The Lord Kitchener raised nearly £2,000 for Woodgreen Animal Charity by selling the calendar featuring four-legged visitors to the pub

Four people, two crouching and two standing, with a dog. Two of the people are holding a symbolic cheque. — Kelly and Jamie present a cheque for £1,980 to Woodgreen Animal Charity at their Godmanchester centre, joined by staff and Bailey, a resident dog currently awaiting adoption.

A Barnet pub has raised nearly £2,000 for charity after creating a calendar featuring some of its four-legged visitors.

The Lord Kitchener, a dog friendly pub in New Barnet, raised £1,980 for Woodgreen Animal Charity after producing the 2026 calendar featuring shots of some of the dogs who come into the pub with their owners in search of treats.

Kelly Betts, who lives above the pub with which is run by her husband, Jamie, came up with the idea for the calendar, which was professionally designed with copies sold for £10 each.

With printing costs, covered privately, 100% of the proceeds were donated to the charity and were boosted by match funding from Kelly’s employer, Barclays.

Kelly and Jamie visited the charity recently to present a symbolic cheque and meet a dog awaiting adoption.

Kelly said: “It’s been such good fun to put together and the local community has loved seeing their dogs featured in the calendar. I’m so grateful to everyone who supported it especially to Abby (Pipers mum… Miss January), who volunteered her time to design the calendar.”

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