Winter Newsletter 2012 - The Humane Research Trust

The Humane Research Trust
Newsletter Winter 2012
Registered Charity No. 267779
GROUP NEWS
This year has been a difficult one for fundraising, not only does the
economic situation continue to be very challenging, but the extreme wet
summer we experienced also put a lot of our fundraisers to the test.
However, come rain or shine, our supporters manned stalls both
inside and out, they continued to hold collections outside supermarkets
and in the high street, and never failed to be anything but positive and
cheerful – what a great team!
BOURNEMOUTH GROUP
Betty at Highcliffe Castle
Christmas Fayre
Our Bournemouth group were hit hard this
summer after several events had to be cancelled
due to inclement weather conditions. However,
Pam and the team battled on and managed to
organise two lovely Teddy Bear Tombolas, as well
as holding stalls at both the Christmas Fayre at
Highcliffe Castle and the Festive Gift Fair at the
Bournemouth Pavilion. Thank you Pam and the
rest of the Bournemouth group for fighting the
elements and continuing to work hard to
support The Trust.
CHESHIRE GROUP
Both Jacqui and Valerie have played an active part in our fundraising this
year. Not only do they continue to volunteer at mail out times, giving up
several of their days, 3 times a year, but they have also held stalls selling
brick-a-brac at car boot and table top events. Thanks ladies, we really do
appreciate everything you do to help The Trust.
Janet and Hazel have joined other volunteers
in giving up valuable spare time to help staff
the Charity Christmas card shops held in
several of our local libraries.
Hazel has also managed to fundraise for us
whilst attending the Northwest Working
One of the Charity Christmas Dog Trials, selling some of our gifts and cards
card shops held in a local library on a stall.
The girls from the office also played their part by manning stalls at a local
school fashion show, summer and Christmas fairs, as well as visiting a local
nursing home to meet and chat with the residents whilst selling Christmas
cards and gifts.They also attended both the Cheadle Hulme and Bramhall
Methodist Church Christmas card sale and coffee mornings, which were
extremely busy and sales of cards were the best ever!
OBITUARY
MR RICHARD GRENVILLE HAWKINS
It is with deep sorrow that we have to report that Grenville Hawkins
died peacefully in July 2012, aged 83. Grenvillle was a valued Trustee
from 1976 to 1992 and kept in contact with The Trust after retiring.
He always said he would be carried out in a cardboard box and his
two nephews arranged a white cardboard coffin for him. He will be
sadly missed by his nephews and many friends.
COLCHESTER GROUP
2012 has been another extremely busy year
for Elaine Watts, who heads up the
Colchester Group. Not only does she hold
a stall most Saturdays at the Mini Market,
West Mersea, selling homemade cakes,
vegetarian savouries and gifts, she also finds
time to attend as many fetes, carnivals and
table top sales as she can possibly fit in. She
Mini market - West Mersea
has attended The Aldham Old Time Rally, the
Table Top Sale at the MICA Centre, the
Wimpole Church Summer Fete, the East Mersea Summer Fete, the 80th
Five Parishes Show, and the Mersea Island Summer Festival to name but
a few. Thank you so much Elaine for all that you do for The Trust, and for
giving up so much of your spare time to help raise funds!
Brook House, 29 Bramhall Lane South, Bramhall, Cheshire SK7 2DN
Telephone: 0161 439 8041 Fax: 0161 439 3713 E-mail: info@humaneresearch.org.uk
Website: www.humaneresearch.org.uk
MANAGEMENT CHANGES WITHIN THE TRUST
Dear Supporter,
I would inform you that Mr. Ken Cholerton retired as chairman of The Trust in May 2012. His term
as chairman spanned 22 years and throughout that time his contribution to The Humane Research
Trust has been one of commitment, leadership, dedication and promotion of our objectives, activities
and strategic aims. During his chairmanship, the charity has become recognised and respected by
university medical research institutions as well as by UK hospitals. Thankfully, Ken remains a Trustee
and, therefore, his experience and wise counsel will still be available to us.
ST ASAPH GROUP
Pearl Davies, Group Secretary for the St
Asaph group, has continued to work
tirelessly for The Trust throughout the year,
from organising coffee mornings, to
attending fairs and carnivals such as the
Gwrych Castle Fete, St Asaph Country Fair
and the Abergele Carnival. One special
evening event organised by Pearl involved a
talk given by Dr’s Ian and Lynne Hampson,
Abergele Carnival - August
who work with The Trust. It was a great
success and money was raised towards research into Ovarian Cancer. At
the time of going to press, Pearl was in the throws of planning her next
stall at the Christmas Party in the Street. Thank you Pearl for all you do
and for helping to spread the word about the work we do.
SUPPORTERS
Thanks again to all of our head office volunteers (some of whom have
already been mentioned above) for continuing to help us at mail out times.
We couldn’t manage without them, plus it gives us the chance to chat and
catch up with them all, which is always great fun!
Jacqui Clarke, Sima Halimi, Hazel Holt, Eleanor Oatway,Valerie Woodward.
Les Rhoades, Chairman of
The Humane Research Trust
I have a hard act to follow. I first became involved with the charity in 1995, having retired as a partner
in a major accounting firm. As a volunteer, I became involved in the financial management of The Trust
and I continued in this role becoming a Trustee in March 2012 and the chairman in the following May.
I look forward to the challenges ahead and to continue the success that my predecessor has achieved over the years. Together with
your support, which has been immense, I know that we can face the future with confidence.
May I wish you a happy Christmas and fulfilling 2013
Best wishes
Les Rhoades
Chairman
FUNDING LEADS TO LONG
TERM DEVELOPMENT
Professor Michael Coleman School of Life and Health Sciences,
Aston University
We would also like to thank Elaine Jacklin for arranging several collections
outside Asda, Spondon, Tesco, Beeston and Long Easton and the Co-op,
Stapleford. Thank you so much Elaine for all of your support and time
throughout the year!
STATISTICS OF SCIENTIFIC
PROCEDURES ON LIVING
ANIMALS GREAT BRITAIN 2011
CINDERELLA AND JASON FUND
The following pets have been included with their personal message in our
Book of Remembrance for pets here at Trust HQ. If you would like to
include any animal please ask for our special Cinderella and Jason form.
You will receive a comforting remembrance card confirming your personal
message.
Amber
Briar
LEGACIES FROM
IN MEMORIAM
Mrs Joyce Jellett – Chichester, West Sussex
Miss Olive Campbell Mc Gregor – Maldon, Essex
Mrs Jean Florence (Alex) Felgate – Lydney, Gloucestershire
Mrs Esme Anne Maxfield Cotter – Kidlington, Oxfordshire
Miss Ivy Jean Agnes Corney – Tywyn, Gwynedd
Miss Robina (Rona)Stewart Hunter – Biggar, Larnarkshire
Mrs Joan Lee – Compton, Surrey
Miss Marion Beatrice Farley – Felixstow, Suffolk
Miss Leanne Peace
Mr Edgar Priestley
Mrs Peggy Dorow
Marjorie Crawley
Mr John Skellet
Mrs Frances Povey
Mr William Arthur Bonner
Norah Plant
Holly
Rowan
Ellice Howard
Mrs Grace Speight
Mrs Ada Ions
Mrs Anna Smith
Mr Samuel Frank Jordan
Mr Malcolm Wilcox
Mrs Audrey Baldock
Mr Victor Hale
Marjorie Johnson
important to note that the processes of developing ideas is costly
in terms of time, so sustained support is essential to enable
committed non-animal researchers to advance alternative
methods to the point that they can appear to be viable to other
scientists who currently work with animals.This sustained support
from the Trust over the years has enabled us not only to design,
test and develop experimental methods that are more relevant
to man whilst eliminating animal suffering, but also we have been
able to publish and provide human-based methods for other
scientists to use. This will, in the intermediate and long term,
benefit both man and animals.
Tom
Flowchart summary of Aston in vitro central nervous system
(CNS) Research
Support from The Trust was invaluable to the long-term
development of our research group at Aston. The Trust’s funding
allowed us to build a research ‘platform’ of important methods
and published papers which enabled us to be successful in
research council grant funding. Laboratory research requires
personnel and material consumables and it is extremely labour
intensive. No research development, no matter how vital or
interesting, can be carried out without financial support. It is also
Just over 3.79 million scientific procedures were started in Great
Britain in 2011, an increase of 2 per cent. There were increases
in the numbers of procedures for several species, for example,
cats, pigs, birds and fish. There were falls in several species, for
example, rats, guinea pigs, dogs and non-human primates. Breeding
of genetically modified and harmful mutants - mainly mice remained stable, accounting for 1.62 million procedures.
The number of non-toxicological procedures increased by 2 per
cent to 3.39 million, reflecting the higher number of procedures
carried out in universities (+7%). There were falls in the number
of procedures used in ecology, anatomy, biochemistry, and cancer
research, but increases in physiology, immunology and parasitology.
London: The Stationery Office HC345
Crown Copyright 2012
MARGARET PRITCHARD MEMORIAL PRIZE
October 2012 saw the second Margaret Pritchard Memorial Prize
talks taking place at the University of Manchester. Like last year,
PhD and MD candidates were invited to submit a short abstract
describing the scientific and medical studies they were undertaking.
We specifically asked that they be based around the topic of
Cancer and that human models were used for all aspects of the study.
year. The letter was submitted to, approved and supported by a
wide selection of scientists, including Professor Michael Coleman
and Dr Lindsay Marshall, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston
University who work with The Humane Research Trust. We
welcome such informed and encouraging comment.
Dr Ian Hampson, Dr Zhangjie Su,
(second prize winner) and Mr Les Rhoades
Dr Ian Hampson, Miss Manjula Doddananjaiah,
(first prize winner) and Mr Les Rhoades
Applicants were shortlisted and two were subsequently invited to
come along and give a talk in the seminar room at St Mary’s
Hospital.The successful students were Miss Manjula Doddananjaiah
who described her work on the functions of a tumour suppressor
protein known as p53 and Dr Zhangjie Su (recipient of last year’s
award) who presented further data on his development of a new
experimental approach for the imaging of brain tumours.
There was a good audience for the talks and both speakers
received many interesting questions regarding their projects. The
hard and unenviable task of judging fell to Dr Ian Hampson (Viral
Oncology Group Head), Mr Les Rhoades (Chairman of The
Humane Research Trust) and Dr Anthony Oliver (The Humane
Research Trust Monica Lumsden Research Fellow). With such a
high standard of work it was an extremely close decision but this
year the main prize went to Manjula and the runner up prize to
Zhangiie.
Both speakers were delighted with their awards, which were
presented by Les and Ian. Everyone present thoroughly enjoyed
the occasion and were unanimous in wishing Manjula and Zhangiie
every success for the future.
BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER: A CLEAR VIEW
FOR ALL Dr Michael Wormstone – The University of East Anglia
As group leader I believe it is
important to present the findings
of the laboratory. This not only
promotes our work, but also
engages different audiences,
which can develop our research
programme.Therefore, whenever
an appropriate opportunity has
come along I have attended
meetings
and presented our
Immunofluorescence images
latest
findings.
This has meant
of human lens epithelial cells
travelling
as
far
as Hawaii to
(200x magnification)
speak at a meeting on cataract
and the lens, which was established to engage scientists from the
USA and Asia. In May, several members of the eye research group
and I attended the ARVO meeting in Florida, which is the largest
eye research conference in the world. More than 10,000 delegates
attended this meeting. In July I attended the biannual ISER meeting
in Berlin that had more than 1,000 participants from around the
world. On this occasion, I organised a symposium on the major
complication of cataract surgery known as Posterior Capsule
Opacification.The majority of those attending these meetings were
scientists, but I strongly believe that to make serious medical
advances, clinicians need to be involved. Engagement of our
laboratory with surgeons has been a key element in our general
philosophy and I feel that much of our success has resulted from
this approach. It is my feeling that scientists fundamentally perform
the experiments, but through discussions with clinicians we
determine the key questions that need to be answered. We can
then in turn devise the best experimental methods to address
these challenges. I therefore feel it is vitally important to attend
clinical meetings to ensure that we do not lose touch with the
LETTER PUBLISHED IN THE CHRIS PACKHAM TO HELP
GUARDIAN
JUDGE THE 2014 PET PHOTO
The following letter was published in The Guardian earlier this CALENDAR COMPETITION
medical problems we are trying to resolve. I was therefore thrilled
when invited to speak at a one day symposium on ‘New Horizons
in Cataract Surgery’, which was organised to celebrate the careers
of two distinguished clinicians, Mr David Spalton and Mr Richard
Packard who have recently retired.The speakers were a collection
of world leaders in ophthalmology and it was an honour to be
recognised in such company. The meeting was superb and I learnt
a lot, but as a scientist the venue meant a great deal. The meeting
was held in the main lecture theatre of the Royal Society, which is
often regarded as the spiritual home of modern science. Isaac
Newton, Michael Faraday and Charles Darwin have all graced the
building and history is infused within its walls. To speak in such a
place was a great honour and
source of pride. Following the
meeting, speakers and selected
guests attended a celebratory
meal at the Garrick Club,
another grand setting. The walls
were adorned with portraits by
Millais and other great artists,
but my lasting thought was a club
rule. In the main dining room
A suspended in vitro human
there is a long table.Those wishing
capsular bag
to eat dinner there do not
wander off and find their favourite table and limit themselves to a
social group, but simply sit at the next available space and introduce
themselves to the adjacent person. Thus the purpose of this rule
is to engage with others that you otherwise may not. I believe
interaction between scientists, clinicians, industry and the public
are too disparate, with only a few attempting to bridge these gaps.
I am proud that the laboratory reaches out to all these groups
and hope that it is a model that others will follow in the future.
Non-animal research needs more support
This week the Home Office publishes its annual statistics for
scientific procedures on animals. If recent trends are repeated, we
are likely to see yet another increase in animal use. As scientists,
we believe reducing and replacing animal use is not simply a legal
or ethical imperative. Other compelling drivers include the urgent
need for more human-relevant research results to improve
disappointing clinical success rates for new medicines, innovation
as an economic stimulus, and remaining competitive with global
science leaders.
A host of powerful human-biology-based cellular, genomic and
computational tools are available that can often better predict
people’s real-world reactions to drugs and chemicals than
conventional animal tests. For many of us, replacing, reducing and
refining animal experiments is driven by a desire to develop better
approaches to researching human illness. Research innovation can
bring huge societal benefits by improving the speed, reliability and
human-relevance of the tools we use to answer biomedical
questions.
Britain has, in recent years, increased investment in non-animal
research. But there is still much more we could do to lead the
world. The EU’s Horizon 2020 framework programme for
research and innovation funding provides an opportunity for
Britain to demonstrate that leadership. We urge the UK
government to support substantial, dedicated funding for emerging
and future alternative technologies including such endeavours as
mapping the “human toxome”.
While there remains much vital debate within the scientific
community about the efficacy of animal use, we scientists will
undoubtedly be better equipped to tackle the major human health
challenges of the 21st century if there is increased funding and
support for sophisticated, human-relevant research.
The Guardian, Monday 9 July 2012
Pet
Photo
Calendar
The
Competition held this year was a
great success. Both the entry
donations and large increase in
sales of the calendar proved to be
a great fundraiser, and ensured that
The Humane Research Trust Pet
Photo Calendar Competition is
here to stay for years to come!
The exciting news for our next competition is that one of our
patrons, Chris Packham (English naturalist,
nature photographer, television presenter
and author), has very kindly agreed to
help judge the competition and pick the
final 12 winners and runners up. We are
so grateful to Chris for agreeing to help
as he is exceptionally busy with various
television commitments, including the
very popular Spring Watch.
So in preparation for the competition, (full details to be announced
in our Spring 2013 newsletter), please can you all look to take or
find your favourite picture of your pet/pets that you think will best
portray a month in the calendar i.e. for summer, a picture taken
on a lovely sunny day, a leafy scene for autumn a wintery scene
for our colder months and of course a nice festive scene for
Christmas. Many thanks and let’s look forward to receiving lots
of interest!
CHRISTMAS CARD PHOTO COMPETITION
As a result of the success of the Pet
Photo Calendar Competition, we are
also looking to run a Christmas Card
Photo competition. The winner will see
their photo as a Christmas card to be
sold as part of our Christmas card
range for 2013. Full details again will be
printed in our Spring 2013 newsletter,
but in the meantime, please can all
those supporters looking to take part,
start to think about what photo to enter. We will be looking for
a photo that portrays the festive season at its best, i.e. a snowy
scene, deer in the woods, festive pets or decoration etc etc. And
who knows, Chris Packham may well help us to judge this too.
PLEASE HELP - NEW GIFT AID RULES
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Charities have published new
rules on Gift Aid declarations, without your help The Humane
Research Trust could lose £1000’s each year.
Please read the enclosed form carefully, and if we are able to
claim Gift Aid on your donations, please complete it, and return
to The Humane Research Trust as soon as possible.
After 31 December 2012, The Humane REMEMBER to complete a new Gift Aid form if;
Research Trust can only claim Gift Aid on GG You have a regular standing order
You are planning to make one or more donations after the
your donations if you have completed a new
end of 2012
Gift Aid declaration form. If you are eligible G You add donations to your catalogue orders
for Gift Aid and you are planning on making a
donation to The Trust after this date you PREVIOUS GIFT AID FORMS WILL NOT BE VALID AFTER
MUST complete the enclosed Gift Aid form. 31 DECEMBER 2012 PLEASE COMPLETE THE ENCLOSED
NEW FORM
MARGARET PRITCHARD MEMORIAL PRIZE
October 2012 saw the second Margaret Pritchard Memorial Prize
talks taking place at the University of Manchester. Like last year,
PhD and MD candidates were invited to submit a short abstract
describing the scientific and medical studies they were undertaking.
We specifically asked that they be based around the topic of
Cancer and that human models were used for all aspects of the study.
year. The letter was submitted to, approved and supported by a
wide selection of scientists, including Professor Michael Coleman
and Dr Lindsay Marshall, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston
University who work with The Humane Research Trust. We
welcome such informed and encouraging comment.
Dr Ian Hampson, Dr Zhangjie Su,
(second prize winner) and Mr Les Rhoades
Dr Ian Hampson, Miss Manjula Doddananjaiah,
(first prize winner) and Mr Les Rhoades
Applicants were shortlisted and two were subsequently invited to
come along and give a talk in the seminar room at St Mary’s
Hospital.The successful students were Miss Manjula Doddananjaiah
who described her work on the functions of a tumour suppressor
protein known as p53 and Dr Zhangjie Su (recipient of last year’s
award) who presented further data on his development of a new
experimental approach for the imaging of brain tumours.
There was a good audience for the talks and both speakers
received many interesting questions regarding their projects. The
hard and unenviable task of judging fell to Dr Ian Hampson (Viral
Oncology Group Head), Mr Les Rhoades (Chairman of The
Humane Research Trust) and Dr Anthony Oliver (The Humane
Research Trust Monica Lumsden Research Fellow). With such a
high standard of work it was an extremely close decision but this
year the main prize went to Manjula and the runner up prize to
Zhangiie.
Both speakers were delighted with their awards, which were
presented by Les and Ian. Everyone present thoroughly enjoyed
the occasion and were unanimous in wishing Manjula and Zhangiie
every success for the future.
BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER: A CLEAR VIEW
FOR ALL Dr Michael Wormstone – The University of East Anglia
As group leader I believe it is
important to present the findings
of the laboratory. This not only
promotes our work, but also
engages different audiences,
which can develop our research
programme.Therefore, whenever
an appropriate opportunity has
come along I have attended
meetings
and presented our
Immunofluorescence images
latest
findings.
This has meant
of human lens epithelial cells
travelling
as
far
as Hawaii to
(200x magnification)
speak at a meeting on cataract
and the lens, which was established to engage scientists from the
USA and Asia. In May, several members of the eye research group
and I attended the ARVO meeting in Florida, which is the largest
eye research conference in the world. More than 10,000 delegates
attended this meeting. In July I attended the biannual ISER meeting
in Berlin that had more than 1,000 participants from around the
world. On this occasion, I organised a symposium on the major
complication of cataract surgery known as Posterior Capsule
Opacification.The majority of those attending these meetings were
scientists, but I strongly believe that to make serious medical
advances, clinicians need to be involved. Engagement of our
laboratory with surgeons has been a key element in our general
philosophy and I feel that much of our success has resulted from
this approach. It is my feeling that scientists fundamentally perform
the experiments, but through discussions with clinicians we
determine the key questions that need to be answered. We can
then in turn devise the best experimental methods to address
these challenges. I therefore feel it is vitally important to attend
clinical meetings to ensure that we do not lose touch with the
LETTER PUBLISHED IN THE CHRIS PACKHAM TO HELP
GUARDIAN
JUDGE THE 2014 PET PHOTO
The following letter was published in The Guardian earlier this CALENDAR COMPETITION
medical problems we are trying to resolve. I was therefore thrilled
when invited to speak at a one day symposium on ‘New Horizons
in Cataract Surgery’, which was organised to celebrate the careers
of two distinguished clinicians, Mr David Spalton and Mr Richard
Packard who have recently retired.The speakers were a collection
of world leaders in ophthalmology and it was an honour to be
recognised in such company. The meeting was superb and I learnt
a lot, but as a scientist the venue meant a great deal. The meeting
was held in the main lecture theatre of the Royal Society, which is
often regarded as the spiritual home of modern science. Isaac
Newton, Michael Faraday and Charles Darwin have all graced the
building and history is infused within its walls. To speak in such a
place was a great honour and
source of pride. Following the
meeting, speakers and selected
guests attended a celebratory
meal at the Garrick Club,
another grand setting. The walls
were adorned with portraits by
Millais and other great artists,
but my lasting thought was a club
rule. In the main dining room
A suspended in vitro human
there is a long table.Those wishing
capsular bag
to eat dinner there do not
wander off and find their favourite table and limit themselves to a
social group, but simply sit at the next available space and introduce
themselves to the adjacent person. Thus the purpose of this rule
is to engage with others that you otherwise may not. I believe
interaction between scientists, clinicians, industry and the public
are too disparate, with only a few attempting to bridge these gaps.
I am proud that the laboratory reaches out to all these groups
and hope that it is a model that others will follow in the future.
Non-animal research needs more support
This week the Home Office publishes its annual statistics for
scientific procedures on animals. If recent trends are repeated, we
are likely to see yet another increase in animal use. As scientists,
we believe reducing and replacing animal use is not simply a legal
or ethical imperative. Other compelling drivers include the urgent
need for more human-relevant research results to improve
disappointing clinical success rates for new medicines, innovation
as an economic stimulus, and remaining competitive with global
science leaders.
A host of powerful human-biology-based cellular, genomic and
computational tools are available that can often better predict
people’s real-world reactions to drugs and chemicals than
conventional animal tests. For many of us, replacing, reducing and
refining animal experiments is driven by a desire to develop better
approaches to researching human illness. Research innovation can
bring huge societal benefits by improving the speed, reliability and
human-relevance of the tools we use to answer biomedical
questions.
Britain has, in recent years, increased investment in non-animal
research. But there is still much more we could do to lead the
world. The EU’s Horizon 2020 framework programme for
research and innovation funding provides an opportunity for
Britain to demonstrate that leadership. We urge the UK
government to support substantial, dedicated funding for emerging
and future alternative technologies including such endeavours as
mapping the “human toxome”.
While there remains much vital debate within the scientific
community about the efficacy of animal use, we scientists will
undoubtedly be better equipped to tackle the major human health
challenges of the 21st century if there is increased funding and
support for sophisticated, human-relevant research.
The Guardian, Monday 9 July 2012
Pet
Photo
Calendar
The
Competition held this year was a
great success. Both the entry
donations and large increase in
sales of the calendar proved to be
a great fundraiser, and ensured that
The Humane Research Trust Pet
Photo Calendar Competition is
here to stay for years to come!
The exciting news for our next competition is that one of our
patrons, Chris Packham (English naturalist,
nature photographer, television presenter
and author), has very kindly agreed to
help judge the competition and pick the
final 12 winners and runners up. We are
so grateful to Chris for agreeing to help
as he is exceptionally busy with various
television commitments, including the
very popular Spring Watch.
So in preparation for the competition, (full details to be announced
in our Spring 2013 newsletter), please can you all look to take or
find your favourite picture of your pet/pets that you think will best
portray a month in the calendar i.e. for summer, a picture taken
on a lovely sunny day, a leafy scene for autumn a wintery scene
for our colder months and of course a nice festive scene for
Christmas. Many thanks and let’s look forward to receiving lots
of interest!
CHRISTMAS CARD PHOTO COMPETITION
As a result of the success of the Pet
Photo Calendar Competition, we are
also looking to run a Christmas Card
Photo competition. The winner will see
their photo as a Christmas card to be
sold as part of our Christmas card
range for 2013. Full details again will be
printed in our Spring 2013 newsletter,
but in the meantime, please can all
those supporters looking to take part,
start to think about what photo to enter. We will be looking for
a photo that portrays the festive season at its best, i.e. a snowy
scene, deer in the woods, festive pets or decoration etc etc. And
who knows, Chris Packham may well help us to judge this too.
PLEASE HELP - NEW GIFT AID RULES
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Charities have published new
rules on Gift Aid declarations, without your help The Humane
Research Trust could lose £1000’s each year.
Please read the enclosed form carefully, and if we are able to
claim Gift Aid on your donations, please complete it, and return
to The Humane Research Trust as soon as possible.
After 31 December 2012, The Humane REMEMBER to complete a new Gift Aid form if;
Research Trust can only claim Gift Aid on GG You have a regular standing order
You are planning to make one or more donations after the
your donations if you have completed a new
end of 2012
Gift Aid declaration form. If you are eligible G You add donations to your catalogue orders
for Gift Aid and you are planning on making a
donation to The Trust after this date you PREVIOUS GIFT AID FORMS WILL NOT BE VALID AFTER
MUST complete the enclosed Gift Aid form. 31 DECEMBER 2012 PLEASE COMPLETE THE ENCLOSED
NEW FORM
The Humane Research Trust
Newsletter Winter 2012
Registered Charity No. 267779
GROUP NEWS
This year has been a difficult one for fundraising, not only does the
economic situation continue to be very challenging, but the extreme wet
summer we experienced also put a lot of our fundraisers to the test.
However, come rain or shine, our supporters manned stalls both
inside and out, they continued to hold collections outside supermarkets
and in the high street, and never failed to be anything but positive and
cheerful – what a great team!
BOURNEMOUTH GROUP
Betty at Highcliffe Castle
Christmas Fayre
Our Bournemouth group were hit hard this
summer after several events had to be cancelled
due to inclement weather conditions. However,
Pam and the team battled on and managed to
organise two lovely Teddy Bear Tombolas, as well
as holding stalls at both the Christmas Fayre at
Highcliffe Castle and the Festive Gift Fair at the
Bournemouth Pavilion. Thank you Pam and the
rest of the Bournemouth group for fighting the
elements and continuing to work hard to
support The Trust.
CHESHIRE GROUP
Both Jacqui and Valerie have played an active part in our fundraising this
year. Not only do they continue to volunteer at mail out times, giving up
several of their days, 3 times a year, but they have also held stalls selling
brick-a-brac at car boot and table top events. Thanks ladies, we really do
appreciate everything you do to help The Trust.
Janet and Hazel have joined other volunteers
in giving up valuable spare time to help staff
the Charity Christmas card shops held in
several of our local libraries.
Hazel has also managed to fundraise for us
whilst attending the Northwest Working
One of the Charity Christmas Dog Trials, selling some of our gifts and cards
card shops held in a local library on a stall.
The girls from the office also played their part by manning stalls at a local
school fashion show, summer and Christmas fairs, as well as visiting a local
nursing home to meet and chat with the residents whilst selling Christmas
cards and gifts.They also attended both the Cheadle Hulme and Bramhall
Methodist Church Christmas card sale and coffee mornings, which were
extremely busy and sales of cards were the best ever!
OBITUARY
MR RICHARD GRENVILLE HAWKINS
It is with deep sorrow that we have to report that Grenville Hawkins
died peacefully in July 2012, aged 83. Grenvillle was a valued Trustee
from 1976 to 1992 and kept in contact with The Trust after retiring.
He always said he would be carried out in a cardboard box and his
two nephews arranged a white cardboard coffin for him. He will be
sadly missed by his nephews and many friends.
COLCHESTER GROUP
2012 has been another extremely busy year
for Elaine Watts, who heads up the
Colchester Group. Not only does she hold
a stall most Saturdays at the Mini Market,
West Mersea, selling homemade cakes,
vegetarian savouries and gifts, she also finds
time to attend as many fetes, carnivals and
table top sales as she can possibly fit in. She
Mini market - West Mersea
has attended The Aldham Old Time Rally, the
Table Top Sale at the MICA Centre, the
Wimpole Church Summer Fete, the East Mersea Summer Fete, the 80th
Five Parishes Show, and the Mersea Island Summer Festival to name but
a few. Thank you so much Elaine for all that you do for The Trust, and for
giving up so much of your spare time to help raise funds!
Brook House, 29 Bramhall Lane South, Bramhall, Cheshire SK7 2DN
Telephone: 0161 439 8041 Fax: 0161 439 3713 E-mail: info@humaneresearch.org.uk
Website: www.humaneresearch.org.uk
MANAGEMENT CHANGES WITHIN THE TRUST
Dear Supporter,
I would inform you that Mr. Ken Cholerton retired as chairman of The Trust in May 2012. His term
as chairman spanned 22 years and throughout that time his contribution to The Humane Research
Trust has been one of commitment, leadership, dedication and promotion of our objectives, activities
and strategic aims. During his chairmanship, the charity has become recognised and respected by
university medical research institutions as well as by UK hospitals. Thankfully, Ken remains a Trustee
and, therefore, his experience and wise counsel will still be available to us.
ST ASAPH GROUP
Pearl Davies, Group Secretary for the St
Asaph group, has continued to work
tirelessly for The Trust throughout the year,
from organising coffee mornings, to
attending fairs and carnivals such as the
Gwrych Castle Fete, St Asaph Country Fair
and the Abergele Carnival. One special
evening event organised by Pearl involved a
talk given by Dr’s Ian and Lynne Hampson,
Abergele Carnival - August
who work with The Trust. It was a great
success and money was raised towards research into Ovarian Cancer. At
the time of going to press, Pearl was in the throws of planning her next
stall at the Christmas Party in the Street. Thank you Pearl for all you do
and for helping to spread the word about the work we do.
SUPPORTERS
Thanks again to all of our head office volunteers (some of whom have
already been mentioned above) for continuing to help us at mail out times.
We couldn’t manage without them, plus it gives us the chance to chat and
catch up with them all, which is always great fun!
Jacqui Clarke, Sima Halimi, Hazel Holt, Eleanor Oatway,Valerie Woodward.
Les Rhoades, Chairman of
The Humane Research Trust
I have a hard act to follow. I first became involved with the charity in 1995, having retired as a partner
in a major accounting firm. As a volunteer, I became involved in the financial management of The Trust
and I continued in this role becoming a Trustee in March 2012 and the chairman in the following May.
I look forward to the challenges ahead and to continue the success that my predecessor has achieved over the years. Together with
your support, which has been immense, I know that we can face the future with confidence.
May I wish you a happy Christmas and fulfilling 2013
Best wishes
Les Rhoades
Chairman
FUNDING LEADS TO LONG
TERM DEVELOPMENT
Professor Michael Coleman School of Life and Health Sciences,
Aston University
We would also like to thank Elaine Jacklin for arranging several collections
outside Asda, Spondon, Tesco, Beeston and Long Easton and the Co-op,
Stapleford. Thank you so much Elaine for all of your support and time
throughout the year!
STATISTICS OF SCIENTIFIC
PROCEDURES ON LIVING
ANIMALS GREAT BRITAIN 2011
CINDERELLA AND JASON FUND
The following pets have been included with their personal message in our
Book of Remembrance for pets here at Trust HQ. If you would like to
include any animal please ask for our special Cinderella and Jason form.
You will receive a comforting remembrance card confirming your personal
message.
Amber
Briar
LEGACIES FROM
IN MEMORIAM
Mrs Joyce Jellett – Chichester, West Sussex
Miss Olive Campbell Mc Gregor – Maldon, Essex
Mrs Jean Florence (Alex) Felgate – Lydney, Gloucestershire
Mrs Esme Anne Maxfield Cotter – Kidlington, Oxfordshire
Miss Ivy Jean Agnes Corney – Tywyn, Gwynedd
Miss Robina (Rona)Stewart Hunter – Biggar, Larnarkshire
Mrs Joan Lee – Compton, Surrey
Miss Marion Beatrice Farley – Felixstow, Suffolk
Miss Leanne Peace
Mr Edgar Priestley
Mrs Peggy Dorow
Marjorie Crawley
Mr John Skellet
Mrs Frances Povey
Mr William Arthur Bonner
Norah Plant
Holly
Rowan
Ellice Howard
Mrs Grace Speight
Mrs Ada Ions
Mrs Anna Smith
Mr Samuel Frank Jordan
Mr Malcolm Wilcox
Mrs Audrey Baldock
Mr Victor Hale
Marjorie Johnson
important to note that the processes of developing ideas is costly
in terms of time, so sustained support is essential to enable
committed non-animal researchers to advance alternative
methods to the point that they can appear to be viable to other
scientists who currently work with animals.This sustained support
from the Trust over the years has enabled us not only to design,
test and develop experimental methods that are more relevant
to man whilst eliminating animal suffering, but also we have been
able to publish and provide human-based methods for other
scientists to use. This will, in the intermediate and long term,
benefit both man and animals.
Tom
Flowchart summary of Aston in vitro central nervous system
(CNS) Research
Support from The Trust was invaluable to the long-term
development of our research group at Aston. The Trust’s funding
allowed us to build a research ‘platform’ of important methods
and published papers which enabled us to be successful in
research council grant funding. Laboratory research requires
personnel and material consumables and it is extremely labour
intensive. No research development, no matter how vital or
interesting, can be carried out without financial support. It is also
Just over 3.79 million scientific procedures were started in Great
Britain in 2011, an increase of 2 per cent. There were increases
in the numbers of procedures for several species, for example,
cats, pigs, birds and fish. There were falls in several species, for
example, rats, guinea pigs, dogs and non-human primates. Breeding
of genetically modified and harmful mutants - mainly mice remained stable, accounting for 1.62 million procedures.
The number of non-toxicological procedures increased by 2 per
cent to 3.39 million, reflecting the higher number of procedures
carried out in universities (+7%). There were falls in the number
of procedures used in ecology, anatomy, biochemistry, and cancer
research, but increases in physiology, immunology and parasitology.
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