningtree Road Stutton IP9 2TA
We have a short walk for our less able dogs around the local footpaths (Approx 30-40 minutes) and a longer one to Alton Water Reservoir (Approx.1 hour 15 minutes). There will be refreshments served for both our human and canine friends after the walk.

Bealings Village Fete and Dog Show. Sunday 30th August. Bealings Village Hall, The Street, Little Bealings, Woodbridge IP13 6LH 12 – 4 pm
Join some of our team at this village fete and dog show with prizes for 1st to 3rd place. The dog show starts at 2.30pm and the entry fee is £2 per dog but there are other attractions including children’s races and an array of stalls.

We would love to see you at either event.

A Fun Packed Weekend

Just a little reminder we have 3 events arranged for this weekend.

We start on Friday evening with our monthly walk.

Friday 31st July Shotley Gate, Ipswich IP9 1QJ (7pm start opposite the Shipwreck.)

Hopefully as this is an evening walk and it will be a cooler. This is a pretty walk with stunning views up and down the Stour and Orwell estuaries towards Harwich and Felixstowe, along local footpaths and through the village.

Please note at the time of writing parking charges apply in the car park on the marina. However if as last year if you go into The Shipwreck give your registration car number and buy a drink the parking charge is not payable but please do check
At present temperatures are predicted to be lowering to between 19c and 18c Walk Leader Barb will be happy to lead a much shorter walk if you all feel it is still too warm. The normal walk would be approximately 1 hour.

Saturday 1st Burstall Fun Dog Show. The Village Hall and Meadow Burstall IP8 3DR

From 12 Noon Please see poster below for full details of registration times, entry fees and classes.

Our kennel dogs may or may not be there according to the forecast temperatures on the day.

Colchester Fire Station Open Day. Sunday 2nd August. Cowdray Avenue Colchester CO1 1XT Our stall will be there with lots of merchandise for both Humans and Hounds. Our kennel dogs may or may not be there according to the forecast temperatures on the day

Black Friday

Black Friday deals?

Here at Greyhound Trust Suffolk our black babies are a great deal any day of the year.
That’s a great deal of love, a great deal of fun and a great deal of devotion that will last a lifetime. Please consider one of our black dogs when choosing your Greyhound, they truly are the real deal.

Our Annual Picnic

On Sunday, we had our annual walk and tea party at Stutton Community Centre. We had around 42 hounds and friends with their humans and we were blessed with some lovely weather. Six kennel hounds, who are looking for their forever homes, joined in the fun. They were: Bazza (red muzzle), Roger (yellow muzzle), Nipper (white girl with a dark green muzzle), Timmy (brown muzzle), Petro (green muzzle – he got excited watching a football!) and Shotley (black muzzle). Such a lovely afternoon and we would like to thank everyone including our walk leaders, organisers, volunteers, bakers, donators and all who set up and tidied up and also to the Community Centre itself. Apologies if we have left anyone out.

Upcoming Events

We have added a couple of new events to our calendar.
Saturday 20th September The Dog Squad Crown Street, Stowmarket IP14 1HY 10.30am to 3.30pm
Do come along and see us at this fundraising and awareness event. We would love to see you there. We are awaiting details of the attractions at this event and will publish as soon as we know. We attended an event in Ipswich by the same organisation and attractions included a dog show, raffle, auction and live music.

Saturday 27th September. Fields Kitchen and Farm Shop Park Road, East Bergholt. CO7 6XS 10am to 3pm
Do come along and see us at this meet and greet session where we aim to introduce our Greyhounds to the public and let them know what wonderful pets they make. There is a cafe on site along with various other species of animals.

K9’s Ride the Trains

Today our Volunteers and their Greyhound Ambassadors Jessica, Arthur, Martha, Bobby, Charlie, Missy and Bear attended the East Anglian Railway Museum for their K9’s Ride The Trains event. An event enjoyed by all. Thank you to the East Anglian Raiway Museum for inviting us and to our Volunteers and Ambassadors for flying the flag for all of our hounds at kennels awaiting their forever homes.

Volunteer Talk

Thank you to Volunteers Pete, Gill, Bryan and Fiona along with their Greyhound Ambassadors for giving a talk on the work of the Trust, our branch and generally promoting our dogs as the wonderful creatures they are.

Feedback from the organiser was that it was “A fantastic afternoon,with thanks to all and especially the four legged ambassadors.

Generous donations amounted to £62.30

Our Greyhound Ambassador Orla promotes Greyhounds as Loving Pets

Thank you to Volunteer Dana and her beautiful Greyhound Ambassador Orla.

Dana ably assisted by Orla recently gave a talk on the work of our branch, the Greyhound Trust in general and the joys of homing a Greyhound to their local branch of the Women’s Institute.

Orla demonstrated just what super pets they make by endearing herself to the members present and by making friends with a Pug.