William

My dear friends today I made my final journey. My kidneys started to fail very quickly. You have been the best people and pupsters. M & D are heartbroken and will be taking some time out. William Morris Hunt ( Bill)

The one time N (the dad) totally nailed the assignment. Big love in this family for the David Lynch.

@Mabel_Border They sell them in Selfridges and if you go at 6pm they have a fabulous festive santa confetti canon that fills the Atrium and dancing cracker characters accompanied by the Kings Voices choir. Convent Garden has a snow cannon with lights and trees. Enjoy.

A Statement from DOTS I’m writing this with tears in my eyes, struggling to find the words to express just how deflated I’m feeling right now. This situation doesn’t stem from anything the charity has done wrong, but rather from ongoing issues with our energy supplier, @SSE , and their handling of our account. Last year, we raised concerns when SSE suddenly attempted to take an unauthorised direct debit of £5000—far more than we had been paying monthly over the last two years. (£500) Despite countless emails and phone calls to resolve the issue, no one responded to us. Instead,@SSE tried to take the amount again, forcing us to cancel the direct debit to prevent unauthorised withdrawals. To make matters worse, SSE had been charging us 20% VAT on our bills instead of the 5% charity rate we’re entitled to. Even with the involvement of a support service to help resolve the complaint, (Extra help Unit) it took SSE 10 months to address the VAT issue and credit our account. During this time, they refused to accept payments from us, stating they were handling the back billing and credits. As a result, an enormous debt of £51,000.00 has built up. We’ve repeatedly expressed concerns about this mounting debt, and offered to make ongoing payments while the situation was being resolved. However, SSE did not notify us or allow us to adjust our payments over the years. This lack of communication and mismanagement has put us in a devastating position. We are now being asked to pay £4,312.84. a month here on. Despite questioning how we could possibly be using just under £8,000 worth of electricity a quarter—given that the sanctuary primarily runs on oil and uses minimal electricity—our concerns remain unanswered. We have now booked in to have a smart meter installed. We we are looking at setting up an independent fundraiser to help us with this and feel awful in doing so, but SSE has threatened us with disconnection, leaving us with no other option. This isn’t about paying the full bill immediately, but about reducing it enough to make our monthly direct debit manageable and ensure we can keep going. This is not our fault. It’s the result of SSE’s mismanagement and lack of communication, yet we are the ones facing the consequences. The thought that this could collapse DOTS and force us to close our sanctuary is heartbreaking. If you are able to help, even in the smallest way, it would mean everything to us and the dogs we care for. Before we go ahead and set it up, we wanted to see how our supporters felt about a fundraiser and would anyone even £1 would be happy to donate towards this. We are just awaiting what is known as the deadlock letter from SSE before we forward this onto the Energy Ombudsman. Even if @itvMLshow could give us any advice. Thank you for standing by us during this incredibly difficult time. I just literally spent an hour on the phone crying my eyes out with the fear that the error of others could collapse us.

our books are still working

Contemporary UK artist Priscilla Watkins, known for her paintings of swimmers at Brockwell Lido, London #WomensArt

@HaggisAdele they are @BumblebeeTrust ....

Well, would you look at that, 2 bees!! Are bees on Twitter?? 😆

30 years ago today we dropped our album ‘Music for the jilted generation ‘ , happy birthday !

@HWicket @HaggisBT all things crossed here - sending all our best wishes to you

#BTPosse #HaggisPorch #ManDown Pals!! @HaggisBT has been admitted at the vets after being suddenly unwell. We iz all frantic. Heez bin such a gud boy lookin afta us all and dis isnt fair. Hooms got granny going OTRB and now dis. Pleez keep effwything crossed for our little man 💙

@BTposse Please retweet 🙏 Teddy is missing.

Anyone help with a plant identification please? These have been cropping up all over the garden since the northern lights a few weeks ago.

What follows is a party political broadcast for the #SkipNFargParty @SkipperTheBear Our moment is coming…! @sussexliving

Branch Manager and Assistant Branch Manager.

@MossTheBT Pfft - D lose and you snooze Moss.

Not entirely sure where D is going to sleep tonight *shrugs* *blasé ears*

Anyway, bought a comic called ‘Danger Sausage’ from a little kid who was selling their home made comics on my street. £1 well spent, I’d say.

@JackBTerrier 😍😍😍

@AriGoldBT Why after seeing your wee face, I do believe I will. 🥰

@PaulGou96794360 Paw waves from OTRB

@AriGoldBT Hardier? Autocorrect👊 Harder obvs

@AriGoldBT Thank you so much. We ran away to NZ for a few months but it only made coming home to an empty house hardier. All the love is very appreciated.

A year today we said goodbye to Bill. 16 glorious years of wonderful memories from frolicking in Wales, splashing around in Devon to lounging about in St Tropez but always a London dog at heart. Missing you everyday- always the love M & N.