Giving Tree - Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre

The DIANA BRIMBLECOMBE ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE formerly the Animal Rescue Group, Wokingham, was founded over 50 years ago. For a large part of that time animals rescued by the charity were kept at the home of Mrs Brimblecombe, who was awarded the MBE in 2001 for services to animal rescue.

Whilst the staff and supporters of the charity have done a magnificent job over the years, helping thousands of unwanted, stray and neglected animals, the operational aspect of the rescue has been continually expanding throughout this time, and it became clear that it could no longer function in the cramped and difficult conditions of Mrs. Brimblecombe's back garden!

It is almost impossible to raise the funds necessary to keep the rescue even ticking over, but some incredibly generous legacies enabled the charity to seek a permanent, independent site for a properly equipped rescue centre where our animals could receive the best of care, and in May 2003 we relocated to Hurst, where our animals are accommodated in specially adapted and purpose-built accommodation on a 13 acre site.