Isle of Wight Spring Walking Festival

Rydabus 2024

Music in the courtyard

Date: Sunday, 8 September Time: 11am to 3pm

We currently have a job vacancy for a Food & Beverage Assistant. Contract Type: Casual Contract Hours: Various hours including weekend. Rate: Up to £11.44 per hours Reporting to: Café Manager As a Food and Beverage Assistant, you will play a vital role in delivering exceptional service to our guests. Working closely with the Café Manager and other team members, you will ensure that our customers have a memorable experience. The skills we need: • Experience working in a fast paced, busy environment; • Experience basic food preparation, front of house experience; • Enthusiastic approach to work; • Food Hygiene certificate or willing to work towards; • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; • Problem-solving skills and ability to work on own initiative; • Ability to manage and respond to customer needs and feedback; • Working in target driven environment; • Working on the till, card machine, cashing up; • Ability to work as part of a team. For a full list of your duties, benefits that we can offer, and to apply, please visit: https://isleofwightjobs.com/job/Charity-Voluntary/food_and_beverage_assistant/ Applications close on 27 March, but may close sooner if an applicant is successful.

Thank you for the love and generous support you give our animals and our sanctuary. We're extremely grateful - your help really does support the care and well-being of our precious companions. Animal adoption changes We’ve made some changes to the number of donkeys, ponies and mules available for adoption and we wanted to let you know why we’ve done this. We know that adopting an animal can be like welcoming a new family member. It’s special. We want to do our best to make sure your relationship with your donkey and the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary is happy and long lasting. We also want to make sure that your adopted animal is sociable and happy to be around people when you visit. Donkey welfare at our heart Our yard team work so closely with all the animals and have spent time carefully reviewing their records and behaviour. We have decided to remove some donkeys from the adoption process due to their age, health issues or because they are not yet confident enough to be constantly in the public eye. We’re delighted to say that there are still over 50 animals available for adoption. This includes plenty of characters who love the limelight and who will be only too happy to grab the attention! With the welfare of our animals at the heart of all we do, we wanted to be open with you about why we’ve made the changes we have. Please note, if you are already adopting a donkey who is no longer available for new adoptions you will still be able to renew the adoption and keep in touch with them. Find your favourite and start your adoption journey today. If your favourite donkey isn’t on the adoption list, why not make a donation to support them. If you prefer you could treat them to something special from our Amazon Wishlist .

In September the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary welcomed two new donkeys, Theo and Noah. However, poor Theo was extremely ill and had been diagnosed with colic. He had received veterinary care with his previous owners but was quickly deteriorating. Needing urgent surgery, The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary agreed to take Theo and his companion Noah into their care. With no equine hospital on the Isle of Wight, Theo and his best friend Noah, made the trip by ferry to the mainland for emergency surgery. During surgery one foot of Theo’s intestine was removed. He was desperately ill and needed a plasma transfusion. Proving that everyone, including the donkeys, at the Sanctuary will go above and beyond to care for their animals, three strong young geldings Major, Thomas and Eiffion donated blood. Staff raced to get catch the ferry to the mainland and get the blood to Theo as quickly as possible. The next day however, Theo went downhill and another emergency operation was deemed necessary, this time part of his colon was removed, and he was fighting for his life. With more blood transfusions needed the staff at Wroxall took geldings Leighton and Trevor over to the Equine Hospital on the mainland as quickly as they could. To everyone’s relief, the second operation and blood transfusion was a huge success. After a period of rest at the Equine Hospital, Theo and Noah returned to the Island where Theo has been slowly building his strength. His recovery will be a long process, but alongside his best friend Noah, these two will be cared for at the Sanctuary for their rest of their lives.  The Sanctuary are so impressed with Theo’s outstanding recovery that they are happy to announce that both Theo and Noah are now available to adopt! Susan McCall, Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary CEO said. "Theo really is our own miracle in a stable. He was gravely ill, but we knew we needed to give him every chance to survive. The staff at the Sanctuary have been outstanding in their care and attention and we can’t thank the team and Vectis Vets and Liphook Equine Hospital enough. With everyone, including the donkeys, working together Theo has made a miraculous recovery to the point where I’m thrilled to say he is now available to adopt” She continues - “Adoptions are the backbone of the Sanctuary’s fundraising. Supporters who adopt our animals ensure they can receive the love and attention they need to live a happy and healthy life. It's not only Theo and Noah available to adopt, each of the hero donkey’s that helped with Theo’s miraculous recovery, as well as 100 other unique animals, can be adopted too!” Adoptions start at just £25 and include an adoption certificate, a special biography all about your chosen donkey as well as additional images. Adopters also receive a special newsletter twice a year full to the brim with Sanctuary information. More details of Theo and Noah’s brave story can be found at: www.iowdonkeysanctuary.org/news/theo-noah To adopt Theo, Noah or any of the other animals living at the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary visit: www.iowdonkeysanctuary.org/meet-the-donkeys

Theo & Noah

Attention all stall holders!