Epping Forest District Councillor Malcolm Woollard joined the volunteers at Chestnut Cat Sanctuary, Registered Charity on Bank Holiday Monday to celebrate the end of summer with a fabulous strawberry cream tea. Marion Sweeney, the sanctuary’s Community Champion’s Volunteer, pictured inset with Councillor Woollard organised the tea making over 50 cups of tea and cream scones. The sanctuary homeless cats were not forgotten and enjoyed their chance to have a taste of the delicious cream! A wonderful time was had by all. The sanctuary would like to thank our dedicated volunteers who regularly support the sanctuary, your time and help is greatly appreciated. With thanks to Tescos, Epping Store for donating the scones and cream. If you are interested in helping fundraise for the sanctuary’s cats contact Alison on 07947058311 or alison@chestnutcatsanctuary.co.uk for more information.

Special Care comes to Chestnut Cat Sanctuary with the arrival of our own incubator for kittens who need a helping hand in life. One of our current sanctuary residents (pictured) gives it the paws of approval!

With thanks to Loren for orgainsing its arrival.

Looking for love……

Romeo Romeo where for art thou Romeo? I am sure Juliet didn’t have to wait around this long to find her true love!! Apparently, so I have heard from listening to the people here, I am what they call “a long term resident” the longest in-fact; I’ve been here since April this year! The accommodations not bad, foods ok but company could be improved on! They have put with a ginger tom, he’s not for me really he doesn’t like sharing much, still it will do for now.
Some might say I am too fussy but I have high standards and just haven’t found my Romeo yet. My name is Tatiana, I know it sounds like I am a Russian Princess! I am a beautiful soul though; if I let you stroke me I have the softest fur and the sweetest face. In the afternoons when it's all quiet I come out and let this one girl here stroke me I often lick her hands in gratitude as I do like a fuss but find it hard to cope around lots of noise and people.
As you can see I am a petite tabby with green eyes. Sounds like a personal ad? Well if you fancy a date pop along to the sanctuary to see me, if you’ve got young children your probably not for me as I do need a quiet home. Still its worth coming to see me anyway as I am sure my room mate could do with finding his Juliet too.

Love and hugs till then Tatiana x x

One, Two, Three look at ME! What a fab trio we are eh?! I am Spot, this is Fudge and if you look carefully you can see our brother Smudge. We are all gorgeous boys even if I do say so myself (opps i'm blushing!).

If you have a loving home for three handsome, gentle giants, who adore a fuss then we are ready and waiting for you!! We have been cared for extremely well by our previous owner but sadly she has had to go into care and we have been parted. We miss her lots and know that she would be thrilled if we could all go to a new home together. If that sounds like mission possible to you come and meet us we are just waiting to be all loved up. Until then I’ll keep a look out for the boys so I can see you coming.......

Purrs and meows from

Smudge x Fudge x and me Spot! x x

Thursday 2nd August Marion Sweeney
Volunteer Community Champion

The Dfes Community Champions Grant has sponsored the "Everyone Can Initiate Miracles" Scheme designed to encourage volunteers that everyones contribution helps to make a big difference to the lives of the sanctuary cats. The ECIM Scheme provides volunteers with structured weekly activities to take part in, certificates to achieve and a once-a-month social event to come along to! So if you have got an hour to spare why not come along and find out what it is all about or contact Jackie on weekdays at the sanctuary. See us advertised in this week's Epping Forest Guardian (we are on page 3!).


August Monthly Event: Bank Holiday Monday 27th August 1-3pm ECIM Volunteers: Come and joing the cats who got the cream by finding sanctuary and the chance of a new home at Chestnuts for a strawberry tea!

(Whats a cat's favourite toy? Answer: what does ECIM spell backwards?!)