FORWARD: Summer 2011.
Guide Dogs presents the Summer 2011 issue of Forward, the quarterly magazine of Guide Dogs
for the Blind Association.
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Introduction
This document contains every part of the print version of Forward, and in the same order as that
used in the print edition.
Welcome – to your new-look...
Forward
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Raising funds and puppies!
One supporter’s extraordinary tribute to her late husband
Also inside:
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Guide Dogs Week
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Travel special

CSI dog
Summer 2011
++Contents
+The contents, in order, are as follows:
01 Regulars - Richard’s welcome
02 Regulars - The Team
A list of everyone who’s involved with putting this magazine together, plus our contact details.
03 Regulars - News
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Guide Dogs joins the Hardest Hit march on Parliament
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Our National Breeding Centre is completed
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Blind guide dog hits the headlines
04 Regulars - A day in the life of…
Legacy Marketing Officer, Catherine Gauld
05 People and dogs - Richard’s message
06 Features - Guide Dog of the Year
We take a look at some of this year’s entries
07 Features - Come guide with me
Heading away this summer? Read our handy guide to air travel with your guide dog
08 Features - Out of Africa
Take a journey with big cat fan, guide dog owner and volunteer Justine Duffy
09 Features - A sniff of the action
How a guide dog pup was rehomed as a CSI police dog
10 Features - A fitting tribute
Meet Sue Ratcliffe, whose ongoing tribute continues in honour of her late husband Gary
11 Features - Guide Dogs Week
We’re preparing for our 80th anniversary
12 Features - go walkies knows no bounds!
A puppy walker goes the extra mile
13 Regulars - What’s on?
14 People and dogs - Thank you to our supporters
15 Regulars - In good company
16 People and dogs - We’ll never forget
17 People and dogs - Letters
18 Features - Protecting the future
How our new findings will help to save the sight of unborn children
19 Regulars - Competitions
20 Regulars - Promotions
A roundup of the promotional features listed in different locations in the print version of this
edition of Forward Magazine.
21 Regulars - Contact Details
A list of phone numbers and contact details arising from the articles in this edition of Forward
Magazine.
22 People and dogs - New partnerships
Please recycle this magazine
[End of +contents]
+01 Richard’s welcome
There’s a new sense of purpose at Guide Dogs as we begin to make changes, not just to the way
we look but also in our approach – and I hope that you’ll begin to notice it and feel it as you turn
the pages of this Summer edition of Forward.
It’s an exciting time for the charity; and all in the year that sees us celebrate the 80th
anniversary of the first four guide dogs being trained in 1931. Since then, we have partnered
more than 29,000 of these life-changing animals with blind or partially sighted people, giving
them the freedom to get out and about on their own. And for some of them, that can be a very
long way from home indeed – take Justine Duffy for example, who has just returned from
volunteering in South Africa.
You can also read in this edition about some of the wonderful contenders for Guide Dog of the
Year. I shall be attending the awards ceremony in July and it gives a rare opportunity to step
back and reflect on the amazing difference these dogs can make to people’s lives. Of course not
all guide dogs can win an award, and some do not make the grade as a guide dog. However, we
are committed to finding those dogs an alternative home or career – and rehomed guide dog
Rory’s work with the West Midlands Police certainly makes for fascinating reading!
While collaboration with other organisations helps us in areas such as rehoming, we’re looking for
opportunities to collaborate on a much larger scale in order to reach many more blind and
partially sighted people. Recently I spent time with Stephen Remington, Action for Blind People’s
Chief Executive, visiting shared locations up and down the country where we spoke to staff and
volunteers. We want to find out how we can work together more closely and enhance each other’s
skills. It’s a new way of working that is of fundamental importance if we are to achieve the goals
we have set in our strategy.
I hope that many of you will come to the Guide Dogs Fun Days (refer to the “What’s on?” section
for more details) which we are running around the country this summer. I’ll be attending many of
them, along with senior management and our trustees, giving you the opportunity to meet us and
find out more about Guide Dogs and our plans for the future.
I would like to thank you all for your support, and I look forward to thanking many of you in
person during the summer.
Richard Leaman
Chief Executive
Richard Leaman is pictured at the top of this section; he has short black and grey hair. Richard is
wearing a light blue shirt under a dark blue suit jacket with a dark blue tie and is smiling into the
camera.
[End of first article]
+02 The Team
Editor: Elaine Cobb
Editorial Line: 0118 9838364
Contributors: Lucy Miron, Eifion Rees, Lorna Catling, Nikki Malin, Annabel Williams, Elaine Cobb,
James Kell, Caroline Shields, Matt Fowler
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On the front cover there is a photograph of Sue Ratcliffe with guide dog Truffle. Sue is sitting in a
field with her legs crossed; Truffle is lying on the ground with his front paws resting on Sue’s leg.
Sue who has long blonde hair is wearing a pair of light denim cropped jeans, with a light blue
denim jacket, Truffle is a fawn coloured Labrador. Both Sue and Truffle are looking at the camera.
The main caption on the cover reads: “Raising funds and puppies! - one supporter’s extraordinary
tribute to her late husband”.
Other captions on the cover read: “Also inside, Guide Dogs Week, Travel special and CSI dog”.
The new Guide Dogs logo is pictured on the top right hand side of the cover; the new logo is a
blue shield with the text “GUIDE DOGS” written in white with a picture of a person walking a
guide dog underneath the text in white.
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+03 News
++On the march with Guide Dogs
On Wednesday, 11 May, Guide Dogs joined over 40 other disability charities for the Hardest Hit
rally and protest in central London. More than 5,000 people came to the capital to voice their
anger at the effects of changes to welfare eligibility, cuts to disability living allowance (DLA), and
local authority reductions in funding for carers and services.
Guide Dogs was well represented, with supporters and staff from all over Britain travelling to take
part alongside Chief Executive Richard Leaman and Chairman of the Trustees, Tony Aston.
The event began with a series of speeches, including ones from the actress and cake maker Jane
Asher and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Liam Byrne, who said the proposed cuts were
“cruel and they must change”. The crowd then made its way along the Thames and past the
Houses of Parliament, chanting and waving placards all along the way.
“There are just so many guide dogs here today – it’s amazing,” boomed the tannoy as the largest
march for disabled rights in living memory ended, with Guide Dogs playing a big part.
Pictured at the top of this article is a photograph of the various people and Guide Dogs that took
part in the march; some of the people in the picture are holding up signs with the new Guide
Dogs logo printed on them.
++Graham creates a real buzz
Graham Waspe attracted global media attention when he got his new guide dog, Opal, because
Opal also helps someone else affected by sight loss – Graham’s blind retired guide dog, Edward.
Edward had to have both his eyes removed due to an extremely rare form of glaucoma. Edward’s
story originally featured in the East Anglian Daily Times and was picked up by print, broadcast
and online media, who descended on the Waspes’ home in Stowmarket. Graham and his wife,
Sandra, even appeared on radio stations across America.
Graham, who is severely sight impaired, said: “The media loved the idea that Opal guides both
Edward and myself at the same time but of course in reality, Opal just guides me. But we’ve had
interest in our story from all sorts of avenues including a film company and a publisher, so watch
this space!”
At the left hand side of this article there is a photograph of Graham with his Guide Dogs Edward
and Opal. Graham has been pictured while out on a walk with Edward and Opal. At the right hand
side of this article there is a photograph of Graham’s story in Take a Break magazine.
++Best buddies
Since December’s feature in Forward, our 12 month pilot service Buddy Dogs has been creating
long term partnerships for children and young people, either at home or as school buddy dogs.
There are now nine great examples of dogs working in this way, making the most of the skills of
dogs that were withdrawn from guide dog training and the support from puppy walkers and
donors.
Following the article, we received some comments and questions from Guide Dogs supporters and
so have published some new information on our website to answer these questions and give an
overview of the pilot – visit www.guidedogs.org.uk/adviceandservices/buddy-dogs.
The next steps are to review the pilot in September and make recommendations as to whether to
progress Buddy Dogs into a long term service offered by Guide Dogs.
If you know of a child, young person or school that may benefit from a buddy dog, please contact
David Hurst or Graham Kensett at david.hurst@guidedogs.org.uk or
graham.kensett@guidedogs.org.uk for further information.
++Army of dogs
Guide Dogs’ very own “yellow army” is mobilised and ready for action.
Nearly all the 750 life-sized collection boxes have now been placed, but we need homes for their
smaller brothers and sisters that sit on shop, pub and cafe counters.
“These collection boxes are a vital source of income to Guide Dogs and their iconic design is part
of our history,” said Jayne George, Director of Fundraising.
It only takes a minute. Can you think outside the box? E-mail collect@guidedogs.org.uk or call
0870 6002323.
At the top of this article there is a pictured of lots of the various sized yellow Guide Dog collection
boxes; hidden within the collections boxes there is also a fawn coloured Guide Dog.
++National Breeding Centre is completed
Construction work on Guide Dogs’ new National Breeding Centre has finished, after more than a
year. Staff and dogs at our current Tollgate House breeding centre began moving across to the
new centre, on land adjacent to Tollgate House, at the start of May.
The first few weeks in the new centre have been spent settling in and carrying out the usual dayto-day operational activities; as well as completing snagging on the new building and the
decommissioning of the old buildings.
Carol Warner, Operations Project Manager, said: “It’s been a very busy couple of months for
everyone associated with the centre but to have finally moved across into the new building is
wonderful.
“Not only will it provide a far better environment for dogs, staff and volunteers; the centre will
provide an increased breeding capacity to help Guide Dogs create up to 900 new partnerships
annually by 2014.”
To allow the dogs, staff and volunteers time to settle into the new centre, it will not open to the
public until later in the year, around November.
If you would like to stay up to date on activities at the new centre, including plans for the public
launch, please keep checking www.guidedogs.org.uk/aboutus/national-breeding-centre.
Carol Warner and construction manager Tony Fitzgerald have been photographed at the start of
this article. Both Carol and Tony are holding white hard hats; sitting inside the hard hats are two
tiny guide dog puppies.
++MP’s get on board with Talking Buses
Guide Dogs hosted a reception at the Houses of Parliament on 2 March to raise awareness of the
Talking Buses campaign among politicians. Hosted by John Leech MP, a member of the transport
select committee, the event also raised the issue directly with Transport Minister Norman Baker
MP. Over 100 people attended the event, including 53 politicians.
We are calling for bus company regulations to be changed to ensure audio-visual (AV)
announcements are installed on all buses so everyone – not just blind and partially sighted people
– can be clear on what stop is next and the bus’ final destination.
In a keynote speech, Mr Baker expressed his personal desire to see audio-visual information on
buses at “some point in the future”, but he was less positive about the Government’s plans to
regulate. Our campaigns team have therefore stepped up its work around the issue.
At the foot of this article there is a photograph of Norman Baker MP giving a speech on Talking
Buses.
++Jill Allen-King receives award with guide dog by her side
Tireless campaigner, Jill Allen-King, has received an OBE for services to blind and partially sighted
people.
It was the second time Jill had been honoured at Buckingham Palace as she received an MBE in
1983, but it was the first time her guide dog was allowed into the ceremony with her.
In 1983, Jill had to leave then guide dog Brandy with a courtier. But when Jill was decorated by
Princess Anne in April of this year, her black Labrador Amanda remained by her side.
Jill, who is 71 and lives in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, said: “Without Guide Dogs, I couldn’t have
done the work that I’ve done over the years, so that’s why it was so important that Amanda was
with me at the palace.”
Jill Allen-King has been photographed receiving her OBE from the Princess Royal at Buckingham
Palace.
++In other news…
The coming year will be a period of change for our trustees as we welcome new members to
Council and say goodbye to some familiar faces.
The recruitment process has begun as we look for new members to continue the work of those
who are stepping down, in many cases having come to the end of three full terms as trustees.
Dr David Mitchell has already left his role. He joined Council in 2008 and has also been a great
advocate for Guide Dogs as a branch member, centre guide and speaker.
Jill Hill, Bruce Gordon and Ken McFarlane will be departing this summer. Jill comes to the end of
her term as a trustee and we wish her well in her new life in Australia. Bruce and Ken are leaving
us having served since 1997 and 2002 respectively.
We thank each of them for their significant contribution to Guide Dogs at a time of exciting
change and wish them the very best for the future.
Our Chair Tony Aston is also due to step down in the summer of 2012 and over the next twelve
months he will be providing valuable guidance and ensuring a smooth transition, once his
successor is chosen.
Donating shares is one of the most tax-effective ways you can give money to us as you won’t
have to pay capital gains tax on the shares you donate and you can claim tax relief too.
Roger Parsons, who has donated shares to us says: “Donating shares to charity is not yet that
common – which is a shame because it is a public spirited, tax efficient way of giving.”
If you have shares that you are thinking of donating, please contact
major.relationships@guidedogs.org.uk, 0118 9838350. You can also visit our website at:
www.guidedogs.org.uk/helpus/majorgifts/share-giving.
To qualify for the income tax relief, the shares must be listed or dealt on a stock exchange.
Please note: Guide Dogs is unable to offer advice on personal tax issues. If you are unsure of
your tax situation, we recommend that you speak to a financial advisor or contact the HM
Revenue & Customs helpline on 08453 020203.
We are continuing our support of the GB rowing adaptive team, which is able to send two teams
to the Rowing World Cup this August because of our support. “Guide Dogs support helps to
encourage visually impaired athletes to see rowing as a potential sport for them,” says Fiona
Price, Head of Commercial Ventures at Guide Dogs.
[End of third article]
+04 A day in the life of a…
Legacy Marketing Officer
Catherine Gauld is the Legacy Marketing Officer for Scotland and Northern Ireland, and has been
with us since February.
Legacy Marketing Officers work to highlight the importance of leaving a gift in a Will to Guide
Dogs. By arranging Reception Days across the country, the team shows supporters the difference
a gift can make to a guide dog owner’s life while also engaging staff and volunteers to spread the
legacy message.
Catherine Gauld, 32, lives in Edinburgh with her husband Chris and two-year-old son George.
Originally from Preston, she is studying part-time for an art history degree and enjoys reading
and visiting the National Galleries of Scotland.
I wake up at 7am, grab a coffee and get my son up. After a quick family breakfast I take him to
nursery.
Work starts at 9am back at my home office with e-mails and planning my day. A local fundraiser
might have been in touch about someone who is interested in leaving Guide Dogs a gift in their
Will or coming to one of our Reception Days.
At 10am I’ll head out in my car with my trusty sat nav – I couldn’t live without it! Most days I’ll
be out and about visiting people around Scotland and Northern Ireland.
I regularly visit our Forfar training school to meet supporters who have put Guide Dogs in their
Will. After seeing the facilities we’ll watch the dogs in training and see the work that their gifts
will help to continue.
Lunch tends to be a quick snack and a coffee with whoever I’m meeting that day.
My work is mostly about spreading the word that two out of three guide dogs are paid for by gifts
in Wills, but the most rewarding part is visiting the relatives of people who have kindly done so
already.
Visits can be emotional, but people feel positive that their loved ones’ generosity will turn
someone else’s life around, and raising funds to name a puppy can be truly inspiring.
I’m usually back home by 5pm to deal with admin and arrange follow-ups, whether sending out
literature, directing people to our online information at www.guidedogsgiving.org.uk/giftsinwills or
planning the next event.
Just before 6pm I collect George from nursery and cook dinner. Once he’s in bed I’ll do some
studying or have a glass of wine and relax with my husband. I’m in bed by 11pm, ready to be
inspired and motivated all over again the next day by our supporters.
Catherine Gauld has been pictured at the foot of this article, with two Guide Dogs. Catherine has
long brown hair and is smiling at the camera.
[End of fourth article]
+05 Message from Richard Leaman, Chief Executive
Guide Dogs’ makeover
You may have noticed a fresh new look for this edition of Forward.
We thought it was time to overhaul the way we look and change the way people feel about us.
It is so important for people to perceive us as modern and relevant. If we don’t change to keep
up with the times then our support will dwindle as well as the demand for our services.
Some people have asked me why we are bothering and the answer is simple. We need to help
more blind and partially sighted people, and we need to raise more money to do this.
And the problem we face is our research shows that at the moment not enough people think
about us – we never feature in the top 20 highest profile and best known charities in the UK,
even though we are one of the oldest and most established.
If people do not know about us, or forget we exist, they are not going to donate to us, volunteer
for us or come to us for services which could change their lives.
But in some ways we are really lucky, because the people who do know us, love us. We are one
of Britain’s best loved charities but not enough people automatically think of us as an
organisation to support or fund. So somehow we have to communicate in a way that puts us, and
keeps us, “front of mind” with the British public.
How we look is part of it, but everyone knows it is personality that counts (that’s what I keep
telling myself!). To make that quantum shift in communication, we need to be more dynamic and
positive and let our passion show, so we make an impression that people don’t forget.
A fresh outfit always makes us feel better and ready to face the world with confidence. Guide
Dogs and other charities are no different – a new look inspires people, inside and outside the
organisation, to do more.
There are many examples of charities that have undertaken similar projects and achieved success
– both with raised public awareness and significant increases in income.
We are here to ensure blind and partially sighted people can get out and about on their own
terms. At the moment 180,000 blind and partially sighted people do not leave home alone and
unless we change how we communicate and what we do, we will not be able to help them.
This is why we are transforming both the look and feel of the organisation, and the range and
reach of the services we are offering.
Join me on our journey – in the next five years we are aiming to get thousands more blind and
partially sighted people out and about – through building the guide dog service and increasing the
reach of our children’s habilitation services and sighted guiding programme. But this means
increasing our fundraising and that means communicating more effectively – I hope you enjoy
the new look that aims to do just that.
Our new logo is pictured at the end of this article; the new logo is a blue shield with the text
“GUIDE DOGS” written in white with a picture of a person walking a guide dog underneath the
text in white.
[End of fifth article]
+06 Guide Dog of the Year 2011
++Who is this year’s top dog?
The exceptional guide dogs have been chosen, the red carpet laid out and the speeches prepared.
All guide dogs are special, but next month we mark the fantastic feats of our finest four-legged
partners, from the life-savers to the international travel companions to the everyday heroes.
Guide Dog of the Year 2011 is coming to London with a prestigious awards ceremony in Regent’s
College on Wednesday 6 July.
The ceremony is about finding the most outstanding example of a guide dog partnership in action
and the awards are split into three categories, each with amazing stories of bravery, loyalty,
ability and dedication. There were 50 nominations in total this year and choosing the overall
winner is the unenviable task facing the judging panel on the night.
Guide Dog of the Year is the ultimate celebration of the extraordinary partnership between a
guide dog and its owner and this year’s ceremony promises to be the most glamorous yet.
Look out for a full report, pictures of the winners and more on their inspiring stories in your
Autumn edition of Forward.
++Meet the nominees
Meet some of this year’s nominees:
Holly accompanied owner Kelly Cronin on an incredible, previously unthinkable journey around
Australia. Holly adapted seamlessly to different working styles as Kelly worked on farms and
coped with deterioration in her vision. Kelly said: “Whether it was working on a floating pontoon
at the Great Barrier Reef, guiding me along the treetop walks of the Daintree rainforest, walking
around Ayre’s Rock or exploring vibrant cities, Holly embraced the challenge and kept me safe.”
Holly has been photographed with her owner Kelly. Kelly is wearing a pair of dark denim jeans
and a black t-shirt and is crouching down next to Holly. Holly is a fawn coloured Labrador.
Kyle is a super-intelligent dual purpose dog, able to help his owner Justin Wright as a guide dog
and a hearing dog. He is trained to work with Justin in special ways with extra emphasis on road
safety due to Justin’s profound hearing loss.
Justin said: “When out and about he is a guide dog but at home and at the office he acts as a
hearing dog, alerting me to important sounds such as the doorbell and fire alarms. A dog that
does the job of two dogs without sacrificing quality deserves an award.”
Kyle has been photographed with his owner Justin. Justin is wearing a light blue pair of jeans with
a brown leather jacket and a blue scarf. Kyle is a small fawn coloured Labrador. Justin and Kyle
have been photographed in a park.
Rikki has been nominated in the outstanding work category by friends of his owner, Theresa
Robberts, for helping her through the devastation of sight loss to complete a degree and be
named Metro Sportswoman of the Year. Theresa said: “Slowly, day by day, I regained my
mobility. New-found independence turned into new hopes and new dreams. I could be me again
and for the first time in years dare to dream. I am living life to the full in every aspect thanks to
my little miracle.”
Rikki has been photographed with her owner Theresa. Theresa is sitting down next to Rikki,
holding her Metro Sportswoman Medal. Rikki has shoulder-length, curly brown hair; Rikki is a
fawn coloured Labrador.
Trudy has stood by her owner Claire Rush through her battle with breast cancer. Claire has
recently finished a gruelling course of treatment, which has left her feeling low and very fragile.
Trudy has been there for her throughout, providing her with love and comfort when the going got
tough.
Claire’s close friend Alison Smith said: “She was a delightful distraction and gave Claire a reason
to get up every morning, even on her worst days. On one occasion Claire was called in for an Xray, and Trudy and I sat in the corridor to wait. Trudy sat, staring at the door through which
Claire had disappeared and did not move a muscle. She sat calmly, bravely and resolutely, never
once taking her eyes off the door. I was very moved by this experience and it will remain with
me.”
Trudy has been photographed with her owner Claire. Claire is standing on a station platform with
Trudy. Claire is wearing a long pink skirt with a red top under a light blue denim jacket. Trudy is
a fawn coloured Labrador.
Zac helps his owner Neil Prior to manage not only the challenges of being visually impaired, but
raising a severely autistic daughter. Zac was crucially on hand one day when Neil’s daughter
Rhiannon ran off, putting her safety in jeopardy.
Neil’s District Team Manager Katie Roberts said: “Before Neil could do anything about it, Zac had
pulled himself out of Neil’s hands and went chasing up the road after Rhiannon. He grabbed the
back of her jeans and refused to let go until Neil caught up with them both, and was able to take
back control of his daughter. Zac has not been trained to do this but the repercussions for
Rhiannon could have been very serious had Zac not taken such prompt action. He’s a very
intelligent dog.”
Zac has been photographed with his owner Neil. Neil has light gray hair and is wearing a blue and
purple chequered shirt with dark blue jeans. He is sitting in a brown leather chair. Zac is sitting
patiently in front of Neil’s feet.
Yancy saved her owner Paul from being hit by a car at a crossing when she resolutely refused to
move from the kerb, but Paul’s partner Nikki stepped out and was knocked down. Once help had
arrived, Yancy confidently led Paul across a busy town centre to the safety and comfort of friends,
who then took him to join Nikki in hospital.
Nikki said: “Despite the fact they both must have been in a state of shock, Yancy led him to his
destination without any distraction or deviance. She worked wonderfully and certainly saved Paul
and herself from serious injury.”
Yancy has been pictured with her owner Paul. Paul has short, light brown hair and has been
pictured kneeling down next to Yancy, wearing a pair of black jeans. Yancy is a black Labrador.
[End of sixth article]
+07 Travel special
++Come guide with me
A growing number of UK airports provide facilities for guide dogs to join their owners in aircraft
cabins under the PETS passport scheme.
Guide Dogs is playing its part by training staff at airports, ensuring they know how to help guide
dog owners and how to carry out the correct checks.
We have recently been working with the government and the travel industry to ensure that travel
is as easy as possible and that airlines and airports have straightforward guidelines to follow
when handling guide and assistance dogs.
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) provides a mass of
information about international travel, with information about routes, airlines and airports and
where a guide dog owner is welcome to travel with their dog in the plane cabin.
Guide Dogs is also working with the Civil Aviation Authority to ensure that UK airports and airlines
provide the right level of support for blind and partially sighted people.
A recent report by the magazine Which? Holiday identified that some guide dog owners do
experience poor service, meaning that there is still some way to go to ensure that all UK airports
provide a support service.
For guide dog owners who wish to travel outside the UK with their dog, these developments mean
that the world is now more accessible than ever before.
You can visit our website to download our guidelines on the Pet Travel Scheme and travelling with
your guide dog www.guidedogs.org.uk/adviceandservices/travel/travelscheme or e-mail Gill
Kenyon, Information Officer at gill.kenyon@guidedogs.org.uk or call her on 0118 9838359 to
request the publication in an alternative format.
More information about the Pets Travel Scheme is available from DEFRA at
www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel/pets or 0870 2411710.
Included within this article there is a photograph of a fawn coloured Guide Dog with its owner at
the airport. In the background of the picture there is a blue and white striped commercial
airplane.
++Martine’s airport experience
When guide dog owner Martine Brooks travelled to Bordeaux, she found Easyjet’s Luton airport
service much improved.
My family live in Bordeaux in France and two years ago I asked Easyjet about travelling from
Luton to Bordeaux with my husband and guide dog Verity. Their first response was: “We don’t
take guide dogs when we fly over water,” which meant no flight.
However, a few months ago I was planning another trip and this time when I checked Luton
airport’s website it mentioned that they had a Pet Travel department. I rang and spoke to Denise,
one of the Pet Travel Officers there. She was extremely helpful and said that she would organise
everything so I sent Denise our flight details and a copy of Verity’s passport.
Two days before we were due to fly out to Bordeaux, I rang to confirm that everything was in
place and found that Pauline would take care of us at the airport’s Special Assistance desk. On
the day, when we arrived at the desk, they were expecting us. Pauline checked Verity’s papers
and microchip and we went through customs without queuing. The members of the Pet Travel
department were very nice and intrigued by Verity as the first guide dog flying to Europe from
Luton airport.
We had time for a cup of coffee and just before boarding, Pauline took Verity to a designated area
to do a last “busy”. As soon as we stepped on the plane, the chief stewardess asked us to sit in
the first row where Verity would have more space. I linked her lead to my seat belt and the rest
of the flight was straightforward. Verity’s behaviour was impeccable.
Once we landed, as my husband knows Bordeaux airport very well and we did not need any
assistance, we passed through passport control and customs without any problems.
Just over 24 hours before coming back to England, we visited a local vet who gave Verity a health
check and filled in her passport so that the trip home was as smooth as the outward journey.
When we landed in Luton, Pet Travel Officer Pauline met us off the plane and went over Verity’s
microchip and passport with a fine-toothed comb, even down to the time we visited the French
vet, to ensure that she had received the tick, flea and worm treatments at the right time. She
took her to the “busy” area again, then escorted us through customs without a glitch.
In brief, I was extremely satisfied by the efficiency of Luton airport’s Pet Travel department staff
and Easyjet’s crew. The trip went like clockwork for us, much better than some of our previous
trips to Bordeaux. If guide dog owners wish to organise a holiday to Europe, they should not have
any qualms about travelling with Easyjet from Luton airport, as long as they get in touch with the
airport Special Assistance desk well in advance.
For more advice:
Guide Dogs has published guidelines on:

Getting a passport for your guide dog and how to prepare your dog, including veterinary
advice.

Whom to advise that you will be travelling with a guide dog, including your travel agent,
airline and your district team.

Equipment needed on an aircraft, including a car harness to secure the dog to a seat belt on
the plane and other items that might be helpful on a long-haul flight.

Advice on returning to the UK, including paperwork needed by airports on your return, checks
they will carry out on the dog and what will happen if there is a problem.
Verity and Martine have been photographed at the start of this article. Martine is giving Verity a
big cuddle. Verity is a long haired black Labrador.
[End of seventh article]
+08 Travel special
Out of Africa
Are you a dog or cat person? Justine Duffy loves both, whether it’s her guide dog Mia or big cats
on the other side of the world.
The intrepid guide dog owner has recently returned from South Africa and a once-in-a-lifetime
experience, helping to hand-rear lion cubs. The trip combined her two great passions: animals
and volunteering.
Back home in Thetford, Norfolk, Justine gives her time to no fewer than five organisations.“I
volunteer because I enjoy it,” she says. “It would be great to find paid employment – I’d love to
be an events manager – but it’s difficult. In the meantime I’ll keep offering my help to whoever
needs it. It keeps me occupied and keeps my brain going!”
Justine first got a taste for volunteering while she was a student at the Royal National College for
the Blind in Hereford. She is herself completely blind as a result of retinoblastoma, a cancer of
the eye. She became a guide dog owner for the first time in 1996 and Mia is her third dog, a
three-year-old cream-coloured Labrador-retriever cross who has been with her since January
2010.
A big fan of television shows such as Wild at Heart, volunteering with wild animals had long been
a dream.
“I’ve always wanted to help out hand-rearing big cats, but after being turned down by several
zoos I realised it wasn’t going to happen here.
“I was talking to a friend about how much I would love to work with lions. He told me to put my
money where my mouth was and it spurred me into action. I arranged the trip with a volunteer
travel company and in March this year we were on our way to South Africa.”
++In the land of the lions
Their destination was Ukutula Lion Park and Lodge, where cubs are routinely taken away from
their pride to protect them from aggressive males.
Justine spent two and a half weeks at Ukutula looking after cubs as young as three weeks old,
and relished every second.
“I loved bottle-feeding, especially the ones that were teething – you could put your finger in their
mouths for them to suck on. They also liked to attack your feet, which was fine as long as they
were the really tiny ones, but once the six-week-olds got hold of you and sank their teeth in…”
The one downside was that guide dog Mia couldn’t be there. “I couldn’t pass up the chance to
work with lions – not to mention cuddling a cheetah and getting a kiss from an elephant – but I
really missed Mia and the independence she gave me. I decided not to take her with me as I
didn’t want to put her through the long-haul flight.”
While she describes herself as a “pretty fearless” person at the best of times, she wants to extend
a huge thank you to Guide Dogs and its supporters for enriching her life.
“My three dogs have given me so much pleasure and confidence. They have been more than a
mobility tool, they have been a part of me. I can genuinely say that I would be lost without my
adorable four-legged friends.”
Included within this article there are various photographs of Justine while on her adventure in
Africa. The first photograph is of Justine standing next to a large watering hole, while some of the
lion cubs are having a swim. The next photograph is of Justine at home with the family and guide
dog Mia; they are all sitting on the sofa with Mia sat patiently at their feet. The third photograph
is of Justine tracking through the bush on a quad bike; the next photograph of Justine is of her
having a big “kiss” from an elephant; the fifth photograph is of Justine playing with two of the
lion cubs in one of the huts; the final photograph is of Justine taking a nap with some of the lion
cubs.
Included within this article there are a few quotes from Justine; the first quote reads: “My three
dogs have given me so much pleasure and confidence”. The second quote reads: “I’ve always
wanted to help out hand-rearing big cats”.
[End of eighth article]
+09 From guide to CSI dog
A sniff of the action
We train guide dogs to work without distraction – so what do you do with a trainee guide dog who
can’t resist the urge to follow his nose?
In the case of black Labrador Rory, the answer was to make the most of his natural instincts and
find him a new and exciting career as a CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) dog.
Guide Dog Trainer Caroline Unwin, who started Rory’s original training in Leamington, explains:
“Rory was a lovely dog, very willing and exuberant, but he always used his nose. He did progress
but he was having to fight his natural instinct and was beginning to show signs of anxiety.”
Not only would it be dangerous for a blind or partially sighted owner to have a guide dog who was
so easily distracted, but also unfair on the dog. Once the decision was made to take Rory out of
guide dog training, it became Rehoming Officer Kirsten Godden’s responsibility to find Rory a
different career. Ensuring the ongoing health and welfare of all our dogs is a commitment we take
very seriously.
Kirsten explains: “Wherever possible, we try to find another working role, for example as an
assistance dog for another charity or with the police. We want them to be happy as well as useful
in another capacity.”
Training for police work is all about play, so Kirsten completed an initial assessment of Rory using
a ball to see how much his attention was grabbed by it (trainee guide dogs are not normally
encouraged to play ball games because it will foster their chase instinct). Given Rory’s
enthusiasm, Kirsten invited a dog handler from the West Midlands Police to consider him for a
role within the police or prison service. With his love of play and desire to follow his nose, Rory
was selected to be trained as one of the first two of the force’s CSI dogs.
Rory now lives with PC Mark Chester and his German shepherd Bero, who is a general purpose
police dog. Rory’s job is much more specialised, although to him it must seem like an extension
of playtime. Mark explains: “To be a CSI dog, the dog needs to be mad for a ball or toy.”
“CSI dogs are trained to find human remains and blood, so when we train Rory, every time he
finds the right smell, he gets his ball. When he’s working, I do exactly the same with him.”
Rory’s work can take him from helping search for a missing person, to looking for blood at a
crime scene or in a suspect’s vehicle or searching for human remains at the scene of a fire. His
nose is of particular use when examining a suspect’s belongings to establish whether the victim’s
blood is on them.
Mark says: “Rory has just gone from strength to strength. I can see why he wouldn’t have made
a good guide dog – he’s like a bottle of pop just waiting to go off! But here he’s found his true
vocation – he’s a really excellent search dog.”
Even with a top quality breeding programme, it would be unrealistic to expect every one of our
pups to become working guide dogs. However, for Kirsten, finding a replacement career for Rory
is a job well done.
“Rory needed to focus his energies elsewhere, and I love it that he’s now getting to enjoy and use
his natural instincts so successfully.”
There are two photographs included within this article, the first photograph is of PC Mark Chester
and Rory, sitting in a field; Mark is kneeling down next to Rory, giving him a stroke. The second
photograph is of Rory with his trainer Caroline Unwin and puppy walkers Tony and Pam Luff.
Caroline, Pam and Tony are kneeling down next to Rory. Rory is sitting in front of Tony.
There is also a quotation from PC Mark Chester included within this article which reads: “Rory has
just gone from strength to strength. I can see why he wouldn’t have made a good guide dog –
he’s like a bottle of pop just waiting to go off!”
[End of ninth article]
+10 Fundraiser Profile
A fitting tribute
When it comes to fundraising for Guide Dogs, Sue Ratcliffe is something of an expert, having
raised almost £100,000.
The 44-year-old from Old Harlow in Essex has been collecting money for the charity for the past
seven years, changing lives with every puppy she sponsors. But the happiness wrought by her
good work has its roots in sadness, and a life-changing experience of Sue’s own: the death of her
husband Gary in 2004 at the age of just 42.
Gary was Sue’s inspiration and ongoing motivation and it had been his idea to begin collecting
money for Guide Dogs in the first place. An engineer by trade, Gary was also master of his local
Masonic lodge, and was looking for a special way to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
“We were both massive dog-lovers,” Sue recalls. “And having seen a television campaign Gary
thought it would be a great idea to sponsor a guide dog puppy – a golden Labrador, if possible, to
commemorate the lodge’s golden anniversary – and call it Mason.”
Gary visited the Guide Dogs centre at Redbridge, arranged to co-sponsor a pup and then set
about fundraising, organising events such as a sponsored golf game for friends and family. At the
start of June 2004, however, having already reached his target of £2,500, Gary was tragically
knocked off his bicycle and killed.
“We had that saving grace, that he knew he had raised that money for the first puppy,” Sue says.
“He was very passionate about this cause.” And there is no doubt that he would have been
prouder still to see what his wife has achieved since then. Raising money in honour of her
beloved and much-missed husband, Sue’s hard work has made it possible for an astonishing 18
guide dogs to be trained.
++First ever Tribute Fund
Coincidentally, Guide Dogs had begun a new fundraising venture the very month Gary died:
Tribute Funds. These are set up in the name of someone who has passed away, which friends and
family can pay donations into or collect money towards. A positive way to commemorate and
celebrate the life of a loved one, Gary’s became the very first in the UK to be established later
that June.
Grieving but determined to carry on her husband’s good work, Sue remembers that the training
cost of a guide dog – £5,000 – seemed like a lot of money at the time, but the Tribute Fund hit
the magic mark almost immediately: donations in lieu of flowers at the funeral in July were
enough to sponsor a pup that Sue christened Lloyd – Gary’s middle name. He was to be the first
of many.
“After we’d hit the target for Lloyd we thought, ‘Well, that wasn’t so bad, we’ll try and do another
one,’” Sue says. “It really went from there.”
Through the roof, in fact: since 2004, Sue has raised a staggering £91,000, boosted in April by
the sponsorship collected by two runners in the London Marathon.
Vicky West, Legacy Marketing Officer for the South East, says Sue has been a force of nature
since embarking on her fundraising career in 2004.
“We’re in awe of what Sue and her supporters have achieved in such a short space of time –
there’s been no stopping her. She’s one of our fundraising superstars, an inspiration to all of us
and a great ambassador for the Tribute Funds scheme, which is all about remembering a loved
one in a way that is in keeping with that person’s life and raising money for a cause that was
special for them. It’s been a really positive thing for Sue to do in memory of her husband Gary,
and £90,000 is an incredible amount of money. She loves doing it, and we love her.”
++Putting the fun in fundraising
Sue and her team of supporters raise money all year round in any number of ways, all of which
require detailed organisation, but all of which have to be fun. The moment fundraising becomes a
chore is when Sue will call it a day.
The golf day that Gary organised before his accident, for example, proved to be such a success it
has now become an annual event in his honour. The eighth will take place this July. There is a
tribute disco night in March; a quiz night in October; a night at the races at Harlow Greyhound
Stadium; a sponsored walk in May from Sue’s house to Chingford, a distance of 20 miles in fancy
dress...
“Everything Gary did, he did with a sense of fun – that was his nature. If we can’t do things that
people enjoy and have a laugh doing then we’re not being true to Gary and what he stood for.
Everything has to have that fun factor – even donating! It astounds me that everyone always dips
their hands into their pockets with a smile on their face.”
And it’s the same faces every time: family, friends, an entire community that wants to show its
support for what Gary set in motion.
“The whole thing has been a success because he was such a lovely person,” says Sue, humbled
by the response over the years. As a result she is delighted that a little bit of him lives on with
every puppy she and her team of supporters are able to sponsor.
Gary and Sue met in 1986, when Sue was working in a flower shop with Gary’s mum. Two years
later the couple married. They celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary the year Gary died.
They spent some wonderful years together, Sue says, and she takes great comfort in the fact
that he lived life to the full – “if he hadn’t, we would have felt cheated for him as well as for
ourselves when we lost him.”
Every pup named so far has a link either to Gary or to something he loved about life: Floyd, for
example, named after Pink Floyd, one of his favourite bands, and a quartet of pups named in
honour of Led Zeppelin: Zeppelin, Bonham, Page and Kashmir.
And with four or five names still on the list: “I don’t know what will come first, running out of
energy or running out of names!”
And if anything positive can come out of such a sad situation, then for Sue it has been
discovering her talent for fundraising and, through Gary’s Tribute Fund, being able to make a
difference to the lives of blind and visually impaired people across the UK.
“Guide Dogs is such an amazing cause – I’ve been fortunate enough to go out on a few training
walks and it astounds me what these dogs can do and how much assistance they can provide
their owners. Members of the public know it too: we might be doing a street collection and as
soon as people know what it’s for they give so freely.
“I’ve been doing this so long now that Guide Dogs is like my extended family – and while it’s still
fun and the support is there I’ll keep doing it. We said we’d stop at £100,000, but then we also
said that about £5,000! The finishing post isn’t in sight anymore; we’ll just carry on raising
money for as many puppies as we can, because it’s such a lovely thing to be able to do. I’m so
proud of everything we’ve done – and Gary would have been immensely proud too.”
To sponsor Sue in her latest fundraising activity or to contribute towards Gary’s Tribute Fund,
visit www.justgiving.com/sueratcliffe
Included within this article there are four photographs; the first is of Gary Ratcliffe. Gary has
short brown hair and is wearing a pale blue shirt Gary is looking at the camera with a big smile on
his face. The second photo is of Sue with guide dogs Truffle and Mattie, Sue is lying in a field with
Truffle and Mattie. The third photo is of Sue tackling an obstacle course with Guide Dog Trainer
Lorraine Johnson and Truffle. The final photograph is of Sue giving Mattie a big cuddle. Sue is
looking at the camera and smiling.
There are also three quotations included within this article; the first is from Vicky West and reads:
“We’re in awe of what Sue and her supporters have achieved in such a short space of time –
there’s been no stopping her.” The second quotation is from Sue herself and reads: “I’ve been
doing this so long now that Guide Dogs is like my extended family”. The final quotation is from
Sue and reads: “Guide Dogs is such an amazing cause – I’ve been fortunate enough to go out on
a few training walks and it astounds me what these dogs can do and how much assistance they
can provide their owners”
[End of tenth article]
+11 Guide Dogs Week
80 years of support
The UK’s first four guide dog partnerships qualified on 6 October 1931 in Wallasey on the Wirral.
Those pioneers, who first trusted a guide dog with their lives, paved the way for an independent
and active future for the 29,022 blind and partially sighted people Guide Dogs had partnered with
a dog by 2011.
We are fast approaching the 80th anniversary of this historic milestone (6 October, 2011), which
falls in this year’s Guide Dogs Week from 1 – 9 October, making it the culmination of the 80th
anniversary celebrations.
The theme for Guide Dogs Week 2011 is “80 years of support”; giving us the chance to celebrate
all the support, given and received, that has made the last 80 years so incredible. We’ve also set
ourselves the target of raising £800,000 during the week, and after the success of last year, we
know it can be achieved.
So we’ll be asking people to “Go for 80”; whether that’s raising £80, volunteering for 80 minutes,
speaking to 80 people about Guide Dogs or writing 80 words to your local paper or MP about a
Guide Dogs campaign.
Last year we had an amazing fundraising effort with nearly 450 events nationwide. Let’s make it
even better this year and celebrate 80 years of support in style! For more information visit
www.guidedogs.org.uk.
Included at the start of this article is an old photograph of the first four guide dog partnerships;
the photograph was taken in 1931.
[End of eleventh article]
+12 go walkies knows no bounds!
Puppy walkers Margaret and David Wright have taken their own approach to “go walkies” so that
Margaret can enjoy dog walks in her wheelchair.
Having enjoyed two years of puppy walking with pups Baron and Ash, they were inspired to go
walkies for Guide Dogs, the sponsored walk where it’s the dog that gets sponsored, not the
person. Margaret says, “It was Ash’s way of saying thank you to Guide Dogs for bringing him into
the world, giving him great care and training, and best of all giving his life such a fantastic
purpose.”
As a wheelchair user, Margaret wanted to find an accessible path in the Forest of Dean, known for
its beautiful and tranquil surroundings. Forest rangers suggested a five mile route and supplied a
safety contact card to Margaret, who registered her walk and raised sponsorship with husband
David.
When the day came around, unexpected building work on the planned route meant that the
couple ended up completing seven miles. The ranger said to Margaret: “Your wheelchair has been
where no other has gone before!”
Margaret and David raised almost £700 and are now organising a second go walkies in the Forest
of Dean this September with new pup Benny.
Puppy walker Margaret Wright has been pictured at the foot of this article with one of the dog’s
she has puppy walked; Margaret, is sitting in her wheelchair holding the puppies lead. The black
Labrador puppy is sitting patiently on the ground.
[End of twelfth article]
+13 What’s on?
Key events for Summer 2011
++11 June – 24 September Guide Dogs Fun Days
There are seven more Guide Dogs Fun Days taking place around the UK this summer. Stalls, go
walkies events, games and dog displays will make for a great day for the whole family.
Please support your local event in any way you can. For more information visit
www.guidedogs.org.uk/opendays.
11 June Perth, Upper Springlands
18 June Belfast, Malone House
25 June Leamington, Pump Room Gardens
2 July Cardiff, Tredegar House
30 July Bangor, Penryhn Castle
4 September Atherton, Guide Dog Training School, Manchester
24 September Exeter, Killerton Estate
Pictured at the end of this section there is a photograph of three children having fun eating ice
cream with their faces painted.
++16 June, 9am – 4:30pm Vision UK 2011
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London
Vision UK 2011 is the only conference that offers the opportunity to engage with the whole of the
eye health and sight loss sector.
The day will focus on the changing external environment, the role of the “Big Society,”
commissioning changes and the recent advances in technology. It will also incorporate the event
formally known as Techshare.
For further details on the conference programme, visit
www.vision2020uk.org.uk/ukvisionstrategy.
++6 July 2011 Guide Dog of the Year Regent’s College Conference Centre, Regents Park
The announcement for this year’s prestigious event will be held at Regent’s College Conference
Centre, London.
From 50 nominations, six guide dog partnerships and their families will be invited to an evening
reception to hear which guide dog has received the award for Outstanding Work, Beyond the Call
of Duty and most Life Changing. From this, the overall Guide Dog of the Year 2011 will be
announced.
++19 July 2011 Guide Dogs’ AGM Royal Berkshire Conference Centre, Madejski
Stadium, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0FL Registration from 2pm
Guide Dogs’ 2011 Annual General Meeting will take place in Reading and is open to members. The
AGM will be followed by a short Extraordinary General Meeting, which will seek to adopt changes
to the Memorandum and Articles of Association in line with recent changes in legislation.
For those who cannot attend the AGM, we are hosting a series of stakeholder briefings across the
UK.
These briefings form part of the Guide Dogs Fun Days (detailed previously) and provide an
opportunity to hear from Guide Dogs’ Trustees and Executive Board and ask them about issues
important to you.
If you have any queries beforehand, please contact Jayne O’Mahony at
jayne.o’mahony@guidedogs.org.uk or by telephone on 0118 9838172.
++12, 13 and 14 July 2011 Sight Village Birmingham New Bingley Hall, Birmingham
Queen Alexandra’s College organises QAC Sight Village events at venues in Birmingham, London
and Scotland.
These are premier European events showcasing technology, support and services for people who
are blind or visually impaired.
Exhibitors from throughout the world will be taking part, and the event will welcome many
thousands of visitors, including people who are blind or partially sighted, professionals, business
people and family members. Admission is free.
For more information go to www.qac.ac.uk.
[End of thirteenth article]
+14 Fundraising update
Thanks to our supporters

Students at Saint Richard’s Catholic College at Bexhill-on-Sea have raised £5,000 in five
years. They were recognised for their efforts at an assembly by guide dog owner Peter
Butcher with his guide dog of six years, Labrador-retriever cross, Keegan. It has become
tradition for successive Year Seven groups at Saint Richard’s to raise money for Guide Dogs,
and the current Year Seven group were challenged by their head of year, Jamie Bligh, to
maintain the tradition.
There is a photograph of Peter Butcher and Keegan with Year 7 pupils Anastasia, Imogen, Joshua
and Jamie. The children are standing next to Peter and Keegan and one of the children is holding
a photograph of a new Guide Dog puppy.

The Cambridge Branch received £2,835 from Heydon Golf Club’s Ladies’ Captain, Hazel
Hayden. Hazel collected the money during her year as Ladies’ Captain, choosing Guide Dogs
as her nominated charity. Branch chairman John Reynolds and all the members congratulated
Hazel and her fellow fundraisers on the “wonderful” result.
Hazel Hayden has been photographed with members of the Cambridge Branch; one of the
members is holding the cheque.

The wait was worth it for pupils at Glenrothes High School in Fife, who raised £1,000 for Guide
Dogs in May last year through a sponsored walk in the Lomond Hills. They were due to
present a cheque to puppy walkers Shirley and Bill Penman and their four-month-old guide
dog puppy, Quarry, in December, but snow stopped the show. But Quarry, Shirley and Bill, of
the North East Fife Branch, were able to rearrange their visit for early March. Delighted
youngsters posed for pictures and students in the school’s Department of Additional Support
enjoyed cuddles with Quarry.
Deputy headteacher, Miss Lothian, said: “Despite the current economic crisis, the pupils of
Glenrothes High School continue to dig deep and donate their pocket money. They are a credit to
their school and to their local community.”

Generous Fife Council employees raised over £1,000 in February at a quiz night. The event
was sponsored by the Royal Hotel in Dysart and organised by the Sneddon family, who are
Glenrothes-based puppy walkers.

The pupils of Tollbar Academy in Grimsby have raised £9,000 to name their own puppy and
are currently deciding what to call their bundle of fluff.
Guide dog Hilary has been photographed with her owner, Jane Wilson, accepting the cheque from
some of the pupils as well as a teacher at Tollbar Academy.

The traders at Grimsby Top Town Market have raised £5,000 to name a puppy after regularly
seeing guide dog, Hilary, and her owner, Jane Wilson, in the market. The traders are said to
be “really pleased” that they have managed to raise this amount and are eagerly awaiting the
birth of their own guide dog in the making.

Ten-year-old Fleur Jones from Bratton, Wiltshire, organised her very own go walkies event,
which raised £250. Twenty-four dogs took part and Saint Peter’s School pupil Fleur already
has plans for an even bigger event next year. She said: “I chose to support Guide Dogs by
organising this event because I think we’re so lucky to be able to see and get around without
any trouble and I just wanted to help others who aren’t quite as fortunate.”
Fleur Jones has been photographed in her garden, with her pet dog and a black Labrador Guide
Dog; Fluer is holding some “Go walkies” flyers in her hand.

Three members of the Sittingbourne and Faversham Branch raised £280 when they took the
go walkies challenge and walked to Canterbury. Their canine companions each completed
around two-and-a-half miles of the 16-mile journey.

A fundraising morning at Torpoint Library was hailed a success after volunteers collected
£82.20. There were stalls selling Guide Dogs goods and a tombola. Local guide dog owners
were also able to show visitors how their companions help them in their daily lives.
Local Guide Dog owners have been pictured at Torpoint Library after their fundraising event.

Past president of Saint Albans and District Bowling Association, Brian Burfoot, presented a
cheque for £1,600 to puppy walkers Val and Terry Crane, of the Saint Albans Branch. The
couple brought their puppy, Darcey, with them. Mr Burfoot has since handed over another
£200 after the association’s tour of Spain. The Saint Albans Branch has also received £120
from 93-year-old Louisa Pascoe, of March in Cambridgeshire, who has given up playing Lotto
for the past three years and donated the money to Guide Dogs instead.
Brian Burfoot has been pictured presenting an oversized cheque to puppy wakers Val and Terry;
Val and Terry are accompanied by their puppy Darcey.

When nine-year-old James Norris went to visit his great-grandmother, Elizabeth Harding, he
told her all about a school visit by a guide dog partnership. Mrs Harding agreed to his
suggestion that she should raise funds for Guide Dogs instead of receiving presents for her
102nd birthday. Mrs Harding’s birthday party was at Rochester Court, Thornaby, raising £250
from family and friends. James and Mrs Harding presented the donation to Val Hydes,
secretary of the Middlesbrough, Stockton and Yarm Branch, and her guide dog, Yoshie, who
had visited James’s school.
James Norris and his great-grandmother, Elizabeth Harding, are pictured presenting a cheque to
Val Hydes and her guide dog Yoshie.

The Corsham and Chippenham Branch organised a dog walk through Corsham Court, raising
£85. More than 50 people and 30 dogs walked through beautiful countryside and then
returned for hot soup, tea and cakes at Corsham Town FC. Ken Baldwin, Corsham Town FC
chairman, said: “Supporting local events is always something that the football club is keen to
do.”

The Market Drayton and Whitchurch Branch, formed just over two years ago, raised nearly
£1,300 at a series of flagship events last year. The 15 enthusiastic members organised an
open garden, an evening of music and fun, and an event called Born To Lead, which featured
a talk by former Guide Dogs breeding manager, Neil Ewart.
Please refer to the following section for details of special thanks
++Special thanks
++Raised: £2,000 plus
An intrepid trio of friends have hiked through the stifling heat and freezing cold of Colorado for
Guide Dogs. Teresa Barron, Tony Williams and Nate Faudel’s trip featured some incredible
numbers, covering more than 156 miles over 12 days, wearing backpacks weighing 40lbs, and
they climbed to a height of 14,110 feet.
The trek took two years to plan but was nearly scuppered by bad weather in the first three days.
Torrential rain and hailstones the size of marbles fell, and local TV networks broadcasted flash
flood and tornado warnings.
Teresa, who has rehomed two retired guide dogs, Lake and Topaz, said: “I love the outdoors and
I just felt like this was one of those things I should do while I’m still young enough. I’ve already
done a Mongolian challenge for Guide Dogs and a 90-mile horse ride in Canada, I just love a
challenge!”
“We walked through beautiful scenery – not only forests and rocks but grassland with creeks and
beaver dams, moose and elk. We didn’t see any bears but we do think a couple brushed past our
hammocks one night or two!”
Teresa, 43 and a first aid training manager, Tony, from Roscommon in Ireland, and Nate, who
lives in Denver, Colorado, also raised more than £1,000 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Theresa Barron has been pictured here during her 156 mile trek. Theresa is wearing a pair of light
brown army print trousers and a red t-shirt; in the background is the mountain as well as the
forest below.
++Raised: £1,600
Jenny and Tony Lewis, who live near Macclesfield in Cheshire, undertook an amazing and eventful
adventure in their much-loved classic car, Ruby, a 1937 Austin Seven. They drove from Land’s
End to John O’Groats. Friend David Stretton accompanied them on the journey in his 1960 Morris
Minor convertible, Wallace.
Guide Dogs was one of three charities chosen to receive funds raised by the event, the others
being Crossroads Carers Cheshire and a Romanian orphanage. The trio chose Guide Dogs
because it was a favourite charity of the Lewis family’s late son, Greg, who died in May 2008,
aged 33. In 2009, the Lewis family raised £5,000 to name a puppy Willow in Greg’s memory.
Pictured here are Jenny and Tony Lewis after their adventure in Ruby, their 1937 Austin Seven.
They have been pictured with a few members of Guide Dogs and their family.
++Playing for keeps
Manchester United’s goalkeeping stars have given the club a big (gloved) helping hand towards
naming a puppy.
Red Devils stoppers Edwin Van Der Sar, Tomasz Kuszczak and Anders Lindegaard have helped
raise more than £1,000 towards naming a team puppy, who they plan to call Titan if it’s a boy or
Ruby if it’s a girl.
The keepers have been put through their paces by goalkeeping coach Eric Steele, who has been
collecting fines if they are late for training or forget any of their kit.
They were joined at the Carrington training ground by Oldham guide dog owner Marie Howarth
and Bailey as well as staff, volunteers and puppies in training at the Atherton Guide Dog Training
School.
District fundraiser Diane Moore said: “It’s great to have the club on board and we’re absolutely
delighted that they want to name a puppy. It was lovely to meet the goalkeepers and Eric at
Carrington, they were all really enthusiastic about raising money for Guide Dogs and we look
forward to continuing to work with them.”
Pictured at the start of this article is Manchester United’s goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar with
Marie Howarth and Wheeler, a small fawn coloured Guide Dog puppy. They are kneeling down
with goalkeeping coach Eric Steele, academy keepers Ben Amos and Sam Johnstone and keeper
Anders Lindegaard.
[End of fourteenth article]
+15 Fundraising in the workplace
In good company
Just a few examples of Guide Dogs’ supporters working with local businesses and corporate
partners.
A team of staff from Lloyds TSB Commercial in the Midlands recently took part in a sporting
challenge with a difference. Starting at Upton Park (home of West Ham United) at 5am, they
visited all 20 premiership football grounds in under 24 hours.
The team were greeted at Wolverhampton Wanderers’ stadium by guide dog owner John Harris
and his dog, Casper, then quickly jumped back in their cars to head north.
Lloyds TSB Commercial has been a long-time supporter, sponsoring a number of pups over the
years – they are hopeful that the money raised from this year’s challenge will support another
two guide dog pups.
Steve Wilkinson, Senior Business Development Manager and challenge organiser said, “It was a
tiring but very enjoyable day – the first pint when we finished the challenge didn’t touch the
sides!
“We hope to have raised a significant amount of sponsorship which will be matched by the Lloyds
Banking group.”
Pet shop chain Jollyes celebrated National Pet Day at the end of April with a host of fun and frolics
for furry friends and their families. There were competitions, shows, games and face painting,
and plenty of experts on hand to give top animal health tips at every branch.
Staff at the chain’s 48 stores were still counting up how much they had raised through their
efforts when Forward went to press, but were hopeful that their total was at least £5,000, enough
to name a puppy.
Jollyes spokesman, Trevor Lewis, said: “We’re really pleased to be supporting the great work that
Guide Dogs does to help blind and partially sighted people get out and about on their own terms.
“We have many dog lovers who come into our stores and we’ve seen the remarkable bond that
exists between dog and owner, but I know they were so impressed at the level of training and
dedication that enables guide dogs to go about their remarkable work.”
Staff at the Holiday Inn Express in Swindon presented a cheque for £135 to Swindon Branch
chairman, Alan Fletcher, and his guide dog, Joy.
The money was donated by hotel guests as they checked out, and the cash will pay for 10
training cones and a guide dog harness.
The Wellingborough Branch raised more than £1,000 through an Easter guess the name of the
puppy competition at two locations, Pets at Home and Swansgate Shopping Centre.
The branch’s Gena Parker presented winner Tracey Whitham with an Easter hamper at The Castle
arts venue after she correctly guessed the name Honey.
Gena Parker has been photograph presenting Tracey Whitham with an Easter Hamper; both Gena
and Tracey are looking at the camera and smiling.
[End of fifteenth article]
+16 Canine obituaries
We’ll never forget
To pay tribute to a guide dog, please send your message (up to a maximum of 25 words) to
forward@guidedogs.org.uk or to Forward at Hillfields, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3YG.
We are sorry that we do not have space to print all of the tributes that we have received and so
we will include those who have passed away most recently in a future edition of Forward.
Argus 24.12.03 – 24.12.10
Suddenly taken on his seventh birthday. Faithful, devoted fourth guide to Katie, Argus will be
missed forever. “Run free big bear, we love you – Mummy and Paul”.
Becky 19.9.96 – 18.11.10
Beloved first guide to Wendy Jones, walked by Stan and Sheila Horrobin, retired to Netta
Rowlands. “You were the stuff of fairytales, a triumph of love over fear”.
Campbell
13.4.96 – 11.2.11
Much loved guide dog of David Pengelly, the perfect gent. Cared for by Janet and John Owens in
retirement. “Loved and missed. Rest in peace old friend”.
Dream 20.8.97 – 7.2.11
Puppy walked by Mark and Julie Greaves. Guide to Rupert Biggs. “A faithful friend who will be
sadly missed by all who knew her”.
Elka (Helga) 11.11.95 – 10.12.10
Much loved guide to Margaret Richardson and retired to Bill and Daphne Glover. “We knew you
such a long time, little Elka, and we all miss you very much”.
Escort 16.7.98 – 27.2.11
Rehomed to Mrs Elston and passed away after eleven years with her after illness. “He was a
treasured pet and will be sadly missed”.
Eve 24.4.97 – 13.1.11
In Memory of Eve, Teresa’s loyal partner and friend. Eve, you were always there now it’s time to
sleep, my golden bear. “Your family misses you”.
Evelyn (Evie) 20.12.98 – 14.9.10
Excellent mum to 24 puppies, gone to join Bess, walked by Shale and John Cox. “Love you Evie,
leaving a huge gap in the lives of Ken and Pam Howard”.
Faldo 24.2.96 – 22.1.11
Loyal guide to Ray Shacklock. Puppy walked and retired to the Boyces. “Goodbye you wonderful
boy. All our lives were enriched by yours”.
Fay 12.8.01 – 4.1.11
Goodbye my “mischievous angel.” Puppy walked by Mr and Mrs Storer in Leamington and guide
to Eileen Buftom in Hayon-Wye. “Taken away so suddenly, missed and remembered always”.
Finch 28.9.99 – 4.2.11
Puppy walked by and retired to Melanie Gibbons and later retired to her sister. Missed by all the
family. “Finch was a joy of a dog always”.
Flint 25.10.01 – 23.9.10
First puppy we walked, loyal guide to Wendy. You taught us so much. Walking you was
unforgettable. “Your loving puppy walkers, John and Julie”.
Gareth 5.9.95 – 16.1.11
“Gorgeous Gareth, my dish washer pre-wash programme. Never forgotten, still mischevious,
endearing and playful at 15 years four months. I’ll treasure two years of happy memories”.
Gus 9.5.02 – 2.12.10
My guiding star and great ambassador. Loved by all when working and off duty. Affectionately
called “The Rug”. Puppy walked by Mrs Susan Rivers. “Rest in peace Gus. Love Mum”.
Harmony 15.10.97 – 10.12.10
Third guide dog to Jayne Weston, sadly put to sleep after a short illness. “Goodnight, God bless
my beautiful black Princess. Lots of love and tummy rubs. Rest in peace”.
Holby 1.6.96 – 26.11.10
“Thank you Holby our pal for all the love and happiness you gave. So caring, so gentle, so sweet,
our beautiful special friend. Miss you loads love you always”.
Ingram 22.4.99 – 17.1.11
Faithful third guide dog to Jim Gales, recently retired and best pal of Janet. “Greatly missed by
family, friends and all who knew him”.
Jack 16.3.94 – 23.12.10
Jack retired in February 2003 due to failing eyesight. “Sadly passed away on 23 December and
will be sadly missed by all who knew him”.
Jessica 4.4.98 – 9.8.10
A faithful and loving guide to Micheal Roddy. Puppy walked by Elaine Fields, and retired to Alan
and Joan Wood. “A lovely girl, a real character, very sadly missed”.
Josh 5.3.01 – 4.1.11
Owned by Dave Pickering, Middlesbrough, puppy walked by Mrs Pat Reed, Plymounth. Josh
passed away peacefully. “Josh will be sadly missed, a true friend right to the end”.
Karen 29.7.98 – 24.12.10
Sadly said goodbye to our Princess Karen, first guide to Jonathan Parsons after five years’ happy
retirement. “Missing our cuddles and your smiley face”.
Karli 31.12.09 – 4.2.11
A beautiful puppy that would have made a fantastic guide dog. “We have a year of wonderful
memories of a short but happy life”.
Kelly 12.10.99 – 26.7.10
My beautiful bundle of life and fun. All your friends will miss you always. “You are in our hearts,
little one. Gordon and Bruce”.
Ken 11.8.98 – 12.1.11
The most wonderful companion over the years and sadly put to sleep in January. “A very loving,
gentle and faithful dog and I shall miss him greatly”.
Meg 22.03.95 – 27.02.06
Puppy walked by Ruth Oliver and family. Guide to John. Retired to Marion in Bournemouth. A
loving true friend to all. “Keep enjoying free-running”.
Monty 17.8.00 – 21.12.10
Many miles walked together. You guided me to a new life and independence, you’re missed every
day. “Happy memories that will last forever”.
Natt 15.9.97 – 31.1.11
Wonderful companion, best friend and guide to Chris, also Michelle, Mike, Lindsey and Thomas
Houldershaw (puppy walkers and rehomers). “Goodnight and God bless Mr Natty”.
Nem 13.10.99 – 14.12.10
Second guide to Barbara Crossan. Puppy walked by Vicky Jones. “Goodbye Nem, 10 wonderful
years. Run free! Sadly missed by Barb and Jack”.
Naomi
29.11.00 – 30.12.10
Second guide to Dot Carrier. Much loved by Dot and Les. Cared for in retirement by Sue and Fred
Wiltshire. “A gentle dog”.
Penny 8.7.95 – 26.1.11
Puppy walked by Mrs Knowles, first guide to Corinne Williams, and adopted by Mr and Mrs
Penlington. “Loving and missing you my very special girl.”
Percy (Pete) 1.12.00 – 1.3.11
One of Elton’s beautiful boys. Loved by Laura Curtis, Alan and Shirley Curtis (puppy
walkers).“What a handsome boy! Missed by everyone who knew him”.
Petra 12.5.94 – 16.12.10
Petra, my buddy for 15 years, died peacefully at home. Petra and I starred in Songs of Praise in
1999 in Blackpool. “She was always a star to me”.
Phil 2.7.03 – 9.11.10
Much loved guide to Bob Privett, puppy walked by Elaine Bennett. My beautiful friend taken
suddenly after a short illness. “Many happy memories, but still miss you so much”.
Ramsey 15.1.99 – 9.2.11
Second guide dog for George Derby. A canny, capable and friendly dog, loved by all the family
and will be greatly missed. “We will always remember you”.
Revel 19.10.97 – 12.2.11
She raised money, awareness and 10 guide dog pups. She was simply the best! Always precious,
always a lady. “Love you forever, the Punnett family.”
Rodd 24.9.97 – 14.2.11
Remembering the loss of our best friend, loyal guide and companion to the end, never
questioning, always there. “We miss you Rodd and you’ll always be our puppy”.
Rolo 3.10.96 – 29.11.10
Puppy walked and re-homed with the Bibbins family. Such a happy boy, never complained. “Sleep
well, my chocolate soldier”.
Sidney 24.11.2001 – 23.01.2011
A remarkable friend, who cared deeply, loved generously. He taught us that the meaning of life is
to be found in moments. “Bye for now!”
Tamara (Tammy) 23.7.97 – 26.12.10
Puppy walked by the Steele family. Guide to Joyce Welford. Retired to Brian and Linda Harris. “A
precious, gentle lady. Loved by all who knew her. So greatly missed”.
Theo 7.6.05 – 18.2.11
Theo was Guide Dog of the Year in 2008. We love and will miss him very much. “He’ll never be
forgotten.”
Tweed 9.10.96 – 17.2.10
Adopted by Alan and Joan Wood for his last two years. “A very special boy, sadly missed”.
Vectra 24.1.02 – 12.3.11
Mum to 34 pups, a wonderful fundraiser and friend loved by all, and missed by many. “John and
Marion Dennis and family”.
Velda 7.10.95 – 8.10.10
Third guide dog to the late Betty Cook and happily retired to her sister Pearl. Put to sleep after
illness. “Missed by all who knew her”.
Vin 28.01.99 – 25.9.10
Delightful partner and guide to Rosie, much loved by her and husband Tim. Known by many in
retirement with Marion in the New Forest. “Enjoy your blackberrying!”
Whiskey 28.07.97 – 15.01.11
A faithful guide and friend to Jan Thomas. Retired to Dennis and Maureen Wilson. A sweet and
gentle lady, loved by all. “Sleep peacefully Whiskey”.
Whisp 27.12.95 – 10.12.10
Greatly treasured first guide dog to Nikki Broughton, puppy walked by, and retired to Eileen and
Martyn Ridley. “A real star, missed by all”.
Whitney 11.12.00 – 1.4.11
First guide to Ron Cordner. “You opened a new chapter in my life to explore. My faithful, loving
and special girl. Missed by all who knew you.”
William 28.10.96 – 29.3.11
Puppy-walked and retired early to Jayne and Bill Boole So so sad to have to say goodbye to you
“Mr.Wills”. “You were very special.”
Wren 14.11.00 – 22.3.11
Last guide dog to the late Mr Roger Goodchild. Retired to his partner Tracy. “Such a kind and
gentle dog. It’s been an honour to care for her. Run free and find Roger.”
Yardley 28.9.97 – 29.12.10
First guide dog to Rob Clark and Liverpool’s 100th guide dog to qualify. Retired to Mrs B Roberts.
“We miss you Yardley woof woof”.
Zeke (Squeaky) 18.3.02 – 16.3.11
First guide to Glenis. Puppy walked by Mr and Mrs Fear. “Miss you lots, sweet dreams my dear
friend, you will always be in our hearts.”
Zena 27.05.99 – 23.1.11
Deeply loved first guide and in retirement, companion to Pat Henderson. “We went forward
together, she was one very special girl. My thanks to Richard, Sally and Elaine”.
There are photographs taken in various locations and in different poses of: Argus, Campbell,
Dream, Elka, Eve, Faldo, Fay, Flint, Gareth, Ingram, Jack, Jessica, Karen, Karli, Meg, Naomi,
Natt, Percy, Phil, Revel, Rodd, Rolo, Sidney, Tamara, Theo, Tweed, Vin, Whiskey, Whisp, Wren,
Yardley and Zeke.
[End of sixteenth article]
+17 Your letters
++Retraining with late spouses’ guide dogs
I would just like to point out that Jenny Mitchinson was not the first person to train with her
husband’s guide dog.
Mrs Irene Crichton trained with her husband Hugh’s dog and my mother, Mrs Jean Day, trained
with my step-father’s dog Jackson. My sister adopted him when she passed away and he is still
living with her. – Irene Knowles
Reply from the Editor:
Many thanks Irene and also Mrs J Ingram, who pointed out that she trained with her late
husband’s guide dog. I’m sorry that we didn’t know about your experiences, which go to show the
wonderful bond and partnerships that guide dogs have, not only with their owners but with their
families too.
++An often-asked question: do guide dogs ever have fun?
I was recently at a sports centre in Newcastle making enquires at reception when I turned to
come away and nearly stepped on a guide dog that was standing right behind me. This dog
looked extremely sad.
This raises the question, do guide dogs get respite? Do they ever get a chance to run around and
have fun like most other dogs? – Miss L Dixon
Reply from the Editor:
We receive quite a few letters from members of the public, who mistake guide dogs’ working
focus for unhappiness.
Once they have helped their owners get from A to B, guide dogs do indeed have fun, enjoying the
company of people and other dogs, and free running in the park just like any beloved family dog.
++Why was Saint Richard’s School missed from Forward?
I received a phone call from one of my branch treasurers Miss Joan Inskipp, who wishes to
express her disgust at the fact that a local school, Saint Richard’s, has not been mentioned in the
recent publication of Forward magazine, despite raising enough monies to complete their Name a
Puppy and set up another one. She says that they never get any publicity.
Please can you make a comment so I can pass it back to the branch. Many thanks and apologies,
but I am just passing on their feelings. – Phillipa Jan
Reply from the Editor:
We at Forward magazine always love to hear about the many ways our supporters raise vital
funds for Guide Dogs and we value every one of them.
We receive many dozens of letters from supporters and with limited space it’s always difficult to
choose just a few to include. I am very sorry that we didn’t print the piece about Saint Richard’s
in the last edition and we have included the submission this time.
If any readers would like to improve their chances of coverage on our supporters’ pages, please
include the location, type of event and money raised, plus a good photo with a caption.
Included within this article is a head and shoulders shot of a sandy-coloured Labrador wearing its
working harness; the dog is looking to the right of the camera.
[End of seventeenth article]
+18 Research
Protecting the future
Recent research funded by Guide Dogs has brought understanding of how toxoplasmosis can
affect the future vision of unborn children.
Toxoplasmosis occurs when pregnant mothers are affected by the parasite toxoplasmosis gondii,
which can be caught by eating undercooked meat.
The research is an important step in the development of a genetic test to help doctors advise
expectant mothers in the early stages of pregnancy. The results could be an invaluable aid to the
most “at risk” mothers so that they can be aware of the implications of the disease.
The parasite, commonly known as toxoplasmosis, causes cysts and when picked up by a pregnant
mother, can be transferred to her baby in the womb and leads to medical problems including
scars in the eyes, thus leading to loss of vision. The effect of toxoplasmosis depends on when the
infection occurs during pregnancy and the baby’s genetic risk factors.
The research was carried out by Professor Jenefer Blackwell of the Cambridge Institute for Medial
Research and Department of Medicine. It took the form of sequencing the genetic codes of 157
children who were born with signs of disease following infection before birth.
Professor Blackwell said: “The use of cutting edge DNA sequencing technologies has been very
effective in getting the maximum information, in the most cost-effective manner on genetic
variants across the genes we examined.”
The results are helping researchers understand how toxoplasmosis affects the development of
babies in the womb at different stages of growth.
Guide Dogs’ researchers discovered that two specific genes were associated with the disease and
these were sequenced so that the researchers were able to identify the genetic variants of these
genes.
The next step in developing a test for mothers is to carry out further testing and clinical trials.
Included at the start of this article is a photograph of a paediatrician checking the eyesight of a
small baby.
[End of eighteenth article]
+19 Competitions
++Summer quiz
Test your knowledge with this summer themed quiz and win yourself a cool bag, perfect for
picnics on those hot summer days!
1. Which institution, introduced by Harold Wilson, consists of TV and radio lectures and summer
schools?
2. Elvis Presley was the King, Bruce Springsteen the Boss. What nickname was given to Donna
Summer?
3. Which food is eaten the most throughout the world?
4. Which animals communicate by touch, smell and dance?
5. Which word beginning with “c” is the name given to the electronic line judge at Wimbledon?
6. In what country did Prince William propose to Kate Middleton?
7. What is the most common gas in the earth’s atmosphere?
8. What food has a name that means twice cooked?
9. Who is the last English born manager to coach an FA Cup winning side?
10. A hybrid tea is a type of what plant?
Please submit entries by 29 July. Congratulations to Mrs B R Powell from Southampton for
winning last issue’s quiz.
++Can you think of a caption?
Thank you to Deb Fisher from Mansfield who sent in this amusing photo of retired guide dog
Nugget, who enjoys nothing more than collecting tennis balls – in his mouth!
Nugget is a sandy-coloured Labrador; the photograph is a close up shot of Nugget’s head. Nugget
has three very brightly coloured tennis balls in his mouth.
Entries must reach us by 29 July 2011. The prize is a £10 Marks & Spencer voucher.
To enter, please write your answer on a postcard and send it to: Forward Competition, Guide
Dogs, Hillfields, Burghfield Common, Reading RG7 3YG.
You can also e-mail your entries to forward@guidedogs.org.uk.
The Spring caption competition winner was Miss Marie Spence from Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Marie wins a £10 Marks & Spencer voucher.
The picture for last edition’s caption competition was of Taylor who had been photographed whilst
out on a walk with Tracy. Taylor is a small fawn-coloured Labrador, who is very intently looking
up at police horse Titan, who is leaning down towards Taylor. Titan and Taylor are almost
“kissing” noses.
Winning caption:
If only fools and horses work, what does that make me?
++Competition rules
The competitions are open to anyone resident in the UK, except employees of the Guide Dogs for
the Blind Association, their families and anyone connected with the competition. No purchase
necessary. Proof of posting cannot be accepted as proof of delivery. No responsibility can be
accepted for entries delayed, damaged or mislaid or wrongly delivered. Illegible entries will be
disqualified. Only one original entry is allowed per envelope. The winners will be notified by either
post or telephone and the results will be published in the next issue of the magazine. The winners
must agree to the publication of their names, photographs and any publicity, if requested. In all
matters concerning the competitions the Editor’s decision is final. No correspondence can be
entered into. Entry implies acceptance of the rules. The closing date for these competitions is 29
July 2011.
[End of nineteenth article]
+20 Promotions
The following are four advertisements that are given in different places in this issue of
Forward.
++1. Without gifts in Wills, 2 out of 3 guide dogs wouldn't exist.
There’s a photograph of three guide dog puppies. Only the right hand puppy is actually visible.
The puppies on the left side and in the centre are blanked out and depicted as a blue outline.
Find out how you can give the gift of freedom and independence to blind and partially sighted
people by leaving a gift in your Will. Contact the Gifts in Wills team on 0845 6031477 or e-mail
giftsinwills@guidedogs.org.uk and we’ll be happy to put you in touch with your local contact.
www.guidedogsgiftsinwills.org.uk
Guide Dogs is a working name of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Registered Office:
Hillfields, Burghfield Common, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 3YG.
A company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (291646) and a charity
registered in England and Wales (209617) and Scotland (SC038979).
The new Guide Dogs logo is pictured on the top right hand side of the page, the new logo is a
blue shield with the text “GUIDE DOGS” written in white with a picture of a person walking a
guide dog underneath the text in white.
++2. Guide Dogs Fun Days
There’s a photograph of a man and his three young daughters at one of the many Guide Dogs
Fun Days. The three young girls are sitting on a grass verge with their dad; they are all eating
hot dogs and smiling. The youngest girl has her face painted as a cute pink and white dog.
Come along to your local Guide Dogs Fun Day for art and craft stalls, live music, local produce,
face painting, bouncy castles, tombola, cafés and food stalls, dog displays, a sponsored dog walk
with a twist, and lots, lots more!
11th June Upper Springlands, Perth
18th June Malone House, Belfast
25th June Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa
2nd July Tredegar House, Cardiff
30th July Penrhyn Castle, Bangor
4th September Guide Dog Training School, Atherton
24th September Exeter Racecourse, Exeter
Events vary by location so find out more at:
www.guidedogs.org.uk/fundays
The new Guide Dogs logo is pictured on the top right hand side of the page.
At the foot of the promotion there is the “go walkies for Guide Dogs” logo; it is written in green
with a blue background and has four green paw prints leading off from the right hand side.
++3. Collection boxes
Where will you place yours?
With just a few minutes of your time you could help Guide Dogs raise £1,000,000
We need your help to place 20,000 counter-top collection boxes across the country in the places
that people pass through every day.
Do you know a shop, newsagent, petrol station or pub that might give one of our collection boxes
a home? Become a collection box coordinator and give a couple of hours a couple of times a year
and you could help raise £1,000,000.
0845 371771
volunteer@guidedogs.org.uk
At the foot of the promotion there an image of a small countertop Guide Dog collection box; the
text on the collection box reads: “Please Support Guide Dogs”. To the left of the collection box
there is an image of various British coins.
The new Guide Dogs logo is pictured on the top right hand side of the page.
++4. It’s all in the training…
Pictured at the start of this promotion is a photograph of lots of different coloured Labrador
puppies running around a field, playing together. The puppy closest to the camera is in focus but
all the puppies in the background are slightly blurred.
Guide Dogs is delighted to offer guaranteed places in the Great South Run.
Join our team and go for Guide Dogs today:

Receive a full support pack with helpful fundraising tips and a technical Saucony running top.

Enjoy our team of extra loud cheerers along the route.

Celebrate with our fantastic post race reception complete with food, refreshments, sports
massage and the chance to meet some guide dogs!
Call: 0845 6006787
Text: “DOGS” and your name to 88802
Visit: www.guidedogs.org.uk/running
Guide Dogs is a working name of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Registered Office:
Hillfields, Burghfield Common, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 3YG.
A company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (291646) and a charity
registered in England and Wales (209617) and Scotland (SC038979). 3021 5/11
The new Guide Dogs logo is pictured on the top right hand side of the page.
[End of twentieth article]
+21 Contact Details
This is a list of phone numbers and contact details arising from the articles in this
edition of Forward Magazine.
++Gifts in Wills
Call: 0845 6031477
E-mail: giftsinwills@guidedogs.org.uk
Visit: www.guidedogsgiftsinwills.org.uk or www.guidedogsgiving.org.uk/giftsinwills
++Guide Dogs Fun Days
Visit: www.guidedogs.org.uk/fundays or www.guidedogs.org.uk/opendays
++Buddy Dogs
Contact: David Hurst or Graham Kensett
E-mail: david.hurst@guidedogs.org.uk or graham.kensett@guidedogs.org.uk
Visit: www.guidedogs.org.uk/adviceandservices/buddy-dogs
++Collection Boxes
Call: 0870 6002323
E-mail: collect@guidedogs.org.uk
++National Breeding Centre
Visit: www.guidedogs.org.uk/aboutus/national-breeding-centre
++Donating Shares
Call: 0118 9838350
E-mail: major.relationships@guidedogs.org.uk
Visit: www.guidedogs.org.uk/helpus/majorgifts/share-giving
++HM Revenue & Customs
Call: 08453 020203
++Pet Travel Scheme
Contact: Gill Kenyon
Call: 0118 9838359
E-mail: gill.kenyon@guidedogs.org.uk
Visit: www.guidedogs.org.uk/adviseandservices/travel/travelscheme
++Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Call: 0870 2411710
Visit: www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel/pets
++Tribute Fund - Gary Ratcliffe
Visit: www.justgiving.com/sueratcliffe
++Guide Dogs Week
Visit: www.guidedogs.org.uk
++Vision UK 2011
Visit: www.vision2020uk.org.uk/ukvisionstrategy
++Guide Dogs AGM
Contact: Jayne O’Mahony
Call: 0118 9838172
E-mail: jayne.o’mahony@guidedogs.org.uk
++Queen Alexandra’s College Sight Village Event
Visit: www.qac.ac.uk
++We’ll never forget
Write to: Forward, Hillfields, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3YG
E-mail: forward@guidedogs.org.uk
++Competitions
Write to: Forward Competition, Guide Dogs, Hillfields, Burghfield Common, Reading RG7 3YG
E-mail: forward@guidedogs.org.uk
++Volunteering
Call: 0845 371771
E-mail: volunteer@guidedogs.org.uk
++Great South Run
Call: 0845 6006787
Text: “DOGS” and your name to 88802
Visit: www.guidedogs.org.uk/running
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+22 New Partnerships
Congratulations to our new partnerships
Meet Riitta and Captain
Name: Riitta Rasanen
Age: 54
Occupation: Housewife
Name: Captain
Age: 2
Occupation: Guide dog
Originally from Finland, Riitta lives in Carmarthen with her partner and lost her sight to retinitis
pigmentosa.
She qualified with her first guide dog, Rosie in 2001 and qualified with Captain in January of this
year.
“I used to have a long cane and it makes such a big difference to have a guide dog. It makes my
life so much easier, for example to go out in town and to get around and they make lovely
company too,” says Riitta.
“Captain is a little black Labrador and he’s really sweet. He’s a little bit smaller than my first
guide dog Rosie, who has retired and is still living with us.”
“I feel a bit sad to go out without her but I couldn’t let her leave when she retired and my partner
takes her out now.”
Riitta Rasanen is pictured at the start of this article with her new guide dog Captain. Riitta is
sitting on a dark green picnic bench, wearing a blue jacket and light brown trousers with a red
rucksack on her back. Captain is a little black Labrador; he is sitting on the ground next to Riitta.
Riitta has been photographed bending down giving Captain a cuddle, while Captain is giving her a
“kiss” on the cheek with his nose.
Qualifiers are listed in order of: Owner, dog, town, breed, puppy walker and brood bitch holder.
Partnerships are listed according to the district team area where they live.
x - crossbreed
CCR - Curly Coat Retriever
COL - Collie
FCR - Flat Coat Retriever
GR - Golden Retriever
GSD - German Shepherd Dog
IWS - Irish Water Spaniel
L - Labrador
SPIN - Spinone
STP - Standard Poodle
++Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Sarah Clare & Jess from Bishops Stortford LxGR, Valerie Crane from Knebworth, J Roberts from
Brackley
Steven Humphreys & Thomas from Old Hatfield LxGR, Ann Bradford from Fleet, David Thorold
from Telford
Adrian Pattrick & Orion from Leighton Buzzard GRxL, Janice Powell from Dunstable, Mr & Mrs
Edwards from Leamington Spa
++Bristol
Lee Garrett & Umber from Yeovil GRxL, Susan Batty from Pershore, Justus Klaar from Stourbridge
Jacqueline Gregory & Winnie from Bristol LxL, M Storer from Leamington Spa, Mrs Morris from
Tamworth
Elizabeth Hargreaves & Zoe from Taunton GRxL, Francine Winston from Teignmouth, Roger &
Eileen Trethewey from Torquay, Janet Ansell from Kenilworth
Sarah Jukes & Unis from Taunton GRxL, Stacey Dawn Roberts from Mansfield, Justus Klaar from
Stourbridge
Wendy Mitchell & Grace from Bristol GRxL, Priscilla O’Reilly from Wraxall, R Stone from Coventry
Mark Regan & Yogi from Bristol GRxL, Kenneth & Anita Evans from Bridgend, M Armitage from
Leamington Spa
Maureen Rowley & Aj from Bristol L, Victoria Lee from Wigston, Mr & Mrs Crawley from Coventry
++Cardiff
Marion Chidgey & Zara from Merthyr Tydfil GRxL, Carol Hambridge from Tamworth, Janet Ansell
from Kenilworth
Faith Griffiths & Sparky from Bridgend LxGR, Evelyn Whitehead from Hatton, T Brooks from
Tewkesbury, Rachael Groves from Coventry, L Shaw from Redditch
Garry Moore & Unity from Cwmbran GRxFCR, Joan Raxter from Redditch, Sue Hollis from
Worcester
Suzanne Price & Walker from Swansea LxGR, Kelly Freke from Solihull, Nicola Matthews from
Stratford-upon-Avon
Malika Rankin & Ziggy from Narberth L, Anne Fuller from Birmingham, Ruth Wood from Coventry
Riitta Rasanen & Captain from Carmarthen L, Linda Atkins from Bromsgrove, Brian Green from
Birmingham
++Central London
Paulo Ribeiro & Fern from London L, Debra Marks from Porthcawl, D Ward from Rugby
++Cumbria and Lancashire
Rob Foster & Vance from Maryport GSD, Sue Fletcher from Sheffield, Christine Williams from
Halesowen
Ann Hindley & Innis from Skelmersdale LxGR, Cathryn Judson from Rochdale, Sheila Towler from
Todmorden, Mr & Mrs Warner from Pershore
Anne Elizabeth Millward & Rosie from Blackburn LxGR, Alastair Borland from Cheshire, P Hill from
Bolton, Gwen Cheyney from Southam
Ann Savirimuthu & Beccy from Preston GRxL, Margaret Balderson from Keighley, Sue Robinson
from Worcester
Michael John Tupper & Zeb from Clitheroe L, Frank & Val Rogan from Crook, Ruth Wood from
Coventry
++East Anglia
Kerry Biss & Juno from North Walsham L, Janet Bennett from Tunbridge Wells, Dianne Merker
from Malvern
Graham Constable & Wilma from Kings Lynn LxGR, Mary Leckie from Glasgow, Nicola Matthews
from Stratford-upon-Avon
Elizabeth Ebbage & Meg from Peterborough GRxL, Nicola Neesam from Livingston, Mrs Lockley
from Leamington Spa
Robert Footitt & Crispin from Saint Neots L, Jennifer Maison from Cambridge
Victoria Framingham & Ailsa from Kings Lynn GRxL, Janette Barnett from Glenrothes, SC Lang
from Saint Andrews, Sam Oakley from Rugby
Colin Larter & Erica from Woodbridge GRxGSD, Sarah Del-Guidice from Colchester, Anne
Cadwallader from Southam
Lillian Lewendon & Hilary from Downham Market LxGR, Myra Pritchard from Southampton, Lynne
Marie May from Northampton
Marilyn Marvin & Quala from Norwich GRxL, Doreen Griffin from Reading, V Hanson from
Birmingham
Sean McGaughey & Jangle from Peterborough GRxFCR, Ian Munro from Linlithgow, Mr & Mrs
Rogers from Bromsgrove
Les Pettett & Tilly from Lowestoft L, Sue O’Connor from Rochester, M Moulds from Rugby
Suzan Phillips & Zeppelin from Lowestoft LxGR, Elaine Cole from Colchester, S Priestman from
Rushden
Lesley Smith & Unis from Dereham GRxFCR, Pam Wickham from Hockley, Sue Hollis from
Worcester
Murray Stenning & Yannika from Saint Neots LxGR, Diane & Mark Turberfield from Montrose, L
Shaw from Redditch
Dorothy Tanner & Maddie from Downham Market CCRxL, Sue Odell from Reading, KR Tulley from
Rugby
David Whitmore & Quaid from Peterborough GRxGSD, Mr & Mrs Zimny from Dundee, SH Cox
from Axminster
++East Midlands
David Boden & Orla from Nottingham L, Debbie Cain from Piegut-Pluviers, Gail Winnett from
Birmingham
Francesca Hooley & Lily from Nottingham L, Pat Byrne from Northwich, Paula Anne Atkinson from
Manchester, Marion Vernall from Ledbury
Peter McDonald & Benji from Chesterfield GRxL, Maurice Hodson from Belpher, Ellen Summerton
from Leamington Spa
Sheila Radwell & Folly from Lincoln L, Alison Murray from Warrington, Annette Mulcahy from
Stratford-upon-Avon
Jeanette Stevens & Nola from Newark GRxL, Anita Jane Eccles from Nottingham, R Stone from
Coventry
Maxine Stratford & Bronte from Chesterfield GR, Mr & Mrs Sherred from Shipley, A Baulch from
Rugby
++East Scotland
Dale Crookshank & Fosse from Arbroath GRxL, John & Lynn Mather from Cupar, Mr & Mrs Wood
from Leicester
Errol Grant & Piper from Dundee GR, John Templeton from Glasgow, Dr Mary Embleton from
Abingdon
Heather Griffiths & Jed from Elgin L, Karen McDowall from Glasgow, Dianne Merker from Malvern
Stuart Thomas William Hayworth & Royal from Aberdeen L, Caroline Murphy from Berwick-uponTweed, E Peters from Oxford
Valerie Hicks & Breeze from Broxburn GRxL, Peter Kidd from Glasgow, Ellen Summerton from
Leamington Spa
David Rafferty & Zorro from Falkirk GRxL, Caroline Horn from Glasgow, Dr J Blackshaw from
Coventry
Lorraine Rezin & Foster from Aberdeen GRxL, Audrey Dearie from Glasgow, Christine Cree from
Kilmarnock, Mr & Mrs Davies from Telford
Catherine Rowe & Aysha from Saint Andrews LxGR, Lynn Walker from Cardrona, Helen Jordan
from Glasgow, Sandra Bradburn-Vazquez from Stafford
Mark Ronald Smith & Quizzie from Aberdeen GRxGSD, Mr & Mrs Inglis from Aberdeen, Julia Evans
from Bromsgrove
++Essex
Paul Alden & Zorro from Colchester LxL, Lynda Graham from Harpenden, Carol McAteer from
Stourbridge
Chris Button & Rory from Chelmsford LxCCR, John Hudd from Colchester, Mr & Mrs Clarke from
Brierley Hill
Christine Dunn & Harrison from Rochford L, Chris Brown from Leigh-on-Sea, Mr Taylor from
Coventry
Susan Henshall & Usef from Harwich GRxL, Renate Chaplin from Basingstoke, M Lawrence from
Kidderminster
Steve Hubbard & Skipp from Clacton-on-Sea GRxL, Myrtle Pacey from Camberley, E Hickman
from Birmingham
Theresa Jarvis & Marinka from Basildon GR, Fran Dawson from Cambridge, Joyce Bartlett from
Rugby
Barbara Wedge & Purdey from Colchester GRxL, Alistair Sams from Harwich, Jeanette Piggins
from Southam
Eric Whittle & Nell from Southend-on-Sea LxCCR, Brenda Martin from Bexleyheath, JM Court from
Birmingham
Alfred Woods & Buddy from Romford LxGR, Jean Askew from Leatherhead, Nick Boyd from
Eastleigh, Mr & Mrs Dennis from Sutton Courtney
++Exeter
Anthony Chivers & Umber from Newton Abbot GRxL, Anne Watson from Kenilworth, M Lawrence
from Kidderminster
Kenneth Joseph Kelly & Una from Exeter GRxL, J Scott from Hinckley, M Lawrence from
Kidderminster
Julian Woodley & Sarah from Falmouth GRxL, Helen Hill from Barry, Sarah Mitchell from
Stratford-upon-Avon
++Greater Manchester
Jack Conway & York from Ramsbottom GRxL, Mike & Chris O’Dowd from York, Jill Gordon-Lennox
from Worcester
Brenda Cowle & Foxy from Glossop LxGR, Mrs Etchells from Macclesfield, David Thorold from
Telford
John Crossley & Alfie from Manchester L, Andrea Leigh from Manchester, Penny Lesingham from
Daventry
Frank Salt & Lewis from Rochdale GRxL, Tracy Marshall from Prenton, Jeanette Hannon from
Oldbury
Maria Schofield & Quin from Stockport GRxL, Andrew & Debra Coleman from Gloucester, V
Hanson from Birmingham
++Hull
Ron Ottaway & Rolo from Hull GRxL, Kathleen Allison from Preston, Mr & Mrs Allen from
Worcester
Paula Pinder & Buntie from Hull GRxL, Elizabeth Walker from Yarm, Ellen Summerton from
Leamington Spa
Trisha Sellers & Mojo from Bridlington L, Ian & Angela Mitchell from Halifax, Mr Taylor from
Coventry
Anne Smith & Wayne from York L, Sue Thornhill from Nottingham, Kelly Withers from Walsall
++Kent & East Sussex
Simon Fox & Umber from Romney Marsh GRxFCR, Patricia Butcher from Wisbech, Sue Hollis from
Worcester
David Glendinning & Kassia from Chatham LxGR, Lisa Rooney from Andover, Kim Bassett from
Andover, Alison Morton from Leamington Spa
Susan Gollins & Keanu from Ashford LxGR, Lorraine Kennedy from Banstead, Alison Morton from
Leamington Spa
Elaine Grimsell & Amba from Sevenoaks L, Yvonne Collyer from Canvey Island, Chris Dickens
from Maidstone, Patricia Twite from Chelmsford, Penny Lesingham from Daventry
Steven Jones & Uri from Thamesmead GRxFCR, Debbie Williamson from Glasgow, Sue Hollis from
Worcester
Joanne McGinn & Gwen from Sevenoaks L, Harold Hunt from Reading, Elaine Roberts from
Stourbridge
Paul Murray & Mercer from Bexhill on Sea L, Paula Bradford from Colchester, Clare Shortt from
Kidderminster
Roger Newnham & Sidney from Rochester GRxL, Lynda Macbride from Glasgow, Sarah Mitchell
from Stratford-upon-Avon
Bill Phillips & Mitzi from Sevenoaks GRxL, Jan Thomas from Basildon, Ellen Summerton from
Leamington Spa
Timothy Shipley & Cassie from Welling GSD, C Butcher from Blyth, Donna Morris from Telford
William Thoms & Mitch from New Eltham L, Joyce Taylor from Canvey Island, Ruth Wood from
Coventry
++Merseyside
Jean Bromilow & Nina from Liverpool L, Kathleen Caley from Darlington, Mrs Sweetland from
Stratford-upon-Avon
Glen Flatley & Jasper from Prescot GRxFCR, Robert & Vera Gordon from Aberdeen, Mr & Mrs
Rogers from Bromsgrove
Ann Flowers & Yalena from Machynlleth LxGR, Catriona & Neil Macaulay from Dumbarton, L Shaw
from Redditch
Tracey Griffiths & Clyde from Prestatyn L, Alan Smith from Longniddry, Brian Green from
Birmingham
Lynda Jones & Finigan from Wallasey GRxL, Anne Simpson from Nairn, Mr & Mrs Wood from
Leicester
Michael Parrish & Patch from Wirral GRxL, Grant & Ailsa Armstrong from Perth, Jeanette Piggins
from Southam
Ann Seaman & Oake from Liverpool L, Alison Brown from Melrose, Sarah Pagan from Leamington
Spa
Craig Vernon & Abby from Runcorn LxGR, Karen Wilson from Alloa, Mary & George Chalmers from
Grangemouth, Sandra Bradburn-Vazquez from Stafford
John Williams & Emmi from Widnes GRxGSD, Nancy Kennedy from Kirkcaldy, Anne Cadwallader
from Southam
Susan Yates & Kiefer from Liverpool LxGR, Cathy & Bill Steel from Kilmarnock, Alison Morton from
Leamington Spa
++Northumberland & Tyne and Wear
Keith Brenton & Dwight from Gateshead GSD, Catriona Nicolson from Dalkeith, C Evans from
Stourbridge
Peter Carling & Willow from Sunderland LxL, Marjory Thom from Dumfries, Mrs Morris from
Tamworth
George Davison & Lynton from Hetton-le-Hole LxGR, Anna Stephenson & Mr Glen Chapman from
Dunfermline, J Roberts from Brackley
Beth Dawes & Connie from Wallsend GSD, Jane Russell from Keltybridge, Donna Morris from
Telford
Allen Martin & Quanta from Sunderland GRxL, Mr & Mrs Taylor from Forfar, V Hanson from
Birmingham
++Sheffield
Colin Beresford & Palmer from Rotherham GR, Mrs Abson from Rotherham, Dr Mary Embleton
from Abingdon
Jim Johnson & Alto from Doncaster LxGR, Carole Cull from Derby, Sandra Bradburn-Vazquez from
Stafford
Ernest Swift & Nancy from Rotherham L, Glenda Burras from Leeds, M Whatman from Banbury
Sally Wilkinson & Irene from Rotherham GRxL, John Davis from Bolton, R Stone from Coventry
Natalie Yarrow & Trudy from Rotherham GR, Graeme & Hazel Danskin from Edinburgh, Gordon
Watson from Tamworth
++Shires & London Boroughs
Michael Gee & Clancy from Watlington GSD, Gill Rackley from Gillingham, Donna Morris from
Telford
Linda Staib-Jensen & Maggie from Sunningdale GRxL, Wendy Terry from Hungerford, R Stone
from Coventry
John Wilsher & Becket from Northolt GRxL, Yvonne Woodcock from Littlehampton, Jill GordonLennox from Worcester
++Shrewsbury
Alice Colburn & Zed from Shrewsbury GRxFCR, Svenjei & Kathleen Eriksen from Torquay, Sue
Hollis from Worcester
Timothy Lee & Ashley from Tamworth LxGR, Lindsay Huntington from Chepstow, Sandra
Bradburn-Vazquez from Stafford
Rita Nicholls & Zukie from Wolverhampton GRxGSD, John Marchant from Milton Keynes, S Boden
from Rugeley
Sharon Sutton & Tasmin from Stoke on Trent LxGR, Susan Williams from Paignton, S Burgess
from Buckingham
Neil Winnel & Finchley from Walsall GRxL, Zena Taylor from Stourbridge, Mr & Mrs Wood from
Leicester
++South of Scotland
Malcolm Day & Lincoln from Scarborough L, Heather Reid from Perth, M Moulds from Rugby
William Hunter & Kenco from Kilmarnock GR, Declan & Angela Jackson from Edinburgh
David Keenan & Royal from Musselburgh GRxL, Bill & Joyce Auld from Glasgow, David Brown from
Lanark, Jill Gordon-Lennox from Worcester
Barry Long & Vesper from Bathgate GSD, Jess Black from Dunfermline, Christine Williams from
Halesowen
Elaine Mackenzie & Una from Edinburgh GRxL, Karen Johnston from Lanark, Justus Klaar from
Stourbridge
Barbara McDermid & Wanda from Edinburgh LxGR, Catherine Johnston from Bo’Ness, Sadie
McKenzie from Livingston, Nicola Matthews from Stratford-upon-Avon
Bill Purves & Fudge from Edinburgh GRxL, Alice & James Tosh from Aberdeen, Jeanette Hannon
from Oldbury
Kenneth Raven & Uffa from Sunderland GRxL, Patricia M Brown from Dundee, Denise Wallace
from Hawick, Justus Klaar from Stourbridge
++Southampton
Dorothy Bray & Edith from Eastleigh LxL, Rika Hoey from Worcester, Carol McAteer from
Stourbridge
Philippa Butcher & Patsy from Alton GRxL, Beverley Finch from Solihull, Jeanette Piggins from
Southam
Joyce Dixon & Zaide from Whitchurch L, Kate Price from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Ruth Wood from
Coventry
John Norman Draper & Dennis from Winchester L, Lyndsey Bardsley from Stonehouse, Jane
Chance from Kidderminster
Charley Fitzgerald & Ascot from Eastleigh LxGR, Brian & Pamela Moody from Leicester, Sandra
Bradburn-Vazquez from Stafford
David Gray & Chloe from Basingstoke LxGR, Rosemary Stark from Leamington Spa, Nick Hanson
from Coventry
Stephen Ward & Nadia from Poole LxCCR, Margaret Grewcock from Hinckley, JM Court from
Birmingham
++Surrey & West Sussex
Nina Aberdein & Gwennie from Esher GRxL, Amanda Pagefrom Swindon, Mrs Lockley from
Leamington Spa
Martin Brown & Jay from Brentford GSD, Susan Ballantyne from Lancaster, Angela Stocks from
Leicester
++Teeside, Durham & North Yorshire
Darren Cook & Brodie from Consett GRxL, Norrie Allan from Carluke, Ellen Summerton from
Leamington Spa
Rosine Pybus & Kane from Durham GRxL, Mairi & Peter Hughes from Perth, Mr & Mrs Allen from
Worcester
++Warwickshire
Paul Carter & Kinta from Kingswinford GRxL, Jane Swain from Hinckley, Mr & Mrs Chester from
Stratford-upon-Avon
Malcolm Chase & Teddy from Northampton LxGR, Lynda Moore from Plymouth, S Burgess from
Buckingham
Deborah Crossley-Dronsfield & Jack from Nuneaton LxGR, PW Matson from Bristol, J Baines from
Burton-on-Trent
John Garrett & Eddie from Warwick GRxGSD, Jennifer Parker from Warwick, SH Cox from
Axminster
Bob Hare & Gus from Rugby L, Sharon Simmonds from Lutterworth, Elaine Roberts from
Stourbridge
Jon Hayre & Quiver from Oakham GRxGSD, Sandra Raw from Worcester, Julia Evans from
Bromsgrove
Penny Hefferan & Clova from Loughborough L, Alison Jordan from Stafford, Brian Green from
Birmingham
Glen Lewington & Kemp from Northampton LxGR, RJ Widdows from York, Alison Morton from
Leamington Spa
Christopher Malpas & Verity from Northampton LxGR, Carol & Alan Biggins from Dunshalt, Lynne
Marie May from Northampton
Stewart McMillan & Waldo from Loughborough L, Gillian Clavey from Exeter, Kelly Withers from
Walsall
Stephen Peel & Ringo from Loughborough LxGR, Rachel Bryans from Bristol, K Saxton from
Clevedon, Annette Smith from Swadlincote
Christine Powell & Poppy from Nuneaton LxGR, Bill Randle from Coventry, Janet Evans from
Warwick
Theresa Reddington & Vespa from Leamington Spa GR, Valerie James from Birmingham, Joanne
Turnbull from Nuneaton, Linda Mallette from Worcester
Diane Smith & Elliot from Leicester GRxGSD, Vera Townsend from Hinckley, Anne Cadwallader
from Southam
Leslie Smith & Quala from Loughborough GRxGSD, B Mattinson from Pickering, Julia Evans from
Bromsgrove
David Tear & Hugh from Northampton GRxL, Dawn Bowers from Cowbridge, Jeanette Piggins
from Southam
Julie Welsh & Rachel from Kettering GRxL, W Whiller from Plymouth, Ellen Summerton from
Leamington Spa
++West of Scotland
David Bryson & Ellery from Larkhall GRxGSD, Lesley Black from Carnoustie, Anne Cadwallader
from Southam
Isabel Jane Canning & Harley from Ayrshire GRxL, John & Margaret Gibb from Aberdeen,
Margaret Cotton from Telford
William Cherrie & Pasco from Airdrie GR, Elizabeth Gilbert from Banchory, Dr Mary Embleton from
Abingdon
Craig Henderson & Brooke from Glasgow GRxL, Helen Gray from Westhill, Sue Robinson from
Worcester
Lois Mair & Carmen from Buckie L, Margaret & Edward Docherty from Stirling, Helen Jordan from
Glasgow, Mr & Mrs Phipps from Lechlade
William Renfrew & Marvel from Paisley GR, Irene Dreghorn from Glasgow, Joyce Bartlett from
Rugby
Dianna Simpson & Rosie from Glasgow L, Tristan James Crumpton from Arbroath, Mr & Mrs
Bedding from Southam
Chris Sinclair & Hugo from East Kilbride LxGR, George Pearson from Dunfermline, J Baines from
Burton-on-Trent
++West Yorkshire
Ian Beverley & Trafford from Mirfield L, Graham & Mary Moorcroft from Derby, Phil Revill from
Southam
Elaine Meal & Dixie from Mirfield L, Mr & Mrs Fishwick from Burnley, C Blaver from Northampton
Julie Murphy & Price from Wakefield LxGR, Ann Saunders from Ilkley, L Shaw from Redditch
Ivy Needham & Rosie from Leeds LxCCR, Peter Emmerson from Durham, Mr & Mrs Clarke from
Brierley Hill
Jonathan Prashar & Jonny from Leeds L, Pamela Eastwood from Rochdale, Dianne Merker from
Malvern
Walter Young & Quincey from Holmfirth GRxL, Susan Summersgill from Halifax, V Hanson from
Birmingham
++Worcester
Juli Nicholson & Megan from Leicester GRxFCR, Jackie Warren from Felixstowe, Eva Middleton
from Stratford-upon-Avon
++Breeding Stock
Aden, 08.02.11, GSD, Stud, Mr & Mrs Brennan from Warwick, Mr & Mrs Kennedy from Arbroath
Alda, 08.02.11, GSD, Bitch, Mr & Mrs Brennan from Warwick, Mr & Mrs G Armitage from Dundee
Buddy, 26.01.11, L, Stud, Ms G Jackson from Pershore, Mr S Calder from Bury Saint Edmunds
Bumble, 19.01.11, L, Bitch, Ms G Jackson from Pershore, Mrs B Field from Stockport
Captain, 18.03.11, COL, Stud, Outside Bred, Mrs K Lambe from Highwood
Carmen, 22.02.11, L, Bitch, Carol Mannion from Coventry, Mrs R Amos from West Hill
Connie, 09.02.11, L, Bitch, Mrs A Price from Chester
Des, 25.02.11, GR, Stud, Mr & Mrs Clarke from Brierley Hill, Mrs S Riley from Cardiff
Donna, 24.03.11, GR, Bitch, Mr & Mrs Clarke from Brierley Hill, Mr & Mrs D Hyslop from
Dunfermline
Drake, 23.02.11, GR, Stud, Mr & Mrs Clarke from Brierley Hill, Mrs A Anderson from Skipton
Frazzle, 02.03.11, L, Bitch, Mrs M Vernall from Ledbury, Mr JA Evans from Sunderland
Ivy, 14.01.11, L, Bitch, Mr M Piper from Rugby, Mrs S Godson from Banbury
Jazz, 23.02.11, L, Bitch, Mrs P Lesingham from Daventry, Mrs D Galbraith from Kilmarnock
Judy, 08.03.11, L, Bitch, Mrs P Lesingham from Daventry, Mrs J Parker from Warwick
Keisha, 08.02.11, GR, Bitch, Mrs H Cross from Evesham, Mr & Mrs Ainsworth from Arbroath
Milly, 22.02.11, L, Bitch, Mrs S Stanley from Rugby, Mr & Mrs I Cann from Cardiff
Mindy, 22.02.11, L, Bitch, Mrs S Stanley from Rugby, Mrs J Stirling from Epsom
Morton, 09.03.11, L, Stud, Mr & Mrs Payne from Rugby, Mr P Revitt from Sheffield
Natalie, 08.02.11, L, Bitch, Mrs P Stafford from Grandborough, Mr J Croll from By Dundee
Odelle, 11.03.11, GSD, Bitch, Mrs D Morris from Telford, Mrs M Culham from Manningtree
Odene, 10.02.11, GSD, Bitch, Mrs D Morris from Telford, Mrs Y Edwards from Cradley Heath
Odine, 07.03.11, GRxL, Bitch, Mrs T Twomey from Leamington Spa, Mrs J Mundell Perkins from
Oxford
Opal, 02.03.11, GSD, Bitch, Mrs D Morris from Telford, Mr P Emmerson from Durham
Otis, 02.03.11, GSD, Stud, Mrs D Morris from Telford, Mr & Mrs JA Hopper from Durham
Ozzy, 02.03.11, GSD, Stud, Mrs D Morris from Telford, Mrs KM Summerfield from Billingham
Ruby, 09.03.11, GR, Bitch, Mr & Mrs Clarke from Brierley Hill, Mr A Jose from Stanford-le-Hope
Teasel, 09.03.11, L, Bitch, Mr & Mrs Watson from Leamington Spa, Miss P Cruickshank from
Aberdeen
Unity, 14.01.11, L, Bitch, Mrs J Lee from Fenny Compton, Mrs S Wills from Leicester
Verity, 15.03.11, L, Bitch, Mrs Dowse from Coventry, Mrs S Prime from Walsall
Yana, 02.03.11, L, Bitch, Mr D Ward from Rugby, Miss R Anderson from Aberdeen
Yogi, 22.02.11, L, Stud, Mr D Ward from Rugby, Mr & Mrs C Rogers from Leeds
Zia, 22.02.11, L, Bitch, Mrs P Goodrich from Leicester, Mrs PA Brown from Otley
Zilla, 03.02.11, L, Bitch, Mrs P Goodrich from Leicester, Mr AS Powell from Chorley
Zuki, 23.02.11, L, Bitch, Mrs P Goodrich from Leicester, Mrs CM Thomson from Troon
Zula, 08.02.11, L, Bitch, Mrs P Goodrich from Leicester, Mrs A Hutton from Cupar
Forward Magazine - Summer 2011
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This is the end of the Summer 2011 issue of Forward, the quarterly magazine of the Guide Dogs
for the Blind Association.
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