Road closures for international walking event

Details of road closures have been confirmed for a 44th annual international walking event.

The Waendel Walk, which is organised by Wellingborough Town Council and takes place in Northamptonshire, helps raise money for cancer charities and is the only British fixture on the IML Walking Association calendar.

Both amateur and professional walkers from 35 countries are expected to take part in a range of events from 9-11 May.

Specific road closures include Main Road between Wollaston and Grendon and Irchester Road between Irchester and Farndish on Saturday.

Hardwick Road, The Slips, and Harrowden Lane will also be closed on Sunday to ensure the safety of participants.

Wellingborough Town Council said it had appointed a "professional traffic management company" to implement and oversee the closures.

During the closures only residents and their visitors - and those requiring access to businesses within the affected areas - will be permitted entry.

This year's Waendel Walk will feature more than a dozen different walks through Northamptonshire countryside with distances ranging from 5km (3.1 miles) to 42km (26 miles).

Wellingborough Town Council said the event - which is supported by a team of about 50 volunteers - provides "physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing" in a "unique part of the world" and helped put the county "on the map".

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