The Cat's Cwtch

14/06/2024

Availability Update for 2024 & 2025

Hope everyone is well? We are all stocked up on Dreamies and lic-e-lix here and looking forward to seeing our favourite guests over the summer (if we end up having one 😂)

2024
Very busy for the reminder of 2024 im afraid. One space left over October half term and also Christmas. Please let me know if you have any dates for this year to book in. Slim pickings before October though I'm sorry.

2025
I'm on annual leave 24th Feb to 3rd March 2025 so the cattery will be closed.

COMING SOON
We are currently working on an online booking platform that will allow existing customers to check availability and book online if they would like to. More info to follow soon.

Take care everyone
Becky x

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30/01/2024

2024 availability update

Some dates for 2024 are now fully booked sorry guys, especially some of the Bank Holidays weekends, half terms and summer holidays.
May, June and September are also partially fully booked with very limited availability.

Please give me a call, email or message if you have any dates for this year that need booking in. The 2025 diary is also here for those who like to be organised!

A gentle reminder again that the cattery is closed from 4th August 2024 to 12th August 2024.

Many Thanks
Becky

24/12/2023

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS!! HAVE A FABULOUS FESTIVE SEASON AND I'LL SEE YOU IN 2024
1 MORE SLEEP 😴

08/11/2023

2024 Availability

Yes, I usually don't make this post until after Christmas, but I wanted to give all of my lovely regular customers (human and feline!) the heads up that next year's diary is open and spaces are filling up fast. If you already have dates for next year please let me know so we can secure those dates for you. At present spaces are extremely limited for May half term, June and September.

Also a quick reminder that the cattery will be closed due to annual leave from 4th to 12th August 2024.

And also, as so many of you have asked after him lately, yes Alfie is still going strong! We are counting down to his 22nd birthday🎉 He's not out and about so much greeting customers on the drive as he's starting to feel the cold much more in his old age so prefers to be indoors stealing the dog's bed by the radiator!

Many Thanks
Becky

19/07/2023

*Availability Update*

I thought I'd take the opportunity while pausing for breath before the kids break up from school to give an availability update.

Unfortunately the cattery is now fully booked until October and I'm going to have to close the cancellation list for August and September.

If anyone has bookings for these months that they no longer require then please let me know to give the opportunity for people on the cancellation list to book.

Please, if you have any future dates from October onwards let me know so that I can get you booked in and avoid disappointment. The 2024 and 2025 diaries are also here and already have bookings in. You can never book too early - if you know your dates, just let me know!

At present availability for October and the Christmas and New Year period is very limited.

Looking forward to seeing lots of you over the summer!

Take care everyone
Becky

15/06/2023

*Work in street*
Just to inform anyone arriving or collecting over the next week that Virgin Media have just rocked up this morning and started digging up the pavements in the street. Therefore access and parking are likely to be affected so please take care when dropping off or picking up. If you end up having to park further away than usual and need a hand carrying anything then please ring and let me know so I can help.
Thanks
Becky

25/04/2023

*Spring/Summer 2023 Availability update*

Seen as It's feeling a bit more Spring like today I just wanted to give another quick update about availability for Spring and Summer this year:

MAY - no availability
JUNE - limited availability towards the end of the month
JULY - very limited availability until 21st, full after that date
AUGUST - full until the 28th onwards
SEPTEMBER - good availability for the first two weeks, limited after that.

It's still always worth contacting me to see if there are any cancellations or alterations or to get yourself on the cancellation list.

If you have future bookings for the end of 2023 or for 2024 I always recommend booking as soon as you know your dates.

Many Thanks
Becky 😸

30/03/2023

**Advance notice of short closure next year**

The cattery will be closed Monday 5th August to Monday 12th August 2024

Sorry for any inconvenience caused and I hope this is enough notice to not affect anyone 🤞

While on the subject of 2024, I do have the 2024 diary up and running with some bookings so if you do have dates for 2024, let me know 😻
Thanks
Becky

19/01/2023

Just a quick availability update for anyone wishing to book in with me this year.

Availability for some months during the year is already very limited, particularly around school and Bank Holidays. If you have dates for this year please let me know ASAP!

Feb & March - good availability
April - limited during Easter Holidays (1-16th)
May - very limited throughout
June - good availability
Early July - good availability
July/August school holidays - very limited availability
September onwards - good availability
Christmas/New Year - limited availability

Please get in contact if you would like me to check dates for you. Likewise if you already have a booking that you no longer need please let me know.

The 2024 diary is also sat in my desk with bookings in if you fancy being super organised!
😺

Thanks
Becky

25/12/2022

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our customers! Have a great day everyone!

25/10/2022

**Price Increase from 1st Dec 2022**

Those of you who have been with me from the start will know that I haven't had a price increase since I opened nearly 6 years ago. Unfortunately the business overheads have increased steadily since then and more rapidly over the last year. Therefore I will have to raise the boarding fees to the following from 1st December 2022:

1 cat £12 per day

2 cats sharing from the same household £18 per day

For quotes and discounts for other combinations and long stays please get in contact.
These new fees will be applicable for new and existing bookings from 1st December 2022.

Thanks
Becky

23/08/2022

I hope that everyone is having a lovely summer?! It's been a busy one!
Just a quick update regarding availability for the rest of this year. I'm now fully booked until mid October and there are just a couple of spaces left for half term and Christmas/New Year period (Please note that there is no availability for 23rd to 27th December). If you do have anything left to book in for the rest of 2022 please do so as soon as possible. The 2023 diary is already here and open so do let me know if you have bookings to make - it's never too early!!
Thanks Everyone
Becky

28/04/2022

AVAILABILITY 😬
Please note that I've experienced a much higher than usual number of bookings so far this year and I'm now fully booked apart from odd days here and there until after the August Bank Holiday weekend.

If you have any dates to book in from September onwards or for 2023 please let me know as soon as possible.

If you have dates already booked in for this summer that you no longer need please let me know so that they can be offered to customers on the cancellation list.

Take care everyone
Becky

15/01/2022

Evening Everyone!

Just a quick update regarding upcoming availability as I've taken a fair few enquiries today.

March, April and May are now very limited on space so if you have any confirmed dates during these months please let me know ASAP.
Also, I have just one space left during the first week of the summer school holidays in July if anyone needs that? The rest of the school holidays are OK at the moment but filling steadily.

Finally, a quick reminder that the cattery will be closed for boarders from 23rd Jan 2022 until 8th Feb 2022 while I recharge my batteries with some annual leave!!

Take care everyone and I look forward to seeing some of you throughout 2022.

Becky x

24/12/2021

MERRY CHRISMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!! From all of us at The Cat's Cwtch

17/10/2021

**2022 AVAILABILITY AND REMINDER OF SHORT CLOSURE**

Just a quick note to say thank you to everyone who booked stays with us this year. It's been great to see our favourite felines since reopening after the second lockdown.

Also a quick reminder that the cattery will be closed for boarders from 23rd January 2022 until the 8th February 2022 while I'm on annual leave.

If you have any dates to book in for 2022 please let me know as soon as possible. As many peoples holidays were postponed from this year to next some dates are already full or limited, particularly March and May at the moment. I absolutely hate having to say no to valued customers so please get in touch as soon as you know your dates.

Take care everyone
Becky 😺

02/05/2021

**Advance Notice of Short Closure**

Just to let everyone know that the cattery will be unavailable for bookings between the dates of 23rd January 2022 and 8th February 2022 while we take some time to have a family break (fingers crossed, restrictions permitting!)

Thank you for your understanding and continued support 😸

04/03/2021

**Polite reminder regarding vaccinations**

I hope everyone is well?
I thought I'd just take a minute to discuss vaccinations (feline ones rather than covid for a change!)

We are all eagerly awaiting news that the tourism industry will slowly and carefully reopen and allow us to make plans to look forward to. So I thought now would be a good time to remind customers to make sure that their cats vaccinations are up to date.

With everything we've all had to deal with over the last year it's been easy to overlook booster dates. Some vets are stricter than others with overlap lengths so in some cases a new course of injections may be needed which would need to be started several weeks before their stay.
If you are in any doubt please check with your vet.

As always, cats must be fully up to date with their vaccinations in order to stay and I'd hate for anyone to miss out on a break or finally being able to visit family because of a missed vaccination.

I'm really looking forward to being able to fully reopen in the near future (hopefully 🤞) and can't wait for all of those lovely cat cwtches that I've missed out on!

Until then everyone take care

Becky

25/02/2021

25/02/2021

25/12/2020

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our customers

16/09/2020

AVAILABILITY UPDATE

Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine today!?

I just wanted to let everyone know that I now only have 2 spaces left for October half term and I'm VERY limited for availability over Christmas and New Year. If you have dates that you need to book in over these periods then please let me know ASAP.

The diary is already open for 2021 and is busier earlier than usual as many people transfered holidays from this year to next. Therefore as usual I recommend that you get your dates booked in as soon as you know them, it's never too early!

Take care everyone
Becky

28/06/2020

Hello all,

I hope everyone is keeping well?

I just wanted to give everyone an update on our current status. I’m pleased to say that we are open (but operating within social distance guidelines for dropping off and picking up) and taking bookings for 2020 and 2021. As usual no deposit is required to help with any cancellations and alterations, I will always try to be as flexible as I can.

The past few days has seen a flurry of bookings for the coming months so if you do need to book dates in for this year (particularly July, August and September) then please let me know ASAP.

Likewise if you have made a booking with me for the near future that you no longer need then could you please let me know.

I would like to thank you for your continued custom and support. It’s been heartbreaking hearing about all your cancelled holidays, weddings and other plans due to the pandemic. I’m looking forward to getting back to whatever the new normal is (as long as it involves plenty of cat cwtches!)

Take care everyone

Becky x

26/03/2020

COVID-19

Firstly, and most importantly, I hope this post finds everyone healthy and well?

As you can well imagine our current national emergency has had a profound effect on us here at The Cat's Cwtch, as I'm sure it has on all of you also.

The cattery is understandably empty for the foreseeable. If you do have any cancellations or alterations due to the restrictions then please just send me a quick message, email or call so that I can update the diary (it seems some travel companies are cancelling further in advance than others)

I will do my best to get back up and running normally as soon as possible but in the meantime please stay safe and look after yourselves and your loved ones (including the furry ones! If you have time to leave a photo of them in the comments then I would be very grateful)

Becky

08/02/2020

**Phone is now fixed**

We've been having trouble with our land line for the past few days and are still waiting for BT to sort it out for us so please use the mobile number 07584 296 752 if you need to contact me. Becky

03/01/2020

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and New Year?!

It's been a very busy few days on the phone, email and messenger with bookings for this year. So much so that there are now some dates in January, June and July that are already unavailable. So please, if you do have dates for this year, let me know ASAP so I can get you booked in.

Becky

24/12/2019

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our customers!
Have a great time everyone

11/10/2019

I'd thought just do a quick availability update while I had 5 seconds for the busier dates over the coming winter period for you.
I hope all of my customers (human & feline!) are well? 😺

I still have one unit available over October half term if anyone fancies a last minute get away.

I'm already down to just one space available over Christmas and New Year.

February half term 2020 - I have 2 units available at present.

If you do need to book for any of these dates then please let me know ASAP.
Or if you have any other dates then let me know as soon as you can so we can make sure they are booked in for you.

Kind Regards, Becky

23/09/2019

Such sad news this morning regarding Thomas Cook. Feeling for all customers who are affected. Rest assured I will do my utmost to accommodate changes of date, cancellations and prolonged stays if it takes you longer to get home this week. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you need to. Becky

19/04/2019

I hope everyone, human and feline, is enjoying today's sunshine as much as our boy Ozzie is?!