UP TO 3,000 people are expected to take part in a fundraising walk for murdered Wexford woman Nicola Furlong (21) this August Bank Holiday Monday.

The Pink Walk the Walk event will begin at 2:30 p.m.  in Wexford and involve a circle of the town, totalling less than 5 kms.

Charlotte St. will be closed for the day and there will be a barbecue by Richie Doyle and live music from Aaron Berry at The Stores who penned the song This Is Not Goodbye from words Andrea Furlong spoke in her tribute to her sister at her funeral in Curracloe last month.  The pub is sponsoring the event along with Sam McCauley’s and Beat FM. Other musical acts are yet to be confirmed.

All proceeds will go into an account which will pay the cost of flying Ms. Furlong’s father, Andrew, mother, Angie, and sister Andrea to Japan and their accommodation there for the trial.

Tickets cost €10 and include a pink wrist band with ‘We Are Your Voice’ written on it and entry into Charlotte St. for the party which is due to last until 9 p.m.

Tickets are available from all Pettitts stores, all Sam McCauley’s stores, Greenacres, The Stores.

You can see which Nicola Furlong fundraisers are taking place in your area by logging on to the We are your Voice Facebook page.

Donations can be made to the Nicola Furlong Memorial Account at Bank of Ireland in Wexford — account number 9738 2577, sort code 90-67-18.