Press Releases

Stay up-to-date with what we have been up to at Canine Partners by browsing through our press releases below.

Launch of 25 piece Textile Challenge for Canine Partners 25th anniversary

Duchess of Cambridge wedding dress embroiderer Olive Rowell is calling on people to take part in her 25-piece Textile Art Challenge to raise money for assistance dog charity Canine Partners in its 25th anniversary year. Olive, who was one of a team of 60 chosen to embroider the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress under strict … read more

Posted 9 years ago

Generous Gregory pounded the streets to raise £200 for Canine Partners

Fundraiser Gregory Hopkinson pounded the streets during the Ikano Robin Hood half marathon to raise £200 for assistance dog charity Canine Partners. Determined Gregory, 31, from West Bridgford, completed the 13.1 mile event in two hours four minutes on Sunday 27 September. The money Gregory raises will enable the Charity to train more assistance dogs, … read more

Posted 9 years ago

Adrenaline-junkie team took part in X-Runner challenge for Canine Partners

A determined team of ten people crawled in sludge and swam through ice water in a mud run challenge to raise more than £800 for assistance dog charity Canine Partners. The selfless group, including several trainers from Canine Partners, signed up to the X Runner Extreme Obstacle race in Wild Park, Derbyshire, and took part … read more

Posted 9 years ago

Canine Partners raises £40,000 at The Cavalry and Guards Club reception

Amputee Afghanistan war veteran Guy Disney was among 150 guests at a high-profile event at The Cavalry and Guards Club which raised £40,000 for assistance dog charity Canine Partners. The Charity, which is celebrating 25 years of transforming the lives of people with disabilities, organised a three course dinner, silent and live auctions and a … read more

Posted 9 years ago

Determined Clare completed 10k run dressed as a dog in aid of Canine Partners

Local osteopath Clare Kersley has raised more than £300 after completing the Bexhill-Hastings Link Road 10K for charity Canine Partners – while dressed as a dog. Clare, from Bexhill, completed the run on September 20 to support assistance dog charity Canine Partners during its 25th anniversary year. The money Clare raised will enable the Charity … read more

Posted 9 years ago

Daredevil Phil hopes to smash world record for fastest electric motorbike

Kind-hearted Phil Edwards hopes to speed into the record books with the world’s fastest electric motorbike – and raise money for assistance dog charity Canine Partners in the process. Phil, from Uckfield, East Sussex, hopes the bike will break the current world record of 6.94 seconds by travelling a quarter of a mile at 200mph … read more

Posted 9 years ago

Canine Partners celebrates 25 years of transforming lives at Scottish reunion

Around 50 people attended a Scottish reunion day to celebrate 25 years of transforming lives at Canine Partners, an assistance dog charity which transforms the lives of people with disabilities. Volunteers, puppy parents, partners with disabilities and their assistance dogs and staff gathered at the Perthshire home of trustee Lady Suzetta Rankin to acknowledge the … read more

Posted 9 years ago

Canine Partners celebrates 25 years of transforming lives

This year assistance dog charity Canine Partners is celebrating 25 years of transforming the lives of people with physical disabilities. The Charity was formed in 1990 and has to date partnered 580 assistance dogs across the UK.  These amazing dogs have changed the lives of those they are helping: restoring independence, giving family members peace … read more

Posted 9 years ago