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Meet Savage. He's a gorgeous little Staffie boy who ended up in the pound . He did his time and no-one claimed him so he has come into Oldies Club care. Like most Staffies poor little Savage is really nothing like his silly name (was on microchip not chosen by pound staff) - he's a gorgeous friendly little old man who has charmed both his transporters and his foster family. To celebrate his new start in life we would like to give old Sav a brand new name and would like your help in doing this. For just £1 a name you could be in with a chance of naming our lovely old boy and win yourself a £10 book token. As many goes as you like If you wish to participate please post the name you would like in the comment box below and send entry fee via paypal. All proceeds to Oldies Club Please pay by PayPal to: [email protected] choose 'personal payment' then 'gift' in the notes please quote 'Name Chosen'. Fundraiser ends Friday 13th December 2013 at 9pm

Hi all, we've just launched a fundraiser for Oldies Club, over on Facebook. You have a chance to win this lovely sculpture for as little as £1 :-) This gorgeous sculpture is individually hand built in stoneware clay, measures 24 cm high and a retail value £220!! Please follow the link for all the details and to enter: http://www.facebook.com/notes/oldies-club/looking-for-my-forever-home-fundraiser/10152006361714378

Hope this works for you Nikki

I seem to have lost my motivation and wondered if I had left it here

ends tonight at 9pm

My car is making a funny noise and Im supposed to be going away tomorrow When I turn the wheel it makes a gravelly/ sandpapery noise. Earliest garage can take car is tomorrow morning.

http://www.dogstarfoundation.com/blog/charity-cycle-challenge--sri-lanka-2014/ Challenge: Cycle for Dogstar Sri Lanka When: 2nd to 12th October 2014 Challenge yourself to the ultimate adventure of an 11 day charity bike ride in Sri Lanka and help us with our challenge to transform animal welfare Take on the Dogstar cycle challenge in 2014 & experience first hand the natural beauty of our Tropical Island home Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, is an island in the Indian Ocean renowned for its natural beauty, fascinating culture and beautiful beaches. Our route combines these with fabulous, varied cycling as we ride from the northeast coast to the southwest, along the central highlands that form the spine of the country. From paddy fields and lowland jungle to the twisting roads of the Knuckles mountains, onto tea plantations and British hill stations surrounded by cloudforest and waterfalls, this is a spectacular and diverse route. Coming down out of the hills to the southern plains, we finish our challenging ride at a beautiful beach. Our Sri Lankan experience also takes in the medieval ruins of Polonnaruwa and the historic city of Kandy, two of the island’s most famous cultural attractions. The Route 2nd to 12th October 2014 2nd October (Day 1) – Fly from the UK to Negombo, Sri Lanka. 3rd October (Day 2) – Drive from Negombo to Trincomalee (Stopping off at Dogstar base*) 4th October (Day 3) – Cycle from Trincomalee to Polonnaruwa 5th October (Day 4) - Polonnaruwa to Riverstone, Matale 6th October (Day 5) – Riverstone, Matale to Kandy 7th October (Day 6) – Kandy to Nuwara Eliya 8th October (Day 7) - Nuwara Eliya to Bandarawela 9th October (Day 8) – Bandarawela to Embilipitiya 10th October (Day 9) – Embilipitiya to Koggala 11th October (Day 10) – Free day in Koggala 12th October (Day 11) – Fly from Negombo back to the UK *Please note that this may not be possible due to flight timings. A registration fee of £299 needs to be paid on signing up for the challenge. The additional cost of the challenge will be £3,600. This amount includes flights, transfers, accommodation and most meals, snacks and water. The remainder of the funds raised from this challenge will go directly to Dogstar making a massive difference to street dogs and communities in Sri Lanka. If you live outside the UK, you can still sign up for the challenge. Please contact us for more information. This cycle will be extremely challenging therefore it is very important that you have a level of fitness to undertake this cycle. This is achievable for most people with a sensible fitness plan. Registration fee: £299 Fundraising target: £3,600 TO BOOK TO CYCLE SRI LANKA FOR DOGSTAR - CLICK HERE If you require further information or to discuss fundraising, please contact Amanda on 01620 829711 or [email protected]

Hope she has the pocket money to cover them ;)

Unfortunately you cant see the items unless you are signed up. We dont have our own forum so its the easiest way for us to run auctions Im afraid. I did notice Fern Collie on our auction page

Oldies Club is holding an online Autumn Auction via our facebook page, starting this Saturday 19th October, to raise funds for our vets bill appeal. Please come and 'like' our Auction page here Come along and see the wonderful goodies we have available to bid on. Please read our information note here on how to bid, our payment policies, suggestions on how to keep track of items you are interested in etc. Auction ends Saturday 2nd November at 9pm. Those with the highest bids at this time will be deemed the winning bidders

Our schools arent on half term until the following week. Hello not much to report here apart from the fact I STILL have the lurgy and it looks like its here to stay for at least another week. Grr

I dont know how accurate the thing about Avon stuff is. I would definately get proper mosquito repellant as well with minimum 50% DEET as they do bite- and bite harder than the midges in this country. I used Jungle Formula Maximum - cheapest place to get it is Savers for about £2.99 compared to the extorionate £8.99 in Tesco!! I only managed to get one bite when away and I sprayed every day - I had the bite on my arm for at least a week after I cam home. My friend has more bites though we discovered one of her repellants didnt have DEET in so was quickly binned. Most hotels will have a plug in mosquito repellant in the room as well.

Had an early night - was in bed by 9.30pm but seem to spend most of the night up and down. Still feel like rubbish - boo! Glad babies are developing well. Fingers crossed for a smooth pregnancy for Mum.

Congratulations Alex!! Still feel like crap Wish I was still in bed. Havent had a cold for so long forgot how rubbish they make me feel.

Light and floaty stuff is best with it being rather humid over there although weather may change in November. I did take a waterproof for the rain but I never wore it. Its not so bad when its warm and rainy. H&Ms have still got reasonable priced vest tops for the more touristy areas. Normal t-shirts are fine for the the temples. If you wear dresses you might like to pack light ones. Would recommend getting a good pair of flipflops/ sandals that you are comfortable wearing. Its too hot for wearing trainers.

Have got a cold and am feeling rather rough

Phebe it was about 25 minutes for the mini manicure which maonly included trimming and shaping my nails and then putting 1 layer of base coat, 2 layers of nail varnish and 1 layer of top coat. I havent as yet managed to scag them which is a miracle! Dog ban has been lifted and wen spent fab time down on the beach and then in the cafe afterwards. Really enjoyed ourselves

Blimey Sam you got up before the temple tape started! Hope you manage to get a good sleep tomorrow. Wow 17 is a fab age Marion. Am wrapping baby gifts as two friends both had their babies this week. One boy and one girl.

Had rather busy evening yesterday. After work I had a mini manicure. Ive never had one before as my nails are rather weak and usually scag and break off especially with the grooming but 2 weeks in the Sun in Sri Lanka and I came back with claws lol. I felt a bit awkward as not my usual sort of thing but it wasnt too bad. Clearly the other people there spend alot of time and money on their nails and must be regulars as they seemed to know the lady doing their nails pretty much inside out. After manicure and time to dry went to book club. I missed the first one by misjudging how much time I was going to be at Batleys so was my first visit. Had read the chosen book and hated it. 5 people turned up only 2 of us had finished it, 2 has gotten so far and given up and 1 hadnt read it as the copy she bought off Amazon never arrived. We spent about half an hour ripping the book apart and saying how bad, cringeworthy and unnecessary some of the descriptions were in it. After that we decided on next book and spent the rest of time chatting. Quite nice escape once a month to a cosy cafe Book was apparently made into a film but i really dont fancy seeing it. Jayne you wouldnt cope with dishing out the food for the Dogstar cats and dogs. It contains dried fish and the beady little eyes watch you

I swam with dolphins at Malta but it was a captive environment. They had been rescued from a Russian circus and couldnt return to the wild. I remember seeing some of the scars on the bodies of some of them and wondering what they must have been through whilst with the circus

Urgh rain is foul this evening. Went to see About Time in the cinema. Was quite good, Got soaked in Tesco car park

Lol tempting and I do have enough holiday leave left to do it One day I will again

Warhorse even

The longest I've been away before was 10 days and that was about 7-8 years ago so dont really remember the aftermath. To cheer myself up have booked tickets to see Warhouse next July

That has got to have been the longest week of my life! Talk about holiday blues!!