Woof The Wight — Hundreds Of Dogs To Take Part In Annual Charity Event
- Dominic Kureen
- 11 hours ago
- 2 min read
More than 450 dogs will step out with their owners for this year's Walk the Wight.
The annual event, held in aid of Mountbatten Isle of Wight, sets off on Sunday, 11 May.
Over 200 of our furry friends will be sporting cheery special-edition bandanas.
This year marks the 35th anniversary of this iconic, award-winning fundraising event,
which started life as a company team-building exercise.
These days, it takes in four different routes and involves thousands of walkers,
marshals, staff and volunteers – as well as those four-legged fundraisers.
Walk the Wight organisers are offering various options for those taking part:
The full 26.5 miles (from Bembridge to Alum Bay)
Two half walks (starting or finishing at Carisbrooke)
The eight-mile flat walk (from Sandown to Shide)
The Schools Walk, which challenges families to complete much of the distance before the big day and then walk the final stretch over Tennyson Down
Others are walking the Wight their own way – on treadmills or over shorter distances,
allowing them to challenge themselves at their own pace.
More than 4,600 people have already signed up to Walk the Wight on Sunday, 11 May,
which means you will be in good company if you decide to join them.
Walkers are travelling from as far as Australia to take part.
Others will be walking the distance in Canada. Meanwhile, one walker will be making up the miles on board a cruise ship, while snapping up sponsorship from others on board.
How to sign up to Walk the Wight
Sign up today (£15 per person, until 8 May) to receive your digital walker pack.
Collect your walker number from your chosen start line.
Meanwhile, nearly 2,000 special anniversary t-shirts have been snapped up (there is
still time to order yours).
Walk the Wight raises vital funds for Mountbatten Isle of Wight, supporting expert
end-of-life nurses who are working in homes across the Island and in our hospice in
Newport, 24/7.
It costs £10.5 million per year to run Mountbatten Isle of Wight.
Just one third of this comes from NHS commissioners. The other two thirds is raised through donations, grants and fundraising events like Walk the Wight.
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