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The next Festival takes place 5 – 7 May 2012. To be launched 10.30 am Saturday 5th at East Carlton Country Park, East Carlton, Leics. by the Worshipful Mayor of Corby Borough.

» CORBY WALKING CHAMPION

The Festival Working Group welcomes Cllr Paul Beattie as a member; he is the Borough Council Champion for Walking and Cycling in Corby Borough. Here, Paul gives an insight into his role and his personal passion for sustainable travel.

 

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WELCOME TO THE CORBY WALKING FESTIVAL WEBSITE!

The Corby Walking Festival is in its fourth year and celebrates the wealth of walking opportunities in and around the borough of Corby. The Festival is a 3 day event and was initially developed by local Parish Path Warden and walking enthusiast Mel Jarvis, who created the Around Corby 34 mile circular route, which connects the parishes via a series of public footpaths.

The Festival is now organised by a Working Group which is made up of a number of local and county organisations such as Corby Borough Council, Northamptonshire Ramblers, Northamptonshire County Council and East Carlton Health Walking Group. A 3 day walking programme is offered with a variety of led walks to suit all interests and fitness abilities. Everyone can experience the enjoyment of walking with no charge, whether they live in the town or villages, courtesy of the Festival.  Whether you’re a complete walking novice, interested in local history, photography, wildlife, or just want to challenge yourself with one of the long distance routes, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

 

                             

 

 

PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY NOW! The next Festival takes place 5 – 7 May 2012.  Watch this page for further news on the walk programme as it is developed.

 

UNFORTUNATELY, OWING TO RECENT BAD WEATHER, THE FUN DAY THAT WAS TO TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY 7th HAS HAD TO BE CANCELLED.  THE WALKING PROGRAMME IS NOT AFFECTED.  APOLOGIES TO EVERYBODY.

 

 

                                                       

 

BENEFICIARY CHARITY FOR 2012
The Working Group is pleased to support Lakelands Day Care Hospice as the beneficiary charity for 2012. Lakelands provides respite day care facilities for adults in North Northamptonshire, South Leicestershire and Rutland. The goal of the organisation is to improve the quality of life of patients and families living with life-limiting illnesses, including cancer and heart failure. For more information about the work of Lakelands click here.

 

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THE NATIONAL TRUST BECOMES A FESTIVAL PARTNER FOR 2012
 
Corby Walking Festival is pleased to announce the involvement of the National Trust for 2012. Two walking activities are included for Lyveden New Bield near Oundle, which is an unfinished building dating from the 15th century. 
 
Lyveden New Bield is one of the most haunting survivals of the Elizabethan age. Designed by Sir Thomas Tresham to express his devout Catholic faith, the mansion and  moated Elizabethan gardens were abandoned when Sir Thomas died in1605. It is known as one of England’s oldest garden landscapes. Amazingly, it has remained frozen in this incomplete state over 400 years, surrounded by fragments of a formal garden which restoration work is gradually beginning to reveal. The building was donated to the National Trust in 1922.
 
For more information on the Lyveden walking events visit the 2012 walking programme.
 
You can visit the Lyveden web link on the National Trust website www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lyveden
 
For more information on the work of the National Trust visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk

 

               

See more Lyveden New Bield walks with Fermyn Woods Contemporary Art on the 2012 Programme tab or click here.

 

 

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