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Blue Annual Summer Fun Day
We look at the return of the Blue Cross Annual Fun Day and Dog Show in Thirsk this August
Yorkshire 3 Peak
trio attempt charity hike 06 08 Local this Summer
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local news: FEATURED The Clock Update
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3 Peaks Challenge for local trio Middleham Richard III Weekend FEATURED
Northallerton Carnival Local Events across the area
The Clock
We get a Summer update from The Clock
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local news: FEATURED
Rural Arts this Summer
National Volunteering Week FEATURED
Totally Tropical
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Blue Cross Update Advertiser Index
Welcome to the Summer issue We welcome Summer and the warmer weather with updates from several local organisations, including Rural Arts (p14) and the Blue Cross (p20). The Northallerton Carnival returns this July, so see p10 for all the details of this fab fun day out. Also, there’s a very worthy cause to donate to on p8, as a local trio attempt the 3 Yorkshire Peaks Challenge for charity. Don’t forget, if you have any news, events, updates or stories of local interest, please send them to editorial@jkanorth.com and we’ll do our best to publish them for you. I hope you all enjoy this issue and I’ll see you again in Autumn. Best wishes,
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Summer @ The Clock Prime-Time
Prime-Time, our low intensity sports programme for adults has proven such a success we are expanding it to a second session. Low intensity sports includes a range of fun and competitive activities and games such as Boccia and Indoor Curling suitable for all ability levels. There is the opportunity to make new acquaintances in a safe friendly atmosphere. Pop along on Wednesday afternoons between 3 and 4:30pm or Thursday mornings between 9:30 till 11:15pm in The Methodist Church on St James Green. We have participants from a wide range of ages from teenagers to pensioners. Each session is 50p and there are refreshments available.
Andy Powell (with pool cue) and Abigail Homer (third from the right) with staff from Broadacres and The Clock and children who attend the Little Hands youth club in Thirsk.
Prime-Time is run in partnership with Hambleton District Council with funding secured by First North Yorkshire from the MOD Convent Fund. The aim is to reduce social isolation and loneliness with a special focus on veterans. If you are interested in taking part please get in touch!
Everyone is free to attend, the Youth Café is an inclusive, safe environment to meet friends, use our X-box, Pool table, computers or board games.
Skate Park
The Clock has taken ownership of the Sowerby Community Skate Park, but we need your help making sure it is opened and shut daily. If you are 18+ and would like to volunteer or help out in any way please get in touch!
Youth Clubs
Three popular North Yorkshire youth clubs, including Little Hands in Thirsk, will run for at least three more years after a housing association extended funding for them. Broadacres has traditionally funded the youth clubs in Northallerton, Thirsk and Stokesley on a year-by-year basis. But after entering into a successful partnership with The Clock - an independent charitable organisation which delivers services to young people and adults across North Yorkshire - to coordinate the clubs, the association has now gone a step further and guaranteed funding until at least 2021. Little Hands is for years 5 and 6 and runs every Wednesday in the Methodist Church on St James green between 5pm and 7pm. To find out more email Jackie@theclock.org or ring us on 01845 524 494.
Gardening Project
We are hoping to get our allotment project back up and running with a little help. For all those interested in helping please drop in on Thursdays between 2:30 – 4pm. Please get in touch if you are interested!
Youth Café
We are running activities in our Youth Café on Wednesday evenings for young people aged 11-19 (Year 7+). Every week we will have something fun on that may be artistic, competitive and with the opportunity to learn skills. We will be making Mosaic Plant Pots on 13th June, Rock Painting on 20th June and learning Book Binding on 27th June.
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Pamela and Albert take part at Prime Time
This means that dozens of children will be able to continue enjoying the coordinated and fun activities put on by The Clock each week.
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Local Trio to complete Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge for Childrens Cancer Charity Simon, Steven & Dwight vs The Yorkshire 3 Peaks
The walk
Three local men from Northallerton, Dwight Scaife, Simon Wilson and Steven Hermon, will be attempting the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on Saturday 21st July 2018 in aid of childrens cancer charity, Henry Dancer Days. The Challenge is a 24 mile circular walk that climbs the tallest mountains of Yorkshire.
How you can help...
Help us to raise as much money as we can for our chosen charities by making a donation to any of the fundraisers in our team. Our goal is to raise as much money as possible for the fantastic Henry Dancer Days. HDD is a charity which raises funds to help children with cancer and support their families particularly those undergoing treatment for primary bone cancer. They also support projects in paediatric oncology wards in the NE of England. Every penny that HDD raise is put to good use. A guide to where your donation will go is shown below. £5 pays for a book for a child in the Storyteller project
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• Whernside • Ingleborough • Pen-y-Ghent. The trio will begin their challenge in the early morning starting at Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Pen-y-Ghent is the first peak to be ascended followed by Whernside and then Ingleborough and back to the starting point, all within the 12 hours.
£50 pays for a distraction session in the kids oncology ward. £500 pays for a full grant to a family who have a child with cancer For further information please see the charity details opposite and link on this page which details the unbelievable work that HDD do including the Storyteller project, the 340+ grants they have already provided and other unmeasurable support. Childhood cancer is something we hope that no family has to face. Whatever you can spare we truly value the support. Thanks Simon, Steven & Dwight
The charity Henry Dancer Days supports children and young people with cancer. The charity was set up in memory of Henry John Dancer, who died in 2010 from Osteosarcoma, aged just 12. Henry’s Mum, Jane, founded the charity in 2012 to support children and young people with primary bone cancer. We provide grants to the families of children undergoing treatment for primary bone cancer, a rare type of cancer which can lead to
unimaginable difficulties. Our grants provide practical support when it is most needed, with additional support given to those in palliative care. We also run the hugely successful Storytelling Project at Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary. Our magical Storyteller helps children with cancer escape their troubles and enter a world of pure imagination! Registered Charity Number: 1147982
www.henrydancerdays.co.uk
Donations can be made online and all amounts are welcome, thankyou for your support.
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King Richard III A Yorkshire Celebration for a Yorkshire King
and each July celebrates the anniversary of his coronation.
Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th July 2018 You may well recall hearing about the finding of the remains of King Richard III in Leicester and his re-burial in Leicester cathedral. But did you know that this son of a Duke of York spent years of his childhood here in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire at Middleham Castle? This was where he met his future wife and queen, the Lady Anne Neville and it is also where his only son, Edward of Middleham, was born and died. The community of Middleham is understandably proud of their towns association with this famous and controversial King
We invite you to come and join us for a weekend of revelry, re-enactments, drama and enlightening talks. Visit our market stalls in the historic town market place and around the castle. Learn about mediaeval life for Lords and Ladies and everyday folk with Buckingham’s Retinue and Amicorum Re-enactment groups here in force. Listen and join in with our wandering musicians, Haut Bois, as they play for you. On Saturday a falconer will demonstrate this sport of Mediaeval Kings and later that afternoon there will be a short service in the church of St Marys and St Alkelda’s where the devout King Richard III himself once worshipped. Friday evening, 6th July, sees a Mediaeval themed Banquet with music and revelry, followed by the lighting of the beacon on Middleham Castle
tower. Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon have a programme of talks and presentations by authors, experts on how the King would have spoken and Mediaeval language, the Kings wider family of York and Philippa Langley herself -the woman who led the successful hunt to find King Richard. Here is a festival where you are welcome to come in period costume and really join in with the atmosphere. Middleham has four inns where ales and wines, food and refreshments are readily available – all family and dog friendly. The village shop is open every day. This event is jointly organised by the township of Middleham and English Heritage. Usual admissions apply to Middleham Castle – with free entry for EH members or join on the day and your admission will be refunded.
Join us for a fun family day out! Steel Band Road Parade through High Street Xpression arts AJ Dance academy Marching Bands Leeming Military Choir Black Diamond Mixed Cotswold Morris Dancers. Vets for pets dog show (Bring your pet and enter into the show.) Lucy face painting Ruth Hawkes Arty Party Jonny Deippe at large at carnival
Displays include: Army ATC (Cadets) Jet engine Classic cars WW1 Nurses WW2 Soviet medical Hola Hooping Ride on mini fire engine. To finish off the day, there will be the Crows roundabouts and plenty of food stalls in the area. The Event hosted by MINSTER FM and your compare TIM LICHFIELD.
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Out & About 15th June n Library Theatre Kilburn Institute, Kilburn, YO61 4AH. Library Theatre present ‘Talking Heads’ by Alan Bennett: A Lady of Letters & A Bed Among the Lentils. 7.00 for 7.30pm. £10.00/£7.00 under 18s. Tel: 01347 868359 Tickets: john.harron@tiscali.co.uk or graham.matthews@outlook.com ........................................................
15th - 21st June
n On Chesil Beach (15 ) Ritz Cinema, Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. Based on Ian McEwan’s novel. 7.30pm, 2.30pm Matinee Wed 20. Adults £6, under 15s & Conc £5. 01845 524751 www.ritzcinema.co.uk ........................................................
15th June
n Classical Music St Felix Church, Felixkirk, Thirsk. An evening of popular classical music played by Nigel Ogden, BBC radio presenter, on the important German Walcker Organ, all proceeds to Church funds. 7pm. £12. Tel: Alan 01845 522166 Barrie 01845 597359 ........................................................
22nd June
n Charity Concert Northallerton Woodwind are performing a charity concert on Friday 22 June 2018 in Hutton Rudby in aid of WaterAid. The concert is in The Chapel Community Hub at 7pm. Tickets are £5 and are available from The Chapel Community Hub in Hutton Rudby or from Kath Watts on 01642 700987. ........................................................
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n Classical Music Oswald’s Church, Sowerby, Thirsk, YO7 1JG. Come and listen to our new conductor, Jeremy Carnall and Thirsk Sinfonia’s performance of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, RR Bennett’s Little Suite with solo soprano Diane Peacock, two Elgar minuets and Vaughan Williams’ English Folk Songs. 7.30pm. £12.50 in advance.
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23rd -24th June
n Thirsk Truck Gathering Thirsk Farmers Auction Mart, Blakey Lane, Thirsk, YO7 2PW. Thirsk Truck Gathering will showcase some of the best trucks in the country, with plenty of entertainment, food and trade stands, held at a great venue, something for all the family, it promises to be another fantastic weekend. 10 am. £7 Adults, £4 Children & £20 Family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children, under 5s free. Tel: 07801581882. Tickets: On the gate or: ttgthirsk@btinternet.com www.thirsktruckgathering.com ........................................................
24th June
n Husthwaite Village Market Local produce, crafts & gifts. Free Entry. 11am - 3pm. Husthwaite Village Hall, YO61 4PY ........................................................
5th July
n Brompton Heritage Group Talk Talk: “A Portrait of Brompton” a photographic miscellany from 1890’s to 1960’s collected by Colin Narramore. Brompton Methodist Church, DL6 2QT 7pm. £3.50 incl. light refreshments. Tickets: On the door, or email: bromptonhg@btinternet.com www.bromptonmatters.co.uk ........................................................
18th July - 22nd August n RIpon Summer Yoga 2018 (20th Season) Please note a new venue and time. Allhallowgate Methodist Hall Ripon HG4 1LG from 7. 30- 9.00pm. Commencing Wednesday 18th July to Wednesday 22nd August. Suitable for all abilities over 18years of age. Drop in sessions no pre-booking required. Cost is £6.00 per session. Ripon Summer Yoga is run as a non-profit event with any money after expenses donated to local charities. Contact Celia Grieve 01765 603286 or Jen Thompson 01765 605387 ........................................................
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28th July n Northallerton Parkinsons Support Group It is an annual Coffee Morning that we have to raise monies for the charity Parkinsons UK to finance research and help support Parkinsons sufferers. Chantry Hall Bedale Saturday 28th July from 09.30 -12.30 with coffee, cakes, a raffle, tombola, and bric a brac stalls. ........................................................
7th September
n Live Music 7.30pm. Irish Singer Ann Breen will be holding a concert in the Forum, Northallerton. Tickets: £14. Available from Forum box office (01609 776230) or from 01609 777272 Evening organised by the Northallerton Silver Band, in aid of band funds (Silver band won’t be performing) ........................................................
What’s On @ The Galtres Centre?
n Friday 15 June - 7.30pm Robbie Williams Tribute Show The Highly Acclaimed Mike Andrew has quickly become one of, if not ‘the’ No 1 Robbie Williams impersonator in the world gaining recognition from Robbie Williams himself and Robbie’s father Pete Conway. Mikes extremely unbelievable resemblance to Robbie including his mannerism’s, his look, even his cheekiness on stage, not to mention his vocal similarity, (it’s actually quite spooky!), are second to none, even down to the tattoo’s. Mike has performed for many top clients, and has also performed for the likes of Coldplay, Mel C and Edith Bowman, but singing with Robbie Williams himself at his Swings Both Ways concert at Leeds First Direct Arena in June 2014 is the highlight of Mike’s career. Mike also had the
pleasure of performing at Robbie’s 40th Birthday Party at RWFanfest in Burslem where he sang with Robbie’s dad, Pete Conway and performed his tribute show to hundreds of Robbie fans from around the world. Tickets £12.50
n 6th July - 7.30pm Meet Tommy Atkins On August 4th 1914, with the declaration of war between Britain and Germany, reservist Tommy Atkins is immediately called up to serve his country. Within weeks he sees his first action in the fields of France and subsequently experiences the full scale of life in the Western Front trenches of the First World War - the horror, the pain, the misery, the boredom and even the moments of joy. This brand new play written by playwright/actor Peter Gill (Talbot House, The Jerry Lee Lewis Story) details, through the eyes of a simple ‘Tommy’ the reality of war for those who actually fought it. In an astonishing solo performance, ‘Meet Tommy Atkins’ takes the audience through his war - a war that saw him fight at Ypres, Passendale, Loos and on the Somme and that took him to the depths of despair but also brought him unique comradeship that he would never find again. From the beginning of the war to the end, Private Tommy Atkins was there. This is his story. ‘compelling, moving, insightful and believable .... beautifully written and performed’. Stage Talk Magazine Tickets £12.00 The Galtres Centre Market Place Easingwold YORK YO61 3AD 01347 822472 Booking Office open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday admin@galtrescentre.org.uk ........................................................ Please note: the editors cannot be held responsible for any changes to events listed. Please contact event organisers directly. All events correct at time of going to press.
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Summer at Rural Arts Book places online at www.ruralarts.org or call 01845 526536 Rural Arts, The Courthouse, Westgate, Thirsk, YO7 1QS
A Taste of Art Workshops
Every Wednesday 10.30am-12.30pm. 20th June: Sgraffito Talisman Ceramics, £17 27th June: Quirky Bowls & Platters with Collagraph, £17 4th July: Papercut Window Hangings, £15 11th July: Nature Inspired Clocks, £25 18th July: Silkscreen Printed Tote Bags, £18 1st Aug: Fantasy Film Flowers, £15 8th Aug: Handprinted Paper Collage, £18 15th Aug: Human Form Figures, £20 22nd Aug: Orchid Brooches, £15 29th Aug: Painting with Gouache, £15 5th Sept: Life Drawing with Dance, £18 12th Sept: Shell Drypoint Etching, £18
August Holiday Family Activities
1-3pm, £4.50 per session Workshops for children that can be
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enjoyed as a family (adults go free) Under 8’s to be accompanied. Discover hidden manuscript collections from North Yorkshire County Records Office.
Paper Weaving Tue 7th Aug (ages 6+)
Bookbinding Tue 14th Aug (ages 10+) Make Your Own Seal Tue 21st Aug (ages 5+)
The Courthouse Café and Gallery are open Monday to Saturday 10am - 4.30pm
Adult Workshops Learn an artistic skill in a relaxed, creative environment. Suitable for beginners. Materials included.
Willow Woodland Hares Fri 23rd Jun (10am-4pm) £68
Raku Ceramics (2 day course) Sat 30th Jun & 21st July (10am-4pm) £115
Cyanotype
Beginners Mosaic Sat 8th Sept (10am-4pm) £60
Etching with Andy Dalton (2 day course) Sat 15th & 22nd Sept (10am-4pm) £140
Get Hands On With Clay (10 Week Course with Fiona Mazza) Tuesdays from 18th Sept – 27th Nov (10am-4pm)
Fri 3rd Aug (10am-1pm) £40
Quill & Ink Making Tue 28th Aug (ages 8+)
Join our Art Club! Are you aged 5–8, and interested in arts activities? Find out more at www. ruralarts.org/saturday-art-club.
Ceramic Wall Planters Fri 17th Aug (10am-4pm) £65
Lithography Fri 31st Aug (10am-1pm) £40
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Printmaking Open Studio Scheme Fridays (10am-2pm) £10 per session Use of our studio for those with some experience of printmaking to develop their own work.
iPad for Complete Beginners Sat 23rd & 30th June (2-4pm) £25
iPad for Beginners Sat 28th July & 4th Aug (2-4pm) £25
Weekly Creative Drawing Fridays (10am-12pm) £12 This relaxed drawing workshop will help you to develop your drawing skills. Experiment with a broad range of medium and try something new every week!
Free: Art Café for older people Thursdays once a month (10.30am –11.30am) 21st June, 19th July, 16th August, 13th September Enjoy an hour of free creative activity in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Carers welcome. Refreshments available.
iPad Advanced 1 Sat 25th Aug (2-4pm) £18.50
iPad Advanced 2 Sat 8th Sept (2-4pm) £18.50
iPad One to Ones Saturday 22nd Sept (1-4pm) £15 per 30 min session
Exhibitions & Events
The Courthouse features free, special event days throughout the year.
Yore Valley Artists Mon 18th – Sat 30th Jun Recent exciting work from artists working in a variety of media including painting.
Hazel Dixon & Evagelia Hagikalfa Mon 9th – Sat 21st Jul A 3D and metal exhibition of FRESH 2017 public’s choice prizewinners.
Self-Care Day Tue 17th Jul (10am-4pm) A day to promote mental health awareness; with yoga, a sensory workshop and more.
Mon 6th – Fri 17th Aug An exhibition of prints and pots inspired by particular places.
Join our expert iPad tutor Claire Ford for friendly and informative Saturday sessions.
Sat 16th Jun (10am-4pm) Workshops, demonstrations and an exhibition based around bees and insects.
Performances
Come along to our intimate Courthouse performances, which showcase exciting new talent.
Comedy at the Courthouse
Fri 8th July, 8pm. Tickets: £10 A night of comedy in the courtroom presented by Tom Taylor with Yorkshire comedians Steff Todd and Peter Brush.
Alison Britton MA Exhibition
Digital Workshops Pollination Bees Event Day
a go at our art café, meet the artists and listen to music by MAIA.
Book places online at www.ruralarts.org or call 01845 526536 Rural Arts, The Courthouse, Westgate, Thirsk, YO7 1QS The Courthouse Café and Gallery are open Monday to Saturday 10am 4.30pm
Art On Your Doorstep Sharing Day Fri 21st Sep (10am-4pm) An interactive sharing day to showcase our project for Over 75s. Book to have
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National Volunteers’ Week 1st – 7th June
This year, Volunteers’ Week is about volunteering for all – celebrating the huge range of people who give their time in so many ways. Could you volunteer, and why should you bother? Studies have found that taking time out to help others reduces stress levels, improves immunity and increases life-satisfaction.
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This is because helping someone else interrupts tension-producing patterns and replaces it with a sense of purpose, which leads positive emotions. Volunteering can shake you out of old routines and help you figure out where you want to head next. You might come up with ideas on how to improve your own community, or even discover a new life calling. By Sarah Davey
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GARDEN VIEW
Totally Tropical The ‘greenhouse effect’ is an environmental hot topic. And it’s true that despite the grim winter of 2017-18 we’ve generally been experiencing milder conditions in recent years.
range from magenta through to scarlet and deep purples and blues. They won’t survive the first winter frosts but they an easy to propagate from shoot-cuttings which can be over-wintered in a cool green-
I’ve certainly started to experiment with
house ready for the following
more exotic plants. It’s a little risky; one
spring.
hard winter can wipe out a tender specimen. But between now and September
Verbena bonariensis pro-
there’s every chance that many tropical
duces tall wands of dainty lilac
plants will survive if planted out in our
flowers. They self-seed freely,
gardens.
which is great if you consider that a bonus in a plant (I do)
They need a sunny sheltered spot, like
but maybe avoid this one if self-seeding
The Honey Bush (Melianthus major) is
the one you would choose for petunias,
bothers you.
a terrific half-hardy foliage specimen with its 50cm long grey-green deeply
tobacco plants and rose beds. You could even try a banana plant. The
serrated leaves, which look as though
Try Cannas. They have luxuriant broad
variety “Musa Banjo” is wonderfully
they’ve been cut with pinking shears.
spear-shaped leaves, which can be
architectural, and though it does not
Some of these plants will survive a British
deep green, purple or even striped with
produce fruit it will create impact. Plant
Winter with protection but it’s probably
orange or yellow. They produce vibrant
in a large pot and let its fan-like leaves
best to treat your ‘tropical’ border as a
flowers which look like gladioli but better!
create fabulous shadows on the patio. It
temporary display. Experiment and have
Or how about planting scarlet dahlias like
hails from Japan originally and loves sun-
fun creating your very own suburban
‘Bishop of Llandaff’, which also sports
shine, but it is hardy to -6C so perfect for
rainforest.
attractive bronze foliage.
the suburban UK climate. Do note that in winter the leaves naturally die back
A big clump of African marigolds
and turn brown. I thought I’d killed mine
provides a blaze of fiery colour. Or try
the first year, but the leaves grow back
tender perennial salvias in colours which
quickly in the spring.
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Happy Gardening, By Rachael Leverton
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Blue Cross Thirsk
Annual Summer Open Day Join Blue Cross for their annual open day and fun dog show fundraiser on Sunday 12 August at Thirsk Farmers Auction Mart, Thirsk Rural Business Centre, Blakey Lane.
the fastest sausage eater? Has he got the waggiest tail? Are you the owner that most looks like their dog? Classes open to all ages of owner and fancy dress is encouraged!
Gates open at 11.00am until 4pm and entrance is £2 for adults and £1 for children and concessions. All funds raised on the day will go towards the care of homeless dogs and cats staying at the charity’s animal rehoming centre in Topcliffe.
Minster FM will also be coming along with their ‘Summer of Selfies’ roadshow – get your snap on their social media as part of this year’s campaign.
Activities include craft fair, refreshments and family fun. There will also be the popular dog show, all dogs are welcome to enter at £1 per class - enter as many as you like! Is your dog
Despite warnings by animal welfare charities every year sadly dogs are still left in cars on warm days. Even with windows rolled down, cars effectively act like ovens and within minutes
Top tips for pets to have a cool summer
dogs overheat. It’s also a good idea to avoid walking your dog in the middle of the day, take them out in the morning or evening to avoid them overheating. Also monitor their playtime in the summer heat, dogs might not realise they are overdoing it when they are having a good time!
pet and if taking your dog on a long journey or on holiday with you make sure they have regular water and toilet stops. Visit www.bluecross.org.uk/ summer for more advice on protecting pets in warmer weather.
Cats may like to sunbathe but those with pale ears and noses are prone to developing skin cancer if they spend too long in the sun. Make sure there is plenty of shade if the like spending time in the garden. Always have plenty of fresh, clean water available for your
Opening Hours Tuesday to Sunday: 10.00am–5.00pm Animal viewing times: 10.00am–4.00pm. Mondays and bank holidays: closed Address Parklands, Station Road, Topcliffe, Thirsk, YO7 3SE Tel: 0300 777 1540 Fax: 0300 777 1541 Email: thirsk@bluecross.org.uk
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