NEW kennels are to be built at a dog rescue centre in Porth thanks to a builder’s merchants.

St Francis Dogs Home has been donated more than £1,500 worth of materials from the Travis Perkins’ Newquay branch, on Treloggan Industrial Estate, after work began restoring its facilities. Some of those materials include timber, plasterboard, sand and cement.

The charity, which was founded in 1955, specialises in rescuing and rehoming dogs in desperate need in the local area. The rescue centre has only been able to foster dogs in recent years due to the condition of its kennel facilities.

St Francis has been forced to find a dog a home almost instantly with its fostering process but with the help of Travis Perkins, as well as other local businesses and volunteers, the facility is undergoing a makeover which will allow it to keep dogs in its own kennels.

The building work is set to see 10 new kennels built as well as two isolation kennels, with the aim for work to be completed by the end of January 2026.

Adam Riddle, the branch manager at Travis Perkins in Newquay, said: “Who does not love dogs? It is great to be able to help the animals and the charity. They are local, and they are so popular and well known within the community in Newquay.

"The materials we have provided will go a long way to helping them revamp their premises which will ultimately mean they can help more dogs. At Travis Perkins, we feel it is so important to help good causes in the local area, especially in these circumstances when we know our materials can really make a difference."

St Francis finds foster homes for roughly 24 dogs at a time, but the improvements will allow it to expand its offering.

Beverly Dobson from St Francis said: "The new kennels mean after four years we can now offer so much more help to the dogs than we could previously.”

"We could not home them because we did not have the facilities. This helps us so much.

"We cannot believe how generous Travis Perkins has been. Their generosity does not just help home dogs who have fallen on hard times, but it will save lots of the animals’ lives.

"We are incredibly grateful for their support.”