OUR STAFF

We have an excellent, hard working and loyal team of staff at SDR:  

Debby Hicks - Head of Administration is the contact for all matters regarding the rescue's administration, responding to your enquiries, and generally ensuring the smooth running of administration to support the rescue and rehoming of the dogs 

  • Liz Moore - Administration Assistant / Membership Secretary

 

Nicola Dillon - Head of Rescue and Rehoming is responsible for the well-being and adoption of the dogs in our care and she is ably supported by our team of dog carers

  • Jane Evans
  • Richard Shaw
  • Kayleigh Hodge 
  • Pete Long
  • Jess Garwood

 

OUR CHARITY MEMBERS

Currently SDR has over 300 paid members of all ages. To join as a member please click here for more information

REGULAR VOLUNTEERS

SDR could not care for and rehome the number of dogs that it does without our invaluable team of volunteers. They take responsibility for a very broad range of activities, listed below are some typical activities. For more information please click here

  • Dog care
    Dog walking
    Cleaning kennels
    Preparing dog meals
    Laundering dog blankets and towels
    Socialising dogs
    Caring for our puppies and sick dogs
    Fostering dogs

    Reception and Administration
    Greeting our visitors and working on reception
    Managing our book-keeping activities
    Managing our foster a dog scheme
    Taking photographs of our dogs for the website
    Home checking
    Coordinating our volunteer activities

    Fundraising
    Coordinating our shop based collection tins
    Doing street collections
    Organising open days
    Running fetes
    Coordinating table-top sales
    Sorting tabletop donations
    Actively supporting SDR through individual fundraising activities (such as running marathons)

    Maintenance
    Cutting grass and other maintenance
    Overseeing all our building, maintenance and repairs
    Cleaning the offices