Your path doesn’t need to be perfect, just take the next step forward.
WalkNTalk.
How it started.
It was the end of September 2024 and I was procrastinating and not wanting to walk alone, I decided to advertise on a local community Facebook group to see if other women wanted to walk with me. The response I got surprised me and within days I had so many women wanting to walk, all asking questions.
Building the group.
I set up a Facebook group and started to plan walks from different locations in the area, and on different days and start times. The Facebook members kept coming and I planned our first walk, downloading an app to plan the route as I didn’t know the local area that well.
The first walk.
Monday 7th October 2024, I walked around the corner to the starting point of the walk to find 18 women standing there waiting to walk with me. To say I was blown away was an understatement. We walked, talked and got to know each other.
A few weeks later.
We now have 6 walks a week, all starting from different locations, with different start times and on different days, we also have a COFFEENCHAT drop in at the local pub if members want to just talk without the walk, or want to meet other members before joining the walks.
Group ethos.
We are here to support each other, and walk. Any women can walk no matter what age, or ability. We always aim to walk together at whatever pace is needed by all our group members. Walking is amazing for our fitness and mental health so we will always be here if someone wants to walk with us.
Going forward.
We have more walks planned with a slower paced shorter walk starting in December 2024 for anyone not sure of their ability or anyone that hasn’t walked in a while, they may have a disability which means they are unable to walk on some of our longer walks. Anyone can join this walk if they would like to.