Walking Festival Information Booklet - Sport Across Staffordshire
Walking Festival Information Booklet - Sport Across Staffordshire
Walking Festival Information Booklet - Sport Across Staffordshire
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welcOme<br />
The Stafford <strong>Walking</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>, now<br />
in its fourth year, is a celebration<br />
of walking in Stafford Borough.<br />
This week-long event is jam packed with<br />
opportunities to join led walks or to take<br />
to the hidden footpaths of the borough independently<br />
- whichever you choose, you will be sure to discover<br />
and explore new and beautiful places - many of them<br />
right on your doorstep!<br />
The <strong>Walking</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> coincides with two national<br />
walking events: The Ramblers ‘Get <strong>Walking</strong> Week’ and<br />
Living Streets’ ‘<strong>Walking</strong> Month’ - visit www.ramblers.<br />
org.uk or www.livingstreets.org.uk for more information<br />
about free led walks and local events near you.<br />
<strong>Walking</strong> Good for you,<br />
good for the planet and<br />
your pocket<br />
<strong>Walking</strong> is an easy and cheap form of exercise that<br />
is accessible to people of all ages and fitness<br />
levels, and you can do it anytime and anywhere.<br />
For people who currently do little or no exercise,<br />
walking is a fantastic way of increasing activity levels.<br />
It’s a great way to improve or maintain your general<br />
health and will also strengthen your heart. In fact,<br />
regular walking reduces the risk of heart problems<br />
by a half, and the risk of a stroke by a third. It also<br />
provides mental health benefits by bringing you<br />
closer to nature taking away from the stresses of<br />
every-day life.<br />
<strong>Walking</strong> is the most eco-friendly and economic way<br />
of getting from A to B,<br />
so whether you want<br />
to reduce your<br />
carbon footprint or<br />
save fuel costs<br />
walking is right<br />
for you!<br />
gOOdie Bags<br />
The first 100 walkers who take part in the <strong>Walking</strong><br />
<strong>Festival</strong> will receive a goody bag courtesy of Marks<br />
and Spencer, Stafford, The Beauty Academy,<br />
Stafford College and the Shire Hall Gallery. We<br />
would like to thank everyone who has contributed<br />
to making the 2013 <strong>Walking</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> the best yet.<br />
schOOls<br />
Local schools will take part in the 2013 <strong>Walking</strong><br />
<strong>Festival</strong> by completing an orienteering style walk<br />
around their school grounds.<br />
Walkers will get their cards stamped at check<br />
in points located around the school in order<br />
to complete the set course. Working in<br />
partnership with Stafford and Stone<br />
School <strong>Sport</strong> Partnership and Hobby<br />
Craft, who kindly provided the ink<br />
pads and rubber stamps. Everyone<br />
who participates will receive<br />
a certificate.<br />
Local nursery groups will be taking children in<br />
their care out on a walk as part of the <strong>Walking</strong><br />
<strong>Festival</strong>. Using inspiration from the walks they<br />
will be going back to the classroom to make<br />
artwork from their observations using craft<br />
materials provided by Hobby Craft.<br />
Local Youth Clubs will also be<br />
organising their own walks.
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