Upcoming walking events
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Spring into action and help Plantlife count the UK’s wildflowers
20 March, 2013 - 09:30 - 20 September, 2013 - 09:30
Region: National
Do you know your cowslip from your cow parsley? Or your buttercup from your butterbur? Plantlife are calling on people to put a spring in their step and join the UK’s only annual wild flowers survey.
20 March, 2013 - 09:30 - 20 September, 2013 - 09:30
Region: National
Do you know your cowslip from your cow parsley? Or your buttercup from your butterbur? Plantlife are calling on people to put a spring in their step and join the UK’s only annual wild flowers survey.
Climb the Yorkshire Three Peaks for St John's Hospice!
21 June, 2013 (All day) - 23 June, 2013 (All day)
Region: Yorkshire and Humber
Enjoy the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales whilst climbing 3 mountains in one day for St John's.
21 June, 2013 (All day) - 23 June, 2013 (All day)
Region: Yorkshire and Humber
Enjoy the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales whilst climbing 3 mountains in one day for St John's.
Walk the Journey 2013
21 June, 2013 (All day)
Region: East of England
Meet the Aneurysm Walking Team
21 June, 2013 (All day)
Region: East of England
Meet the Aneurysm Walking Team
Trans-Pennine 100km Challenge
22 June, 2013 (All day) - 23 June, 2013 (All day)
Region: North West
Take on the 50km or 100km Trans-Pennine Challenge. Walk, run or jog. Your Challenge, your way. Have you got what it takes?
22 June, 2013 (All day) - 23 June, 2013 (All day)
Region: North West
Take on the 50km or 100km Trans-Pennine Challenge. Walk, run or jog. Your Challenge, your way. Have you got what it takes?
London to Brighton 100k Walk – Blind Veterans UK
22 June, 2013 (All day) - 23 June, 2013 (All day)
Region: London
Blind Veterans UK, formerly St Dunstan’s, believe that no one who’s served our country should battle blindness alone.
22 June, 2013 (All day) - 23 June, 2013 (All day)
Region: London
Blind Veterans UK, formerly St Dunstan’s, believe that no one who’s served our country should battle blindness alone.
CoolTan Arts Largactyl Shuffle Midnight Walk
22 June, 2013 - 23:45 - 23 June, 2013 - 16:30
Region: London
Join CoolTan Arts for a fun guided midnight walk - an exciting evening of summer solstice lunacy! Explore the Streets of South London by moonlight and learn more about the local history and landmarks. We will have stops along the way for our guides to give talks on Mad Buildings, Psychogeography and the Summer Solstice.
22 June, 2013 - 23:45 - 23 June, 2013 - 16:30
Region: London
Join CoolTan Arts for a fun guided midnight walk - an exciting evening of summer solstice lunacy! Explore the Streets of South London by moonlight and learn more about the local history and landmarks. We will have stops along the way for our guides to give talks on Mad Buildings, Psychogeography and the Summer Solstice.
Cheltenham Circular Challenge
23 June, 2013 (All day)
Region: South West
The Cheltenham Circular Challenge has 4 sections totalling over 26 miles. Challenge yourself to run or walk as many as you like. Make the halfway point and you have completed a half marathon; make it to the end and you will not only have completed a full marathon across varying terrain, but will also be rewarded with an amazing sense of achievement. If you want an even greater sense of achievement, why not use the Cheltenham Circular Challenge as a means of raising sponsorship money?
23 June, 2013 (All day)
Region: South West
The Cheltenham Circular Challenge has 4 sections totalling over 26 miles. Challenge yourself to run or walk as many as you like. Make the halfway point and you have completed a half marathon; make it to the end and you will not only have completed a full marathon across varying terrain, but will also be rewarded with an amazing sense of achievement. If you want an even greater sense of achievement, why not use the Cheltenham Circular Challenge as a means of raising sponsorship money?
5k Charity Walk/Run Hyde Park June 23 to mark International Widows Day
23 June, 2013 - 10:00 - 12:00
Region: London
Join in our 5k Charity walk/run in Hyde Park to mark International Widows Day on the 23rd of June between 10 am and 12 pm. Around 115 million widows in the world live in poverty. 1.5 million widows' children do not live to see their 5th birthday. In many developing countries widows often experience targeted murder, rape, prostitution, forced marriage and physical and psychological abuse. International Widows Day is a day of global action that aims to raise public awareness of the plight of widows and their children. Please join us and encourage your friends, family and colleagues to register too at www.theloombafoundation.org. The registration fee is only £20 for an adult and £10 for under-18s. Each participant will receive a t-shirt at the start and a £5 picnic voucher on completion as well as a medal for taking part.
23 June, 2013 - 10:00 - 12:00
Region: London
Join in our 5k Charity walk/run in Hyde Park to mark International Widows Day on the 23rd of June between 10 am and 12 pm. Around 115 million widows in the world live in poverty. 1.5 million widows' children do not live to see their 5th birthday. In many developing countries widows often experience targeted murder, rape, prostitution, forced marriage and physical and psychological abuse. International Widows Day is a day of global action that aims to raise public awareness of the plight of widows and their children. Please join us and encourage your friends, family and colleagues to register too at www.theloombafoundation.org. The registration fee is only £20 for an adult and £10 for under-18s. Each participant will receive a t-shirt at the start and a £5 picnic voucher on completion as well as a medal for taking part.
Heathercombe Walking Weekend
5 July, 2013 - 17:00 - 7 July, 2013 - 15:00
Region: South West
A walking weekend based in the heart of the Dartmoor National Park, exploring high moorland, prehistoric settlements and riverside meadows with a local guide. Camp or stay in rooms in the centre, and enjoy delicious organic vegetarian food and evening fireside storytelling. Walks will be easy to moderate and leave plenty of time to soak up the spectacular scenery.
5 July, 2013 - 17:00 - 7 July, 2013 - 15:00
Region: South West
A walking weekend based in the heart of the Dartmoor National Park, exploring high moorland, prehistoric settlements and riverside meadows with a local guide. Camp or stay in rooms in the centre, and enjoy delicious organic vegetarian food and evening fireside storytelling. Walks will be easy to moderate and leave plenty of time to soak up the spectacular scenery.
Moonlight Memories Walk
13 July, 2013 - 22:00 - 23:59
Region: West Midlands
Everyone is welcome to come along to this eight-mile nighttime walk to celebrate the memory of a loved one.
13 July, 2013 - 22:00 - 23:59
Region: West Midlands
Everyone is welcome to come along to this eight-mile nighttime walk to celebrate the memory of a loved one.
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