It’s Walking Day again – but without the brollies!

IT was rather a strange feeling today as thousands of people took to the streets for Warrington’s 184th Walking Day – with not a brolly it sight.
Sunglasses and sun screen were the order of the day with the Met Office forecasting sun, sun and more sun, with temperatures up to 27 degrees.
Even as the outlying churches and schools began their walk into the town centre to the official assembly point on the Town Hall lawn, the weather experts were predicting the temperature could be above 20 degrees.
All very different to the usual forecasts of overcast skies and – if you were lucky – light rain or showers.
Umbrellas and raincoats were left at home and instead the walkers were carrying plentiful supplies of cooling drinks.
Road closures started to come into force from 7.30am as churches in outlying parts of the town prepared to walk into the town centre.
Children and  adults from most of the town’s churches, Scouts, Guides, Cubs and Brownies were taking part in the Walk, together with a number of marching bands. As usual the parade was  led by the contingent from Warrington Parish Church.
The Mayor, Cllr Karen Mundry was ready to take the the salute from a raised dais outside the Town Hall’s famous Golden Gates.
Many town centre roads were closed to vehicles but buses were running, using diverted routes.
A wide range of photographs and videos of the procession will appear on this website later this morning and will be continually updated.

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