Easington Get Active Get Walking

Region: North East

Last updated: 09, August 2011

Get Active Get Walking, in partnership with Walking for Health programme, aims to encourage more people to walk more often to improve the health and wellbeing of local people and involves weekly Health Walks, Health Walk taster sessions and district wide Walking events

Our walks

Get Active Get Walking Weekly Health Walks

Get Active currently deliver a series of safe and enjoyable health walks at various locations around the district. The walks are designed for participants to enjoy all the health benefits associated with walking and are led by qualified Volunteer Walk Leaders.

Get Active currently have weekly health walks at the following venues: 

• Wheatley Hill Health Walk, Greenhills Community Centre - Monday’s 10 - 11am
• Easington Colliery Health Walk (Former Pit Car Park) - Monday’s 10:30 – 11:30am
• Seaham Health Walk, Noses Point (Car Park 1) - Monday’s 1:30 – 2:30pm 
• Thornley Health Walk, Age Concern - Tuesday’s 9:45 – 10:45am 
• Peterlee Health Walk, The Pavilion - Tuesday’s 10 – 11am 
• Ludworth Health Walk, Ludworth Community Centre - Thursday’s 9:45 – 10:45am
• Castle Eden Dene Health Walk - Thursday’s 10 – 12:00pm
• Castle Eden Dene Weekend Walk - Sunday’s 10:00 – 12:00pm
• Blackhall Health Walk, Blackhall Community Centre - Friday’s 1:00 – 2:00pm

 All the above health walks are accessible to all ages and abilities and are a great opportunity to meet new people.

Events

Family Footsteps Walks

The Family Footsteps Walks aim to provide opportunities for local people to take part in regular physical activity whilst exploring the local area. The walks are accessible to all ages and abilities and are led by qualified volunteer walk leaders.

The walks will last approximately 1 hour, starting and finishing at the same point. All chosen venues are located within the District of Easington, therefore transport is not provided.

Sat 16^th April 2011 Seaham Noses Point

Sat 21^st May 2011 Blackhall Community Centre

Sat 25^th June 2011 Pavilion/Castle Eden Dene

Sat 23^rd July 2011 Ludworth Community Centre

Sat 20^th August 2011 Wheatley Hill Greenhills Centre

Sat 24^th Sept 2011 Easington Colliery

Sat 22^nd October 2011 Thornley Age Concern

Out & About in Easington

The walks will last approximately 1 hour, starting and finishing at the same point. All chosen venues are located within the District of Easington, therefore transport is not provided.

Friday 29^th April 2011 Horden Cliff’s

Friday 24^th June 2011Shotton Colliery

Friday 19^th August 2011 Dalton Park – South Hetton

Friday 14^th October 2011 Crimdon