Your Cat — November 2017

that we needed for the

cats, but they were also

sending in things so we could

help dogs and hamsters too.

It wasn’t just cat lovers

coming together; it was the

whole community.

“Working as a team, we

managed to rescue the cats.

It was a great feeling to return

them to their owners, who

were so relieved.”

EFFORTS REWARDED

Liz put the team forward

for the Star Team award in

Cats Protection’s National

Cat Awards to reward the

volunteers’ tireless and

Back row from left: Sarah Hawken, Liz Robinson, Janet Bailey, Debbie Baxter, and Audra

Robertson. Front row from left: Tracey Mitchell, Christina Forsyth, and Laura Duff.

Cats Protection chief executive Peter Hepburn

with Star Team award winners, Cats Protection’s

Deeside Branch, from left: Sarah Hawken, Liz

Robinson, and Christina Forsyth.

Image: Deeside Photographics.

Image: Charlotte Fielding/Cats Protection.

To find out more about

Cats Protection’s Deeside

branch, make a donation,

or enquire about adopting

a cat, visit http://www.deeside.

cats.org.uk or call Liz on

07837 342660.

selfless hard work during

Storm Frank.

The Star Team award

was new for 2017, and was

created to commemorate Cats

Protection’s many volunteers

who go the extra mile for

cat welfare, and to mark the

charity’s 90th anniversary.

The team was presented

with its award by Cats

Protection’s chief executive,

Peter Hepburn, who said

at the awards: “This year,

we celebrate 90 years, and

up and down the country,

our volunteers are the

driving force of Cats

Protection. Last year, nine

million hours of volunteers’

time was given to help cats,

so I’m delighted to have

a special award to celebrate

their achievements.”

Christina says: “We were

over the moon to win the

award. It was so unexpected.

“We had just come down for

the day and were delighted to

have been nominated for the

final three!”

Liz adds: “We’re absolutely

thrilled and never expected

to win. I’m so happy for the

team, as they all worked their

socks off trying to do what

they could for the cats during

such a terrible time for

the community.” —

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Volunteers had to wait

for the water to subside.

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