NGS Reopen Their Open Gardens!
Ann Evans brings great news for garden lovers! The great news for everyone who loves gardens and gardening, is that the National Garden Scheme’s open gardens are...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week; Yet another Duckling Rescue for East Sussex Wildlife Rescue
VIDEO with logo: VIDEO without logo: PICTURES: We can provide screen shots from the videos on request. East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) were called...
PDSA Pay Tribute to our Animal Heroes
Photos courtesy of the PDSA As we celebrated the 75th anniversary of VE Day last Thursday, it’s good to remember the many animal heroes also on the front line....
Trevor’s Wildlife Week. Ducklings Rescued from Chimney in Uckfield
Rescuers from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) had an unusual call to some ducklings in a chimney, which resulted in the Fire Service coming out to...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week. Hedgehog Week Cake Competition
The 3rd May sees the start of Hedgehog Awareness Week are in serious decline, and every year East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) deals with more...
Trevor’s Wildlife Month. WRAS’s April Rescue Roundup.
What an amazing month April has been! Lots of youngsters and loads of ducklings! Sparrowhawk rescued from inside St Mildreds Church Tenterden. At the end of last month,...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week. Fox with Plastic Tub stuck on Head Rescued & Released in Brighton.
A fox cub with a plastic tub stuck on his head has been released back home after 5 days in a Veterinary Hospital. VIDEO (With Logo): Video without...
NGS REAFFIRMS ITS SUPPORT FOR NURSING AND HEALTH CHARITIES
Ann Evans reports on the National Garden Scheme’s support for nursing and health charities in this time of crisis. In a new campaign led by Britain’s most famous...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week. Ducklings Rescued from Drains in Uckfield reunited with mum.
VIDEO with Logo: VIDEO without Logo: East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) were called out late morning today (15th April 2020) , after a...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week; VIRTUAL RUN FOR WRAS 2020.
Due to the Coronavirus lockdown restrictions its not possible for many of us to take part in organised runs or walks around the county, so at East Sussex Wildlife...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week; WRAS’s Monthly Casualty Up-date.
East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) is committed to continuing to help our wildlife as much as possible during the current Coronavirus situation. However, along with everyone...
It’s a dog’s life.
Ann Evans is feeling fortunate that she adopted her rescue dog before the Coronavirus outbreak, when life was normal. It’s isn’t just people who are having to...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week. Sparrowhawk inside St Mildred Church Tenterden.
VIDEO: With Logo: Without Logo: A sparrowhawk became trapped inside a church in Tenterden this morning after chasing a pigeon inside for lunch. Chris Brown was in...
Coping With Coronavirus 6. Feed the Animals!
Sadly, many of the victims of Coronavirus will be the pets. A lot of people have large energetic dogs that need plenty of food and exercise. Animal food...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week. Poorly Fox Cubs Rescued in Eastbourne.
East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) has had its first fox cubs of 2020 admitted into care. WRAS received a call from a gentleman in Upperton Gardens...
Karl’s Chronicles Article 25 Cameroon: Open Enclosure
The vast, secretive Equatorial forests are home to an eclectic family of animals. Antelope, elephants, buffalo, pangolin, bongo, drill, numerous species of monkeys and abundant birdlife. An aged eco-system...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week WRAS’s Rescue Report – February 2020.
February despite having an extra day in it this year has so far been quieter than normal. The figures for January have been calculated and we dealt with 136...
Charles Rennie Mackintosh house to be extended.
Photos courtesy of 78 Derngate and Rob Tysall Changes coming to the famous Charles Rennie Mackintosh house, 78 Derngate, Ann Evans reports. Following on from...
Motor Shows Galore at Gaydon
Photos courtesy of Rob Tysall and the British Motor Museum If the motoring enthusiast of the family is planning ahead, Ann Evans has a host of events not to...
No wise Men in the Workhouse
by Harry Pope Eastbourne had a workhouse, and there is an online census of 1881. This includes everyone who lived there, with their occupations. One person is listed as...
Lyn’s Favourite Article of 2019. Trafalgar Square; London’s National Heritage Grade 1 Square.
I love exploring in London. I choose an area, then I just walk. This is my article about Trafalgar Square and the area around it from earlier this year....
Top ‘marques’ to Mission Motorsport for support of veterans
IAIN ROBERTSON It never ceases to be heart-warming, when announcements are made in favour of our nation’s Armed Forces, writes Iain Robertson, and none more so than when a...
Looking Forward to Crufts 2020
Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography. Every dog lover has heard of Crufts, but The Kennel Club’s work goes way beyond the famous show, as Ann Evans...
A TIMELY REMINDER FROM DOGS TRUST
Photographs courtesy of Dogs Trust Christmas is coming, and Ann Evans joins Dogs Trust in reminding everyone that a dog is for life, not just for Christmas. With Christmas...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week; Eastbourne Oiled Swans Released.
Release Video: Original Rescue & Cleaning Video: The four oiled swans which were rescued a month ago in the Crumbles and Horsey Sewers at Eastbourne, have...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week; Difficult Duck Rescue at Pells Pond Lewes.
Rescuers from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) and the RSPCA were jointly involved in a rescue mission to catch a male mallard duck at the Pells...
Harry’s Ramblings; Sussex on Fire
We have all been to bonfire displays over the years, but the county of Sussex has a strange phenomenon – Bonfire Societies. They do spread a little into neighbouring...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week. Rescuers Battle to catch Fox at 200 year old Martello Tower
RESCUE & RELEASE VIDEO: Rescuers from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) were called to help rescue a fox which had fallen into the...
Don’t dump oil down drains.
East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service were called out on the morning of Saturday 28th September to a pair of swans covered in waste engine oil swimming in...
Two more badly oiled swans rescued in Eastbourne.
RESCUE FOOTAGE: Footage contains: Rescue of one of the swans by Leeds Avenue. Footage of Trevor speaking to the Environment Agency at Birch Road by the pollution. Footage of...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week
Do you fancy learning the basic principles of Wildlife First Aid and Rescue? Do you want to find out how you can better help when you find a wildlife...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week
RESCUE & RELEASE VIDEO: Logoed Version: Rescuers from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) were called at 11am on 9th September 2019 to a badger...
COVENTRY’S LADY GODIVA The City of Coventry is famous for many things, Ann Evans tell the story of its most famous woman – Lady Godiva.
A visit to Coventry would not be complete without discovering the city’s most famous woman from history, Lady Godiva. A bronze statue in her honour stands...
Trevor’s Wildlife Week
Care Staff at East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) are asking members of the public who find poorly wild birds with ticks on them to seek urgent...
Mumbai Memoir- ‘Cat walk’ at Mumbai’s Cat Café Studio!
Cats had been a part of my life until year 2001. My childhood memories are flooded with me and my brother playing with cats. We use to fight on...
Malta Diary The world plays the fiddle as the Mediterranean burns and Malta remains in the eye of the raging inferno
ALBERT FENECH e/mail – Facebook: My Blog: How magnificent and magnanimous of millionaire actor Richard Gere to condescend to pay a visit...
A Place to Stay. Hadlow Tower, a Wonderful Place for a Weekend!
Hadlow Tower, in Hadlow village, near Tonbridge in Kent, known as May’s Folly, is a Grade 1 listed building and it is up for sale for £2 million, you...
Mumbai Memoir 108- With ‘Kind’ Regards from Mumbai!
Living in a city like Mumbai is not a cake walk. Though the city has huge potentials to upgrade materialistically, but when it comes to rejuvenating one’s spirit,...
Harry’s Ramblings; Jimmy Greaves stole my magazine
Some years ago, a pal of mine called Stewart was going to a charity lunch in Brighton. He was quite excited, because there were going to be quite...
DREAM NIGHT AT THE ZOO
Ann Evans reports on a special evening in Stratford-upon-Avon for some very special children. The Stratford Butterfly Farm hosted its second successful Dream Night at the Zoo...