Corby Walking Festival is in its 7th annual
year and has a new look. The Festival
will be taking place from 25th through 31st
May and hopes to offer a wider variety of
walks to those who have been unable to
take part before. As in previous years, the
walk programme will celebrate the wealth of
walking opportunities in and around Corby.
The Festival will kick off with a free Family
Fun Day on Monday 25th May at East Carlton
Country Park, organised by Lakelands Day
Care Hospice. Join in the family fun with
archery, bouncy castles, face painting,
falconry and much more! And if your dog
deserves a Crufts style accolade, enter
them into the Lakelands Dog Show.

The walking programme continues to offer a
diverse range of walking activities, including
local history, wildlife and evening walks.
There is also a chance for people to take in
the amazing scenery at Fineshade Woods’
Top Lodge this year with a Nature’s Larder
Walk. After your forager’s expedition,
sample some lovely food and beverages at
the Top Lodge Café and take in the sights
of the Red Kites wheeling overhead. The
34-mile Around Corby route will be reintroduced
this year, which will be split into
four shorter routes. So you can now take on
this 34-mile route challenge and hopefully
have energy to spare at the end of it!
The Festival continues its special connection
with Lakelands Day Care Hospice as the
event’s benefi ciary charity. They will be
organising their ‘Lakelands Legs’ event
during the week, to help fundraise for
their continued work in palliative care and
life limiting services. Crazy socks will be
required!

For regular updates and a copy of the
programme visit the website
www.corbywalkingfestival.org.uk or
contact Suzanne Preston, Rural Pride
Offi cer on 01536 463177 or email
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For more information on the work of
Lakelands Day Care Hospice, visit
www.lakelandshospice.org.uk