REGULAR MONTHLY TRANSPORT RUN OFFERED ESSEX TO NORTHERN ENGLAND.

From July I would like to make an once monthly SATURDAY transport offer to the rescue groups. I would, once a month, do a full run from M25/A12 up to the Manchester/Liverpool/Doncaster sort of area and back again. This would be at my own cost. I am hoping that this might make some of the poundies futures more certain. But perhaps the poundie rescuers could tell me if there is a preferred part of the month, i.e. do the pounds pts all month or is there a specific week they get serious about it.

I can sit a dog in the front in a harness and have two medium sized crates in the back, still have to buy one cage.

Of course what I am proposing might really be naive so please advise as you guys have the knowledge, I just have love of animals and a car (hatchback so acts like a van). Lauren

Goldie, I'm sure that rescues will certainly be queuing to fill up your car with grateful poundies.....such a good idea. I know that I would certainly use your service!!

Thank you

Mel, Just need to work out what is the best time of month, so everyone knows it is happening, for instance if I made it, say, the 2nd Sat of each month, it might make things more simple. But it might be that the pounds have things they do at certain times of month so I just want to pick the right Saturday. Or should I just state the dates and book them in my diary. The reason I want to start in July is cos I am helping the chickens rescue this month? I suppose I would be like a motorway coach. ha ha.

Mel, or northern dogs rescues, can you comment on the my above post re what are best days.

Will Pm Gilka and Lehan022 - NRBR

Wlaine

Thats a fantastic offer Lauren, The first Saturday would be great at least we can work on that and get the later bit of the run sorted for that perticular Saturday

Thanks Goldie, tbh, there is no better day....it would just be pot luck if a transport run needed doing on the weekend you were doing yours.....But it would certainly open up a lot of the southern rescues, which I'm sure that the northern rescues find difficult to get transport arranged to.
The pound don't seem to do certain things on certain days....it's as and when, if necessary...

Thanks for replying Ladies

Elaine

Okay, moving on, taking into account previous commitments, I will book the following into my diary.

2nd Saturday in July
2nd Saturday in August
3rd Saturday in September


cannot seem to do the map thing, my suggestion was from Romford up M11 to Doncaster and on the way back across to Leicester and back to Essex, its about 8 hours driving so cannot do any more than that. can someone help me with the map?

Do you have postcodes or counties please Lauren

Elaine

RM3 8PG is beginning and end postcode but I don't know the northern bits, perhaps the ladies of the North can provide the approximates for Doncaster, Leicester, Luton, I think it must go through Northamptonshire if I go up the M11.


p.s. will looka gain tomororw. zzzzzz

Here's your return journey Lauren

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=wf5+9aq&daddr=52.48278,-1.900635+to:essex&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=7&via=1&sll=52.749594,-0.53833&sspn=3.232222,9.84375&ie=UTF8&z=7

256 mi – about 4 hours 18 mins

Elaine

Driving directions..................

Start at: Romford RM38PT UK

1. Head southeast on Gooshays Dr toward Camborne Ave - 0.2 mi
2. Turn left at A12/Colchester Rd - 1.2 mi
3. At junction 11, take the A1023 exit to Brentwood/M25/M11 - 0.2 mi
4. At Brook Street Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the M25 ramp to Watford/M1/M11 - 0.3 mi
5. Merge onto M25 - 7.0 mi
6. At junction 27, exit onto M11 toward Harlow/Cambridge - 43.1 mi
7. Continue on A14 - 16.7 mi
8. Take the exit onto A1(M) - 11.6 mi
9. Continue on A1 - 72.8 mi
10. Continue on A1(M) - 8.8 mi
11. At junction 36, take the A630 exit - 0.3 mi
12. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A630/Warmsworth Rd heading to Doncaster Continue to follow A630 - 1.8 mi
13. Slight left at A630/Balby Rd Continue to follow A630 - 0.5 mi
14. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A638/Cleveland St/Trafford Way - 0.1 mi
15. Turn left at Waterdale - 0.2 mi
16. Slight right to stay on Waterdale - 413 ft
17. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Wood St - 0.1 mi
18. Turn left at Cleveland St - 200 ft
19. Turn right at Printing Office St - 361 ft
20. Turn right at Priory Pl - 453 ft
21. Turn right at High St - 148 ft

Arrive at: Doncaster UK

22. Head southeast on High St toward Silver St - 328 ft
23. Turn left at Silver St - 0.1 mi
24. Continue on Market Rd - 0.1 mi
25. Turn left to stay on Market Rd - 144 ft
26. Slight left at A630/Church Way Continue to follow A630 Go through 2 roundabouts - 0.6 mi
27. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A638/Cleveland St/Trafford Way Continue to follow A638/Trafford Way Go through 1 roundabout - 0.4 mi
28. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A6182/White Rose Way Go through 1 roundabout - 1.1 mi
29. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on A6182/White Rose Way Go through 1 roundabout - 1.2 mi
30. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto the M18 ramp to M1/A1(M)/Sheffield - 0.3 mi
31. Merge onto M18 - 10.0 mi
32. Take the exit onto M1 - 29.4 mi
33. At junction 26, take the A610 exit to Nottingham/Ilkeston - 0.2 mi
34. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A610 heading to Nottingham Go through 1 roundabout - 4.6 mi
35. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A6008/Upper Parliament St - 0.2 mi
36. Turn left at A6008/S Sherwood St Continue to follow A6008 - 0.2 mi
37. Turn right at A60/Milton St Continue to follow Milton St - 0.1 mi
38. Turn right at A6008/Upper Parliament St - 233 ft

Arrive at: Nottingham, United Kingdom

39. Head west on A6008/Upper Parliament St toward King St - 0.2 mi
40. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A610/Derby Rd Continue to follow Derby Rd - 1.8 mi
41. At A6200, take the 2nd exit onto A52/Derby Rd Continue to follow A52 Go through 1 roundabout - 4.0 mi
42. Turn left to stay on A52 (signs for M1/Derby) - 1.2 mi
43. Take the exit toward Risley/Long Eaton/M1/Sandiacre - 0.2 mi
44. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto the M1 ramp - 0.3 mi
45. Merge onto M1 - 23.5 mi
46. At junction 21, exit onto A5460 toward Leicester - 0.5 mi
47. Take the ramp to A563/Lubbesthorpe Way - 0.3 mi
48. Sharp left at A563/Lubbesthorpe Way - 0.2 mi

Arrive at: A563/Lubbesthorpe Way

49. Head south on Lubbesthorpe Way toward Penman Way - 374 ft
50. Turn right at A563/Lubbesthorpe Way - 0.1 mi
51. Take the ramp to A5460 - 0.2 mi
52. Turn left at A5460 - 0.1 mi
53. Take the ramp onto M1 - 62.7 mi
54. At junction 11, take the A505 exit to Dunstable/Luton Central - 0.2 mi
55. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A505/Dunstable Rd heading to Luton Continue to follow A505 Go through 2 roundabouts - 2.6 mi
56. Turn left at Wellington St - 0.1 mi
57. Turn left to stay on Wellington St - 56 ft

Arrive at: Luton UK

58. Head west on Upper George St toward Gordon St - 0.1 mi
59. Turn right at Alma St - 23 ft
60. Slight left at Alma Link - 243 ft
61. Turn left at Inkerman St - 249 ft
62. Turn left at A505/Dunstable Rd Continue to follow A505 - 0.3 mi
63. At Castle Street Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Castle St - 0.4 mi
64. Continue on Gardner Ct/London Rd - 262 ft
65. Slight left to stay on Gardner Ct/London Rd - 0.9 mi
66. At Kidney Wood Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto M1 heading to London - 0.6 mi
67. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the M1 ramp to London - 0.2 mi
68. Merge onto M1 - 9.2 mi
69. At junction 6a, exit onto M25 toward Dartford/M11/M20 - 31.7 mi
70. At junction 28, take the A1023/A12 exit to Brentwood/Romford/Chelmsford - 0.3 mi
71. At Brook Street Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto the A12 ramp to Romford/A118 - 0.4 mi
72. Merge onto A12/Colchester Rd - 2.2 mi
73. At Gallows Corner Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A118/Main Rd - 1.5 mi
74. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A1251/Mercury Gardens Continue to follow A1251 Go through 1 roundabout - 0.8 mi
75. At the roundabout, take the 5th exit onto A1251/Old Church Rd - 0.2 mi
76. Slight left at South St - 0.2 mi

Arrive at: Romford UK

bump, see my other thread my first run

Saturday 18th July - see other thread
2nd Saturday in August - date to be confirmed
3rd Saturday in September - date to be confirmed

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was wondering if you might consider taking caged animals too? As we have some girls that need to get down south (see my thread in transport requests) and was wondering if maybe you could take them some of the way on one of your return journies?

Pm'd Lauren

have started a separate thread for october and will add this request

hi, the girls that need to go southwards are now sorted, so it's just the october boy now.

Thank you Goldie for your help

p.s. LRR, Hayley,see if you can get those rattie toys down to Romford or Leytonstone. Then I can bring them up to Lincs in August.

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Hiya Goldie

Lovely offer on regular transport runs, bless ya,
The dog pounds in yorkshire are as far up as wakefield., prob another half hour up more from Doncaster.

Just for reference for those that dont know: Marina huddersfield closed down feb09, Oakenshaw wakefield closed last week. Just one in wakefield doing most of Yorkshire contracts. Then there is sheff and doncaster in south yorkshire.

Are you driving a van or car?
Ive done a lot of runs in vans and my car, and have learnt as ive gone along, often the hard way LOL

Can pass on some info that i learned if ya like

Bobby
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Ok- in light of this Goldie- are you equipped with transport crates???

If will donate a crate to you for your transport runs- unfortunately it comes with a sticker saying - 'Team Koko Sponsor this crate'

Team Koko is the team of Doglost helpers who recently helped to capture an extremely rare and valuable dog- called Koko.

I will provide small dog whih can double up for cats for you - if this is acceptable.

Hi Tracy, I have purchased a small crate and a medium crate for transport and have a doggie harness for front seat. So in essense I could take a small dog, a staff or bichon type and a collie/bullie in front seat in seatbelt doggie harness. So far I have only had up to two dogs at a time. What size is your one, I suppose it would be handy just in case, what size dog would go in it?

Bobbyb, that info above about pounds might be best displayed on a separate thread, it may not get seen by that many people on my thread. I have a car, a hatchback Ford Escort, but I have the backseats down like a van with windows. Mostly I do cat rescue and this car is perfect for this kind of work. I am slowly getting a new car with all the parts I am replacing so trying to hand on to this one as long as poss.



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