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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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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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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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An insight into the Clay Cross Monthly Health Walk through the eyes of the community.
Below is the story of how the Walking into Communities Project, started in Clay Cross and Danesmoor, has gained popularity within the local community and what it means to them. Story written by Hayley Bramley, North East Derbyshire Walking into Communities Development Officer. Walking is a great way to get active and fit, but did…
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Embedding walking into everyday lives, learning from local projects- Talking Space.
On November the 7th we were joined by Just Good Friends, Your Time, Peak Running and Jog Derbyshire (Run Walk Talk) to discuss how local projects have embedded everyday walking into the lives of people they support. Watch the recording below for full Talking Space. Just Good Friends Presentation
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Creating safe spaces for girls to be active- Talking Space
on the 19th of September we were joined by Make Space for Girls and Move More Derby to discuss why open space aren’t used by girls and how we can make PlayZones and activity spaces more welcoming for girls. Watch the recording below for full Talking Space. Make Space for Girls Presentation Move More Derby…
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High Peak Stakeholder engagement meeting and local area insight
The Walk Derbyshire stakeholder engagement meeting for High Peak was held on 18 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…
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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…
