The 14th annual Cheshire Tortoise Day event, Woodford Community Centre, Stockport
PUBLISHED: 10:48 29 June 2015 | UPDATED: 10:48 29 June 2015
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIRSTY THOMPSON

Vicki Norbury with George (Leopard tortoise)
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The 14th annual Cheshire Tortoise Day event was held at the Woodford Community Centre, Stockport. Organised by the five members of the Cheshire Group of the British Chelonia Group, the popular day saw a record attendance of around 700 visitors. Many families arrived to enjoy the day, joined by reptile enthusiasts, vets, tortoise owners and those interested in conservation. Visitors enjoyed educational and natural history aspects as well as fun activities for children.
14th annual Cheshire Tortoise Day
Alice and Anna (Testudo hermanni)
Being weighed during the health check
Freya, Hugh, Dianne and Lauren look at Kobe the tortoise
Sharon Wallace discusses plants with Judith Roseblade of The Macclesfield British Cactus and Succulent Society
Carol Shaw and Kate Middleton provide a health check
George the Leopard tortoise
June Potts, Austin Nichol, Clara Nichol, Heather Nichol, Helen Nichol and Neville Young with Naomi Went of Bloom Street Candles
Ingrid Rhind
Anne Campbell and Lillian Atherton
Caroline Lindley and Jayne-Caroline Lindley holding Elliott, Tahlia and Tommy
Chloe Clayton and Jan Haslam with Darwin
Vicki Norbury with George (Leopard tortoise)
A health check with Carol Shaw from The Veterinary Health Centre
Alfie
Rachel Rowe with Alfie
Finan Windsor holding his toy tortoise
Jonathan Sargent holding Sheldon
Sarah Veevers and Jonathan Sargent measure Sheldon the tortoise during his health check
Amelia and Georgina Rhodes with their toy tortoises
Andrea Willan and Katie Flintoft with Gladys and Siuna Reid (The Veterinary Health Centre) and Colin Willan with Tommy
Carol Shaw and Kate Middleton provide a health check
Queen Victoria the tortoise
Helen Roberts with Queen Victoria
Barbara Hammill and Margaret Booth check George's micro chip
Violet Harrigan with Alice the tortoise
Lili Miller, Maddi Miller, Christine Foye, Charlotte Devonport and Maizie Jackson with Harriot (Testudo graeca ibera)
Christine, Julia, Sue, Anne and Brian of the Cheshire Group of the British Chelonia Group
Alice and Anna (Testudo hermanni)
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Julia Davenport, one of the organisers, said: ‘We were overwhelmed with the number of visitors who attended the 2015 event. This shows how seriously many people take chelonian conservation worldwide and the importance of care of their own tortoises.’