Warrington Walking Day 2015 - timings, road closures, routes, everything you need to know

Roads across the town centre will close to traffic for most of the morning.

Here is a quick guide to what roads will be closed when and what you can expect on the day.

WHEN

This year Warrington Walking Day takes place on Friday, July 3.

While the procession leaves the Town Hall at 10.30am, roads will close in and around the town centre from about 7.30am until 1pm to allow walkers to arrive in town and leave back to their districts safely.

WHERE IS THE WALK ROUTE:

The procession leaves the Golden Gates and follows Sankey Street ,Arpley Street ,Museum Street ,St Austin’s Lane, Friars Gate, where it will then turn right into Bridge Street to U-turn near Bridge Foot. It will then return up Bridge Street to Market Gate and Horsemarket Street.

ARE CAR PARKS OPEN?

Access to the market multi storey car park on Academy Way will only be available up until 9am and access will be via Buttermarket Street, Academy Street and Academy Way.

The multi storey car park at Golden Square will still be accessible all day via Midland Way.

WHEN ARE THE ROADS CLOSED?

The roads will close in three phases and rolling road closures will also be in place as churches travel in and out for the town centre

Phase 1 7.30am Closure of Sankey Street between Crosfield Street and Legh Street.

Closure of Winmarleigh Street between Sankey Street and Museum Street.

Phase 2 8am Closure of remaining streets within the town centre apart from those covered under phase 3

Phase 3 9am Closure of Dial Street, Buttermarket Street, Academy Street and Academy Way.

Apart from the above town centre closure, there are four procession routes into the town centre. Rolling road closure will be applied to allow for the safe passages of the churches into and out of the town centre before and after the main walk.

Route 1 9am Closure of Church Street Route 2 9.00am Closure of the outbound section of Knutsford Road from Grange Avenue, Latchford to Bridge Foot and across Bridge Foot into Bridge Street.

Route 3 9.30am Closure of Rhodes Street, Orford Lane, Pinners Brow, Tanners Lane, Midland Way, Legh Street and Bath Street.

Route 4 10am Closure of Sankey Way and Liverpool Road (inbound only)

STILL NEED MORE INFORMATION:

Call the council on 443322. The council is warning businesses in the inner town centre expecting deliveries between 7.30am and 1pm to reschedule as the roads will be closed

COVERAGE:

The Warrington Guardian will provide the best coverage of the day. 

Follow our rolling news blog online from Friday morning and all the best pictures will be in the Warrington Guardian on July 9.

HOW MANY PEOPLE TAKE PART:

Estimates are that around 4,000 people will take part in this year's walk while more will watch from the streets.

The parish church of St Elphin's traditionally leads the procession away from the Town Hall at 10.30am.

The walk dates back from the 1880s.