A walking day is a type of church parade. Walking days are most common in the North West region of England, UK, where they are an annual event for many towns and villages. United States Marines on parade. ...

There may be several churches involved in a local walking day. The churches hire bands to provide music: for instance brass bands, pipe bands and marching bands. The police provide an escort and control the road traffic, but some police forces are now refusing to provide escorts out of public funds, and this may threaten many of these traditional events. The Lochgelly Band, a Scottish colliery band, circa 1890 A brass band is a musical group consisting mostly of brass instruments, often with a percussion section. ... A Pipe band is a traditional Scottish musical group consisting of bagpipes and drums. ... The Wisconsin Band, known for its unique stop at the top high step, performs at the HHH Metrodome during a football game against arch-rival Minnesota. ...

Children play a big part through their churches, schools, the Scouts and the Girl Guides. Processions are often led by a young lady who has been crowned the "Rose Queen" for the year. The Queen may be particular to a church but can represent the whole village too. Indeed, some Rose Queens and May Queens have festivals of their own. For example, there is the "Lymm May Queen", "Knutsford May Queen" and the "Thelwall Rose Queen". For professional sport scouts, see Scout (sport). ... Girl Guides was founded as the female version of Lord Robert Baden-Powells Boy Scouts, in 1910 with the assistance of his sister Agnes Baden-Powell. ... Location within the British Isles Lymm (pronounced Lim) is an large village and civil parish in the town of Warrington, in north west England. ... Arms of Knutsford Town Council Location within the British Isles. ... Thelwall is a small close-knit village in North Cheshire, England, near the M6. ...

Walking days are particularly common in the Warrington area. They are held annually in most districts, including: Warrington is a large town and borough in North West England, between Manchester and Liverpool. ...

• Grappenhall
• Orford
• Padgate
• Penketh
• Stockton Heath
• Stretton
• Warrington
• Winwick

Some walking days, including those held in Warrington, Padgate and Stockton Heath, are followed by a fair. Grappenhall is a district in Warrington, Cheshire Grappenhall is situated along the Bridgewater canal. ... Orford is a suburb in Warrington, a unitary authority in the north-west of England. ... Padgate was a village on the edge of Warrington, England, and today it is a large residential part of the town. ... Penketh is a Civil Parish and suburb in the West of Warrington Borough, in the United Kingdom. ... Stockton Heath is a district in Warrington, Cheshire, neighbouring Appleton, Grappenhall and Walton. ... Stretton is a village and civil parish in the borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. ... Warrington is a large town and borough in North West England, between Manchester and Liverpool. ... Winwick is the site of a battle in the English Civil War in 1649, where Oliver Cromwell defeated a mainly Scottish royalist army. ...

Warrington Walking Day itself dates back to 1834, and is perhaps the largest in terms of attendance and participation. Churches now walk in ecumenical groups from each area. Most businesses in the town used to close for the day, but as Warrington has expanded, many firms have national and international business that demands attention. A detailed history of Warrington Walking Day can be found in the University of Sheffield National Fairground Archive