Freshfields Animal Rescue Centre is a lovely place. It's out in the middle of nowhere and has a…read morepeaceful atmosphere to it. The staff are mainly volunteers who really love what they do and take pride in looking after the animals and sending them to suitable homes. A couple of our family dogs have come from here and they have always been delighted to hear from us when we have kept in touch after taking the dog home. They often hold fundraiser events so look out for these, and go and help them raise some money for this very good cause.

The first thing you can hear as you walk down the driveway to this animal shelter is the howling…read moreand yelping (no pun intended) of dogs. It's horrible. But, as animal shelters go, this one isn't too bad. Don't get me wrong, it's not a lap of luxury or anything, but the dogs seem to receive basic care. However, the cat side of the shelter looked lovely! I went in one day to see if there was a little doggy I could take home before I ended up with Henry and Missy (my two dogs). I got to the shelter at about 12.50pm and wasn't greeted by anyone. I wandered around trying to find out how to get in etc. About 5 minutes later, 3 members of staff came out and had a fag... they were adamant that no one was getting in until after 1pm. I thought this very strange, why open only 3 hours per day, 6 days a week, if you are bombarded with animals that you can't look after? Anyhow, once in the shelter, it was so hard to not just open up all the cages and bring them all home. I think every cage was taken, and every dog looking sadder than the last. I discussed with a member of staff how to go about taking a dog, it was a very long and complicated process involving a check of your house (which does make you think they're being a bit hypocritical considering the wire cage they currently live in). It cost around £100 for all the administration charges etc. which isn't bad considering they're a charity.

When we went to the centre we were hoping to possibly adopt one for the cats or dogs, when we got…read morethere the cat side of the centre was locked and could only be accessed by appointment. The dog side of the centre was sad looking and very rough looking, all the dogs were locked outside in the tiny cages with no access to the inside, when we went it was cold and had been raining, the dogs had shelter but no comfortable warm bed to keep them warm outside, it was heartbreaking to see how sad they all looked, it was extremely noisy as every dog was barking to get attention (I would to if I wanted to get out of there) left feeling deflated and awful for leaving them all in that state.

Animal Aid is a lovely little shop which, although situated in bustling County Road, manages to…read moreretain a peaceful, unhurried atmosphere with pleasant staff and lots of trinkets/clothes, DVDs and CDs which are good quality as well as being fairly priced. I would highly recommend that you visit this store, not least because every penny that you spend here will go toward caring for and rehoming the many cats and dogs who are so deserving of a loving home! Even if you live too far away from County Road to personally visit the store, please consider donating any amount-no matter how small- to help the volunteers here continue their amazing work in helping all animals live a better life.

A good place to take the kids for an hour or so. You get to stroke the goats.read more

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