Monday 15 September 2014
Coronation Street supports Manchester Dogs Home
Coronation Street stars took a "paws" from filming to parade their dogs on the cobbles in a show of support for the fire-ravaged Manchester Dogs Home.
The Manchester Evening News has a video and photo gallery of the cast, crew and canines.
Cast and crew members brought their pets to the Corrie studio set to raise money and awareness after at least 43 animals died in a suspected arson attack at the Harpurhey rehoming centre.
Among them was Georgia May Foote and her adorable cavalier/bichon frise cross, Marley, who was making friends with Samia Ghadie’s cute Maltese pooch, Sonny.
Georgia, 23, who plays Katy Armstrong, said: “When we heard about the fire it was awful. I couldn’t think of anything worse. If anything happened to my dog I’d be devastated, so it’s nice that everyone has come together to support it.”
The cause is especially close to Beverley Callard’s heart, having rescued her English bull terrier, Trev, from another rehoming charity three years ago. She said: “He had been stabbed, he had had both his hips broken with a baseball bat, he was in a really bad way, and apparently it took them about eight months to make him better. We gave him a home and he is just the softest boy in the whole world. I brought him down to the Rovers today because we were distraught when we heard about the fire. We’re just trying to help raise as much money as we can.”
Jack Shepherd, who plays David Platt, issued a grovelling apology after making a sick joke about the fire on Twitter, was not there but the actor has made a donation to the charity.
You can still donate to the MEN appeal online here or by texting MDOG57, followed by £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10, to 70070.
Download our App | Follow on Twitter @CoroStreetBlog | Like on Facebook
All original work on the Coronation Street Blog is covered by a Creative Commons License
Labels:
manchester,
newsnow
You might also like...
-
Friday 15th March 2024 ROY TAKES THE HEAT OFF DANIEL Daniel confides in Ken that he hasn’t slept a wink fearing he’ll be banged up for a mur...
-
Here are the major storylines for the week ahead on Coronation Street, all wrapped up nicely in 50 words or less. Monday 18 March to Friday ...
-
Wednesday 13th March 2024 MAX HAS A HUNCH Bobby and Max have spent the night watching the police coming and going from Lauren’s flat. When B...
-
I am made it there and back, Northern Lights ticked off the bucket list (just) and Iceland did not erupt! So back to Weatherfield where it ...
-
Monday 18th March 2024 MAX DROPS ROY IN IT In the cafe an internet sleuth listens as Roy tells Nina and Yasmeen he has been asked to go back...
-
Acclaimed comedian and actress Helen Lederer is to guest star in Coronation Street next week alongside soap legend William Roache CBE. Silve...
-
It's CSI Weatherfield tonight as DS Swain celebrated becoming a part of the cast by investigating Lauren's disappearance. Yes, its #...
-
Confused by Ken's family tree? Be confused no more, Corrie fans. Here's our family tree and explanations as to whom Adam Barlow and...
-
On our latest episode of the podcast, we discuss the goings on in Weatherfield between the 11th and the 15th March (Episodes #11,210 - 11,21...
-
Kev’s purple jacket, Ken’s Kimono, & Eileen’s sofa! Just a few (of many) delights that caught my attention at the Coronation Street Exp...