Our Charity American Tournament dated 13th April 2025 was a brilliant day. We raised a total of £95 for Wythall Animal Sanctuary. Thank you to all the members who took part and donated.

Wythall Animal Sanctuary are a registered, independent charity who have been looking after and rehoming animals for over 50 years. They are a non-destruct sanctuary, keeping animals for as long as is needed until they find their forever homes, or occasionally for the entirety of their lives. They rely solely on donations and are grateful to all of their supporters who regularly donate funds, goods and their time to help the cause.

Wythall Animal Sanctuary was founded by Dave and Kath Davies, a couple who devoted their lives to caring for animals in need. They moved to this Wythall site in 1963, when needing more room after rescuing a horse who was found to be pregnant. They then started taking in and helping more and more animals, and in 1968 they applied to become a charity. The Sanctuary has now been running for over 50 years and still works to the same values: “to shelter and help rehome as many animals as we can”.

Over the years there has been many different species come through their doors, though now they primarily focus on dogs, cats, rabbits and guinea pigs, and they also have their 2 resident ponies.

You can donate to Wythall Animal Sanctuary on their website: https://www.wythallanimalsanctuary.org/wythall-donations

Our finalists for the Charity Tournament were James and Susan Vs Ethan and Jo. This was a close match and it’s lovely to see our intermediate/improved juniors taking part. The Winners were James and Susan (Score: 6-5). Congratulations