"of 2017. Geoff Brooks became Chair for a period of months before Prue Gillies took the helm as Chair in mid-2018. Lost Dogs' Home The Lost Dogs’ Home is an Australian organisation with shelters and pounds in Victoria. It was established in 1910 to provide a temporary home for Melbourne’s lost and starving dogs. Today The Lost Dogs’ Home cares for more than twenty-one thousand lost, stray, injured and abandoned dogs and cats every year and is Australia’s largest animal shelter. They also host services and initiatives to promote animal welfare and responsible pet ownership. These people who work for"
"determined to create lasting changes for animals in society. In 1862, Charles Dickens published an article about the home for the magazine ""All the Year Round"". He called it an ""extraordinary monument of the remarkable affection with which the English people regard the race of dogs"". In 1967, Dodie Smith referred to the home in her novel ""The Starlight Barking"". Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has featured on many television programmes and documentaries. The Channel 4 programme ""Pet Rescue"" which aired in 1997 featured Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. BBC One programme ""Animal Rescue Live"" was broadcast live for a"
"to 'Canterbury Bulldogs' with 'Bankstown' omitted, and yet again in 2000, to the geographically indistinct 'Bulldogs'. Bob Hagan, the club boss at the time of the 2000 change, explained that the dropping of the name 'Canterbury' was intended to broaden the appeal of the club outside of its traditional supporter base, so that the club could attract a geographically diverse following like Manchester United or the Chicago Bulls. Despite the name change, some supporters, as well as many television and radio commentators, continued to refer to the club as 'Canterbury'. In the most recent change, board officials voted in late"
"that had been adopted by staff. It also launched a commemorative book, ""A Home of Their Own"", which charts the history of the Home. This includes a look at notable people who have adopted animals such as Elton John, who credited his pet, Thomas, with helping him through a rough period. Starting in 2011, Battersea implemented the ""Staffies. They're Softer Than You Think"" campaign to educate the public about the positive attributes of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier. On 17 March 2015 Queen Elizabeth II unveiled a plaque to officially open the Mary Tealby kennels. In addition to the site in"
"the Data Protection Act by misusing donors’ personal data. Battersea was fined £9,000. In its accounts for the year 2015 Battersea disclosed that it had generated income of £36.7 million and had spent £28.5 million. The charity's accounts for 2016 show that in that year its highest paid employee earned ""£130,001 - £140,000"". Battersea Park station for National Rail and Queenstown Road station for National Rail services are located nearby on Battersea Park Road. In the future the Northern line will serve the Home at a station called Battersea Power Station. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home Battersea Dogs & Cats"
"corner of Albert Bridge Road and Prince of Wales Drive, and closed in 1972—refused until 1935 to perform vivisection or employ doctors who engaged in it, and was known locally as the ""antiviv"" or the ""old anti"". The chairman of the Battersea Dogs Home, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland, rejected a request in 1907 that its lost dogs be sold to vivisectors as ""not only horrible, but absurd"". Battersea council agreed to provide space for the statue on its Latchmere Recreation Ground, part of the council's new Latchmere Estate, which offered terraced homes to rent for seven and sixpence"
"the DOG and the national opt outs for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, the concept of a rotating triangular prism featuring the words 'Now on Choice' on each of the sides was used in promotions and to showcase upcoming programmes. The website address was added under the DOG in November 2000. On 6 July 2001, BBC Choice rebranded again. This time, the hearts aspect was dropped in favour of three orange boxes set in a blue and green world. The boxes would often interact with each other, roll over and adjust their own shape. The BBC Choice logotype remained"
"a public house, which until the early part of the 19th century was called the Maltster's Arms. It was then renamed the Whitmore Arms, after Thomas Whitmore who lived at Hethe House 1808-11. It has been a Grade II listed building since 1988. Since 2012 it has been called The Muddy Duck. A National School was built in 1852 and enlarged in 1874. In 1924 it was reorganised as a junior school and in 1948 it was reorganised again as an infants' school. In 1954 it was still open as a Church of England school, but it is now closed."
"to comprehensive status was achieved in 1977 by amalgamating it with Battersea Grammar School, a school for boys, to create Furzedown Secondary School. The majority of the teaching staff transferred to the new comprehensive school, which incorporated the buildings of Rosa Bassett into an enlarged site. Today the former Rosa Bassett School buildings are part of Graveney School. The school's original motto was ""Steadiness, Sincerity and Service"", but this was changed to ""Honesta Obtinete"" (literally: ""Possess Virtues!"") while the school was still at Stockwell. The Latin was normally translated as ""Hold Fast [To] That Which Is Good"", taken from 1"
"the First World War was moved to the new school's main corridor where it remains to this day. The school was originally divided into seven houses, each with its own colour and motto: Burke (""Nil nisi bene""), Drake (""Semper audacter""), Gainsborough (""Vis unita fortior""), Nelson, Newton (""Consilio et animis""), Sidney (""Animo et fide""), and Wellington (""Pactum serva""). In present times, the houses remain but there are now just four named after stately homes in Derbyshire – Chatsworth, Hardwick, Haddon, Kedleston. The school became a grammar school, until in 1975 it was merged with Rykneld Boys' Secondary Modern School to make"
"week at Battersea in July 2007. The programme was presented by Matt Baker and Selina Scott. Since 2012, ITV's """" has been filmed at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. The show won multiple awards including two National Television Awards for 'Factual Entertainment'. In June 2016, the home featured in a Channel 4 series called ""Rescue Dog to Super Dog"", made by Plimsoll Productions. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is supported by a host of high-profile celebrities who attend Battersea's events, support campaigns and rehome animals including Tom Hardy, Jeremy Irons, Simon Cowell, Sue Barker, Anthony Head, Samantha Barks, Sue Perkins,"
"named after eight notable Britons in the 1970s; Arnold, Livingstone, Scott, Kelvin, Shakespeare, Harvey, Dryden and Newton. The Girls school houses when the school opened in 1961 were(Christina) Rossetti (Yellow); (Colonel John) Glen (red); (Sir Winston) Churchill (Blue); and (Margot)Fonteyn (Green). However, during the latter part of the 1970s the names were changed to mythical creatures, and the houses were called Falcon, Gryphon, Martlet and Wyvern. This was subsequently amended so that the house names were those of local villages and places, for example Clandon, Albury, Loseley, Onslow and Sutton.In 2003 Phoenix was added as a house name and then"
"onto railway lines causing delays, dogs and a horse were found loose on roads (on one occasion causing a road traffic accident), and there was fouling and damage to residents’ gardens. Neighbours reported continuous barking and howling day and night, and during the period a number of people were attacked and injured by dogs from Beltwood. Two Alsatian dogs injured one woman so badly that she needed extensive plastic surgery. A jogger was surrounded and attacked by dogs and needed emergency surgery. Moreover, during 2006 over 30 stray dogs from Beltwood were taken to Battersea Dogs Home by police or"
"Battersea Park Battersea Park is a 200-acre (83-hectare) green space at Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth in London. It is situated on the south bank of the River Thames opposite Chelsea and was opened in 1858. The park occupies marshland reclaimed from the Thames and land formerly used for market gardens. The park is Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. Prior to 1846 the area now covered by the park was known as Battersea fields, a popular spot for duelling. On 21 March 1829, the Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchilsea"
"the following day, newspapers reported that the spokesman had said there was a ""pro-cat faction"" within Downing Street, leading to speculation that a replacement might indeed be brought in to deal with the problem. On 14 February 2011, it was reported that a cat called ""Larry"" had been brought in to address the problem. The ""London Evening Standard"" reported that the cat had been selected by David Cameron and his family, from those at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. In September 2012, it was reported that Prime Minister David Cameron had sacked Larry from the post of Chief Mouser, in"
"brought to an end by headmaster Stephen Wright in 2002. A house system was reinstated at the start of the school year beginning September 2007. The new house names are Lords, Wimbledon, Wembley and Twickenham, named after the homes of cricket, tennis, football and rugby in England; ironically, the School predates the namesakes of two of its houses, Wembley and Twickenham. With the loss of Barrow House, there is no longer any reference to the school's benefactor, William Barrow. No formal uniform existed for the first few decades of the School's existence. Prior to the First World War, some pupils"
"seven days a week, twenty four hours a day on a shift system. A continuous sterilisation process was introduced instead of batch processing. New dog food brands Pal and Lassie were introduced during the 1950s. Due to making more than the Chappie product, the company name changed to Petfoods Ltd in 1956. In 1972, this became Pedigree Petfoods Ltd. A new factory on Shrewsbury Avenue in Woodston, Peterborough opened in October 1974 which originally produced semi-moist products such as Bounce. In March 1975, it became the Pedigree Petfoods division of Mars Ltd. During the 1970s, around 2,500 workers were at"
"home to BriSCA ""Senior"" F1 and ""Junior"" F2 stock cars. On 29 March 1968 the Spedeworth promotion took over the running of racing at Walthamstow with their Superstox, Stock Car, Hot Rod, Banger and Midget Racing. The promotion continued there until the end of the 1974 racing season. In 1984 a nightclub called Charlie Chan's was opened within the foundations of the clocktower. It closed permanently in November 2007. It could be said that if a person from the East End of London refers to ""going down the dogs"", they were probably going to the dog track at Walthamstow or"
"known as ""The In & Out"" from the prominent signs on the building's separate vehicle entrance and exit gates. In 1996, the club purchased its current premises at 4 St James's Square, designed by Edward Shepherd in 1679 for Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent and the former London home of Waldorf and Nancy Astor from 1912 to 1942. After a programme of refurbishment the club took up occupancy on 1 February 1999. To perpetuate its traditional nickname, the words ""In"" and ""Out"" were painted on the two flanking columns of the portico of the house. In 2011 Cambridge House,"
"the school took the gold falcon from the crest of Sir Walter's arms. The crest was changed in 1959 from a gold falcon rising, wings displayed and inverted, to one rising with wings elevated and addorsed. The falcon is ducally gorged with a red, three-pointed crown around its neck, and belled in gold with red jesses. Former pupils, sometimes referred to as Old Grammarians, include: Battersea Grammar School Battersea Grammar School was a Voluntary-Controlled Secondary Grammar School in South London. It was established in Battersea in 1875 by the Sir Walter St John Trust and moved to larger premises in"
"In 1992, the club abandoned its oft-ridiculed ""BB"" Guernsey and adopted a predominantly maroon strip with a gold V and white trim. More significantly, in 1993 the club moved permanently to the Gabba; with the club now playing in its home city, membership and attendances instantly tripled. The dog racing track around the ground was removed, the surface was upgraded and the stands gradually replaced over the next few years with a view to converting the tired old ground to a state-of-the-art sporting facility. In 1994, the Bears changed the club logo and the club song, and also began to"
"and even the Queen was a fan, asking Drabble for advice after her liberty budgies were attacked by hawks at Windsor. Declared Midlander of the Year in 1992, and made OBE in the year he retired from the programme, he announced in 1993 that it had become ""a bit boring watching dogs chase stroppy sheep round a field."" A pub very near Drabble's former home in Bloxwich is named ""One Man and His Dog"" in his honour. Drabble, who also wrote a newspaper column for the Express & Star, took few holidays, travelled abroad only a couple of times, and"
"joined the lexicon. They wanted to create a ""coming together place"" where one could pick up daily necessities, have lunch with friends, and enjoy an English garden setting. Over the last 30 years the community has grown to include over 1800 residents, an award-winning country inn and restaurant (The Fearrington House), a cafe & bar, chocolate and wine shop, an independent bookstore, a home décor shop, plants and garden art shop and more. Belted Galloway cows, the village's iconic mascot, were added to the farm in 1983. The Fearrington House Country Inn is one of only two AAA five-diamond facilities"
"by Tobyn and Ben. Ben is also Headmaster of Thomas's, Battersea. In 2000 and 2001, a £4m construction programme was carried out to enhance the facilities at Thomas's, Clapham and Thomas's, Battersea. In 2002, an opportunity arose to improve Thomas's, Kensington through the acquisition of a nearby school, Lady Eden's. Lady Eden's was closed in Summer 2002 and its buildings converted to become the Lower School of Thomas's, Kensington. The existing buildings in Cottesmore Gardens were extensively refurbished and now house the Preparatory School. The premises of Thomas's, Kensington are freehold. In 2004, Thomas’s acquired a long lease on the"
"club moved in during 2003, converted the synthetic pitch to grass and added additional stands and seating (with up to 9,000 seats). Adjacent to the Home supporters stand (known as ""The Cowshed""), a small herd of Concrete Cows stood 'grazing'. No one knows if these cows were the original ones, as there are many replicas around the city. As a result of the cow link, the team mascots are two pantomime-style cows named ""Donny"" and ""Mooie"". On several occasions, the cows were 'mooved' by jovial fans to make them look as if they were mating. In July 2007 the club"
"complaints from staff members with allergies. William Hague later asked that the barrier be taken down. In December 2015, former Home Secretary David Blunkett suggested that Larry should be asked to increase his responsibilities to include the Palace of Westminster, which at the time was being overrun by rodents. Larry was honoured with a blue plaque at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in October 2012. A book, written in character as Larry, ""Larry Diaries: Downing Street – the First 100 Days"" by former ""Guardian"" journalist James Robinson was published in 2011. A picture gallery to celebrate Larry's first two years"
"survive for 286 years. By 1750, 83 boys and 5 girls were given instruction at the school. Battersea at the start of the 18th century was a village of some 200 dwellings containing about 1500 inhabitants. The rapid expansion of the London area during that and the following centuries, meant that there was a need of education for many more boys. A document of 1800 shows that the operation was based on the rules laid down by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and much of the curriculum was centred on the Bible. During the first 150 years the name"
"name from ""Footscray"" to the ""Western Bulldogs"" to market the club more broadly (specifically the western suburbs of Melbourne). To coincide with the change, the club moved their home games from the Whitten Oval, originally to Optus Oval from 1997 to 1999, and then to the newly built Docklands Stadium for the 2000 season. During the 2000 season, the Bulldogs handed the eventual premiers, Essendon, their only loss for the year. That victory secured the Bulldogs a place in the finals for the fourth consecutive year. They would bow out in the first week of finals after being defeated by"
"The entry arch of this building still exists. By 1860 the name ""Sir Walter St John's School"" was being used. The Elementary Education Act 1870 had the result of splitting off the Upper School to form the newly founded Battersea Grammar School and in 1880 the Elementary School (part of the Lower School) was closed. The next change occurred in 1902, when the school was reorganised as a Secondary School. Little is known of the early buildings before the William Butterfield wing was built. Enlargement occurred in 1898 when the old science block was built. The Great Hall together with"
"in honour of former Headmaster, Mr Norman Roff. The large number of boarders at the Senior School in 1961 made it necessary to introduce another house for purposes of administration. This was Fraser House and was named in honour of the late Mr Hugh Fraser MBE, who had been actively associated with the School for fifty-six years. Fraser House ceased operation in 1970 until 1997. In 1998, the boarding house was renamed Hawkes House and two new day houses were created; Fraser House and Savigny House. In 2001 Hawkes House discontinued as an entity for house competition and the boarders"
"of the house. It had electricity installed only in 1962. Dame Jean was at one time a lady-in-waiting to Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, patron of the Dandie Dinmont Club, a breed of dog named after one of Sir Walter Scott's characters; and a horse trainer, one of whose horses, Sir Wattie, ridden by Ian Stark, won two silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 2005, Scottish Borders Council was considering an application by a property developer to build a housing estate on the opposite bank of the River Tweed from Abbotsford, to which Historic Scotland and the National"
"an ""enthusiasm that surprised everyone except me"". Although scheduled to initially film at the centre for six days, he stayed as a volunteer for six months. At the end of the first series, O'Grady was invited to become an ambassador of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, and a bronze statue of his late dog, Buster, was erected on a plinth at the centre. He also adopted a dog from the home; a Jack Russell-Chihuahua cross named Eddy. In 2015, O'Grady stated that the show wouldn't return for any future series. Despite this claim, ""For the Love of Dogs"" returned for"
"said that to """"call the place The Hopping Hooden Horse is, frankly, ridiculous."""". In June 2001 Rita and Terry Dixon took over the pub from Hooden Horse Inns and immediately decided to revert to the old name, which was greeted with enthusiasm by Paddock Wood residents. Several customers who had refused to drink there under the Hooden Horse name now returned (although even during that time, the pub was still known by local residents simply as ""The Brunt""). Unfortunately the original signs had been lost when the pub changed its name, although the ""John Brunt V.C."" brass wording that used"