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A quick summary of the last four years of Walk Derbyshire
Below is a look at some of the development made in the last four years of Walk Derbyshire based on our focus areas. Active Travel Active Environments Active Children & Young People Active Healthcare Workforce & Support
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Three Years of Walk Derbyshire
2025 marks three years for Walk Derbyshire and a lot has happened, here’s a look at what we have been doing this year.
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A Walking Update from Bolsover (August)
Nothing Works Like Walking Programme Is a series of lunchtime circular walks, around 2 miles long and lasting about 45 minutes. Walks began in early June and are staged alternately from the councils’ facilities at the Arc and at the Riverside Depot. Team Challenge Walk for 2025 Teams of four employees were challenged to walk…
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Shirebrook Maps
BLAST Youth Ambassadors (part of the Bolsover Compass group), Anthony Bek Primary School, Park Infant & Junior School to co-create interactive maps, audio tracks, and films in collaboration with Sally Anderson Illustration, FilmCity and Junction Arts. The main aim of this project was to raise awareness of the stunning walking trails, surrounding the town and…
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Nordic Walking in Bolsover (Mental Health Awareness Week)
Written by Wayne Hatton Bolsover District Council Physical Activity & Sports Development Manager As part of Mental Health Awareness Week Bolsover District Council are giving employees the opportunity to try Nordic walking. There are 2 instructor led sessions available on the 15th and 16th of May. This year’s theme is ‘community’ so we are hoping…
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A Walking Update from Bolsover (May)
Written by Wayne Hatton Bolsover District Council Physical Activity & Sports Development Manager Nothing Works Like Walking (Walking at Work) Employees at Bolsover District Council (BDC) will have the chance to join the Physical Activity and Sports Development Team on lunchtime strolls around walks local to the Council Offices at the Arc in Clowne and…
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Join Active Compass as a volunteer trustee
Are you passionate about using physical activity to create positive change? Active Compass, a dedicated community group, is looking for Volunteer Trustees to help guide our mission and make a real impact in and around Bolsover. Bring your skills, experience, and enthusiasm to a team committed to improving lives through movement. Join us today! Interested?…
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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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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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Bolsover Stakeholder engagement meeting and local area insight
The Walk Derbyshire stakeholder engagement meeting for Bolsover was held on Thursday 15 December 2022. This event focused on what we mean by ‘a systems approach to walking’ and the conversation was geared around next steps for Walk Derbyshire ahead of the Face to Face meetings in 2023. A recording of the meeting can be…
