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Bolsover Compass: Youth Ambassador Programme
Bolsover Compass is part of the Active Neighbourhood Pilot work taking place in Derbyshire. They started a Youth Ambassador programme in Bolsover to support the young people in the area to develop skills for the future, contribute more to their community and bring them together. We joined them at their Halloween trail event, hosted and…
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Supporting residents in High Peak to move more.
If you are a High Peak resident and interested in supporting your local community to move more then we would like to hear from you. The High Peak collaborative group, consisting of organisations from the public and voluntary sector was set up to understand the barriers and opportunities to every day walking with a focus…
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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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Walk Derbyshire App Toolkit
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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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LitterSorters: Walking with a purpose
To help mark the Great British Spring Clean (March 15 to 31), we joined Transition Chesterfield for their monthly LitterSorters litter pick. Litter picking is a great way to make a positive difference to the environment as well as walking with a purpose. Insight from the Walk Derbyshire Consortiums also tells us that one of…
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Walk Derbyshire Photo Competition
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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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Walking Through Winter campaign.
On December the 1st we officially launched our Walking Through Winter campaign to support people to walk more as part of their everyday lives this Winter. Over December and January 2024 we will be sharing tips on how to stay warm at home and on walks, upcoming events, your local warm spaces and resources to make…
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Embedding walking into everyday lives, learning from local projects- Talking Space.
