Smile4Wessex

11/06/2026

A huge thank you to Helen Webster and Amesbury Community Bingo who recently held a charity prize bingo in aid of Smile4Wessex and raised a fantastic £600 towards Helens Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge fundraising target 🙏 🤩

29/05/2026

On the 12th May we teamed up with Headway Southampton to host our charity Quiz & Curry Night at The Concorde Club in Eastleigh.

If was fantastic to see so many people come out to support us and we're thrilled to announce we raised a grand total of £1042.90, which is fabulous and will be split equally between both charities 🙏

A huge thank you to everyone who attended and made it such a great evening, and of course special thanks to quiz master Jamie and all his team at the Concorde Club for making us so welcome 😊

18/05/2026

Thank you Difford Kennels and Cattery, this was a fabulous afternoon and what an incredible amount raised.. Thank you so so much 🙏🙌

Thank you for being so welcoming.. We especially liked the fancy dress and musical sit 🤩

So many well behaved dogs 🐩 🐕 🐕‍🦺 🦮 (and owners 😉)

Thank you so much to Ellie for sharing her story and to all of you for supporting Smile4Wessex and the Wessex Neurological Centre 🙏

We raised an amazing £900 for Smile4Wessex at yesterday’s dog show.
Thank you so much to everyone that came and supported and enjoyed a fun afternoon with us, and to everyone that helped thank you so much for the huge effort everyone put in to make the day a success.
Special thanks to our vip guests the Mayor of Wi******er and the Mayor of Test Valley.
Thank you to The Cup and Saucer, Victoria Schofield and Mark,Julie Horne, Terry Dewey, Hayley Lena Holt, Michael Boundy, and everyone who was helping on the day.
and of course Pippa Moon and Team Difford!
Also thank you to Ellie Place for letting us share your story.

16/05/2026

We're looking forward to attending the Difford Dog Show tomorrow (Sunday 17th May) 1pm-4pm at Difford Kennels and Cattery

Please do come along with your four legged friends and support if you can 🐕 🐩 🦮 🐕‍🦺

05/05/2026

We're looking forward to two events in May 🎉🎉

On Tuesday 12th May we are holding our Quiz & Curry Night at The Concorde Club. We're teaming up with Headway Southampton for this evening of fun and fundraising. There are still tickets available, so please book your teams now.
https://www.theconcordeclub.com/product.php/3511/quiz-curry-in-aid-of-headway-southampton-west-wessex

And then on Sunday 17th May we are looking forward to attending the Difford Dog Show at Difford Kennels and Cattery.

Please do come along and support if you can😁

02/05/2026

Huge congratulations to Helen Webster who successfully completed her 10 mile Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge today with a mixed bag of beautiful sunshine and torrential rain (very bank holiday weather)

Helen is a long standing dedicated supporter of Smile4Wessex, having undergone treatment at the Wessex Neurological Centre 20 years ago. We'd like to thank Helen for all her amazing fundraising and her endless support 🙏

Its not too late to support Helen with a donation on her fundraising page below 🙏

www.justgiving.com/page/helen-webster-2

01/05/2026

Tomorrow (Saturday 2nd May) Helen Webster will be tackling the island’s beautiful but tough coastal paths, as she takes on part of the Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge in aid of Smile4Wessex

As a child, Helen contracted meningitis, which left a scar on her brain causing severe epilepsy, and for years she lived with unpredictable seizures, until 2006 when she underwent an operation at the Wessex Neurological Centre to repair the scar on her brain.

This year marks 20 years since Helen's operation and remains seizure free. So to celebrate this milestone Helen wanted to take on this challenge to say thank you and give something back to the unit, so that others can benefit from the same life-changing care and research.

Wishing you the best of luck for your challenge Helen 🤩

To read Helens story and support her, please visit her fundraising page below:

Help Helen Webster raise money to support Smile4Wessex

28/04/2026

Smile4Wessex are thrilled to be the chosen charity for the annual Difford Dog Show on Sunday 17th May.

To celebrate the building of their new Cattery, this years fancy dress theme will be 'Cats in Fiction'.

Refreshments will be available at The Cup & Saucer.

There will be various classes including; Cutest Puppy, Best Biscuit Catch, Handsomest Boy, Best Rescue, Have a go Agility, Duck Dipping & other games.

The event will run from 1pm - 4pm at Difford Kennels at Barton Stacey, Wi******er

Difford Kennels and Cattery chose Smile4Wessex as their charity, after a member of their team was treated at the Wessex Neurological Centre for an intracerebral haemorrhage in 2024.

Please do pop along for an afternoon of canine fun.