The incredible life of Tilehurst's Mrs Gash

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The listeners get in touch with their memories of Mrs Gash, she set up her own animal sanctuary in a town house in Tilehurst, and helped re-home thousands of animals. Eric from Tilehurst: "Her name was Doris Gash, it was a semi-detached house in Norcott Hill, and I actually got my very first dog from her. "I've had lots of dogs since then, at least twelve... they were all manageable." Pam in Tilehurst: "I had a puppy and a kitten from Mrs Gash. She had a fox, and she used to do talks and wanted to tell people they made good pets. "When I got the kitten I had the fright of my life, I was choosing between these two kitten, I jumped out of my skin and it was the biggest Great Dane I ever saw!"