Well it is finally here! for those of you who haven't been to the sanctuary in a while we have been heavily promoting our fabulous fundraising quiz night in honour of both Chestnut Cat Sanctuary and Cancer Research. Hosted by our very own quiz master Mr Dennis Sweeney himself! we are looking forward to a fantastic event tomorrow night with lots of fun to be had for everyone. I hope that everyone involved got the message that entry is subject only to dressing up as a nominated sanctuary rescue cat?! if not don't worry we have spare costumes for you all - prizes available for the best tom cat impression!! (looks not smell please!) Naturally I will be donning the black Lycra cat suit myself in support of the occasion and if you are gullible enough to believe that then I might as well also say all the cats and kittens in the sanctuary have been homed!! Ha ha!! how wonderful it would be to say that unfortunately as ever we are packed to the rafters with dozens of unwanted / mistreated cats and kittens. Having said that our re-homing process is as stringent as ever. Finding the right home for all theses very needy fur babies is of the utmost importance and something we will not compromise on. Apologies for the long blog today......! lots of updates to let everyone know about. Whilst we are triumphing our way to win the quiz (no pressure my table!! but in case you haven't noticed I do like to win!!) a wonderful lady called Sue will be getting much needed restful sleep in anticipation of her triathlon on Sunday in honour of the sanctuary. We wish you all the best Sue and hope the weather stays good for you!! - make sure you pack in the chocolate energy supplies - what a wonderful excuse perhaps you and I Jackie should give it a go?! We are extremely grateful for these acts of kindness and free time give up for sponsored events to support the sanctuary's good work. It is simply stunning how many cats require neutering which is one of the many financial pressures we face on a weekly basis including food, heating and veterinary bills. Finally for those of you avid blog readers I am shortly off to the wonderful annual volunteers tea in the Epping Forest District to give my first ever talk on "what volunteering means to me" fortunately I don't often have to explain how much I enjoy being at the sanctuary because my face often says it all! To sum up however corny it may sound it means so much to simply "be able to actually make a difference" and until I am no longer able to do that I am pretty much hung up on volunteering! (Yes Jackie there is no way you are going to get rid of me!!)

See you all tomorrow night! x x