Looking after donkeys isn't all about feeding, cleaning stables and grooming! There are always repairs to be done around the sanctuary and the gates at either end of the sanctuary were on the erge of disintegrating - a little worrying especially if any of the donkeys got out in the night. Fortunately, we are lucky to have a maintenance man who is a carpenter by trade and in four days he made two sets of lovely new gates, put them up and treated them with wood preserver. The result? A smart new entrance and of course, safer donkeys.

Two of our paddocks have sand pits that the donkeys love to have a roll in and lie down in out of the sun. We had to replace the cover over the sandpit in one paddock – it lost the battle against the weather after many years of service! The other sand pit needs completely digging out, old concrete removed, new sand and a cover. Thanks to some fundraising done by the staff here, two local fundraising events and very kind visitors, we almost have enough money to get
the work done. We bet the donkeys can't wait!