Community unites for sixth annual Halloween Walk in Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay
It’s turning into spooktactular tradition each year as people come together to join in on the Halloween Walk around Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay. It’s now been running for six years and was started during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Local lady Sarah Wiggin, founder of the Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay ChitChat social media group on Facebook, founded the Halloween Walk back in 2020 whilst trying to think of things for herself and the family to do during the pandemic.
Sarah’s friend Carrie Lawrence suggested dressing the houses, as she did hers every year for one night only. That was when the Halloween Walk was born. It was only intended to be for one year, but it proved to be that popular, residents asked for it again and again. It’s got bigger every year since, with a section of Hilton Lane being closed between 5pm-8pm this year, due to the amount of people joining in on the walk.
This year's Halloween Walk was held on October 25, and each year more and more people are getting involved, by either dressing up and joining in on the Halloween Walk around the village, or decorating their homes and giving sweets out to the children.
Both homes and businesses are getting into the full spooky Halloween style, from giant skeletons, spooky ghosts, and now for the second year running, the introduction of the Halloween Scary Maze - brought to you by The Great Wyrley Carnival Community - which was on the grass at the back of the community centre last year. This year, due to windy weather conditions, the Halloween Maze got moved inside Great Wyrley Community Centre, giving you that full scary experience as you walk through the different sections of the maze, until it opens out into the large hall with a Halloween disco for the kids, face painting, glitter tattoos and crafts for the kids to do. To enter the maze costs £3 per person, which helps to raise money for the events that the Carnival Community host throughout the year.
