Meet Our Trustees

Marion is the original co-founder of Shropshire Cat Rescue which was formed in 1991. By 1998 the shelter moved to her home address. She and husband Richard have four sons, two grandchildren and lots of wonderful animals.

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In her career Marion was a Lab Technician, Secretary, Personal Assistant and has run her own businesses. Following a strong desire improve the welfare of animals in Shropshire coupled with her ongoing passion for learning and self develop, Marion founded Shropshire Cat Rescue. In doing so she trained in shelter and volunteer management, animal welfare, teaching and leadership. And she has shared these skills with countless countless other volunteers over the last 35 years.

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Her passion for Shropshire Cat Rescue has resulted in her vision and pursuit of the PURR Project (Plan for Ultimate Rescue Relocation).

Savina has been a trustee since January 2025, bringing extensive experience from across the charity and retail sectors. She currently supports the operation of our Mardol, Shrewsbury charity shop and serves as lead trustee for the PURR Project.

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In her professional career, Savina works in charity retail and online sales, specialising in income generation, while also running her own retail consultancy part-time.​ She also has a particular interest in property which plays a key role in helping to identify and evaluate potential locations for the charity's future home.

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A passionate cat lover, Savina adopted Pedro from Shropshire Cat Rescue in 2024. After spending many years living in Cheshire, she returned to Shropshire in 2024 to be closer to family.

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Savina says: "I was thrilled to join as a Trustee and see my experience as an opportunity to give back to the community, particularly by helping stray and unwanted cats across Shropshire. Our Mardol shop plays an important role in raising funds for the shelter, and I am continually grateful for the dedication of our staff, volunteers, donors and the wider local community who support our work."

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Outside of the charity, Savina enjoys spending time with family and friends. She also owns a horse that competes in British Showjumping events and regularly travels to attend training sessions and competitions.

Dianne’s family has been ‘owned’ by rescue cats all her married life. Her interest in supporting rescues and feral colonies came from her time living in Sardinia in the British forces.

Strays and feral kittens regularly appeared in the British residents’ gardens and with friends, she rehomed as many as she could and got them veterinary care. The cats moved from family to family as people returned to the UK, most lived good and healthy lives.

Dianne has volunteered as a shelter helper for Shropshire Cat Rescue for almost 10 years. She is also a fundraiser and a home checker and has occasionally supports our shop operations.

She has been a Trustee for 4 years and raised our brand awareness on our social media channels. She has put her hand to most things at the rescue, if she can do it, she will help.

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On taking early retirement from her middle management role following a successful career with Lloyds Bank, Margaret then embarked on a second career with North Shropshire District Council. Upon the creation of Shropshire Council as a unitary authority, and once again taking advantage of the opportunity of early retirement, she then, some 10 years ago, joined Shropshire Cat Rescue as a volunteer, feeding and cleaning the cats each Friday (which she still does).

For the past seven years or so, utilising her expertise in financial matters, Margaret has acted as the Charity’s Gift Aid Officer, while at the same time devoting her energies to a wide range of fundraising and social media activities. Honoured to be invited to become a Trustee some four years ago, Margaret was delighted to accept, and looks forward to supporting the efforts of her fellow Trustees and Volunteers in the years ahead

I have been a volunteer at the shelter for over 6 years, working every Friday evening shift after work. I love to be hands on with the cats but I also manage the crucial Sponsorship programme, which I took over after 6 months of becoming part of the volunteers team and have since developed the programme into something that brings not only joy to people but is a big part of the donations that we receive to keep the charity running.

Originally from Birmingham, I moved to Shropshire 12 years ago. In my day job I am an Executive Assistant to a European Vice President and have been in a PA role at senior level for over 30 years. I find that spending the time with the cats on a Friday night is a great stress reliever after a crazy week in the office.

When not sitting at a desk, or looking after cats, I run with Telford Harriers taking part in 10k and Half Marathon events. If not running then I am out walking in the Shropshire countryside with my husband John.

I have 2 cats; both gingers called Honey and Milo who were 'foster fails'. Milo is a larger than life 5  year old Ginger Tom who loves fuss and attention and Honey is around 14 years old.  She was sadly abandoned and spent a lot of her life as a stray living on an industrial estate in Telford before being caught and nursed back to health. She is such an affectionate little girl and makes our family complete. ​

​I’ve lived with cats almost continuously since I was 4 years old and they have been a large part of my life - I absolutely love being with and around them. While changing career path recently, with a desire to become involved with a charity, helping cats in the area I live seemed the natural thing to do.

After a career in business and finance, latterly leading a local healthcare organisation for five years, I hope to be able to bring some of my experience to benefit the charity to allow us to do even more community work effectively.