Good man
He's put up the sign himself following a 10-month campaign sparked by concerns over hedgehog deaths on the village's roads.
Find out more: https://t.co/DPfQhWsybO
Honoured to receive the freedom of the city of London today. Thanks to my family for turning up too support me and to Terry and Freda from @a1sportingspeak for organising it all. Mark Noble came as well and took the time to support me. Thanks to him. A great day all in all #England #westham
Today, Sir Geoff Hurst received the Freedom of the City of London, in recognition of his outstanding sporting achievements ❤️
Congratulations, Sir Geoff ⚒️
Trombone came into us yesterday and is sadly very weak. 💚🦔
Tests have shown a high internal parasite burden, and he’s receiving intensive care while we work to stabilise him.
Huge thanks to @LovatParks for sponsoring his hutch and supporting his care. 🙌
Jasmine came into us as an entanglement case, with an infected wound under her neck caused by a plastic tyre from a children’s toy 💔
Thankfully, her wound has now healed and she’s making steady progress 💚🦔
🚨 BRITISH WAR HERO
RIP Reg Curtis
who jumped at Arnhem on 17 September 1944. Remembering Reg and all his comrades with love and respect.
“It was daylight when we clambered into trucks and headed to the Aerodrome at Barkston Heath. Everyone was tense but ready to go, come what may. Huddled in the curtained trucks, covered from view for security reasons, men chatted and smoked, and minds wandered. Then someone started humming, more joined in, and some raunchy alternative words to the tune of the old Irish folk ditty ‘My Brother Sylvest’ filled the air:
My brother Sylvest
Can do any turn like the rest.
’E can run, jump, fight, f**k,
Wheel a barrer, push a truck,
Turn a double somersault
An’ whistle with ’is a***’ole.
That’s my brother Sylvest!
“At the aerodrome everyone was waiting calmly but with an eagerness to get going. On airfields all over the south and east of England men were assembling to be taken by glider or plane and, as we were shortly to learn, set down or dropped in enemy-occupied Holland. Our objective was to capture and hold the bridge straddling the Rhine at Arnhem. My 1st Parachute Battalion was to seize the high ground to the north.
“At last, amid the roar of engines warming up, I heard the order to prepare to emplane. I was number 13 in the 93rd aircraft in the third wave to take off and scheduled to drop in enemy territory at 15.00. I was not superstitious but having the number 13 did make me think! The C47 Dakota was now roaring down the runway. I thought that it would not make it, but somehow, after the point of no return, it lifted in time. We circled around for an hour, manoeuvring into a mass formation before setting course for Holland. It was a great sight, seeing all those planes, and gave a sense of security that one was not alone on this mission. Being a few thousand feet up, it was hard to recognize the scenery below, but as we approached the south coast I saw the familiar Thames Estuary as we flew over my home county of Kent. Then we were past Dover and heading for the Dutch coast.
“Our escorting Typhoon, Spitfire and Mustang fighters were weaving between the Dakotas and gliders, and as we crossed the English Channel tension began to mount in my plane. We approached land on the other side and could see that the area had been flooded to try and stop or impede the advance of our land forces. I was admiring the landscape when the order rang out: ‘Action stations! Hook Up! Green light on! Go!’ Being number 13, I had a few long seconds to wait as I shuffled forward. Then I felt a slight pat on my parachute pack and again found myself tumbling out of the doorway into that familiar open void.”
Reg Curtis, The Memory Endures
Thank you for your service mate x
Good rescues are so rare, because it's such a hard thing to do.
Not just physically and emotionally, but because it takes a lot of time and a lot of money to provide this free service to the public.
So having the loving encouragement and willing support of kind people makes all the difference in the world.
Thank you so much to those who donate towards the cost of medications and bills, and who send essential supplies - I am so deeply moved and inspired by the goodness of your hearts.❤️🩹
And thank you to all of you who support me by your loving solidarity - whether it's commiserating in the losses or rejoicing in the successes - and to those who advocate passionately on behalf of vulnerable animals subjected to mistreatment.
It's the very best use of our energy and passion.
It's true humanity.♥️
Thank you to Steve M and family, Sue and Ray H, Amy C, Kay W, Phil E, Ian J, Agata C, Jim B, Sophie S, Linda Fisk, Merdalf, Stephen W, Shey, Glenn C, Karen.
Release time for Aldi 🙌🦔
A huge thank you to Classic Cottages for sponsoring two of our hutches 💚
Aldi has been acclimatising to our autumnal temperatures in one of their sponsored hutches, and now she’s ready to head back home! 🍂🏡
Saddened to hear of the passing of Stephanie Cole
She was amazing in Doc Martin and Corrie and is Television Royalty
Sending condolences to her family and friends
RIP Stephanie 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️