Temple Newsam to host The Great British Dog Walk - Here's everything you need to know

Temple Newsam is hosting The Great British Dog Walk.

The Great British Dog Walk is a fun-filled dog walk supporting national assistance dog charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf.

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The event raises funds to help the charity train more dogs to alert deaf children and adults to important and life-saving sounds and help them to leave loneliness behind.

This year's walk is being held on Sunday, April 19, at Temple Newsam in Leeds for the first time.

The event consists of a shorter family-friendly walk 3 km and a longer scenic walk 8 km making it ideal for dog owners, families, single walkers, organised walking groups and those who simply want to meet lots of dogs and get a bit of exercise for a good cause.

It will feature Hearing Dog stalls and demonstrations as well as a fun dog show and a free dog bandana is included with every adult ticket.

Walkers can get themselves or their dogs sponsored by friends, family and colleagues to raise money to fund hearing dog puppy Oscar’s training journey.

Oscar is a cocker spaniel puppy who has just started his training to become a life-changing hearing dog. Over the next two years he will be trained to alert deaf people to important sounds, such as the smoke alarm, intruder alarm, alarm clock and cooker timer. Oscar will one day be partnered with a deaf person and will transform their life.

The Great British Dog Walk is run by Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, the national charity that trains dogs to alert deaf children and adults to important and life-saving sounds.

It costs around £40,000 to fully train and support a hearing dog for the duration of its life and Hearing Dogs for Deaf People receives no central government funding so every walker will be helping to transform the lives of deaf people.

Adult tickets are £10 online, £12 on the day, and children (under 16) go free.

The walk is sponsored by Specsavers Audiologists, helping Hearing Dogs to raise more funds to change the lives of deaf people.

Further information and tickets are available at: greatbritishdogwalk.org