Green fingered Northern Trust volunteers help out at the GSPCA with conservation work
Submitted by Steve on 14:21, 5th May, 2016 |
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On Monday the 3rd May the GSPCA team and St Andrews Floral Group were joined by 5 volunteers from Northern Trust who gave up a day in the office to help the team paint, decorate and other work at the Animal Shelter in St Andrews.
Over the last three years 128 hands from Northern Trusthave helped out at the GSPCA, with 38 staff helping in 2014 and a further 26 helping in 2015 and on Monday we had the first of three groups helping in 2016 to add to the list.
The 4 that came along on Monday arrived clean and ready to help and by the end of the day weren't quite so smart after all of their hard work.
Sharon Latter, Claire Field, Mary De Garis and Ben Foote helped volunteers from St Andrews Floral Group with a multitude of tasks improving the grounds of the Animal Shelter and helping with the conservation work.
From helping dig over areas to planting it was a lovely sunny day and we are hugely grateful to all of their hard work.
After a hard days work GSPCA Manager Steve Byrne took the team from Northern Trustfor a guided tour where they saw Olivia the loggerhead turtle, Bonnie the seal pup and many of the other 350 animals at the GSPCA.
Before the group left and after the tour the team got a thank you certificate for all of their hard work.
Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said "Once again I can only say that the staff from Northern Trust are truly amazing and we really, really do appreciate all of their support and help."
"The team from St Andrews Floral Group headed by Ann Wragg and all at the GSPCA really enjoyed the Northern Truststaff helping out and we are extremely grateful for all of their help."
"One of the big jogs they undertook you can see as soon as you arrive at the Shelter as they have planted a stunning bank in front of you as you drive in."
"Since 2014 we have now had 136 hands come to help from Northern Trust with a total of 68 staff and we look forward to others helping later this year."
"We are so lucky to have caring businesses in Guernsey like Northern Trustthat allow their staff to help in the community."
"We always love to hear from businesses that would like to help us help the animals and community of Guernsey and there are many ways getting involved from CSR programmes to sponsoring animals in our care."
"We can even run bespoke events such as guided tours for your team and their families."
"Our biggest day of the year is coming up and maybe staff from you team would like to dress up as a giant animal for our Mascot 5-a-side at our Animal Welfare Seafront Sunday."
"From all at the GSPCA a huge thank you to all at Northern Trust."
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To see blogs of the Northern Trust staff helping at the GSPCAplease click here.
The GSPCA and St Andrews Floral Group are appealing for help and support with the projects on site and with improving the wildlife rehabilitation facilities at the Animal Shelter.
Some of the projects include:
Improving the pond on site to make deeper sections and a pond dipping area for children
Improving the fields on site and moving soil
Making a new bank (pending planning permission)
Repairing a retaining wall
Tiling the seal and turtle wildlife rehabilitation area
Tiling the floor in the wildlife and hedgehog unit
Placing a new floor in the wildlife hospital area
Replanting the hanging baskets and planters around site
Planting hedging
Providing a picnic area
Improving the memorial garden
Putting bird nesting and box boxes around site
Building a larger pool for the seals and oiled birds
Putting path ways for visitors
Landscaping and much more.......
So far St Andrews Floral Group have managed to raise donations from Situations Recruitment, the Co-op Eco Fund and Men of the Tress, RSPB and we are hugely grateful to all involved and helped so far. Some of the volunteers that have helped on site at the GSPCA include Situations Recruitment, RBS, Elizabeth College, Waitrose, the Probation Service, RSPB, staff from Quex Gardens and of course the St Andrews Floral Group volunteers as well as others.
Much of this work is not only to help wildlife locally but we will also be opening the site much more to visitors to enjoy.
If you would like to get involved or like to support us in improving the grounds or facilities you can email the GSPCA Manager [email protected] or Ann Wragg from St Andrews Floral Group [email protected]
If you would like to donate online please click the paypal link below and reference 'St Andrews Floral Group help the GSPCA' so we can allocate the funds to the project.
The winner will be chosen at random on the 15th May at our Animal Welfare Seafront Sunday.
We need to get at least another 12kg or more on her to be fit enough for the wild and we are hoping this competition will help raise the funds to get that final weight on her and help with the care that she has had at the GSPCA.
To donate to the turtle or Bonnie the grey seal pup please call 01481 257261, pop along to the Animal Shelter in St Andrews, by post or by clicking the link below.
EXCITING NEWS - Animal Welfare Seafront Sunday this year on the 15th May 2016http://www.gspca.org.gg/blog/exciting-news-animal-welfare-seafront-sunday-year-15th-may-2016
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