In eight days’ time, the 53rd Castlebar International Four Days’ Walks should have been taking place. Unfortunately, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the organisers have had to make the difficult decision to cancel the festival this year.
Like many events all over the world, they made this decision in the interests of the health and safety of all their loyal supporters and of course they very much look forward to welcoming you all back to Castlebar in the future.
With this in mind, the organisers have decided to mark the occasion – so, on Saturday July 4, a group of walkers from their organisation will have a social distanced, symbolic walk of 10k in Castlebar.
They are asking you to join them on July 4, wherever you are in the world, to have a 10km walk to remember Castlebar and all the wonderful years everyone has walked together. They ask you to post your photos on their Facebook page and tag as many people as possible. Anyone that does their own walk and posts their photos, will receive a “Certificate of Participation” in this special event.
The organisers realise that many walkers who have supported the event throughout the years will be disappointed by the cancellation of the Walks. They want you to know that, the organisers and volunteers and indeed the people of the town are also very sad. Of course the walking is important, but most of all they will miss the talking and the story telling, not to mention the dancing!
So, celebrate the light at the end of this tunnel - put on your hi-vis vest, pack your lunch, and join them on Saturday July 4 and raise a glass to walkers all over the world.
