It’s now only a few days before Anthony, our trainer, takes on his incredible Cycling for Springers challenge to raise funds for NWESSR.  Here he explains why he decided to do this:

“Hi, I’m Anthony.  I’ve worked with NWESSR for the past five years rehabilitating some of the charity’s dogs.

Over the years I have worked with many dogs, mainly the naughty ones.  These dogs have usually not had the best start in life, and it can take a long time to prepare them for their forever homes.  But NWESSR doesn’t give up on them.

One of the current boys I’m working with, who is living in my home, is Basil.  He needs lots of exercise and stimulation and it turns out he loves running at the side of my mountain bike!  While out with him one day, I had the crazy idea to ride the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in one day and hopefully raise some much-needed money for the charity, so they can continue to help all the Springers that come into rescue each year.

I’ve set a date of Saturday 18th March 2023 and would love for you to come and meet me along the way to cheer and support with your NWESSR Springer.

At 127 miles long, the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is the longest canal in Britain built as a single waterway.  Crossing the Pennines, and including 91 locks on the mainline, it links the cities of Leeds and Liverpool.  I shall be riding from Liverpool to Leeds.”

If you would like to support Anthony on his sponsored bike ride this Saturday, these are the times he is hoping to be at various points on the route:

Even if you can’t be there to cheer Anthony on during this huge challenge, he and everyone at NWESSR would really grateful if you could SPONSOR his amazing Cycling for Springers event.

Thank you!

As October approaches there is lots to look forward to, not least some leaf chasing when out on blustery dog walks!October is also ‘make a will’ month, where many solicitors and charities offer free will writing services. While writing a will often slips down the ‘to do’ list in favour of more pressing tasks, it is a really easy, affordable thing to do which brings great peace of mind. Making a will, or taking the time to make sure it is up to date, affords control over your estate,ensuring that your loved ones are properly looked after. As well as providing for your family or friends, a will also affords an opportunity to benefit charities close to your heart. North West English Springer Spaniel Rescue are grateful to all of those who have kindly remembered the charity in their will; their generous legacies have allowed us to rescue and rehabilitate many more dogs than we would otherwise have been in a position to help. A gift in a will (also sometimes referred to as a testamentary legacy) can take many forms, it may be a specific sum of money (either a fixed amount or a percentage of the total estate), it may be a specific item of property (for e.g. a particular painting) or it may be residuarylegacy, which means everything left in your estate once all other testamentary gifts have been administered. In addition tosupporting your favourite causes, gifts made to charity in your will may also reduce the inheritance tax incurred by the administration of your estate. As well as allocating your property, your will also represents an important opportunity to ensure that your beloved pets are well cared for if the need arises. Your will provides an opportunity to state who you wish to look after your pets upon your death. This may be a named individual, for example a family member or close friend, however this also may include organisations such as North West English Springer Spaniel Rescue. If you are considering leaving your dog in NWESSRs care in your will, please make sure you contact our Surrenders team (onhoming@englishspringerrescue.co.uk or 07884331017 ) so that we can get all the information we need to ensure that they are well looked after.

October is a great month to take organisations up on their offer of free will writing, however here are a few things to bear in mind when writing a will:

After 3 years absence,  NWESSR was finally able to put on our own event.

Rebranded and retitled, Dogs Day Out, which took place on Sunday, is already being heralded a success.

The forecast was for rain, but it didn’t rain on our parade.

Thank you to Elaine Wood and Julie Hesmondhalgh who carefully orchestrated the event and the many

Volunteers, whose mission it was, to give dogs and their owners a day to remember.

And they were not disappointed, as so many of you turned up to say hello, compete in classes and

Show off your dog’s skills in the “have a go” events. There were dogs who had only be rehomed a couple

Of weeks ago, dogs who had been rehomed years ago and two dogs with our trainer Anthony, who have still

To be offered a home, but with their good behaviour on the day, then the wait might not be too long.

It was a lot of fun and so nice to have a chat with you and to see happy dogs and owners.

Please keep checking the website, as a full write up, photos from the day and the all important results will

Be posted as soon as possible.

Thank you, to you all

Wendy Taylor – NWESSR Chairwoman

John Trickett Painting

‘NWESSR is pleased to announce that the John Trickett painting kindly donated by Jackie Fletcher.raised a fantastic £700 when sold at auction on Friday 11th March. NWESSR would like to thank all those who bid and a special thanks to @Wilson55 auction house for waiving commission on this sale.’