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Events for your diary 2026

grain — Tue, 05 May 2026 09:03:58 +0000

This events section will be added to on a regular basis so please bookmark it to keep a check on what is going on. We hope to have a number of stalls at events throughout the year. Follow us on Facebook for updates on events. If you would like to be added to our mailing list and informed by email about forthcoming events or want more details, please contact Sue

Sunday 7th JUNE – WARS Fun Dog Show and Fete, near Malvern Worcester. We have a stall at this very popular show so come and say hello. More details HERE

Saturday 20th June – International Hound Races at Edges Green in Northumberland. NE49 9PP What3Words: ///sculpting.tallest.sprouting We have a stand at this event. Come and visit us to see what your retired hound used to take part in.

Sunday 26th July – Fun Dog Show at Langore, Cornwall. More details on post below about Cornwall events.

Saturday/Sunday 8th/9th August – Far Forest Countryside Show near Kidderminster, Worcs. We have a stand at this great show. Lots to do and see. SHOW DETAILS

Sunday 30th August – Grasmere Sports at The Showfield, Stock Lane Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SJ. Big popular that showcases Cumbrian sports. We have a stand here. Come and say hello. SHOW DETAILS

Sunday 6th December – Keswick Victorian Fayre. Details to follow.

Events for your diary in Devon/Cornwall 2026

Sue — Fri, 01 May 2026 19:50:12 +0000

Carol Valvona from Bona Fido Pet Bebaviour & Dog Training organises fund raising and information stalls at events in Cornwall on behalf of Trailhound Welfare. Watch this page and our Facebook page for updates.

Sunday 26th July 2026 LANGORE DOG SHOW, nr Launceston, Cornwall. . The show will be part of St Stephens Parish Rural Day so there will also be cream teas and various other activities. All money raised from the dog show will be donated to Lakeland Trailhound Welfare

HARTLEY ROBINSON

Sue — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 01:05:35 +0000

THANK YOU TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF HARTLEY ROBINSON

Our thoughts are with the family of Hartley Robinson, who passed away earlier this year. Hartley was a very respected stalwart of hound trail racing. The photo below was taken last October of Hartley with Toby (Delta Fortune) when he won the Puppy Championship.

£500 has been raised for Lakeland Trailhound Welfare through memorial donations from friends and family. We are so grateful to everyone who donated. Thank you so much.

2025 review

Sue — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 07:41:54 +0000

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026

A very Happy New Year to all our friends, supporters, and adopters. A hearty thank you goes to everyone who helps us in so many different ways.

2025 REVIEW

In 2025 we took in a total of 35 Trailhounds, of which:

18 were found private homes by ourselves., either with seasoned or new-to-the-breed adopters

15 went to supportive rehoming centres around the country, who have helped us over the years to find wonderful retirement homes

1 is currently on a home trial

2 are currently in a foster home, with potential homes in the pipeline

We had a successful summer with our fundraising/information stand at a number of events and fun dog shows. For the first time, we had a stall at Grasmere Lakeland Sports & Show, which was very productive. If you know of any events that may be suitable for us, please get in touch.

As well as being homed as pampered pets, a number of our retired hounds are enjoying life taking part in canicross and agility competitions. They are a very versatile breed.

In 2025, we welcomed some new trustees. One of our long term trustees, Jenny Thomas, retired but she has still been available to help out if needed. We would like to say a big thank you to Jenny for all her hard work.

We have some exciting things happening in 2026 so keep an eye on our social media for updates! Please keep sharing our posts and promoting our hounds to help us find new converts to our lovely breed.

From the LTW team

Thank you, family and friends of Roland Walker

Sue — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 22:41:50 +0000

Thank you to friends and family of Roland Walker, who recently passed away. Their memorial donations to Lakeland Trailhound Welfare amounted to £229. The family have had connections with hound trailing over the years. Our thoughts are with Roland’s son, Nigel. Thank you for your support.

2025 Lakeland Trailhound Welfare calendars

Sue — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:25:54 +0000

**SOLD OUT**SOLD OUT**SOLD OUT**

PRE ORDERING DETAILS

The calendar design is now ready. To help us gauge how many calendars we will need, you can now make a provisional order: PRICING: One calendar: £10 Postage: TBC

Postage cost to be confirmed after calendars have arrived with us. Please DON’T send any money yet!

EMAIL your provisional orders to: promotion@trailhoundwelfare.org.uk

Don’t forget to include the address that you would like your calendar(s) delivered to. Thank you!

Please consider buying an extra copy to help make this a bumper year for LTW calendar sales. They make fab Christmas pressies. With thanks from the calendar elves.

LOOKING FOR TRUSTEES TO JOIN OUR TEAM

Sue — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:34:33 +0000

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. Thank you. Lakeland Trailhound Welfare (LTW) are recruiting for new trustees to join our small team. We are looking for people who can bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment and take part in the governance of the charity and its activities. It is not necessary to be based in Cumbria. If you are interested in joining us, please email treasurer@trailhoundwelfare.org.uk We will send you a description of the role and if you are still interested then please apply by email to the same address and tell us about yourself, your interest in trailhounds and LTW and any special interests or skills you think may be relevant in the role of trustee.

RAMBLE’ GUIDE BOOKS by Athena Mellor

Sue — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 11:57:13 +0000

RAMBLE’ GUIDE BOOKS by Athena Mellor

PEAK DISTRICT

LAKE DISTRICT

Athena Mellor, author of a number of walking guide books, has very kindly donated a few copies of ‘Ramble Guides’ to LTW.

They cost:

£18 plus £2 p&p for the Lake District guide

£16 plus £2 p&p for the Peak District guide

Please email trailhoundwelfare@hotmail.co.uk. The books will be sold on a first come, first serve basis.

Some photos in the books show Athena’s lovely Trailhound, Oslo.

More details about the books can be found at….

https://rambleco.co.uk/shop/lake-district-guide

https://rambleco.co.uk/shop/peak-district-guide

2023 REVIEW

Sue — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 11:44:13 +0000

2023 REVIEW

45 trailhounds have been helped into retirement homes by LTW during 2023. Here is a breakdown:

36 trailhounds have been found amazing homes all over the U.K. by our team (this includes 8 puppies)
8 hounds were sent to trusted rehoming centres. Homing via these centres helps us greatly to find new converts to the breed
1 hound is currently with us in foster, (he has his bags packed ready to go to his new home next week!)
Our small LTW team of trustees is indebted to our supporters and volunteers who all help to promote and support our work. If you would like to know more about the work we do, and possibly get more involved, drop us an email.

PEOPLE WISHING TO ADOPT, AND HOUND TRAILERS WISHING TO REHOME THEIR HOUNDS – check out our homing page for lots more information about how we can help. Details here: https://www.trailhoundwelfare.org.uk/category/hounds/

As always, our thoughts are with those who lost a treasured companion in 2023

ENTRIES FOR OUR 2024 CALENDAR TO BE IN BY 30th SEPTEMBER 2023

Sue — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 02:10:18 +0000

Just to let you know that I’m helping out the over-worked calendar elves again this year, and will be collecting photographs of your beautiful boys and girls, along with a couple of sentences with funny facts, hilarious habits, or houndy howlers. Seasonal pictures would be good, (and will help me a lot in the design process!), photos of your hounds enjoying sports would be great, action shots, anything which shows them off! If you can, please include pet name, racing name, age/date of birth, “gotcha day”, where they were re-homed from, etc.

*PLEASE NOTE: photographs will need to be high resolution and full-size. Images taken from social media pages will not be adequate for printing, sadly.

Please email your photos and info to me: emilysavage80@gmail.com

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PHOTOS: 30th SEPTEMBER

I look forward to hearing from you and admiring all of your lovely hounds! Emily Savage