The picture above is a cross stitch of my cat Toby. Toby was one of about twenty feral cats that were living in a barn not far from my house about thirteen years ago. With the help of Cat Protection and PJ Cat Rescue in Long Sutton supplying the fox trap, I spent over a month catching all the cats, which were then neutered, given a health check and released back to the site. This was during the winter of 2009, which was heavy with snow. The vet had told me that all the cats were in good health and that once the snow had gone they would be fine on their own. Toby was one of the cats that was released back on the site, I found him there one morning with an injured leg. The leg was broken but in line and the vet said that as he was so young, if he was kept in a cage for six weeks to restrict his movement, his leg would heal naturally. After the six weeks were up Toby never left us. Toby was ear tipped, as can be seen in the picture, along with all the other feral’s which were released. The cats are ear tipped so that when they are caught in the trap, you can tell if you have caught them before and release them. Especially when you are dealing with eight or more black cats.
The picture of Toby is being raffled, the money raised will be equally divided between our parish church St Margaret’s in Clenchwarton and Cat Protection. Tickets are £1 each and the raffle draw is to take place at St Margaret’s Church, Clenchwarton on Saturday 2nd September 2023 at 2pm. If you would like a ticket please pay by cash, cheque or postal order payable to Clenchwarton PCC, and send it to Mrs Debra McGowan, 16 Black Horse Road, Clenchwarton, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE34 4DN. Please remember to include a stamped addressed envelope with your address on so that we can send you your raffle tickets. Tickets will be on sale at all our church events throughout the year. The money that the church receives will go towards having a toilet and kitchen installed in the church. We hope to see you at one of the church events throughout the year.
Thank you for your support, Debra (Churchwarden)