Corby Walking Festival has a new name: Corby Outdoors Festival. It is not just about walking! Corby Walking Festival is in its 8th annual year and has a new look. The event is now being renamed as Corby Outdoors Festival and will be taking place from Spring Bank Holiday Monday 30th May through Sunday 5th June this year. A wider range of outdoor activities will be offered, including cycling and outdoor cinema. It is hoped this encourages more people to be involved with the Festival and experience the health and social benefits that walking and general outdoor activity offers. As in previous years, the walk programme will still form an important part of the week-long event and will celebrate the wealth of walking opportunities in and around Corby.
The Festival will kick off with a free Family Fun Day on Monday 30th May at East Carlton Country Park, organised by Lakelands Day Care Hospice. Join in 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, which will include local history 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. For more information visit their website www.forestry.gov.uk/toplodge
The Festival continues its special connection with Lakelands Day Care Hospice as the event’s beneficiary charity. They will be running their ever popular Wags and Wellies Walk on Sunday 5th June, to help fundraise for their continued work in palliative care and life-limiting services. Walkers of the two- and four-legged variety are required!
The walk and events programme will be finalised by end of April. For regular updates and a copy of the programme visit the website www.corbywalkingfestival.org.uk or contact Suzanne Preston, Rural Pride Officer on 01536 463177 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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