Staff at Co-operative Food in Yeovil raised an amazing £500 for Ferne Animal Sanctuary in just two days by running a raffle and cake stall at their branch. Matt Charlton, Store Manager, chose to raise the money for Ferne as his family adopted a spaniel called Ruby from the Sanctuary about a year ago. The fundraiser was very well received by the Co-operative customers. Matt said: “Our fundraiser was such a success thanks to our wonderful customers in the Westfield area. We were overwhelmed by the generosity and support we received for such a worthy cause.” Full story: Read more
Crafty Kids at Somerset Animal Sanctuary
Hobbycraft from Newton Abbott in Devon recently supported a craft weekend for kids at Ferne Animal Sanctuary near Chard, Somerset. As part of their Easter Eggstravaganza, the creative weekend was a first for Ferne and introduced over 100 local children into the world of crafts. A huge range of materials were donated by Hobbycraft, enabling the children to glue, stick and paint numerous creations. These included making animal masks, foam Easter baskets, decorated Easter egg pictures and Easter cards. Even more fun was had learning how to use glass painting kits, pompoms and pipe cleaners. Full story: Read more
Somerset Animal Sanctuary Prepares to Open New Charity Shop
The official opening of Ferne Animal Sanctuary’s new Charity shop in Bow Street, Langport, Somerset will take place on Saturday, 4thApril 2015. Chairman of Langport Town Council, Julia Gadd, will be cutting the ribbon at 10am. Running the new shop will be two local ladies, Sarah Judd (Manager) from Curry Rivel and Debbie Line (Assistant Manager) from Langport. Full story: Read more