ALL through her life, Mrs Alice Hacquoil was known as “the animals friend.”

For more than 40 years she ran an animal rescue service from her home, “The Cottage,” Clinton Road, devoting all her time to the care of animals in need of shelter.

And when she died 12 months ago in her 97th year, her last wish was that her work for animals should be continued. To this end she left more than £20,000 for the provision of an animal shelter in the town.

But now it seems that Mrs Hacquoil’s dream may not come true after all.

For her trustees, Mrs J. Polyblank and Mr John Lawrence have so far failed in their efforts to find suitable premises in Penarth.hich could be

Mrs Polyblank explained: “What we are looking for is a small house, which could be converted into an animals’ shelter under the terms of Mrs Hacquoil’s Will. It would be called the Penarth Animal Centre.

“At one time we did think we had found the ideal house in Windsor Road, but unfortunately this was turned down by Penarth Council under the planning regulations.

Since then we have been unable to find any alternative premises at all.”

Mrs Polybank said that she and her co-trustee Mr Lawrence felt that they would be unable to spend more than £3000 on the house because the remainder of the money would be necessary to carry on the actual work of the centre.

It is hoped that if the centre does come into being, an old age pensioner and his wife will be able to run it, living on the premises.

Mrs Polybank said: “We are hoping that before very long we will be able to find a suitable house for this work, as at present any animal which has to be put to sleep, must be taken to the PDSA in Clare Road, Cardiff, or the Dogs Home, Penarth Road.”

Mrs Polybank said: “Were we not able to carry out Mrs Hacquoil’s wishes a clause in the Will stipulates that the money must then be given to animal societies outside the town.”

Mrs Polybank asked: “Are people going to let this money go out of Penarth? It is now more than a year since Mrs Hacquoil died, and if we cannot find somewhere to establish the centre soon, then we feel that the money will have to go to help animals elsewhere.”

AS a result of a flood of ideas put forward for Penarth Holiday Week at Monday’s meeting of the Chamber of Trade, it was decided to hold a special joint sub-committee of the Chamber and the Penarth and Barry branch of the Commercial Travellers’ Association.

The Chamber’s two representatives blamed the flu epidemic for not attending the last meeting of the Holiday Week Committee and it was resolved to ask that future notices of such meetings should be sent to the secretary and not individuals.

Mr Rowland Harris, reporting on the committee, explained he put forward the chamber’s views that more events should take place in the town centre and the Holiday Committee had suggested the Chamber of trade should suggest.