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We did it thank you so much for your kind and generous donations! All your support for the WGW (Wimbledon Greyhound Welfare/ Hersham Hounds) means world to me. I would like to say thank you to Carol Cowie and her team for promoting and supporting us and to many of you that’s helped to share

Only a few days to go, please help Hersham Hound owners Johnny & Karolina to reach their target to help the hounds and complete “Ride Reigate”. Please sponsor them on GoFundMe.

Congratulations and very well done to Bennita Pickard, Holly Staples & Evelyn Vig for hiking 1,085 metres above sea level up Mount Snowdon – the highest point in the British Isles outside the Scottish highlands – and reaching the Summit in good time. All to raise funds for the homeless hounds they are all so

What a fabulous Sunday at the kennels and such a greyt turnout. Thank you all so much for supporting this social fundraiser, held during our public walking hours, to help towards sponsor hound, Champ’s, vet care costs from his recent injury. Gentle, fawn boy, Champ, (6 years old in October), broke his toe a few

Please enjoy some photos from our ‘Rocco’ s Royal Tea Party’ event in memory of the early passing of this lovely greyhound boy, held at the kennels yesterday, sent to us by volunteer Holly Keane. But first some words from Rocco’s owner, Becky: I am utterly overwhelmed with everybody’s generosity and empathy at Rocco’s Royal

The Dittons Fair has been the main annual community celebration in Thames and Long Ditton for over 60 years. WGW were lucky enough to have a stall there today, where we could sell our shop items, and a Meet & Greet Gazebo for the hounds, thanks to WGW supporter & hound owner, Dave Clarke. Our

It was so lovely to be back at Richmond Fair today after 3 years and celebrating 50 years of this busy annual event, with our WGW shop stall and hound gazebo. Thank you so much to the good people of Richmond and the Fair organisers for their support for our homeless hounds.We raised an amazing

If you are considering homing a greyhound, please watch this key tips video. Greyhounds adapt wonderfully to a home. But understanding breed-specific details is important for keeping them safe, happy and to be able to adapt as quickly as possible. 

We have been overwhelmed by the kindness and care shown by our supporters to the homeless hounds and to us at our 30th Birthday Party at the weekend, held at the kennels. Thanks to everyone’s dedicated help and support, an amazing £2,542.28 in total, has been raised from this special Birthday celebration. From us all