Tree Of Life For Animals

The delightful Catkins Tea Rooms is set in the tranquil village of Herstmonceux in East Sussex and was the setting for an adorable afternoon tea party.

The event was organised by Lynn Maguire who runs the tea rooms. Being an animal lover she regularly raises money for local animal charities, and after seeing our website purely by chance, she decided to arrange for an altogether English themed event.

As we entered the tea room we noticed the walls were adorned with gorgeous cat pictures and portraits, all created by local artists. We were then seated at our table. Each table was beautifully set with a pretty floral tea service, and then we were presented with a host of nibbles that included triangle sandwiches, a scrummy fruit scone with lashings of jam and clotted cream, home-made cakes to follow and all topped off with hot refreshments.

It was a veritable feast, and we struggled to finish the assortment laid in front of us, but we were allowed to take away any leftovers to enjoy later at home.

At the end I picked a handful of raffle tickets (one of which was my own which I quickly replaced) out of the hat and presented the prizes on offer to 3 happy winners.

Everyone had a lovely afternoon and we managed to raise £155. Many thanks to everyone who attended and showed their support with generous donations especially Bob and Maureen Crafer who also donated several useful collars and leads, and a big Thank You to Lynn and the staff at Catkins Tea Rooms for organising, creating and serving a wonderful spread.

A mum and her pups in our new maternity wing - just some of the dogs the money raised will go towards helping

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