Around 120 people turned up to the inaugural Woof! Charity Dog Walk yesterday (Sunday) at Newport Quay, making the most of the beautiful sunshine as they walked their dogs along the Quay and over Seaclose.
The event, organised by the Vectis Sunrise Rotary Club, who meet at the Riverside Centre, is part of their determination to bring more community events to Newport to involve local people.
Speaking on behalf of Vectis Sunrise Rotary Club, Adrian Brewer said:
“We had a great day on Newport Quay, with many people coming down to walk their dogs and in turn help raise money for local charities and now plan to make this an annual event.
“We had a lot of help to make this a success, the Council provided free parking for the event, Island Roads helped with equipment and Pets At Home, Newport, kindly donated treats for the dogs, for which we are grateful.
“The Council have asked us to run a similar event as part of the Isle of Wight Walking festival in May.
“We will ‘Paws for a moment’ as we wait to find out how much money was raised”, added Adrian.
