On Saturday 16th May 2026, we proudly hosted Nigel Prosser Foundation’s Furtastic Funday at The Shed Food & Drink in Stourport, and what a wonderful day it turned out to be!
Despite the less-than-perfect weather, our amazing community came together to support the event, enjoy a fantastic family day out and help raise valuable funds to support SEN families through Nigel Prosser Foundation. From inflatables and entertainment to stalls, tombola prizes, furry friends and our much-loved dog show, there was something for everyone to enjoy.
Most importantly, the furtastic funday was filled with kindness, laughter, wagging tails and an incredible sense of community spirit.
A Huge Thank You To Our Furtastic Funday Main Event Sponsors
I’d like to personally thank each sponsor for showing up and making the event what it was, it wouldn’t be anything without them. Everyone clubbed together for Nigel and it was so nice to see, our sponsors included:
Bliss Gate Dog Training
A very special thank you must go to Bliss Gate Dog Training, who hosted our spectacular dog show and truly helped make the day so special.
From organising categories and judging support to creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere for all our four-legged competitors, the amount of hard work, time and dedication that went into making the dog show such a success did not go unnoticed. You were all absolutely incredible.
Based locally, Bliss Gate Dog Training provides professional, friendly dog training support for owners and their pets, helping build confidence, behaviour and strong bonds between dogs and families. Whether you’re looking for puppy support, obedience training or behavioural guidance, they offer fantastic expertise and support.
Please do go and show them some love and visit their website:
The Shed Food & Drink, Stourport
We would also like to say a heartfelt thank you to The Shed Food & Drink in Stourport for allowing us to hire your fantastic venue, for being so accommodating and for helping us prepare for the event.
The team went above and beyond to support us, and we are incredibly grateful. The Shed are wonderful supporters of many charities and community causes, regularly hosting events throughout the year, alongside serving delicious food and drinks in their café.
We truly appreciated your kindness and support.
Currys Kidderminster
A massive shout out goes to Currys in Kidderminster, who generously donated a range of electrical items for our raffle, helping us raise valuable funds for Nigel Prosser Foundation.
We would also like to give a special mention to Frank from Currys, who kindly volunteered his time to be one of our dog show judges on the day, thank you for your enthusiasm and support.
In addition, Currys kindly sponsored our event programmes, helping us ensure visitors had all the information they needed to enjoy the furtastic funday.
SENstation
A huge thank you to SENstation, who sponsored the high-visibility vests worn by our marshals during the event. Not only did these help us stay organised and safe throughout the day, but they are something we can continue to use at future Nigel Prosser Foundation events too.
SENstation are one of our trusted suppliers for sensory equipment and resources. They specialise in products designed to support children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), helping families, schools and professionals access sensory and educational tools that make a real difference.
You can find out more here:
Incredible Creative Support from Black Feenix Creative
We are incredibly grateful to Black Feenix Creative for creating all of the beautiful artwork for Furtastic Funday.
Emma is exceptionally talented, and the artwork truly captured the fun, family atmosphere of the event perfectly. Black Feenix Creative specialises in creative branding, design and promotional artwork, helping businesses and organisations bring ideas to life.
If you are looking for creative design support, we highly recommend getting in touch with Emma:
Black Feenix Creative on Facebook
Vets4Pets Kidderminster
A big thank you to Vets4Pets on Stourport Road, Kidderminster, who kindly sponsored three 1kg boxes of doggy chocolate and 25 cans of squirty cream for our very popular Peggy’s Pupchino Stall.
The dogs certainly approved!
Please support them here:
Our Event Photographer
A huge thank you to Bragg About It Photography, who kindly donated their time to attend the event and capture beautiful photographs of the dog show. We are so grateful for the wonderful memories you have helped us preserve.
Honey’s Real Dog Food
Thank you to Honey’s Real Dog Food, who generously donated 10 Beautiful Joe’s Treat Packs and 10 Honey’s Natural Feeding Handbook for Dogs for our dog show category winners. Your prizes were very much appreciated by our winning pups and their owners!
Dirtbags Self Service Dog Wash
Thank you to Dirtbags Self Service Dog Wash for kindly donating a 10-minute self-service dog wash session to our raffle prize collection.
Neurodiversity League
We are incredibly grateful to Neurodiversity League, who attended the event with a pop-up stall, kindly donated their time to film content throughout the day and beautifully edited together the event video attached to this news post.
Neurodiversity League supports neurodivergent individuals and families through advocacy, their clothing brand helps people feel understood and empowered through their designs.
Find out more about their amazing work here:
Neurodiversity League Clothing
Doorstep Princesses Were a Huge Hit!
A huge thank you to Doorstep Princesses, who generously donated their time to attend for an hour as Elsa and Spiderman.
They were an enormous hit with the children and helped create some truly magical memories.
Pawsitive Vet Care
We are incredibly thankful to Pawsitive Vet Care, who generously donated their time to be our on-site registered vet during the event and hosted a stall offering valuable advice and support to pet owners.
Their support gave added reassurance throughout the day and was hugely appreciated.
Bulhawk
A huge shout out to Bulhawk for generously donating a 3m x 6m traders’ gazebo and a 3m x 3m gazebo to Nigel Prosser Foundation, helping us stay compliant with health and safety requirements at events.
Bulhawk provides practical event, outdoor and commercial solutions and this donation will make a lasting difference to future Nigel Prosser Foundation events.
Blu’s Raw & Natural
A huge thank you to Blu’s Raw & Natural for kindly sponsoring the water bottles provided to visitors and volunteers throughout the day, something that was very much appreciated! they also donated a £50 dog food bundle for the dog show.
Helen Warrington
A special thank you to Helen Warrington for volunteering her time to complete a Level 3 First Aid qualification for us and for being our registered on-site first aider throughout the event.
Your support and commitment meant so much to us.
Our Dog Show Category Sponsors
We would also like to thank the incredible people and businesses who kindly sponsored our dog show categories and prizes:
- SENstation – Judge’s would take home
- Eddie (Nigel Prosser Foundation Trustee) – Most Fabulous Fella
- Black Feenix Catering – Loveliest Lady
- Oni’s Posh Pooches – Best Hairstyle
- Neurodiversity League – Cool Pup
- Robins Spirit Crafts – Golden Oldie
- Chadwick Grooming – Best Rescue
- Chadwick Bank Nurseries – Waggiest Tail
- The Station Inn – Best in Show
- St Ives Chambers – Best Trick
Thank you for helping us celebrate all of our wonderful furry entrants and making the dog show extra special.
Our Raffle & Tombola Supporters
We also want to say a huge thank you to all of the incredible businesses who donated prizes for our raffle and supported our event in so many ways.
To everyone who donated to our tombola stall, thank you so much for your generosity. We received so many thoughtful donations and your kindness goes such a long way. Our tombola stalls are always incredibly popular, and your support helps make them such a success.
Finally… Thank You to Our Amazing Volunteers
Last, but certainly not least, we want to say a massive thank you to our incredible volunteers who was there from the start of the Furtastic funday right until the end.
Without you, there simply would not be an event.
Thank you to:
Claire, Emma, Chris, Sarah, Mike D, Alice, Hannah, Jade W, Nicki, Amy, Honor, Andy, Oliver, Amber, Jen, Lisa, Jason, Natasha, Helen, Jade D, Rihan, Sue, Ellie, Colin, Mike, Matt, Liz, Kipper, Chrissy, Leanne, Jess, Ben and Eddy.
Your time, hard work, kindness and commitment helped the event run so smoothly and we are endlessly grateful.
See You At The Next Furtastic Funday
Despite the rain, Furtastic Funday 2026 was filled with smiles, community spirit and unforgettable memories. Thank you to everyone who attended, supported, volunteered, donated or helped behind the scenes.
We cannot wait to do it all again.
From all of us at Nigel Prosser Foundation, thank you for supporting SEN families.
