Westward Ho! Ho! Ho! is our family celebration a few days before Christmas. We hold this one every year to kick off the festive season with some Westward Ho! spirit and style. It is held in the village centre, this year, with a fun run going up the beach. We aim to make this event more of a traditional celebration with a sporting twist!
It includes Bideford Brass Band, both Churches, elves, Father Christmas, carols, fancy dress, music and an optional fun run!
Want to start Christmas off in style? Join Peter & Bob, Westward Ho! Business Association, Westward Ho! Baptist Church, The Holy Trinity Church and Bideford Brass Band for the Westward Ho! Ho! Ho! event complete with the community "Big Sing" and back once more...The Sandy Santa Run.
Watch this space...We want music, fun and festive celebrations and are working on it NOW. Timings being confirmed as activities are booked.
3.00pm Sandy Santa Fancy Dress Fun Run registration.
3.30pm Sandy Santa Fancy Dress Fun Run.
6.00pm to 7.00pm - The Big Sing - Join Peter & Bob from the village entertainments team, Jules from Holy Trinity Church, Tim from the Westward Ho! Baptist Church complete with Bideford Brass Band to bust out some Christmas Carols around the large Christmas tree in The Guillemot Gardens. This is just a great community get together and a chance to sing with fellow villagers. A brilliant start to the festive celebrations and cracking end to our evening.
Westward Ho! is the most amazing venue for many sports with it's wide open beaches, fresh air and spirit. As part of the Westward Ho! Ho! we will be hosting the second ever Westward Ho! Sandy Santa 5 or 2k fancy dress fun run.
Starting on the Village Green by the event area then running along the beach then back into the village to the finish line.
This will help blow away the cobwebs and get you ready for Christmas Westward Ho! style. Prizes? Riches? Fame? No! All runners have an awesome time with us then are presented with a Sandy Santa limited edition T-Shirt.
TICKETS? Info will follow soon
2019 Was the only Sandy Santa Run due to events stopping because of Covid,
last time we had 91 runners enter, we want more this year! You have the choice of the 5k or 2k beach route, this run is based around fun! Runners MUST wear fancy dress, the more outlandish the better! We want to be different from the normal runs, we want extra Westward Ho! spirit in this run...
Video beside/below is the 2019 Sandy Santa.
