Category: Recreation: Pets

One Man And His Gun Dog Poppy

Wednesday 27th February 2013

Stephen Harrison, of Codford, is offering the services of himself and his spaniel Poppy, to the organisers of events in the summer this year. They are willing to give a fine demonstration of gun dog displays for free! Stephen trains gun dogs, with a training clinic for the public. Poppy is not only adept at gun dog skills but also does tricks. To find out more or to book Stephen and Poppy for your event, telephone 07789 233977 or email info@onemanandhisgundogs.co.uk

Cats In Care Spring Sale

Saturday 21st April 2012

Cats In Care held a Spring Sale/Bazaar on the
morning of Saturday 21st April 2012.
Danny Howell went along with his camera
to capture a few moments.

The venue was the Red Cross Hut,
at Station Road, Warminster.

Marian Newman, seated right,
ran the bric-a-brac stall.

Taking donations at the door:
Jennifer Butt and Philip Alford.

The scene inside the Red Cross Hut.

Daphne Perkins made some superb cakes.

Betty Read jokes that the cakes
are so good she should eat them
before the customers buy them all.

Betty Read having a laugh for the
benefit of Danny Howell’s camera.

Peter Gillbanks was selling raffle tickets.

Phyllis Hutchings and Joyce Ingram
have their raffle tickets ready.

Maureen Nix, of Chapel Street, Warminster,
with the cheque for the £72.50 she raised
for Cats In Care previous to the Spring Sale.
She also gathered the same amount for the
dogs’ charity Waggy Tails.

There may have been a cold nip in the air
but the sun shone on the bric-a-brac stalls outside.

A Mad Dog In The Market Place, Warminster

Saturday 24th April 1819

“This morning, while standing in the Market Place, a mad dog bit two dogs within a yard of my feet, one on each side of me; he passed me twice, and then ran off and bit several more dogs and a horse: he was killed when in the act of leaping at Esquire T.’s coachman, Bishopstrow.”

William Daniell, The History Of Warminster Common, published 1850.

Esquire T. = Squire Temple.