Regional Delegate and Chairman
Claire Harper O1386 833524 cj_harper@hotmail.com
Secretary/Treasurer
Eileen Parker 07500754265 eileenparker26@gmail.com
Area Rep – Gloucestershire/North Somerset
Judy Lane 01285 821445 jml.267@btinternet.com
Assistant Area Rep – Gloucestershire/North Somerset
Janet Parsons 01275 235419 orchardstudios5@btinternet.com
Area Rep – Herefordshire
Sheila Bell 01432 840226 s.bell20@btinternet.com
Assistant Area Rep – Herefordshire
Lucy Evans 07786062719 lucy.evans@swissfish.co.uk
Area Rep – Oxfordshire
John McLaren 01491 833938 mail@donkeyrescue.org.ok
Assistant Area Rep – Oxfordshire
Stephanie Clark 07990517272 stephanie.j.clark@icloud.com
Area Rep – Warwickshire/Worcestershire/West Midlands
Claire Harper 01386 833524 cj_harper@hotmail.com
Assistant Area Rep – Warwickshire
Anna Turner 01789 730039 gardenia.soft.furnishings@btinternet.com
Area Rep – Shropshire
Deirdre Steele 01584 861306 imdf.steele@btinternet.com
Area Rep – Staffordshire
Rochelle Blakeman 01538 702209 rochelle.blakeman@kcl.ac.uk
Assistant Area Rep – Staffordshire
Shoshana Blakeman 01538 702209 jmfarming@btconnect.com
Donkey Fun day 3rd March postponed to 9th June
12th February, 2019
Dear Friends,
After consultation with others about the recent
Equine Influenza outbreak, and the concern about the
current situation, I have decided to postpone our
Donkey Fun Day, which was scheduled for Sunday,
3rd March, to 9th June.
I am so sorry about this change of plan, but think it
best to make a clear decision now, and avoid any
uncertainty.
Best wishes,
Judy
Awards ceremony – Western region 2018
Behind every donkey owner there is nearly always someone whose help is invaluable and these people are often unsung heroes. The West Region now has a new trophy – The Gofur Trophy, to be awarded each year to an indispensable assistant. The first recipient is Peter Scales in acknowledgement for all the years he has assisted his wife, Angela with her donkeys.
Every year in the West Region a large cup is presented to a donkey who for some reason has proved to be ‘special’. This year Anna Turner received The Special Donkey Cup on behalf of her donkey Henry Redfers. Henry has for many years, participated in fund raising events and parades and frequently attended the Malvern Autumn Show where he has been an excellent donkey for people to meet.
For the West Region Newsletter please open this link West Regional Newsletter – December 2018
By now members will have heard from Claire Harper that they can now receive her Newsletter via their Area Representative by e-mail, rather than by the more expensive postal route, if that is your choice. If by any chance you have not made and notified the choice please set it up now.
We hope that by involving Area Representatives in the distribution we shall bring members more in touch with their own representative. It is important that e-mailed Newsletters are downloaded, printed out and filed in your DBS records for future reference. It is all too easy for e-mails to become lost, if left to linger in an In Box.