Welcome to the Sheffield Retired Greyhound Fund website

Meet the People that make it all Happen...


Name:  Jon Carter

Role:    Chairman

           Committee Member

About:  Jon Carter is the SRGT Chairman and all-round greyhound welfare warrior. Also a Director of Owlerton Stadium Jon has been fundamental in bringing about the development of the re-homing sanctuary at Wortley.

Name:  Tony Lunn

Role:    Deputy Chairman

           Committee Member

About:  Tony is a very knowledgable man as he ran the Sheffield branch of the Retired Greyhound Trust single handedly for many years.

Name:  Victoria Hurley

Role:    Secretary / Accountant

           Committee Member

About:  General administration for the Sheffield RGT and home-finding kennels Victoria keeps all the paperwork in check and works on a whole range of projects.

Name:  Lynda Cattlin

Role:    Home Finder

About:  Lynda's mission is to home as many of our greyhounds as possible each month. Her job starts in meeting people who are interested in homing, and following vetting and selecting an appropriate greyhound for each person. She is on hand to lend support in the early stages of the new relationship.

Name:  Roy Cattlin

Role:      Sanctuary Manager

About:   Roys role is to make sure the farm is kept in tip-top condition, also working with Lynda in selecting the right dogs and vetting the new owners.  He is always on hand to help with any problems you may have so please feel free to ask his advice.

Name:   Phil Stent

Role:      Weekend kennel hand

About:   Apart from working weekends at the kennel Phil is a very enthusiastic fund raiser for the R.G.T and can be found selling tip sheets for the trust on Tuesday and Saturday evenings, and is the wisdom behind Phils fancies.  He is the person to ask if you fancy a flutter.

 Name: Tom Jackson

 Role: Kennel Hand

 

Tom has been a supporter of Sheffield Retired Greyhounds and a voluntary walker for some time now. If you think his face seems familiar - chances are you've seen Tom on many of our media campaigns (both TV and newspaper). Tom is always happy to sign autographs when he can get some free time from caring for our lovely greyhounds.

 

Name:   Dave Baldwin

Role :    Committee Member

About:   Dave is Director of Racing down at the track and on the National Committee for the Welfare of Greyhounds.  He has been in the industry for many years and knows the ins and outs of the business like the back of his hand.

Name:    Carol Senior

Role:       Committee Member

About:    Carol has worked in kennels and at the stadium for many years.   She has paraded the Greyhounds and now works in the race office.

Name:  Kevin Griffiths

Role:    Committee Member

Name:    Shirley Gascoyne

Role:        Committee Member

Name: Helen Collins

 

Role: Merchandiser and admin support

 

Helen runs our shop/trailer selling fantastic greyhound merchandise -usually based at Gosling Moor Farm. She's also responsible for accounting, admin duties and dog-sponsorship. Any queries about our greyhound goodies: please ring Helen on 07824 591337 anytime or 0114 2888 300 Weds/Thurs/Sat/Sun mornings.