Abi's Ascots

04/06/2023

A huge thank you to everyone involved in DogVille, we had such a lovely time!
Thank you to Auntie Polly for helping us, to everyone that came and bought neckties and to everyone that worked so hard behind the scenes to make it such a lovely day ☀️

04/06/2023

We are here!! Abi is all set to say hello! Bring it on DogVille!!

03/06/2023

After a full day of sorting we are ready for DogVille!!

We have England neckties - we all love a Lioness! We have Pride neckties, summer neckties, we even have Christmas neckties for those of you who like to be Santa ready by mid July…

Abi can’t wait to meet everyone - please come and say hello!

HUGE thank you to Ruth Redgate for lending us the gazebo! ❤️

01/06/2023

Quick update! Just home from the hospital - Abi had an operation last Thursday and just needed her dressings checked today. All good and she is determined to be at DogVille on Sunday!

I don’t suppose anyone has a gazebo / shade we can borrow for the day?! 🥴

06/05/2023

Abi had a wonderful time - her first night at the residential college she will be attending in September. “I felt safe there mum” - well there we go… that makes it all worth it!! Fast asleep this afternoon ❤️

04/05/2023

Well it has been an emotional week at Ascot Towers! Tomorrow morning Abi is heading to college for her first overnight stay in preparation for starting in September. I’d love to say the feels have all been positive but after the ups and downs we have had it was never going to be that simple.

Lots of tears, lots of cups of tea, lots of talking about our emotions and lots of gentle hugs - she is just about ready. Thank you to everyone for their support and lovely messages.

We also mastered the press stud machine, dropped new ascots off to The Red Lion Hopwas and made more for DogVille… phew!

29/04/2023

Beautiful day in Hopwas today ❤️

Lots of lovely doggies out walking in Hopwas Woods today. The bluebells were out, the sun was shining and we were sent a lovely photo of Jack wearing his new starry ascot - just stunning! Have a lovely weekend all ❤️

29/04/2023

Lots of lovely doggies out walking in Hopwas Woods today. The bluebells were out, the sun was shining and we were sent a lovely photo of Jack wearing his new starry ascot - just stunning! Have a lovely weekend all ❤️

28/04/2023

More prep today for DogVille

Abi’s Nick name at home is Bee… So these fabrics feel appropriate ❤️

Light grey, dark grey and navy blue. All press stud fastening. Small 30-40cm, medium 40-50cm and large 50-70cm. All £5 each… we are working on stock of these for The Red Lion Hopwas to have soon x

26/04/2023

Hello everyone - Sarah here, Abi's mum. Just a quick update... Abi's Tribunal (a legal tussle with our Local Authority that many parents of children and young people with additional needs will know only too well...) is still ongoing, one thing we do know is that she IS going to be heading to residential college in September - a few more bits to iron out but generally all good.

Because of the transition to college she has stopped attending a wonderful day provision locally and we are spending lots of time together getting ready for her next steps towards her adult future. If anyone fancies a cuppa we are always up for meeting up particularly if cake is involved!

We are back on the ascots and have been invited to a Show!! We will be there all day and have some beautiful new fabrics to share with everyone. Thank you for all the love and support, Sarah and Abi x

14/12/2022

Evening all! Just a quick update because so many people have asked how Abi is getting on.

So… Abi is appealing her education health and care plan. This means that she is asking a Judge to look at what our local authority are providing (nothing) to support her education and preparation for living as independently as possible. The local authority had a deadline of the 20th October to name a college that they think can meet her needs. Hands up who thinks they met that deadline… so they asked for an extension and the new date is the 20th December. Let’s see what that deadline brings eh?!

We’ve been checking out Christmas lights, loving your photos of your beautiful dogs and meeting gorgeous new additions!

In the meantime there are lovely doggie ascots at The Red Lion Hopwas and Sandhu Stores at Mile Oak ❤️❤️❤️

02/12/2022

Evening all! Our lovely elf is home and back at it!! These aren’t ascots but lovely little bags that she is making for Christmas presents this year!