A few testimonials
received from participants in the "Keeper-for-a-Day" experience at Seaview
Wildlife Encounter
Alana Hargreaves
August 2011
“Dear Jules + keepers,
Thank you for making my day really good i have begged my parents to come
back next year and do this again.
I i hope the baby wallaby henry gets better soon and i hope if i see him
next year he will be bouncing around.
Also i would like to thank you for the photos!!
I would also like to say that i hope alfie and willis are still there
next year and please give them both an extra tickle from me.
From, Alana xx"
Hannah Cleverton
4 July 2011
“Last summer we
came over to the Isle Of Wight for the day and visited Seaview. We had
a great time and we were much taken with the idea that a young person
could be a Keeper for the day. We arranged that for our niece, Hannah,
last Saturday.
We just wanted to say thank you for a truly memorable
and exceptional day.
Everyone – from the person in reception, to all the staff in
the shop and cafe were outstanding, but it would be remiss if we did
not thank keepers Holly and Jake – and especially Charlotte who
was allocated to look after Hannah for the day.
Charlotte’s charm, infectious enthusiasm and expertise are a
great credit to her and to you. Nothing was too much trouble for her
throughout the entire day.
The photographs she took of Hannah and the
personalised certificate at the end are just two examples of the little
extras which were entirely unexpected and special.
We wondered if Hannah’s role might be rather peripheral –
and we would have understood if it had been. In the event, she was right
in the action as an active part of the keeper team. That made the whole
experience so much more interesting and memorable.
It is rare that these experiences surpass every expectation. You and
your team - and the wildlife of course - did just that. Please pass
on our thanks and best wishes to everyone who made Hannah’s day
so special.
Yours sincerely,
Lorraine and Kerry Paddison”
Serena Cacciato
19 June 2011
“Dear Jules,
I think I might have to say this was one of my favourite birthday treats
of my 36 years! I had a great time as a keeper for a few hours. It's
really nice to get up close and personal to the animals more than normal.
My favourite feeding would have to be the meerkats, except the part
where I lost a cockroach and found it later squished under my bum, ....yuk!
Please say a big thank you to Charlotte my keeper. She was very helpful
with questions and very friendly too.
Thank so much
Serena”
Pam White
17 June 2011
“Hi Jules
Thank you so much for the photos and sent so quickly.
I had such a wonderful day. Still on cloud nine.
I didn’t think to add to my comments, a big thank you to all the
staff.
They are so very helpful, friendly, considerate. Even down to getting
my toasted sandwich which arrived right as I walked into the café
and the lady at the gate when I left.
I showed her the photos you gave me.
It has been a very special day for me and I will recommend it to everyone
I know.
I hope I’ll get back for a visit in September to see how Henry is
doing.
My very best wishes for the future.
Pam”
Derric Nimmo
1 June 2011
Received 2 June:
“Thanks Jules, I really enjoyed myself and thank the team for
giving me a wonderful day I will never forget.
I have some fantastic pictures and will get these together for you next
week.”
Received 22 June:
“Hi Jules, still telling everyone who will listen about my day
at Seaview Wildlife, it was fantastic.”
Jon Williams
10 May 2011
At the end of his Keeper for a Day experience Jon said “I would
highly recommend this experience to anyone – I’ve had great
day, no regrets!”
Sally Green
27 April 2011
Sally lives in Hayling Island. She first visited Seaview Wildlife Encounter
last year and loved the close interaction with the animals.
It was Sally’s love of being hands-on with wildlife that gave her
husband, David, the idea to treat Sally to being a Keeper for a Day as
a surprise birthday present.
Sally is a great animal lover so being in amongst the Park's many animals
and birds kept a big smile on Sally’s face the whole day through.
Sally is pictured with Alfie one of our Miniature Pigs; feeding Humphrey
the humpy Humboldt Penguin; and enticing the Meerkats with their lunchtime
feed.
At the end of the day I asked Sally how her day had been and she said:
" Absolutely amazing! I loved the Meerkats, and the Wallabies,
and I really loved the Pigs, and of course the Penguins – in fact,
the whole thing!"
Sally went on to say:
" It was a great experience, an eye
opener as to what goes on behind the scenes. Everyone should give it a
go. It’s a great present.
My husband has come up with some pretty good birthday presents but this
has to be one of the very best!".
Catherine Gould
25 September 2010
Dear all at Seaview Wildlife Encounter,
Just a quick email to say ‘thank you’ for a wonderful day
on Thursday 16th September which I spent with you as a ‘Keeper-For-the-Day’.
It was a brilliant experience and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute
of it! It was great to have the chance to be so involved with the animals
and I would like to thank everyone who was involved, especially Tara,
Jules, Craig and Fern, for making the day so memorable. I am a regular
visitor to the park so will no doubt be back before the end of the season!
Thank you all once again,
With kind regards,
Catherine Gould
Al Wyman
22 September 2010
Dear Lorraine
Thank you so very much to you, Jules, Craig and all the staff at Seaview’s
unforgettable experience for Al last Tuesday. Everyone whom Al met was
extremely kind and caring; he gained such a lot of knowledge (and fun)
from the ‘real life’ experience.
Many, many thanks,
Yours sincerely,
Lindy Wyman (Al’s Mum)
Melissa and Yasmin Payne
09 September 2010
Hi Jules,
Thank you sooo much for the lovely photos of their special day with you
all at Seaview, they had such a wonderful time being 'Keeper for the day'
they will always treasure those moments & they came away from Seaview
Wildlife Encounter wanting to go back again !!!
Melissa & Yasmin are now even more determined than ever to work with
animals. Please pass on my very best wishes & thanks to your kind
staff.
