The Retired Greyhound Trust
Medway Greyhound Support Group

For all new, old and potential greyhound owners there is a support group who meet on the first Sunday of every month at 10.30am outside the Visitors Centre at the Riverside Country Park, Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Kent.

It is organised by John Homer who can be contacted on 01634 403914 or by email on rgtmedwaysupport@aol.com.

The groups aim is to support the owners in socialising their greyhounds to other breeds, raising funds through sponsorship and generally having a good time.

See the latest Support Group News Letter

By kind permission of Sheppey Miniature Engineering & Model Society

RGT Greyhound Support Medway

Would like to invite you to

A PICNIC IN THE PARK

at

Bartons Point, Sheerness, ME12 2BX

on

25th July 2009 6.30pm till ???

Minimum Donations £7.50 per person. Proceeds to the RGT

(Donation includes burger, sausage or vegetarian option

cooked Bar b Q style)

Bring your own picnic of goodies and enjoy.

This will be an on lead event due to the location of the venue.

Tickets will be available at the next walk 5th July. Contact Anne on 0797 9432 818 or send

donation for tickets to 13 Tams Gardens, Minster on Sea , Kent ME12 3QH

The sun shone today for the sponsored walk at the Riverside Country Park at Rainham and it was a far cry from last April’s weather when it snowed. There were over 90 dogs at the walk, a good support to help raise funds for the RGT.

We had over 70 entrants and 96 dogs including other breeds, they do not know that they are not Greyhounds!

On the day we banked £670 with £252 already banked making a total of £922 with another £574 in sponsorship still to come. There should be over £1500 in total!

If this is the case the support group proposes that it should be split three ways, Croftview, Sittingbourne and RGT National!

I have to thank a lot of people for the assistance that was given on the day, especially Maggie and Fred Joyce, Bill and Lindsay Buckley, Ann and Bob Ball and of course the Croftview staff led by Cheryl Miller!

If anyone is feeling left out, I apologise because there was a lot more of you that took on the role of Marshals and walk leaders and not forgetting the walkers themselves! THANK YOU!

John V Homer

Below are some pictures of the day.

March 2009 Newsletter

This is the last walk before the SPONSORED WALK on 5thApril 2009 and I would like to ask all of you for support in helping to assist in anyway that you can! I am going into hospital at East Grinstead for a minor operation and this will prevent me from driving, so my van will not be available to bring down some of the equipment! We also need the assistance of Walk Leaders and Marshals!

I have asked for the RGT trailer but as yet I do not know whether or not this will be attending

The past 12 months has seen the group raise £2625.25p, all of it has gone to RGT related charities, including Sittingbourne RGT, RGT Re homing Kennel at Croftview and RGT National. No money is ever taken out of the donation for expenses! I will continue to keep you informed of the total until the April walk!

Some of the monthly donation goes towards sponsoring Box 2 and the up keep of RGT Croftview, currently money is needed to repair or to replace a very leaky kennel roof. We have also made donations to Sittingbourne RGT, whose continuing support is very much valued by the group.

The group has also offered support to new owners and to those owners who have not been able to continue to keep their much loved hound, in which case we have arranged re homing or a place at Croftview, the latest being Buster who is in box one and he is still there, he is a lovely boy and has been partly trained off the lead, so he knows what it is like to be free!

Buster was badly re homed by a trainer who promised support to the new owner but when support was needed, he with drew the promise. This is where we come in by providing any support that is needed.

The group has to thank the Riverside Country Park for allowing us to host the monthly walks and to hold two sponsored walks each year. They allow it on the understanding that we are covered by events insurance and providing everyone signs in, the cover is provided by RGT.

There is a lot of work still to do in promoting the breed and our monthly walk do this.

Every month there are members of the public who make a point of being at Riverside just to see the Greyhounds!

NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA!- Those of you who might remember Shaunie who moved with his family to Oz will be pleased to here that they are all OK despite the terrible bush fires, Shaunie just loves air conditioning!

Anyone who has any ideas on fund raising or social events please do bring them to my notice! These events do not just happen! They need arranging and organising, so no whimsical ideas please unless of course you wish to organise it!

Thank you all for your continuing support!

John V Homer


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For all new, old and potential greyhound owners there is a support group who meet on the first Sunday of every month at 10.30am outside the Visitors Centre at the Riverside Country Park, Lower Rainham Road, Rainham, Kent.

It is organised by John Homer who can be contacted on 01634 403914 or by email on rgtmedwaysupport@aol.com.

The groups aim is to support the owners in socialising their greyhounds to other breeds, raising funds through sponsorship and generally having a good time.

See the latest Support Group News Letter

By kind permission of Sheppey Miniature Engineering & Model Society

RGT Greyhound Support Medway

Would like to invite you to

A PICNIC IN THE PARK

at

Bartons Point, Sheerness, ME12 2BX

on

25th July 2009 6.30pm till ???

Minimum Donations £7.50 per person. Proceeds to the RGT

(Donation includes burger, sausage or vegetarian option

cooked Bar b Q style)

Bring your own picnic of goodies and enjoy.

This will be an on lead event due to the location of the venue.

Tickets will be available at the next walk 5th July. Contact Anne on 0797 9432 818 or send

donation for tickets to 13 Tams Gardens, Minster on Sea , Kent ME12 3QH

SPONSORED WALK 5th April 2009

The sun shone today for the sponsored walk at the Riverside Country Park at Rainham and it was a far cry from last April’s weather when it snowed. There were over 90 dogs at the walk, a good support to help raise funds for the RGT.

We had over 70 entrants and 96 dogs including other breeds, they do not know that they are not Greyhounds!

On the day we banked £670 with £252 already banked making a total of £922 with another £574 in sponsorship still to come. There should be over £1500 in total!

If this is the case the support group proposes that it should be split three ways, Croftview, Sittingbourne and RGT National!

I have to thank a lot of people for the assistance that was given on the day, especially Maggie and Fred Joyce, Bill and Lindsay Buckley, Ann and Bob Ball and of course the Croftview staff led by Cheryl Miller!

If anyone is feeling left out, I apologise because there was a lot more of you that took on the role of Marshals and walk leaders and not forgetting the walkers themselves! THANK YOU!

John V Homer

Below are some pictures of the day.

March 2009 Newsletter

I have asked for the RGT trailer but as yet I do not know whether or not this will be attending

Some of the monthly donation goes towards sponsoring Box 2 and the up keep of RGT Croftview, currently money is needed to repair or to replace a very leaky kennel roof. We have also made donations to Sittingbourne RGT, whose continuing support is very much valued by the group.

Buster was badly re homed by a trainer who promised support to the new owner but when support was needed, he with drew the promise. This is where we come in by providing any support that is needed.

The group has to thank the Riverside Country Park for allowing us to host the monthly walks and to hold two sponsored walks each year. They allow it on the understanding that we are covered by events insurance and providing everyone signs in, the cover is provided by RGT.

There is a lot of work still to do in promoting the breed and our monthly walk do this.

Every month there are members of the public who make a point of being at Riverside just to see the Greyhounds!

NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA!- Those of you who might remember Shaunie who moved with his family to Oz will be pleased to here that they are all OK despite the terrible bush fires, Shaunie just loves air conditioning!

Anyone who has any ideas on fund raising or social events please do bring them to my notice! These events do not just happen! They need arranging and organising, so no whimsical ideas please unless of course you wish to organise it!

Thank you all for your continuing support!

John V Homer