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Amber Valley Pilot- Update
Walk Derbyshire are looking for local residents in Amber Valley, in the areas of Somercotes, Ironville and Riddings to join them in supporting people to move more. The Walk Derbyshire Amber Valley group was set up to engage with the community and collaborate with them for ideas to support people to walk more. The group…
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A walking update from Bolsover
Written by Wayne Hatton Bolsover District Council Physical Activity & Sports Development Manager Bolsover District Council Physical Activity and Sports Development Team were asked by our Employee Engagement Officer if there was something we could do as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. We staged two short lunchtime social walks and as a result of…
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Walk Derbyshire App Toolkit
After months of development our Walk Derbyshire App will be finally launching on the 1st of July. We want to spread the message as far and wide as possible, so we have created a partner toolkit with an overview and some social media messaging that you can use to help share the app. Also look…
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Creating Walkable Communities- Talking Space
On the 4th of June we were joined by Liam Parker from the Erewash Active Neighbourhood Pilot (Cotmanhay Conversations) to talk about their Walk to School Week activities, Juliet Grace and Kelly Massey from the North East Derbyshire Active Neighbourhood Pilot who updated us on their community litter picking events and Heather Clarkson gave an…
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Spotlight: Chesterfield Walk Derbyshire Active Neighbourhood Pilot
On the 18th of May Holme Hall Primary School opened their doors for the Holme Hall Explorer Art Trail Day. The art trail showcased clay models created earlier in the year by the children. There was a great turnout with pupils turning up with their parents and extended families, and armed with instructions, a pencil,…
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Nature Natter
Nature Natter Walks in Bakewell Park– 1st Thursday of every month at 11am Driving into Bakewell for the Nature Natter training I was met by sunshine and a warm welcome. Organised and led by Jo Hanney, Communities and Wellbeing Ranger for the Peak District National Park, our session was well attended. The vast range of…
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Clay Cross Litter Pick
Empowering local people can make a huge impact on the look and feel of a community. Recently in Clay Cross we saw this difference through a local litter pick where local people came together to tidy up their town. 44 local people joined together to help clean up the streets, and green spaces, of Clay…
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Celebrating Two Years of Walk Derbyshire
March marked the two year celebration of Walk Derbyshire and over the past two years we have been working towards our mission of making every day walking the norm across the county, we especially want to thank the support from our amazing partners, community members and Walk Coordinators and Leaders. Here is summary of our…
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Just Good Friends- Making every day walking fun
Last month we visited Just Good Friends at their Clowne Hub to see the success of their Pedometer walks. The idea came from Marc Wade, the Project and Development Coordinator, who wanted to get the member more active during the day. Since the start of the project it has been extremely successful and has led…
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Building confidence in mobility- Talking Space.
On the 6th of February we were joined by Sarah a Community Connector, Fiona from Gedling Borough Council, Jo Briggs from Age UK and Luke Oldham from Let’s Chat Benches to discuss the barriers and solutions to being outside and active. Watch the recording below for full Talking Space. Lets Chat Booklet Super Six Challenge…
