We have great news to share with you today – LILY has been homed! This lovely girl arrived with us in late September and wasted no time in finding […]
*HOMING NEWS*
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*Planned car boot sale*
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the unfavourable weather conditions forecast for tomorrow morning (Sunday 31st October) we are not now attending the car boot sale at Morley’s Hall Farm. […]
OVER ON OUR FACEBOOK AUCTION PAGE
Coming up very soon on our Auction page, another of Angela Banwell’s original paintings will be for sale! Once again Angela has very kindly donated an original painting to […]
*HALLOWEEN HAMPER WINNER*
Makants supporter Fiona Buckthorpe was delighted to pick up her winning Halloween hamper today! Thanks to everyone who took part in this Halloween event, raising much needed funds for […]
*KENNEL HOUND FLASH*
For a while now FLASH has been having investigative procedures and tests show he has a blocked salivary duct. The only way to rectify this is surgery and he […]
KENNELS SHOP OPENING HOURS
We’d like to remind you that our kennels shop is OPEN on both; THURSDAYS from 10 am to 3 pm and SATURDAYS from 10 am until 12.30 pm We […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve fabulous homing news to share of an older girl who came into our care in August. The lovely DAISY has now found herself a home where she can put […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’re pleased to share some homing news today, and this time it’s FRANCE! FRANCE only arrived in our care in September and wasted no time securing himself a lovely […]
**SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT**
Lovely lad TY arrived with us on the 5th February. He quickly settled in, walks well on the lead and is a very friendly lad who just loves people (adults). […]
AUCTION OF ORIGINAL PAINTING BY ANGELA BANWELL
Coming up very soon on our Auction page, another of Angela Banwell’s original paintings will be for sale! Once again Angela has very kindly donated an original painting to […]
*IN MEMORIAM*
*RONNIE* Earlier this week we were saddened to hear that adopted Makants hound RONNIE, adopted in the Autumn of 2016, had passed away. Many of us at the […]
**HAND KNITTED GREYHOUND COATS**
Head over to our facebook Auction page where we’re selling these unique hand knitted hound coats. In sizes 24-32 inch, there’s lots to choose from and all money raised helps […]
Can you help?
We need more stock for our upcoming Christmas fair and currently need donations of: Bottles – alcohol, soft drinks, cordial etc Chocolates, all types but not advent calendars […]
HOMING NEWS!
We’ve homing news to share with you today and this time it’s KYE. KYE, now known as WALTER, will live with Tim in the Clitheroe area. Tim tells us […]
FUNDRAISING ROUND UP
Wow, what a fantastic fundraising weekend! Yesterday we had teams in Tyldesley and Leigh and today we had a team fundraising at the Haigh Woodland Artisan market at Haigh Hall. […]
Haigh Woodland Artisan market
Sunday 17th October sees our fundraising team at the very popular Haigh Woodland Artisan market at Haigh Hall. The market opens at 10 am and runs until 4 pm, […]
Fundraising in Tyldesley and Leigh
Thanks to everyone who came along to our fundraisers today in Leigh and Tyldesley town centre. It was lovely to meet all our local supporters and we enjoyed raising much […]
**Makants volunteer Hannah celebrates!**
Hannah, Makants supporter and volunteer, is shown here proudly displaying her Zumba instructors license. Hannah started doing online Zumba during the lock down and then live Zumba after. Mum […]
*FRIDAY FACE* *DENNIS*
Our Friday Face this week is DENNIS. DENNIS arrived with us this Summer and settled in well. He is easy to walk on the lead although initially was reactive […]
RADIO LEYLAND
Makants will be featured on the Breakfast show tomorrow morning, Thursday 14th October between 8 and 9 am. You will be able to listen online or use the ‘listen […]
FUNDRAISING NEXT WEEKEND 16/17 OCTOBER
We’ve no less than three fundraising events next weekend! Here’s where you can find us: Saturday 16th October, we’ll have a stall at Tyldesley craft fair in the town centre […]
*NATIONAL POETRY DAY* 7th October 2021
Greyhounds Grow on you by Fiona Hughes People asks us ‘is it true that greyhounds really grow on you?’ We reply give one a home and you will see It […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve homing news to share today and this time it’s KANSAS! This lovely girl will now live with Ann and David in the Westhoughton area along with canine friends […]
RADIO LEYLAND VISIT
Today we were pleased to welcome Linda from community radio station – Radio Leyland – who came along to find out more about the rescue. Several of our volunteers were […]
*SEPTEMBER ADOPTIONS*
September saw six adoptions to areas such as: Queensferry, Bolton, Middleton, Chorley, Blackburn and Wilmslow. Word is certainly spreading about what wonderful pets greyhounds make! We’re so pleased our […]
*HOMING NEWS*
The lovely MIKEY has been homed and will live with Debra and family in the Worlsey area. We wish them all every happiness for their future life together.😍 www.makants.uk […]
CAR BOOT SALE
We’ve a fundraising stall at the ever popular Car Boot sale at Middlebrook, Horwich this coming Sunday 3rd October. We’re up bright and early and there from 7 am, hope […]
* NATIONAL BLACK DOG DAY*
Today we’re highlighting some of our black hounds in kennels who are waiting for their forever homes. It seems black hounds are often the last to be adopted and we […]
*Dog of the month for October – KYE*
Two year old KYE arrived with us in August this year and settled in well. He’s a lovely dog who is nice to walk and very friendly. KYE, at […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’re pleased to let you know that DREAMER has been homed! This lovely lad will now be called RONNIE and will live with Simon and Cassie in the Wilmslow area. […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’re pleased to share more homing news today – and this time it’s BILLY! Lucky Billy is now living in the Blackburn area with Eric and daughter Alexandra. Happy […]
*HOMING NEWS*
The lovely TILLY has found her forever home living with Tracey, Lucy, Edward and canine pal Scrappy in the Chorley area. Tracey tells us that Tilly and Scrappy have […]
*CAN YOU HELP?*
We need to replenish our stocks of items for our upcoming tombolas and for our Christmas Fair. Would you be able to donate any of the following? Bottles (of […]
FUNDRAISING EVENTS – Sunday 26th September 2021
This Sunday, 26th September, we are fundraising at a new venue for us – Avant Garden Centre, Leyland PR25 5XW We’ve got some fabulous new and hand knitted dog coats […]
*PHOENIX – ONE YEAR ON*
Do you remember the lovely PHOENIX who came into our care in June last year with a wrist injury? She underwent surgery and convalesced in Siobhan’s front room for several […]
Remembering Joe Bradford
Today we remember the anniversary of the passing of a very special man, and dedicated Makants volunteer, Joe Bradford. Joe volunteered for the rescue for several years in his official […]
*GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK*
We had a great turn out for the Great Global Greyhound Walk this morning. The weather stayed fine and a grand total of 136 greyhounds plus their owners enjoyed a […]
GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK 19 SEPTEMBER
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*HARRY* In the spotlight
HARRY joined us in November 2019 and was able to spend several weeks during the initial lockdown in a local foster home with Makants volunteer Celine. Since returning to kennels, […]
*WINNIE* In the spotlight
Two year old WINNIE arrived with us on the 8th February and has enjoyed lots of new experiences in the big wide world. She’s a very friendly and affectionate […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve got some great news to share with you today – TREVOR has been homed! TREVOR, now known as TOBY, will live with Steve and Charlotte and hound sister […]
GREAT GLOBAL GREYHOUND WALK 19 SEPTEMBER 2021
More details can be found on this link: https://fb.me/e/ze9riX53 Please ensure you have this walk in your diary as it’s not long now! There will be parking at Bents Garden […]
*ALFIE – In memoriam*
Earlier this week we were saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Makants hound ALFIE (was Wolfie) who lived with Makants volunteers Pauline and David. Alfie was adopted in […]
*IN MEMORIAM – RAVEN*
This week we were saddened to hear of the passing of a Makants hound, the lovely RAVEN. RAVEN was a long stay hound at Makants and many of our […]
*HOMING FEE INCREASE*
Due to increased costs we will shortly be increasing our homing fee to £150. This fee is in line with many other rescues and, I am sure you will agree, […]
*CRAFTS AUCTION*
Starting on 10th September at 7 pm we have our upcoming Craft Auction raising funds for Makants. You will need to join the group in advance, further details on our […]
Great Global Greyhound Walk – 19th September 2021
More details can be found on this link: https://fb.me/e/ze9riX53 Please ensure you have this walk in your diary as it’s not long now! There will be parking at Bents Garden […]
*CAR BOOT FUNDRAISING*
Our volunteers had a great morning at the Morley’s Hall car boot. Thanks to everyone who came along to visit our stall, helping us to raise much needed funds. Thanks […]
NIGEL is homed!
We’ve got some great homing news to share with you today and this time it’s NIGEL! This lovely lad will be living with the Sweeney family in the Bolton […]
*FLASH’S DAY OUT*
Flash recently enjoyed a day out with fellow adopted Makants hounds Derek and Falcon and volunteer Jackie. Flash enjoyed his day spent walking near Rivington and was especially interested […]
*Thank you*
Siobhan was recently gifted this beautiful portrait of Patrick, our recently departed and much loved long stay hound. Today we send our thanks to artist Matthew Gett for this […]
*DENNIS* DOG OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER
Dennis arrived with us on the 12th June this year. He is an easy lad to walk and initially was quite reactive to other breeds of dog. Through daily exposure […]
*500th HOUND HOMED*
I hope you saw the fantastic news of our 500th homing earlier today where Ella now Lilly has found her forever home. We’d now like to take this opportunity […]
**500th HOUND HOMED**!
Yes, it’s official we are proud to announce we have now homed 500 hounds with our latest homing being ELLA, now known as LILLY. LILLY is living in Queensferry […]
*BILLY’S BANK HOLIDAY DAY OUT*
Kennel hound Billy enjoyed a day out at Rivington this Bank Holiday Monday with regular volunteers Jutta and Hannah. They tell us he had a great time and was ‘an […]
**BANK HOLIDAY FUNDRAISING**
We had two fantastic days of fundraising and raising awareness at the Makers Market at the Lancashire Mining Museum. It certainly was a wonderful community event, the weather stayed fine […]
*Fundraising this Bank Holiday weekend*
You can find us with a fundraising stall at the Makers Market at the Lancashire Mining Museum this coming Sunday and Morning. We’re there from 10 am to 4 pm […]
NATIONAL DOG DAY – 26 AUGUST
The mission of National Dog Day is a day to celebrate all dogs and bring to the attention of the general public the numbers of dogs that need to be […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’re pleased to let you know that SALLY has now been homed. She will live with Ian, Leila and family in the Penwortham area of Preston. Sally has settled […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’re pleased to share homing news today and this time it’s JAMES! JAMES, now known as BOB, will live with Val and Stuart in the Westhoughton area. They tell […]
**WINNIE**
Beautiful WINNIE is looking for her forever home. She is a very affectionate girl (as you can see) and would prefer an adult only home. More information on this lovely […]
*ADVANCE NOTICE* Name the dog card £3 a go.
This is our next hamper up for grabs – a ‘celebration’ hamper to celebrate our recent Gold Award Winning Show Garden at the Chorley Flower Show. Everything in the hamper […]
Fundraising at the BIG family festival, Ashton
We’re excited to be attending this popular family friendly event in Jubilee Park, Ashton in Makerfield on Saturday 21st August. We’ll have a tombola and lucky dip, plus many […]
Crafters Group
Did you know we have a very successful Crafters Group attached to the rescue? By donating their wonderful ‘makes’ we are able to attend many more events and raise funds […]
COCO and HERO find their forever home!
We’ve more homing news to share and this time it’s both COCO and HERO! COCO was adopted at the end of July and HERO was adopted this Saturday by […]
HUGO is homed!
Here’s lovely HUGO ‘working the camera’ for his adoption photo! Many congratulations to Val and Jim who officially adopted Hugo this weekend. Hugo enjoys walks on the beach in St. […]
CAR BOOT SALE
We’re having a stall at an upcoming Car Boot Sale at Morley’s Hall Farm on Sunday 15th August. The address is Morley’s Hall Road, Astley, M29 8EN and we’re there […]
**HOMING NEWS**
We’ve yet more homing news to share and this time it’s ALLY, now known as SALLY. This gorgeous girl will now live in the Glossop area with Annie and […]
**HOMING NEWS**
We’ve more homing news to share with you today and this time it’s KATIE! KATIE, now named PEGGY, has found her forever home with Beth and Aaron in the […]
**HOMING NEWS**
We’re pleased to share homing news with you and this time it’s DARRAGH! This gorgeous lad arrived with us on the 11th April and soon settled in. We’re delighted […]
PATRICK
We have some unbearably sad news to share with all our supporters today. Our beloved Patrick left us on Thursday and made his final journey over the Rainbow Bridge. Patrick […]
*FLOWER SHOW ROUND UP – FINAL DAY*
Today was the final day we could show off our Gold Award winning show garden at the Chorley Flower Show. The sun came out and the day was busy, so […]
DOG OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST *TY*
Lovely lad TY arrived with us on the 5th February. He quickly settled in, and soon showed us what a very friendly lad he is as he just loves people! […]
WILBA has been homed!
Our gorgeous big lad WILBA has now been homed with Bill Smith in the Aughton area. We wish WILBA and Bill every happiness for their future together. www.makants.uk […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’ve more great homing news to share with you and this time it’s NORMAN! Our lovely ‘Roman nosed’ boy will now live with Lesley and Pete in the Stockport […]
POLLY is homed!
*Homing News* We’ve homing news to share with you today and this time it’s POLLY! This lovely girl is now living in the Haydock area with Andy, Katie […]
CHORLEY FLOWER SHOW 2021
We only went and won a GOLD award in the community Show Garden competition! Many thanks to our wonderful volunteers for their hard work in creating the garden and to […]
Recent auction total
We’re pleased to let you know the total raised in Patrick’s recent online auction was £2400.00 As you know the auction was initially to raise funds for Patrick’s surgery which […]
*CHORLEY FLOWER SHOW ROUND UP*
Well what a wonderful, if a little soggy, first day we had at the Chorley Flower Show! Our volunteers were at the show nice and early to ensure the […]
**CHORLEY FLOWER SHOW**
This week sees the run up to the Chorley Flower Show and in particular our very own show garden! We’re very excited to be attending the Show and to have […]
*GLADYS HAS BEEN HOMED!*
We’ve great news to share with you today as GLADYS has been homed! This lovely girl, now named ARTEMIS, has made the journey over to the Isle of Man […]
*UPDATE ON PATRICK*
22.7.21 Siobhan has asked me to let you know the latest on Patrick. She took him to the vets this morning and unfortunately the operation has not gone ahead as […]
Calling LUKA, BELLA and MILLIE!
We’ve items with your name on (literally) for sale at our stall at the Haigh Woodland Artisan Park market tomorrow (Sunday 18th July). Even if it’s too hot for you […]
CHORLEY FLOWER SHOW
The Chorley Flower Show is fast approaching and we’re so excited to have our very own show garden on display. Don’t forget to get your tickets and come and see […]
KENNELS SHOP
We’d like to remind you that our kennels shop is OPEN on both; THURSDAYS from 10 am to 3 pm and SATURDAYS from 10 am until 12.30 pm […]
*UPDATE ON PATRICK*
As you are probably aware our long stay hound PATRICK has a tumour and will shortly undergo surgery. He will need to have three ribs removed but would be expected […]
*UPDATE ON NINA*
Last July lovely black girl NINA was our dog of the month. Now a year on we’ve an update to share with you. Makants volunteers Angela and Ian met […]
*AUCTION RAISING FUNDS FOR PATRICK’S MEDICAL TREATMENT*
**ADVANCE NOTICE ** Our next auction starts on Friday 16th July at 6 pm and runs until 8 pm on Friday 23rd July. This auction is very special as we […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’re pleased to let you know that STORMSY, now STEVIE, has now found his forever home. This stunning lad will live with Lynne in the Swinton area. Lynne tells […]
*HOMING NEWS*
We’re pleased to let you know that MIKE has been adopted. This lovely hound is now living locally with Kath and Steve and has already been described as a […]
KENNELS SHOP
We’d like to remind you that our kennels shop is OPEN on both; THURSDAYS from 10 am to 3 pm and SATURDAYS from 10 am until 12.30 pm […]
*PEDAL FOR PAWS* PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION APPEAL
The Pets at Home Foundation, the charity arm of the Pets at Home stores, are currently holding their Summer fundraiser. As we are the nominated charity of the year – […]
CAR BOOT SALE
We are fundraising at the following Car Boot sale to raise funds: Sunday 11th July at Middlebrook centre, Horwich, BL6 6JW from 7 am to 12 noon. Hope […]
*IN MEMORIAM*
Earlier this week we were saddened to hear of the passing of the very first greyhound we homed, STEVIE G. This lovely lad, who lived with Sue Collins and family […]
NORMAN
Kennel hound NORMAN posing for a photo today. He doesn’t understand why black greyhounds are often the last to be adopted, especially as he’s so handsome with such a fabulous […]
James cannot believe his ears
Kennel hound JAMES cannot believe his ears – someone has just told him that black greyhounds are often the last to be adopted, how absolutely preposterous! JAMES wants you […]
Homing news!
SYD has been homed! We’re pleased to share the news that SYD was homed at the weekend. He is now living in Shevington with Alison, Nick and children George […]
*IN MEMORIAM* *JACK
We’ve received very sad news of the passing of Makants hound Jack who was adopted by Cheryl and Matt in 2018. They tell us that: ‘Jack was so loving, […]
JULY spotlight on the boys in kennels
‘BRING ON THE BOYS’ – by Fiona Hughes Us kennels Boys would like you all to know We are saddened that the pretty girls just arrive, then go Everyone thinks […]
** BRING OUT THE BOYS! **
HERO – dog of the month for JULY This beautiful boy with the soulful eyes is looking for his forever home. Already forming quite a fan club, volunteers who […]