ROADS in and near Clitheroe will close on Tuesday, December 27 for the 2016 Ribble Valley 10k Road Race.
From 9.15am until 11.45am, Edisford Road, Clitheroe, will close from its junction with Lancaster Drive to its junction with Clifton Road.
The B6243 Pig Hill, B6243 New Lane, C574 Clitheroe Lane and Mitton Road will be closed for their entire lengths.
The C573 Clitheroe Road will close from its junction with Mitton Road to its junction with the B6243 Edisford Road.
The roads will be closed to all traffic and there will be no signed alternative routes.
The event, organised by Blackburn Harriers and Athletic Club, is expected to attract more than 1,000 people, including some of the best long-distance runners in the UK.
Blackburn Harriers spokesman George Davies said: “Once more the Ribble Valley 10k will be hosting the North of England Championships.”
The race starts at 10.30am at the Roefield Leisure Centre in Clitheroe.
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