Walk With Us - Peterborough

Region: East of England

Last updated: 06, October 2011

Welcome to Walk With Us, Peterborough's Walking for Health Scheme. Everybody is welcome on the walks, including people who wouldn't call themselves active, but we are especially keen to meet people who are trying to build up their daily activity levels, people who have or are at risk of experiencing poor health, and people who maybe feel isolated and would like to meet new people.

We would also love to hear from anybody who would like to help lead walks. No experience is necessary as full training is given. Walking makes you feel good and improves your health and we provide an opportunity to have fun and meet new people.

You might not walk very much at the moment and that can be for lots of reasons. Some people feel they are not safe walking alone, maybe you have no-one to walk with or simply you don't know where to walk!

We can help with this! If you don't walk because of personal safety or you want people to walk with, you could come on one of our led walks! Choose from 11 different walks every week all across Peterborough. The walks are led by specially trained walk leaders.

Our walks

All the walks are local and all are mainly on pavement or tarmac. The walks are either flat or have a slight gradient. Distances range from half a mile to four miles. Most of our walks are in parks or green spaces.

City Centre: Walk Leader: Sheila Spittles. Contact Number: 01733 317403. Meeting Point: Front of Town Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough

Walk 1: Meeting Day & Time: Mondays @ 1.00pm. Duration: 30 minutes 

Walk 2: Meeting Day & Time: Wednesdays @ 1.00pm. Duration: 40-50 minutes

City Centre: (Women Only) Walk Leader: Michelle / Mandy. Contact Number: 01733 311564. Meeting Day & Time: Tuesdays @ 1.00pm. Duration 40-60 minutes. Meeting Point: Peterborough Women’s Centre, 69-71 Broadway, Peterborough, PE1 1SY.

City Centre: Walk Leader: Barry Buckingham. Contact Number: 07575 009388. Meeting Day & Time:  Friday’s @ 6.00pm. Duration: 40 minutes. Meeting Point: Front of Central Library, Broadway. Peterborough. PE1 1RX

Dogsthorpe / Welland: Walk Leader: Ellie Burton / Nicky Caswell. Contact Number: 01733 295864. Meeting Day & Time: Saturdays @ 10.00am. Duration: 40 minutes. Meeting Point: Chatteris Centre, Normanton Road, Welland, Peterborough. PE1 4XE.

Eye: Walk Leader: Josie Mann. Contact Number: 01733 705381. Meeting Day & Time: Tuesdays @ 11.00am. Duration: 60 minutes.Meeting Point: Laurel Farm Medical Centre, High Street, Eye, Peterborough PE6 7UX.

Bretton: Walk Leader: Maz Syed and Shaz Syed. Contact email: desiprojects786@yahoo.co.uk. Meeting Day & Time: Wednesdays @ 3.00pm. Duration: 40 minutes. Meeting Point: Bretton Parish Council Offices, Pyramid Centre, Bretton. PE3 8NY. No dogs. Women Only.

Hampton: Walk Leader: Jennie Gibson / Anna Peterson. Contact Number: 01733 248990. Meeting Day & Time:  Tuesdays @ 11.00am. Duration: 40 minutes. Meeting Point: Hampton Vale Shops (Car Park), Stewartby Avenue, Hampton Vale, Peterborough.  PE7 8ND.

Woodston: (This is an I-phone Walk) Walk Leader: Penny Fletcher. Contact Number: 07748 018773. Meeting Day & Time: Every 3rd Saturday @ 10.00am. Duration: 40 minutes.Meeting Point: Wharf Road Junction, Oundle Road, Peterborough. PE2 9PS

Please wear flat shoes or trainers on all walks. Don't worry if you're not used to walking, come and give it a try!

Other Walks that are hoped to be established in the city over the next 12 months

Bretton; Werrington; Stanground; Gladstone / Millfield; Parnwell; Ravensthorpe/Westwood

Anyone can become a walk leader and set up their own walk in their local area. 

Other Walks - Not under the Scheme

Botolph Green:  Walk Contact: Uli Keubler. Contact Number: 07773 183763. Meeting Day & Time: Fridays @ 11.00am. Duration: 60-90 minutes. Botolph Arms Pub, Oundle Road. Peterborough. PE2 7DD.

Events

Walk with Us will be officially launching in April 2011. The Scheme will include an incentive scheme for walkers and also the walk leaders.