Pictured above: Photo Caption: LtoR: Geraldine
Cove-Print with Chris Jones & Mark Hodgson and dogs!
Forest Dog Rescue, an independent registered charity based in
the Wyre Forest in Worcestershire, established in 1997, saves the
lives of over 200 stray and unwanted dogs each year who, without
their help, would face a very uncertain future.
In the past the Charity used boarding kennels and occasionally
foster homes to house the dogs in their care. However, a
recent bequest from a very generous benefactor has enabled them to
purchase an existing Boarding Kennel and finally have all of their
dogs under one roof.
The purchase has now been completed of the former Lemhill
Kennels at Far Forest, and the Charity eagerly heads into a new
phase when they hope to be able to rescue even more dogs and enable
them to find loving, forever homes. First on the agenda was a
change of name, Green Gap was the earlier name for the piece of
land and so Green Gap Kennels is the new home for this energetic
and much needed charity.
Mark Hodgson, Partner with Talbots Solicitors, guided the
Charity through the legal formalities and Chris Jones, from Select
Business Finance in Wolverhampton, arranged the funding.
Mark explains "We were delighted to be able to help Forest Dog
Rescue make strides to becoming self-sufficient. Before
purchasing their own kennels they had to rely upon placing all the
rescue dogs with commercial kennels so this is a major step forward
for them."
Chris Jones said "When Mark Hodgson introduced me to Forest Dog
Rescue, they had already been turned down for a loan by their own
bankers and had little faith in the banking sector's ability to
provide the required finance. However, I could see that the
proposal made sound commercial sense and just needed presenting in
the right way. I am so pleased that I was able to help them
secure the funding to buy Green Gap Kennels."
Geraldine Cove-Print, Chairman of Forest Dog Rescue was ecstatic
about the new venture ahead, she said " We live in a society where
our work is needed more now than ever before, Green Gap Kennels
offers a new hope for expansion and a secure future for the
Charity. All of our volunteers are so delighted, I'm sure if they
had tails they would wag them as hard as our lovely dogs do!"