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Our next Walk Leader training day will be on the 12th October 2017. Are you interested in becoming a walk leader?

• Have a great enthusiasm for walking and Walking for Health’s vision of everyone having access to a short, free and friendly walk
• Be prepared to lead health walks in line with best practise procedures (covered in walk leader training)
• Commitment to lead walks for recognised Walking for Health walks only
• Be physically able to assist / lead in the delivery of health walks (this can include being a back, middle or front walk leader)
• Be happy to stay in touch with your local scheme for updates / refreshers when required
• Open minded, willing to support a diverse range of people by supporting people to become more active through walking.
• Be over 18, in line with our safeguarding policy

If this is you then please contact the training team on [email protected]

or telephone 07512123995 for full details

We will  be running two new Level 1 walks in conjunction with Wrekin Housing Trust  from their Apley Court and Morton Court sites. The walks are open to  members of the public as well as the residents as part of the Walk2Bwell scheme . The walks are every other Thursday and you will need to contact Kath Stevens on 0781 651 0362 or Julie Weaver on 0781 651 0444 to check the exact date. All walks start at 10.15am, there will be refreshments available.

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Our next FREE Walk Leader and Back Marker Training will  be on the 27th April 2017 at Meeting Point House , Telford Centre from 10.00am to 4.00pm .

We are looking for volunteers who can offer about 2 hours per month to support and help out on our walks which are held throughout Telford. Our walks are designed to enable people to increase their physical health and wellbeing by walking. Our walks last for no more than 90 minutes.

If you would like more details then please contact the training team  at [email protected]

Congratulations to Julie Burroughs, one of our walk leaders, who has won the Shropshire Star, Pride of Shropshire Environmental award for her work with Shropshire Wildlife Trust. She is on the extreme left of this picture. Julie leads the Apley Castle  walk  held on a Monday at 2.00pm why not come along and join her.

Julie with some of her walkers

Britain’s biggest winter walking festival is back and everyone’s invited. It’s a great opportunity to get you and your friends walking with Walking for Health exploring Britain’s wintry landscapes. The festival will run from 17 December 2016 to 8 January 2017  . Walkabout Wrekin are part of this festival so check out which walk you would like to attend by looking at our Walks page. We will also be organising a walk of December 27th from the ASDA Donnington Wood, starting at 10.15am if you fancy walking off all the Christmas  excess! Look forward to seeing you there.

Congratulations to Chris Turley, who has recently completed his Walk Leader Training and been awarded with his Walk Leader Certificate, clipboard and pen! Look forward to seeing you leading some of the walks Chris, well done.

Congratulations , to Dave Barnwell who won the Alf Clews Award for 2016. The Alf Clews award is presented  annually to the Walk Leader or Walker who have supported  and made a difference to Walkabout Wrekin.

Dave, has been a Walk Leader for Walkabout Wrekin for many years, he leads the Tuesday  2.00pm Stirchley walk and the Monday and Friday Town Park walk both starting at 2.00pm. Dave has also assisted the training team by leading a demonstration walk for the new walk leaders. Over the past 18 months Dave  has lead a total of 127  walks , which equals 115 and half hours of volunteer. Congratulation Dave, well deserved!