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"Swanderful
news" - a piece in the Surrey Herald from 20 October 2004
about the granting of the planning permission for the sanctuary's new site in
Shepperton
"Who
will act to stop slaughter of swans?" - a piece in the Daily Mail
from 12 November 2002 about the lack of action being taken by the authorities
against people who injur and kill swans
"Will
no one stop the slaughter of swans?" a piece in the Daily Mail
from 6 November 2002 about the lack of action being taken by the authorities
against people who injur and kill swans and the disappearance of over 100 swans
from Enfield
"Swan
down on the up line"- a piece in the Staines & Egham News
from 6 November 2002 about a cygnet that crash-landed by the railway on Thorpe
Road
"Babies
for the royal lovebirds" - a piece in the Staines Leader
from 24 October 2002 about the first known cygnets born of a male whooper swan
and female trumpeter swan
"Giant
reptiles terrorising pond wildlife"- a piece in the Esher News &
Mail from October 2002 about the giant turtles and terrapins removed
from the pond on West End Common
"Off-spring
launch species"- a piece in The Village Echo from October
2002 about Bill Oddie's reaction to the birth of the first known cygnets born
of a male whooper swan and female trumpeter swan
"World's
latest species"- a piece in The Village Echo from October
2002 about the first known cygnets born of a male whooper swan and female trumpeter
swan
"Dot's
honour" - a piece in The Staines Informer from 20 September
2002 about the new computerised library at Thorpe Lea Primary School which was
officially opened by Dot
"Sanctuary
rescue begins" - a piece in the Staines & Egham News
from 29 August 2002 about a campaign started by local residents to save the
sanctuary
"Swan's
agony" - a piece in the Walton, Weybridge & Hersham Herald
from 15 August 2002 about a two and a half inch fishing hook caught in a swan's
face and neck at Walton Wharf
Painting
by Michael Strang up for grabs - a piece in the Staines & Egham News
from 15 August 2002 about the donation of a painting by famed artist Michael
Strang to a new fundraising appeal on behalf of the sanctuary
"Actor's
plea for swan sanctuary" - a piece in the Surrey Herald from
8 August 2002 written by Bryan Forbes about the plight of the sanctuary
"Swan
saviour's salute to anglers"- a piece in Angler's Mail from
20 July 2002 about a local youth angling group which has collected 1,250 signatures
protesting against Runnymede Council's plans to evict The Swan Sanctuary from
its current home
"Refusing
to be mute over the swan sanctuary crisis"- a piece in the Staines
& Egham News from 11 July 2002 about a local youth angling group
which has collected 1,250 signatures protesting against Runnymede Council's
plans to evict The Swan Sanctuary from its current home
"We'll
all go under"- a piece in the Staines & Egham News from
11 July 2002 about how the closure of The Swan Sanctuary could cause the closure
of many more bird sanctuarys across the country
"Injured
duck waddles 800 yards to see quack"- a piece in The Sun
from 8 July 2002 about an injured mallard duck that braved the traffic to get
herself to the local vet's practice in Cheylesmore, Coventry
"Swan-derful!"-
a piece in The Leader from 27 June 2002 about a commendation bestowed
upon the sanctuary by the RSPCA and Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service for
its work in rescuing 46 swans from a diesel oil spill on the River Ouse
"Save
our swans"- a piece in The Daily Mirror from 22 June 2002
about Runnymede Council's plans to evict The Swan Sanctuary from its current
home
"Who
will rule swans' roost?"- a piece in the Staines & Egham News
from 20 June 2002 about Runnymede Council's plans to evict The Swan Sanctuary
from its current home
"Uh-oh!
Freddie's back"- a piece in a local paper from 13 June 2002 about Freddie
the orphan swan who was raised at the sanctuary and who refuses to settle elsewhere
"Swan
for the album..."- a piece from a Milton Keynes local paper from 13 June
2002 about the swans and waterfowl re-homed by the sanctuary at Bletchley Park
"Wildlife
thugs"- first part of a piece in The Village Echo from June
2002 about hooligans shooting wildlife at RMC Angling in Walton
"Gun
anglers caught on Echo cameras"- second part of a piece in The Village
Echo from June 2002 about hooligans shooting wildlife at RMC Angling
in Walton
"Dosh
from Tosh"- a piece in The Village Echo from June 2002 about
the generous donation made by IT giant Toshiba to the sanctuary following the
involvement of their Weybridge base's director, Mr Andy Bass, in the rescue
of a swan from the M25 motorway (see article below)
"Sad
end to brave bid to save swan" - a piece in The Walton Informer
from 3 May 2002 about a swan rescued from the M25 motorway in rush hour
RSPCA
letter about the award of a Certificate of Commendation to The Swan Sanctuary
following the rescue of 46 swans from the River Ouse, Bedford after it became
contaminated by diesel pollution (as featured on the Animal Hospital Christmas
Special tv program)
"Nothing
is tutu much for Sheila" - a piece in The Staines Informer
from 19 April 2002 about Sheila Menzies' fundraising exploits on behalf of the
sanctuary, dressed as a ballerina and pirouetting down Staines high street
"All
white again, the swan that turned green" - a piece in the Daily Mail
from 9 April 2002 about a swan, nicknamed Leprechaun, that was stained green
"Death
on Swan Lake" - a piece in the Portsmouth News from 15 February
2002 about the strange deaths of swans on Canoe lake, Southsea
"How
long will these falsehoods be touted?" - a piece in the Angling Times
from 22 August 2001 about lead shot poisoning
"Rescued
just in time" - a piece in The Staines Informer from 10 August
2001 about a cygnet that had swallowed a fishing hook
"Hooked
on lethal litter" - a piece in The Village Echo from August
2001 about a mute swan that had swallowed a hook, resulting in a swelling in
its neck almost the size of a rugby ball
"The
real heroes are in shadows of the famous" - a piece in a local paper from
5 July 2001 about unsung heroes
"Dot's
a worthy award win-ger" - a piece in the Staines & Egham News
from 12 April 2001 about Dot's Daily Mirror Pride of Britain award
"Fears
for swan after her mate is strangled by fishing line" - a piece in the
Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury from 6 April 2001 about yobs
stoning a widowed nesting swan
"Injured
swans seeking homes" - an advert in the Thames Guardian from
Spring 2001 about the requirement for protected lakes and rivers where injured
swans can be re-homed
"Luck
of the Irish" - a piece in The Leader from 15 March 2001
about the sanctuary's involvement with the Galway Bay oil spillage in Ireland
"Swan's
crash landing" - a piece in The Daily Mail
from 5 March 2001 about swans crashing onto wet roads thinking they're rivers
"Swans
crash to their deaths on rainy roads" - a piece in The Sunday Times
from 4 March 2001, again about swans crashing onto rainy roads
"Sick
thug cuts the heads off Royal swans" - a piece in the Windsor &
Eton Express from 1 March 2001 about a thug that had been beheading
swans
"End
this terrible torture" - a piece in the Staines & Egham News
from 1 March 2001 about the dangers of badly-fitted Darvic rings (leg tags)
"Rescued
swan dies after pond pollution" - a piece in the The Gazette &
Times from 14 February 2001 about the unsuccessful battle to save a
mother and her two cygnets after having been rescued from an oil-logged pond
"Flight
of fancy - part 1" - first half of a piece in Woman's Weekly
from 16 January 2001 about Dot and how the sanctuary started
"Flight
of fancy - part 2" - second half of a piece in Woman's Weekly
from 16 January 2001 about Dot and how the sanctuary started
"New
year's sanctuary" - a piece in the Staines & Egham Leader
from 4 January 2001 about a dangerous swan rescue performed on New Year's Eve
