Southsea Westie Walk – ‘Westies & Besties’ 2025
1100 – 1400 with registration from 1000 on the road across from the Coffee cup at Eastney.
NEW for 2025 – is a half walk – we’ll be registering at Southsea Pier if you, or your Wooflet can no longer do the full walk. Details will follow nearer the time.
Date yet to be CONFIRMED – SUNDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 2025 – ‘WESTIES & BESTIES’
Hello!
I only hope we are all fit and well. It has taken me ages to get this site updated and the 2024 Westie Walk pics uploaded. My apologies. I am hoping that in 2025 it will see us all meeting up again to celebrate the wonder of our Westies!
However since I realised that there are fewer Westies than before, I think its time to diversify. We are suggesting that your Westies walk with their Besties. Perhaps your woofer has a best mate or a familiar woofer that they enjoy spending time with or playing with at the park? Well 2025 will be welcoming those Besties to walk with the Westies.
Since losing my son, I pushed all of my maternal feelings into my woofers and have struggled with the grief of losing them too. I kow many of the original ‘gang’ have since left to go to The Bridge, so I appreciate the pain for other woofer owners too. You may feel that coming on this walk is too painful, but your support is valued and appreciated as sadly The Lullaby Trust is still necessary and all money raised will be passed on to them. Perhaps some of you will be happy for those among us whose hearts are sore, to share your Westies so that we may get some therapy?
I am hopeful that on Sunday 7th September 2025 when all of the Summer festivals, Moonlight walks, Victorious and other charity events have taken place, Southsea Common will be ready to welcome us at the finish and a ‘waggle’ (Collective word) of Westies, will descend once more onto the grass for photo opportunities, a raffle, and all manner of Westie goodies including “Bella’s Bisquits” which will be for sale. I am not sure if the kids are back at school around that time but I guess we will be fast heading towards the end of Summer. I cannot guarantee it’s not going to be a hot one again, as with any good ol’ British weather, I couldn’t make it up! I will be applying very soon to Portsmouth City Council to see if can know very early on, when we can get the go ahead. Watch this space and the Facebook pages for updates.
Please like and follow our Facebook page for those updates and if you need to know anything, you can find all the details here on this website. If you can’t then please message me and I will answer your questions, as soon as I can.
It is £10 donation to take part and please try and get your woofer sponsored to raise as much money as possible. For those of you who are new to this walk, I promise you will have a great time and plenty of opportunity to speak to other Westie lovers and parents who may have quietly been dealing with loss. I hope your hearts feel the joy of us coming together to celebrate the wonder of Westies!
Wishing you all the very best until we meet again soon.
Watch this space for more news, as it happens
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