Author: SESAW Blogger

Please share this!We would be very grateful if supporters could hold donations of any items, except clean bedding, for the time being. This is necessary due to a lack of storage, labour and few fundraising events. Please watch this space for updates. Thank you for your understanding.

Please share this!Hopefully it’s dry and sunny as you read this. At the time of writing the rain is lashing and the wind is howling but our thoughts turn to chocolate, spring flowers, cute lambs and baby rabbits as Easter approaches. SESAW volunteer, Karen, who specialises in looking after our rabbits, offers some seasonal advice. Read More …

Please share this!We are delighted to announce that SESAW’s dedicated volunteers have been nominated for a 2021 Petplan UK & ADCH Animal Charity Award. The awards, now in their ninth year, celebrate teams of volunteers and staff who are committed to improving the lives and welfare of animals in need. Here are just some of Read More …

Please share this!Everyone seems to be in a reflective mood as we mark the changes in our lives over the last year so here are a few words from Mum – better known to you as Maggie. “Many of us have come to acknowledge the truth of that old adage, ‘You don’t know what you’ll Read More …

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Please share this!We little dogs have a reputation for being noisy creatures with plenty to say. Nevertheless I sometimes wonder what to write each month but this time Mum has an important message for anyone struggling to look after their animals – PLEASE DO NOT ABANDON YOUR PETS! We currently have space to take in Read More …

Please share this!Happy Friday everyone! Goff Heating Oil & Petroleum is supporting local animal charities by providing them with a chance to win free heating oil. We have kindly been nominated to win this great donation. However, WE NEED YOUR HELP! The winner who will receive the heating oil will be based on which charity Read More …

Please share this!We are VERY grateful to Gladwells Pet & Country Stores for choosing to support SESAW last month. As a result, 830 tins of dog food were donated to us by the generous customers during the Christmas Appeal. Poppy Pug, an ex-SESAW dog, put on her best dress to meet Colin, the manager, and Read More …

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Please share this!If you have any unwanted gift bags, especially after the festive period, we will gratefully take these off your hands to use for future fundraising events, like Jeanette’s fabulous Tombola! Please leave any unwanted gift bags of any shape, size, or for any occasion in a carrier bag by the bookshelf in the Read More …

Please share this!This time last year some people predicted great things for the new decade and I thought ‘seeing in 2020’ was having perfect eyesight. Although the volunteers are still talking about Brexit and Australian wild fires, they seem more interested in news of a vaccine bringing fresh hope for a normal life.  Ollie (the Read More …

Please share this!WOW!! What an amazing result – thank you to all who donated, Support Adoption For Pets and especially our friends at Pets at home – Colchester Store who chose to fundraise for SESAW during this fantastic event. We are very grateful to receive a share of the total amount raised, along with other Read More …