Table 2 Activities described by the five Walking Cities in their final reports
City (project) | Activities described in final report | |
|---|---|---|
Birmingham (Walking Revolution) | Led walks to the park for key stage 2 pupils at one city primary school Pledge cards for individuals Themed walks Community Street Audits Small grants fund Walking Champions Social media work Strategic work to share learning | |
Cambridge (Walk Local) | Promotion of Walk4Life and WfH campaigns (various media), maps and community walks. 7 walks with 108 participants Walk to work week activities with 17 employers Health walks in 3 medical centres. 27 participants Beat the Street piloted in 4 primary schools. 890 participants (3Â week intervention) Weekly buggy walks / wild play with young parents and children under 5Â years of age. 230 attendances | |
Leeds and Bradford (Best foot forward) | Themed walks Community Street Audits Small grants fund Tendering delivery to local community organisations Social media work Strategic work to share learning 3 million steps social reward scheme involved 388 people who walked over 15 Million steps in Spring 2015. | |
Manchester (Get Active) | Active Oldham Outdoors Project: 26 Level 1 health walks with 143 participants 14 new volunteer walk leaders Capital funding from Public health to improve walking infrastructure in 9 parks Active Trafford Greenspace Project: 20 led walks with 278 participants 23 new volunteer walk leaders 3 GP Surgeries piloting ‘walk prescribing’ or other methods of promoting walking to patients. 3 Workplace Walk led walks events held 5 new Workplace Walks mapped and promoted Bridgewater Canal Walks Project: 22 recreational themed walks with 74 participants Self-led walking trail Partnership working with a community Leisure Trust Four week Walking Festival East Manchester Moving: 23 led walks with 163 participants 10 led cycle rides with 96 participants 8 volunteer action days 24 volunteers trained as volunteer walk leaders | Salford Ranger team project: 1 new self-guided walking route 11 additional recreational walks with 107 participants 12 volunteers trained as walk leaders 12 led cycle rides with 108 participants Stockport Walkaday Walks Project: 13 additional walks with 217 participants 4 new volunteer walk leaders Tameside Active Outdoors Project: 4 new health walks with 30 participants 18 new volunteer walk leaders 1 new patient from new exercise referral programme 5 new self-guided walking routes in production – Proposed launch in 2016 The Green Corridor Project: 9 led health walks with 91 new participants. 5 volunteers trained as walk leaders |
Norwich (Walk to) | Group walking champions led walks including 1Â km group walk for people with a learning disability Pledge cards for individuals Community Street Audit (1) Small grants fund Beat the Streets project for school children: 1890 participated Social media work Strategic work to share learning Health walks: 185 walks, 12 volunteers and 154 new participants Beat the Street: 1890 participated Travel plans: numbers not reported | |