News - Mayflower Sanctuary

Christmas cake winner

Thankyou to everyone who took part in the draw for a tasty Christmas cake. The draw rook place on Saturday and the winner is Mr Tissington. Congratulations and we hope you enjoy your lovely cake.

The sanctuary will be closed on Christmas day and New Years day, usual times for all other days. We wish everyone, two legged, three legged and four legged, a comfortable, happy Christmas and a peaceful, prosperous 2017. Looking forward to seeing old and new faces at our events during the year.

Willows collection

Huge congratulations and thanks to Willow Hartshorn for collecting this huge amount of donations for the dogs and cats in our care. Willow printed flyers, posted them through doors and then returned a few days later to collect the donations from the generous residents of her village. A fantastic achievement by an inspiring young lady. […]

Bridge closure 30/10

Please be aware that if you are visiting the sanctuary on 30/10 you will need to come in via Austerfield. There is a road closure at the railway bridge blocking access from Bawtry until 3pm. The table top sale will still be going ahead from 10 till 12.

Emergency Vet Bill Appeal Update

We were overwhelmed with the support that everyone gave when our dogs were struck down by a mystery illness last month. Thank you to everyone who took part in the on-line auction. We are to pleased to announce that the fantastic sum of £700 has been raised. Huge thanks to our wonderful supporter, Judith Coote, who […]

Our new van

Our lovely new van has been delivered ! just in time as the old van was hanging on by it’s tyre rims. We have been lucky enough to be awarded a brand new van by Support Adoption for Pets ( Pets @ Home ). This will mean our furry guests will be transported to their […]

Last minute pet friendly holiday Oct 1st

Due to cancellation a holiday cottage in Shropshire is available for booking, first two weeks of October. Pet friendly, secure garden, please contact the sanctuary if interested. Click picture for details.

Half marathon success!

All of us at Mayflower would like to say a huge thank you to Johnjo Defty who ran the Vale of York Half Marathon on Sept 11th to raise funds for the dogs and cats in our care. This was his first ever half marathon which we are pleased to say he completed and managed […]

Re-opening

VISITORS and VOLUNTEERS to Mayflower Sanctuary Thank you so much for your patience and understanding during our period of closure. Please ensure your feet and hands are sanitised on entry to the Sanctuary. We will re-open on Saturday 10th September. During the closure due to a viral infection we had 17 very poorly dogs needing […]

Temporary Sanctuary Closure

VISITORS and VOLUNTEERS to Mayflower Sanctuary We are dealing with suspected ‘Seasonal Canine Illness’ at the moment. We are so sorry, but as we are still erring on the side of caution, the Sanctuary will remain closed until final results from our vets are known. We will re-open as soon as possible, but please call […]

Worksop Wheelers Charity Cycle Ride

‘Worksop Wheelers Cycling Club organised a sponsored Charity Cycle Ride in memory of Poppy. The 24 hour, 350 mile sponsored ride was held in July and raised a fantastic total of £1115.00! which has so kindly been donated to Mayflower. We can’t thank Mark and Andy, together with all at Worksop Wheelers CC enough for all the hard work they put […]

2016 Mayflower Dog Show

Everyone at Mayflower would like to say a massive thank you to all our 2 legged and 4 legged friends for making the 2016 dog show so special. We have raised around £1800 which will help us out a lot. Without all of you we wouldn’t be here. See you all next year! Here are […]