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^Whalley villagers donned weird and wonderful head gearfortheirannualpostChristmas walk FEATURE


due to the recent heavy rain. “As is the tradition, the


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■ £ v : . illy hats were out


in force as Whalley villagers put their best foot forward


r for their annual


post-Christmas walk. Forty-three local resi­


dents and five dogs donned


^ weird and wonderful hats “ and braved the wet and windy weather to take part in the 19th annual Whalley Walk and Silly ' Hat competition. - - Mr Ivan Hargreaves, one


of the organisers of what has become a traditional


. eyent, said: “Despite the "’“ 'poor weather forecast which surely put many walkers off,


V "we only had to endure one- • ^ small shower and a few hail­ stones.


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“However, the footpaths' were all extremely muddy .


walkers stopped for a well- earned drink and a rest at . the Game Cock Inn, Great Harwood, before continu­ ing back to Whailey via the- Nab. As the muddy walkers squelched back into the vil­ lage, a collection was held which raised £80 for The . Bethany Project. Overall, a good time was had by all.” Mr Hargreaves went onto


pay tribute to a dedicated walker who has attended 18 , out of the 19 walks held. He said: “We must praise


one notable walker, Dor-. ■ othyHollin, of Whalley, who has taken part in 18 of the 19 Whalley walks to date.”


The prize winners in the


ridiculous hat contest were: Adult category - Shaun Fen-: ton of Darwen, who wore a large Christmas wreath. complete with candles; and .- in the junior category—Alis- ■ j sa Darbyshire, of New Long- ton, who wore a home-made gingerbread men hat.


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