Tuesday 3 May 2016

Royal Greenwich Tell Residents Get Walking In

by our RBG Correspondent | Woolwich

* Walking for health: UNP Walking for Health 34357 Woolwich. (Credit: RBG)
A series of walking events are taking place across the royal borough in May to mark National Walking Month 2016. They are designed to raise awareness of the health and lifestyle benefits of walking, and are delivered by the royal borough along with the Charlton Athletic Community Trust and other partners.

National Walking Month is an annual campaign run every May by Living Streets, a group aiming to make the streets safer, more attractive and more enjoyable.

Among the numerous local events taking place this month is Foraging Fortnight, where a local forager will join some of the upcoming walks. It will be an opportunity to explore edible plants and trees in local parks and open spaces, and to find out what our ancestors ate in their diets.


(* Walking for health: Credit: RBG)

Greenwich Get Walking also has a full programme of free, fun and sociable health walks across the borough. The walks last between 30 to 90 minutes and all new participants throughout May will receive a free goody bag when they attend.

Details of all walks can be found at
www.greenwichgetactive.com by calling free on 0800 096 5436.

This year National Walking Month is encouraging everyone to fit a bit more walking into their routine. Residents can sign up to the ‘Try 20’ pledge, which focuses on fun and easy ways to fit 20 minutes worth of walking in every day. For further information, and to make the pledge, visit
www.livingstreets.org.uk.


                                                                   

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