STAFF at Dogs Trust Darlington would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came to our Fun Day on Sunday (19 July).

This year we raised more than £7,000 making it one of our most successful years.

More than 370 dogs took part in the fun competitions, we microchipped more than 90 dogs and at least 150 charity shop bags of donations were brought to our drop-off point.

A special thank you also to the volunteers who helped out on the day, Barclaycard for its amazing generosity and all the supporters and businesses for donating prizes for the raffle and tombola – we had more than 1,000 which is incredible.

We always receive fantastic support but this year has been better than ever. We care for more than 1,000 dogs each year and without the support of people from across the region, that wouldn’t be possible. Thank you.

Rebecca McKeown, Supporter relations officer, Dogs Trust Darlington.