Events 2025

 

 

 

 

**Events 2025**

 

OCTOBER 2025

 

Saturday 25th October 2025 – 11 am to 1 pm. We’re pleased to be back at the Pets at Home, Walkden store. We’ll be fundraising for the greyhounds in our care and should have some greyhounds for you to meet too! Please come along and talk ‘all things greyhound’ with our volunteers.

Sunday 26th October 2025 -Please join us for a sighthound social dog walk being held in Woodbank Park, Turncroft Lane, Offerton, Stockport SK1 4JR

Walk details:
Date: Sunday 26th October 2025
Time: Meet at 9.30 am for a 10.00 am start
Walk: Two routes of 30 minutes or an hour
Meet: Woodbank Car Park, Little Moor Lane, SK1 4BB

*Sighthounds and companion breeds from same household only please
*Suggested £2 donation per hound
*Halloween Fancy Dress encouraged (only if your hound is comfortable with this) with a prize for best dressed hound.
*All dogs to remain on leads, no extendable leads please

*Cafe and toilets available
*Cafe in the park, run by Pure Innovations, is kindly donating biscuits for humans and hounds after the walk (Thanks to our volunteer Paul Wainhouse for arranging this)
*Merchandise available after the walk – dog coats, natural treats and crafts.
*Opportunity to take part in a ‘Name the Dog Card’ for £2 a go, with three great prizes on offer.
*Car park has height and width restrictions: Height 2m (6 ft 6 ins)
Width 2m (6ft 6 ins)

**This is a social dog walk organised by Makants Greyhound Rescue. You are responsible for yourself and your dog(s). Please muzzle your dog if they may be reactive. Suitable footwear and clothing is advised.**

NOVEMBER 2025

 

Saturday 15th November 2025 – We are pleased to be attending Leigh’s Christmas Artisan Street Fayre on Saturday 15th November. We’ll have lots of handmade items with us including dog coats and crafts made by our own crafters group. Please come along and support the local artisans – and your local greyhound rescue! (WN7 4NP)

 

Saturday 29th November 2025 – We are pleased to have a fundraising stall at St. George’s Church Xmas fair, Elliott Street, Tyldesley M29 8GX from 12 noon to 4 pm. Please come along and support your local greyhound rescue.

 

SUNDAY 30th NOVEMBER 2025
**BOOTHSTOWN ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, VICTORIA STREET, WORSLEY M28 1HQ**
We ‘d love to invite you all to our Christmas Fair, being held on Sunday 30th November at Boothstown Royal British Legion from 11.00 am to 2.30 pm.
We’ll have several stalls with gifts, a tombola, hand made crafts, an Xmas stall, home made cakes, home made dog treats, dog coats and much, much more.
Please support your local greyhound rescue. Dogs are welcome!
**Please note: unfortunately, we are unable to welcome any outside traders to this event.**🌟

 

DECEMBER 2025

 

From 1st – 24th December we are taking part in the Santa Paws appeal at our local partnered Pets at Home stores (Walkden and Horwich)  Our volunteers will be hard at work supporting the appeal during this time.

Sunday 7th December 2025 – 11 am to 3 pm. We are pleased to have a small fundraising stall at the Christmas Market at the Stonemill Public House, Sandy Lane West, Warrington, WA2 9SA. We will have lots of Xmas themed merchandise for sale along with handcrafted items, many suitable for gifts. Please support your local greyhound rescue.
Sunday 7th December 2025 – 1 – 6 pm. Ashton’s Christmas Market, Ashton in Makerfield market, WN4 9AF. We are pleased to return to this very popular family event. We’ll have lots of hand made items, including dog coats and gift items. We also should have our famous tombola and some greyhounds for you to meet too. Please support this fabulous event – and your local greyhound rescue!
 Friday 12th December 2025 – Wild Mint Cafe, Golden Days Garden Centre, Back Lane, Wigan, WN6 8RS, 11 am to 3.30 pm. We are pleased to be attending this popular event – being held adjacent to the cafe at Golden Days Garden centre – with many crafts hand made by members of our own Crafters group. We’ll have many items suitable for Christmas gifts along with hand made dog coats (all breeds).
There are concession stores in the Garden centre too, definitely worth a trip out!

With plenty more dates to be added, watch this space!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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