Waterford City Council and the De La Salle Scout Group have announced final details for The Big Walk which will take place on Sunday the 28th of August next from 2.30pm to 5.30pm. This official walk will take place on the Waterford City Outer Ring Road with the aim of giving the citizens of Waterford an opportunity to explore the magnificent new route before it is opened to traffic in early September.

People on foot can access the route from any of the roundabouts on the Williamstown Road, the Airport Road, the Old Tramore Road or the Tramore Road. For those in cars, parking and access will be from a manned car park from the roundabout on the Airport Road. Parking will be well signposted on the day and each of the roundabouts will be stewarded by the Civil Defence and An Garda Siochana.

Children and families are especially welcome and there is an excellent array of entertainment confirmed including live music from Waterford’s top marching bands, face painting and other street entertainers as well as fun kid’s competitions. There will be stalls selling an array of plants, flowers and other goods, refreshment centres and a scout camp kitchen. There will also be displays, activities and entertainment provided by scouts from across the Waterford Scout County. A blessing of the dogs by Waterford’s Father Columbanus which is expected to be very popular will take place near the roundabout on the Old Tramore Road at 5.15pm on the day. Finally, the register of the first citizens of Waterford to officially walk the route will be taken at the Big Walk marquee near the roundabout on the Old Tramore Road. This register will be presented to the mayor and the city council for preservation with the city’s historical records.

There is no charge for taking part in this event but any donations received, will go towards the development of the new Scout Centre for the De La Salle Scout Group. A large turnout of Waterford’s citizens is expected as people are anxious for an opportunity to see their city from an angle from which they never saw it before, take part in a piece of their city’s history and support one of Waterford’s oldest and finest youth organisations. Further information is available on the website of the De La Salle Scout Group at www.dlscouts.ie.