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CATS PROTECTION

There have been several reports in the press recently that more animals are either being handed into care, or have been abandoned because their owners can no longer afford to keep them. As prices have risen steeply during the last few months we can understand how keeping a well loved pet may no longer be an option. Two of the cats which recently came into care were handed in because their owners could no longer afford to care for them properly. Another young cat came in because he had been abandoned. We expect the situation will continue for some time. Although we cannot take in cats immediately as our pens are always full we do try to deal sympathetically with cats in these situations.

Pippin and Figaro rescue cats at Cats Protection

It you are considering giving a cat or kitten a home please think carefully before contacting us or other Animal Charities. Cat food is not cheap and you will need to budget for this when doing the weekly shop. You will also need to buy cat litter (at least until your cat/kitten has settled and is allowed out), and register your cat with the local vet, who will advise you on suitable treatment for fleas and worms. As we vaccinate all our cats before they leave us we recommend they continue to receive their annual boosters. Unfortunately cats do get ill or are involved in road traffic accidents and these do need to be budgeted for, either by having money set aside for this purpose or by taking out pet insurance. By making sure you can afford to give a cat a home you will avoid the heartache of giving up a well loved pet.

If you are looking for a cat or kitten please call Stephanie on 01692 535858. Alternatively you can visit www.northwalsham.cats.org.uk for a description and photographs of the cats before giving her a call on the above number.

POPPY LINE NAMES HISTORIC CARRIAGES

The newly-restored Quad-Art set of 1920s articulated wooden carriages, described by the National Railway Museum as 'the most important piece of heritage rolling stock in the country', is to be named 'The Alan Moore Set' in recognition of the sponsor who provided much of the private funding that backed up the Heritage Lottery Fund restoration grant. Alan Moore is a long-standing railway enthusiast, a director of the North Norfolk Railway, and a former director of Lloyds TSB Bank.

It is hoped that the set will be named by Dick Hardy, who was a top-link driver at Norwich shed in the days of British Railways steam, at the sponsors' launch on Thursday 19th June.

To raise the match funding required by the HLF grant, Alan Moore was joined as a sponsor by many individuals who came forward with donations. They will be recognised by individual name plaques in each compartment of the four-carriage set.

The sponsors' launch will be a private reserved train. The first public running of these historic carriages will be on Saturday and Sunday, July 12th and 13th, coinciding with the railway's Vintage Transport Day on the Sunday. There will be a £1 supplement for riding in the Quad-Art set, which will be increased to £2 on subsequent running days.

Marketing director Colin Borg said: "These historic old ladies need to be looked after very carefully, and the supplementary charge will go towards funding a specialist maintenance programme."