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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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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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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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Introduction to Netwalking session- Chesterfield Walking Festival.
Walk Derbyshire and Healthy Workplaces Derbyshire hosted an ‘Introduction to Netwalking’ session as part of the Chesterfield Walking Festival. The circular walk on Tuesday 14 May started at The Hub @ Low Pavement in Chesterfield with the route taking in Queen’s Park and part of the Chesterfield Art Trail. Those attending were given details of…
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Return of #RunWalkTalk
Run Walk Talk is back this year with two events in Sinfin Moor Park, Derby and Holmebrook Valley Park, Chesterfield. Peak Running and Jog Derbyshire invited us, Derbyshire Mind, Derbyshire Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Team, Move More Derby, Chesterfield Borough Council, Derbyshire County Council, Chesterfield FC Community Trust, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and…
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Chesterfield Football Club Community Trust.
Chesterfield Football Club Community Trust staff have undertaken walk leader training with the support of Chesterfield Borough Council and Walk Derbyshire, so that they can build walking into their health and wellbeing provision. The Trust runs a very successful cancer support program for anyone affected by cancer. Alongside welcoming and friendly support groups, the Trust…
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Chesterfield Stakeholder engagement meeting and local area insight
The Walk Derbyshire stakeholder engagement meeting for Chesterfield was held on 19 January 2023. 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 a face to face meeting next month. A recording of the meeting can be seen…
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Celebrating 10 years of walking at Holmebrook Valley Park.
Chesterfield’s Holmebrook Valley Park is celebrating 10 years of hosting a walking group this month. On 12 January, the volunteer group leaders and other local walkers were joined by Mayor of Chesterfield Councillor Tony Rogers to explore what the park has to offer. The Holmebrook Valley Park ‘walk with us’ walking group originally launched in…
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Wonderful World of Winter Walking
With the clocks going back this Sunday and the days getting longer and colder take the opportunity to walk this winter. A quick 5-10 minute walk daily this winter is great for warming your body, burning calories, helping you sleep better, reducing stress, boosting focus and rejuvenating body and mind. So, we wanted to provide…
