Warrington Walking Day 2019 WARRINGTON Walking Day 2021 will NOT be going ahead. The town s most famous celebration has been cancelled for a second year in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic. Church and school leaders have taken the decision following ‘extensive consultations with participating organisations’. Rev Canon June Steventon, rector of Warrington and chairman of the Walking Day Committee, said: “Cancelling Warrington’s Walking Day this year has been a very disappointing and extremely difficult decision, but after consulting with all of the participating schools and churches we have decided that we will resume the historic annual event in 2022. “We are very hopeful that the national roadmap out of lockdown continues to be followed so that further restrictions can be eased next month.
Padgate and Woolston Walking Day PADGATE and Woolston Walking Day has been cancelled for a second successive year. The 2021 event was due to take place on Saturday, June 26 – five days after the planned end of Covid-19 restrictions. And churches in the area have taken the decision not to go ahead with the walking day so soon afterwards. Last year’s walk was also cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Chief marshal Cllr Diana Friend said: “Padgate and Woolston Walking Day would be due to take place on Saturday, June 26 – five days after the end of the Prime Minister’s roadmap out of lockdown.