Derbyshire Dales Walking for Health Guide January March Improve Your Health Explore The Dales Enjoy The Company Get Active

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1 Improve Your Health Explore The Dales Enjoy The Company Get Active Derbyshire Dales Walking for Health Guide January March A programme of led walks across the Derbyshire Dales, supporting local communities to maintain active lifestyles and improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

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3 Hello and Welcome to the January to March edition of the Derbyshire Dales Walking for Health Guide. Entry Level Walk: Up to 30 minutes Suitable for people who have not walked much before, are working to be more active, or are returning from injury or illness. The walks are on flat ground or gentle slopes with mainly firm surfaces with no stiles. Very Easy Walk: minutes Suitable for people looking for gentle exercise, to lose weight and have a more active lifestyle. Routes are chosen to ensure the walks are on good surfaces and designed to increase your heart rate. Easy Walk: minutes The walks will suit walkers who would like to go that bit further. Walks may include stiles and slight uphill and downhill on rougher terrain. Moderate and Long Progression Walks: / minutes Longer, more challenging walks which are likely to include stiles, uphill and downhill walking on rougher terrain. The table below sets out the regular weekly walks around the district. If walking from a Leisure Centre, the route is chosen on the day. Every Monday Every Wednesday Every Thursday 2.00pm Wirksworth Leisure Centre mins 9.45am Wirksworth Leisure Centre mins around the Wirksworth area Bandstand in Hall Leys Park, Matlock mins Up to 30 mins minutes around the Matlock area mins Every Tuesday min walks around the Matlock area 10.30am Ashbourne Leisure Centre. Long walk, mins around the Ashbourne Around the Bakewell area mins 3 Every Friday Buggy Walks Hall Leys Park, Matlock 11.00am 12.00pm mins area 10.15am Bakewell Because I Like It café, Water Street Very Easy mins 9.45am Bakewell Pool Easy, mins Ashbourne Leisure Centre min walks around the Ashbourne area 2.00pm 60 mins Kickstart Walk Derbyshire FMH, Unit 7, Lime Tree Business Park, Matlock

4 Matlock Tuesday Easy Walks, duration minutes Date Start Location 3/1/17 Black Rocks Lower car park ( 1.40 for two hours) 10/1/17 Rowsley Peak Village Walkers Car Park 17/1/17 Cromford Meadows, park in approach to Rugby ground ( 1.20 to park) 24/1/17 Starkholmes by the Village Hall 31/1/17 Winster top of West Bank 7/2/17 Tansley, Alders Lane, T junction with Carr Lane/Cunnery Lane 14/2/17 Highfields School, Lumsdale 21/2/17 Darley Bridge Cricket Club car park 28/2/17 Bonsall, Fountain Café, parking opposite 7/3/17 Ashover Village Hall 14/3/17 Birchover Quarry on main Birchover Stanton in Peak Road 21/3/17 Whitworth Centre Car Park, A6 Darley Dale 28/3/17 High Peak Junction Car Park, (Lea Bridge) 1.40 to park for 2 hours 4 Matlock Wednesday Easy Walks, duration minutes at a slower than the Matlock Tuesday walks pace Date Start Location 4/1/17 Laburnum Pub, Hackney Road 11/1/17 Cromford Meadows, park in approach to Rugby ground ( 1.20 to park) 18/1/17 Ashover Village Hall 25/1/17 Darley Bridge Cricket Club car park 1/2/17 High Peak Junction Car Park, (Lea Bridge) 1.40 to park for 2 hours 8/2/17 Birchover Quarry on main Birchover to Stanton in Peak Road 15/2/17 Highfields School, Lumsdale 22/2/17 Whitworth Centre Car Park, A6 Darley Dale 1/3/17 Tansley, Alders Lane, T junction with Carr Lane/Cunnery Lane 8/3/17 Rowsley Peak Village Walkers Car Park 15/3/17 Black Rocks Lower car park ( 1.40 for two hours) 22/3/17 Bonsall, Fountain Café, parking opposite 29/3/17 Riber Village, park by Riber Hall Matlock Thursday Entry and Very Easy Weekly Walks Meet at the Bandstand in Hall Leys Park Up to 30 minutes walking on level ground or very gentle slopes minutes Here are two walks at the same time around the park and central Matlock area. We also share cars and walk further afield on good surfaces.

5 Matlock Friday Weekly Buggy Walks 11.00am Meet at the Bandstaned in Hall Leys Park minutes All the walks are suitable for buggies and pushchairs. The walks are designed to be social and enjoyable and enable parents to share their experience and build on their fitness in a comfortable and safe environment without having to worry about childcare. Bakewell Thursday Progression Walks, duration minutes Date Start Location 5/1/17 Edensor Village Park next to Church 12/1/17 Monsal Head - Park on the road to Little Longstone 19/1/17 Alport Park in the layby on main road 26/1/17 Rowsley Park in rear car park at Peak Village 2/2/17 Ashford in the Water Park by the old footbridge 9/2/17 Calver Park by playing fields in village centre 16/2/17 Great Longstone Park in the village main street 23/2/17 Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell Park in Pay and Display Car Park 2/3/17 Carlton Lees Park in pay and display car park 9/3/17 Alport Park in the layby on main road 16/3/17 Calver Park by Church 23/3/17 Rowsley Park in rear car park at Peak Village 30/3/17 Foolow Park next to Village Green Bakewell Friday Very Easy and Easy Weekly Walks Meeting at Because I Like It café, Water Street near Bakewell Pool 10.15am for a 10.30am start, Very Easy walk, minutes Suitable for people looking for gentle exercise, to lose a bit of weight and get a more active lifestyle. Routes are chosen to ensure the walks are on good surfaces. Meeting at Bakewell Pool 9.45am, Easy walk, minutes These walks suit people who would like to go a little bit further. Please bring your gold card as we often take the bus out of Bakewell and walk back. 5

6 Ashbourne Weekly Walks Wednesdays 10.30am, Long walks: minutes Meet at Ashbourne Leisure Centre and share cars to go on the best walks in the southern Dales and beyond. Fridays, Moderate Walks: minutes Meet at Ashbourne Leisure Centre. We sometimes walk from the Leisure Centre and sometimes car share to a starting point within a 10 minutes drive from the Leisure Centre. Tideswell Wednesday Easy Walks, Tideswell walks meet on the 1 st and 3 rd Wednesday of the month at Fountain Square, adjacent to the public toilets. We also share cars to walk further afield. Easy minute walks around Tideswell and the surrounding area. Wednesdays January February March Tideswell, Youlgrave Tuesday Easy Walk, minutes, 10.30am Meet at Coldwell End Car Park in the village for an easy walk around Youlgrave area, Birchover and Stanton in Peak. Walking on the 2 nd and 4 th Tuesday of the month. We also share cars to walk further afield. January February March Wirksworth Weekly Walks Meet at Wirksworth Leisure Centre Reception Mondays 2.00pm Very Easy Walks (30 75 minutes) Easy Walks (60 90 minutes) A choice of 2 walks a very easy walk or a slightly longer easy walk you choose depending on how you feel on the day. Meet at Wirksworth Leisure Centre Reception - Wednesdays 9.45am Moderate Progression Walk ( minutes) We share cars to walk further afield from different starting places. 6

7 The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health Matlock Fridays 2.00pm Weekly Meet at the DFMH Base at Unit 7, Lime Tree Business Park, Lime Tree Road, Matlock DE4 3EJ at 1.45 for a 2.00pm start for local Easy walks for minutes with a friendly group. All abilities welcome. Refreshments afterwards Telephone or visit The Farming Life Centre Thursday Walks 1.15pm A gentle monthly afternoon walk, on Thursdays. Meet at 1.15 for a pm walk, with the opportunity for refreshments and a good chat afterwards! Our walks are short and Easy on good surfaces but may involve some stiles or ascents/descents over a short distance.in the event of extreme weather conditions, please contact the Centre beforehand on to confirm the walk is going ahead Ashford in the Water: Meet near Holy Trinity Chuch, street parking available Thursday 5 January A walk around this historic village and across the fields towards Bakewell with lovely views of the river, lake and weir. Possibility of being a little muddy. Finishing with coffee and cakes at one of the local cafes. Hassop Station & Monsal Trail: Meet outside Hassop Station, car parking available Thursday 9 February A flat walk up the trail towards Thornbridge Hall Station and return. Coffee and cakes back at the Hassop Station café. Baslow to Chatsworth: Meet at main Derbyshire Dales Car Park at Nether End in Baslow behind the village hall. Thursday 9 March A lovely walk starting in Baslow village going through the wheelchair gate into Chatsworth Park, passing the cricket ground and following the river. Coffee afterwards. To book a place, or for more information please contact Catherine at The Farming Life Centre, Blackwell Farm, Nr. Buxton. SK17 9TQ on Visit Roll and Stroll Accessible Walks 1st Monday of the month 11.00am 1.00pm (March October) Roll and Stroll are fully accessible walks, they start and finish from the venue where the pace and length of walk are set by you. Disabled parking, good food, refreshments, accessible toilets (sometimes radar keys) and picnic tables are available bring a packed lunch or get some lunch at the cafes. 7 Monday 6 March Hassop Station on the Monsal Trail Come and join us at Hassop Station Café setting out at along the Monsal Trail from 11.00am for a lovely level walk. For more information and to book your place phone Enable on or contact Tom Whittaker on ; tomw@enable-group.org.uk

8 NEW, UP AND COMING EVENTS Spring Celebration Walks Wednesday 29 March 10.30am at Monsal Head Join us at spectacular Monsal Head - parking at the DDDC Car Parks (Fees) or on the road to Little Longstone. Walk options include: a long walk down into Monsal Dale following the river Wye up through Shacklow woods to Ashford In the Water and return (5.6 mls), up on to Longstone Edge (4.5 mls), over the top along Pennyunk Lane and down to Ashford in the Water (3.5 mls), and an Easy Walk into Great Longstone returning along the Monsal Trail (2.3 mls) New Nordic Walking - coming to the Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale in Spring Taster Sessions (45 minutes) in Whitworth Park from 3.00pm Wednesday 22 February and Tuesday 21 March 2017 We are planning to start some Nordic Walking this Spring in partnership with Lifefit. So here s a chance to try the basics of Nordic Walking in groups of 4 or 5 or individually if necessary. Nordic Walking has proven benefits for many health conditions including Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Fibromyalgia, Diabetes, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Parkinsons, Pulmonary Disease, and Menopause etc. Booking essential details to be finalised nearer the dates WE NEED YOU! Volunteer Walk Leaders Derbyshire Dales Walking for Health wouldn t exist without our fantastic walk leaders. We are now looking to expand all of our local walk leader teams. As a volunteer walk leader, you will be helping people in your community to get active and healthy, as well as ensuring walks are friendly, safe and well run. Walk leaders are also our ambassadors for walking, showing people that walking can really make a big difference to their lives. Contact Howard for more details and an Application Form for the next training day which usually runs from pm, or across a couple of mornings. Dates to be determined. For further information, please contact Howard Griffith, Walking for Health Officer on or howard.griffith@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 8