Sylvia started by picking Pam's box 5 purely because Pam looked nervous. Round 1 was a decent start with £20,000, £5, £1, £35,000 and £10 all being found. OFFER £8,000 Sylvia says that Noel talks rubbish and which point the offer was increased OFFER £8,500 - NO DEAL. Round 2 was good with the £10,000, £250 and £100 all being revealed. OFFER £13,500 - NO DEAL

Round 3 was a dream round 10p, £250 and 50p completing an all blue round. Sylvia is the oldest ever contestant and goes into the hall of fame. OFFER £20,000 - NO DEAL. Which was a shock to her daughter as before the game she said she would deal at £20,000 was offered.

Round 4 started and the game was getting even more unpredictable now, as the Banker knows her financial target. The first Box was number 13 opened by Lesley £3,000 revealed £5,000 and £15,000 followed. OFFER 17,500 - NO DEAL. Round 5 was another dream round with the 1p, £5,000 and £750 all going. Her Daughter let slip Sylvia's financial target so the Banker said her offer wouldn't be anywhere near £20,000 it is now £33,000 - DEAL!

Aswell as £33,000 Sylvia also got other treats: a personal message from Paul O'Grady offering a day at Crufts and has given her a nodding Buster Dog. She also received a personal invite from Mic Martin to visit him at Dog Borstal for a dog handling session for Sylvia and her dogs plus hospitality. If that wasn't enough she also gets a behind the scenes Coronation Street tour and meets the cast

Sylvia's Christmas Star award was presented by Elizabeth Richards who worked with Sylvia from the mid 80's up until her NHS retirement in 1993. She thinks Sylvia is a real Christmas Star.

In Sylvia's normal style she couldn't wait to get back home to share out her winnings. Without a second though she donated a fantastic £500 to Forest Dog Rescue along with donations to other local organizations.

Volunteers of Forest Dog Rescue couldn't wait to see Sylvia's show and a pleased she has received recognition for the work she does in the local community.

Friend of Forest Dog Rescue Robert Moore certainly ran it for rescue at the 42.2km (26.2 miles) Dublin Marathon on Monday 29th October. Robert a 31 year old local Estate Agent Manager completed the Dublin Marathon in 3hrs and 54mins and by doing so has raised a fantastic £319 for the dogs in our care. Robert chose to raise funds for Forest Dog Rescue because most of his life he was scared of dogs and would even cross the road if there was a dog walking towards him. His wife has had dogs all her life and says she loved them not just for their furry cute faces but for there companionship, fun energetic life and constant love they give back, she had told Rob that she had always wanted to have two dogs from the same litter. Well Rob was up to the challenge and they decided to have two puppies. From day one Rob had bonded with them and training them to be good companions, he hasn't looked back since and owning his own dogs had turned him into a real dog lover. He is now very interested in dogs and loves to meet others alike as he says that they have brought him much happiness.

We would like to congratulate Robert on successfully completing the Dublin Marathon and express our thanks for his wonderful fundraising efforts and support given to us.

Picture is Rob and his new biggest fan, rescue dog Max.

On Sunday 30th September supporter Richard Rutter, 36 of Bewdley put his best foot forward to support Forest Dog Rescue. Supply chain manager by day, Richard completed The Great 13.1 mile North Run and raised a wonderful £325 for the dogs. Richard says the reason for choosing to fund raise for Forest Dog Rescue was that he wanted to support a local charity and one that has a constant battle to provide sufficient funds to merely keep its existence. He added it is such a worthwhile cause and he believes it's extremely satisfying when dogs finally get re-homed.

We would like to congratulate Richard on successfully completing the run and express our thanks for his wonderful fundraising efforts and support given to us.

Pictured is Richard running The Great North Run for Forest Dog Rescue

This year Forest Dog Rescue celebrates its 10th birthday. Through the good times and bad the charity is proud to offer a safe and secure environment for local stray and unwanted dogs that through no fault of their own have ended up in our care. A lot has changed have happened since 1997 including the name, formally know as Tanwood Rescue. Unfortunately up until around 5 years ago the charity was unable to offer a non destruction policy but the though of having to destroy unwanted dogs after just 21 days was just out of the question, so together with a handful of new members the non destruction policy that we can know today was introduced. Obviously this meant that the need for greater fund raising was required so the "Sponsor A Dog" appeal was born. We gave the general public the chance to sponsor a dog from just £1 a week, today almost half of the money needed to keep the charity going is funded through this appeal. Now in 2007 Forest Dog Rescue saves the lives of over 200 dogs a year, without us these dogs would almost all face a very uncertain future, today's dedicated volunteers work hard to secure the next decade of second chances. With it's bold new logo and online website www.forestdogrescue.org.uk we hope to increase our public knowledge and be easily recognized throughout the local community and surrounding areas, giving our four legged friends an even better chance of finding that loving new home that they all deserve. Your support today really is our future tomorrow.

You can send a good luck message to any of our friends that are supporting us by emailing support@forestdogrescue.org.uk

With an average monthly running cost of £3500, it's down to the dedicated handful of volunteers to ensure a constant flow of fund raising events go ahead throughout the year. During 2006 we made massive improvements to the financial security of the charity but as we reach mid 2007 we are once again facing a hard struggle to keep the money coming in. The summer months normally hold the best opportunity for the charity to get out into the community, not only to raise vital funds but to publicise the dogs looking for loving new homes. These events include carnivals, fetes, steam rally's and other outdoor shows. We always ensure that we are booked into most local events as early as possible and we soon fill our events calendar to bursting point. So far, this years weather has meant that a number of these events have been cancelled at the last minute, leaving us with very little means of finding fund raising alternatives. Almost a third of the funds raised to keep us going are brought in by our road shows so this could mean a struggle to make ends meets could very well be on the cards. Pulling back the money we have been unable to secure will be a hard task but we won't give up and we're keeping our fingers crossed for a change in the current weather so we can get back out there before the autumn and winter season arrives.

As many of our supporters may know we were recently invited to appear on The New Paul O'Grady Show on Channel 4 with a rescue dog that was looking for a new home, and after much begging on our behalf they allowed us to take lovable duo Cindy & Fizz. Cindy, a 9 year old Lurcher and Fizz, a very energetic 4 year old German Shepherd have spent over 2 years in rescue looking for their new home, and even an appearance one of the UKs biggest chat shows couldn't find them a home. Then to our amazement, the producers of the show contacted us to see if they had been rehomed and as they had not, offered us the chance for them to appear on the TV again, so off to London the girls went again. This time their luck was in and that special call came in from a couple in Kent. After a home check was carried out it was clear that finally after a long hard search the girls loving new home was found. The girls moved in with their new family on Saturday 14th July and are now having the time of their lives. It just goes to show that there is a great home out there for all stray and unwanted dogs no matter how far away it may be.