Active Together Walks for All Including 2-5mile Walks, Nordic Walking and Geocaching!

WALKS:

 

Why Walk?

 

Want to get more active but not sure where to start? Walking is one of the best and easiest forms of physical activity to get involved in.

 

Regular walking is an ideal activity as it is cheap, is easy to fit into your daily routine, and can provide numerous health benefits, including reducing your risk of many health complaints, reduce stress and help you maintain your reduce your body weight.

 

So why not start by joining us on one of our short walks around one of Charnwood’s Villages and see how you get on. Our short walks are suitable for all, they are predominantly flat, don’t include styles and so are suitable for parents with buggies and wheelchair users. We take the walk at a gentle pace and will always ensure all participants are comfortable with the activity.

 

2 miles 8th December 10am

School Lane, Birstall

 

2 miles 10th January, 10am

South Charnwood Leisure Centre, Syston

 

2 miles 12th January at 10am

East Goscote Village Hall

 

2 miles 21st February, 10am

Elizabeth Park, Thurmaston

 

2 miles 23rd February at 10am

Community Centre Hathern

 

Fancy walking a bit further then why not try one of our WALKABOUT sessions, these walks meet in Anstey on the first Friday of the month, Burton on the Wolds on the 2^nd Monday of the month, and Quorn on the 3^rd Wednesday of the month, for a walk of between 2.5 and 5 miles.

 

Quorn: 

4 miles - Wednesday 16^th November 2011 10am

 

3 miles - Wednesday 21^st December 2011 10am

 

4 miles - Wednesday 18^th January 2012 10am

 

3 miles - Wednesday 15^th February 2012 10am

 

4 miles - Wednesday 21^st March 2012 10am

Burtonon the Wolds (meet at Village Hall)

 

3 miles – Monday 12^th October 2011 2pm

 

3 miles – Monday 14^th November 2011 2pm

 

3 miles – Monday 12^th December 2011 2pm

 

5 miles – Monday 9^th January 2012 2pm

 

3.5 miles – Monday 13^th February 2012 2pm

 

4 miles – Monday 12^th March 2012 2pm

 

Anstey

 

3 miles – Friday 4^th November 10am

 

4 miles – Friday 2^nd December 10am

 

3 miles - Friday 6^th January 10am

 

4 miles – Friday 3^rd February 10am

 

2.5 miles – Friday 2^nd March 10am Anstey Hedges

 

FREE volunteer walk leader training course

Are you a regular walker? Would you like to become a walk leader? The Active Together team are always looking for new volunteer leaders; the qualification is a one day course and is free to take part in.

Tuesday 31st January 2012 North District Leicestershire Council, Coalville 9.30am – 3.00pm.

BOOKING ESSENTIAL Call the team on 01509 632534 or email active.together@charnwood.gov.uk

 

Nordic Walking

 

Nordic Walking uses poles to help propel the walker along, this introduces the upper body into walking, and means the walker works harder, although the support from the poles makes walking feel easier.

It is suitable for all levels of fitness, it is easier on the joints and the increased use of the upper body helps tone the whole body and also means you burn more calories.

 

Venue Main Street Car Park, Woodhouse Eaves

Cost £3

 

*Come and Try Session* Sunday 22^nd January 9.30am

Saturday 25^th February 2.30pm

Saturday 3^rd March 2.30pm

Saturday 10^th March 2.30pm

Saturday 17^th March 2.30pm

Saturday 24^th March 2.30pm

Saturday 31^st March 2.30pm

 

BOOKING ESSENTIAL Call the team on 01509 632534 or email active.together@charnwood.gov.uk

 

Geocaching:

 

Geocaching is one of the Active Together team’s favourite activities, and is an ideal activity for all the family. Geocaching uses a GPS unit to find hidden caches that have been placed around the world, and there are hundreds right here on our doorstep, as they are hidden all over Charnwood.

The Active Together team have put on a number of taster sessions to give you the chance to find out more so why not come along and give it a go. All sessions cost £2.50 per person.

 

• 20^th January Meadow Lane, Watermead Park, Birstall 10- 12.30noon
• 8^th February Oakley Road Park, Shepshed 10- 12noon
• 12^th March Charnwood Water, Loughborough 10- 12noon

 

The Active Together team are also offering the opportunity for residents to hire out their GPS units to allow them the chance to try the sport in their own time. We can give you a quick lesson in how the units work and also lend info sheets, with maps and coordinates of caches hidden in various areas of the borough.

 

Current sheets include:-

• Watermead Park – Birstall
• The Outwoods – Loughborough
• Beacon Hill – Woodhouse Eaves
• Prestwold Trail – Prestwold
• Hathern Trail
• Castle Hill Walk – Anstey
• Geo Trail - Anstey

 

The cost to hire the unit is £15, £10 of which will be returned when you return the unit. You are able to keep the GPS for up to 3 days.

 

Want to find out more about Geocaching then contact Jo Grant

jo.grant@ charnwood.gov.uk or call 01509 632535. Or check out the Geocaching website www.geocaching.com

 

This is also a fantastic opportunity to get out achieve your 150 minutes of physical activity whilst being out in the great outdoors. Geocaching is an outdoor activity in which participants use a GPS receiver to find hidden geocache containers, which have been hidden round the world.

Why not give it a try and come along to one of our taster sessions below.

 

Charnwood Borough Council also produce an annual walks programme which includes walks of a variety of distances and intensities all walks are graded dependent on distance, speed, surface, gradient and whether they include stiles. These walks vary from 2-8 miles, so again there is something for everyone. If you would like to have a copy of this programme, please contact us at active.together@charnwood.gov.uk

 

Please note you will be required to fill in a quick health questionnaire at the start of your first walk. Remember to dress suitable for the weather conditions, in suitable footwear, and bring a drink.