This Sunday  the church at Hinton Martell was full of creatures great and small including  two trainee search dogs .  The congregation of  the animal blessing service included dogs, cats, and a tortoise who all  listened intently to our presentation about search dogs. It was a lovely service giving thanks for the joy that animals bring to our lives and finished  with  the animals each  receiving a blessing from the reverend Suzie Allen.

The service has been a long established  tradition going back to  1954 when Canon Barnard pioneered this unique service and Blessing for animals at St. John the Evangelist Church, Hinton Martel.

We were delighted  to be invited as guest speakers by the charity Animals’ Voice an Educational Trust and Wildlife Rescue based in Hampshire who campaign against cruelty to animals and rescue sick and injured animals from the New Forest. We send our thanks to the Chairman Mrs Betty Price  and the Congregation for the generous donation  made to Dorset Search Dogs.

Click to read more about the Animals’ Voice Charity HERE

 

Congratulations to Serena and Matt who passed the Lowland Rescue First Responder course this weekend. The course is  run by the  Lowland Rescue Medical Faculty a multi-disciplinary team of  experienced pre-hospital care practitioners. The training includes classroom sessions, skills stations, and indoor and outdoor simulation. The course, accredited by the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, equips responders to deliver high quality, evidence-based pre-hospital care from the first point of contact with Lowland Rescue teams, prior to handing over to emergency services colleagues.