1 April–June 2014 2 Hello and Welcome… to the April to June edition of the Dales Walking for Health Guide. The traffic light system helps to classify the difficulty level of each walk so that you can select the best one to suit you. For more information on the Walking for Health Scheme, please contact Walking for Health Officer Howard Griffith on 01629 761194 or email [email protected] Visit the website: www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/walkingforhealth

Entry Level Walk: Short 30 – 75 minutes entry level walks for people looking for some gentle exercise or who are recovering from illness. They are good for people who are looking to lose weight or have sedentary lifestyles. Routes are chosen to ensure the walks are on good surfaces for walking and designed to increase your heart rate.

Easy walk: Walks lasting about 60 - 90 minutes. These walks will ideally suit walkers who would like to go that little bit further. Walks may include some stiles and slight up-hill walking on rougher terrain.

Moderate walk: Longer, more challenging walks lasting 90 - 120 minutes depending on the route and are likely to include stiles, up-hill and downhill walking on rougher terrain.

The table below sets out the regular weekly walks around the district. If walking from a Leisure Centre, the route is chosen on the day.

Every Monday Every Wednesday Every Thursday Meet at 2.00pm at Wirksworth Meet at 9.45am at Wirksworth Meet at 10.00am 90 – 120 Leisure Centre 60 – 90 minutes Leisure Centre 90 – 120 minute minute walks around the walks around the Wirksworth Bakewell area area

Meet at 2.00pm at Wirksworth Leisure Centre 30 – 75 minutes

Workplace Walk Meet at 10.00am 60 – 90 Meet at 10.00am at the Meet at 12.30pm at Derbyshire minute walks around Matlock Bandstand in Hall Leys Park, Dales District Council Town Matlock Hall, Bank Road, Matlock 30 – 75 minutes 45 – 60 minutes, brisk

Every Tuesday Meet at 10.30am at Ashbourne Starting 8 May: Meet at Leisure Centre Long walk, 10.30am at Ashbourne Leisure 120 – 180 minutes walks Centre, around the Ashbourne area 30 – 75 minutes Meet at 10.00am Every Friday 60 – 90 minute walks around Meet at 9.45am at Bakewell Pool Matlock 60 – 90 minutes Meet at 10.00am at Ashbourne Leisure Centre 90 – 120 minute walks around the Ashbourne area

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Matlock Tuesday Walks – 10.00am, duration 60 – 90 minutes Date Start Location 1/4/14 Cavendish Playing Fields 8/4/14 Meadows, park in approach to Rugby Ground 15/4/14 Cross Green - by St Mary the Virgin Church, Wensley 22/4/14 Highfields School, Lumsdale 29/4/14 Dale Road Methodist Church, A6 Darley Dale 6/5/14 Lea Gardens car park, Lea 13/5/14 Rowsley – Peak Village Outlet walkers car park 20/5/14 , Alders Lane, T junction with Carr Lane/Cunnery Lane 27/5/14 Darley Bridge – cricket club car park 3/6/14 Bonsall – meet at main Matlock Bus Station, (M2 bus leaves 10:14) 10/6/14 Flash Lane, lay-by where Flash Lane has a right-angle bend 17/6/14 Ashover Parish Hall 24/6/14 Black Rock – Lower car park (£1.30 for two hours)

Matlock Wednesday Walks – 10.00am, duration 60 – 90 minutes at a slower than the Matlock Tuesday walks pace Date Start Location 2/4/14 Darley Bridge – Cricket Club Car Park 9/4/14 Black Rock – Lower Car Park (£1.20 for 2 hours) 16/4/14 Highfields School, Lumsdale Road 23/4/14 Birchover Quarry on main Birchover to Stanton in Peak Road 30/4/14 Rowsley – Peak Village Walkers’ Car Park 7/5/14 Butterley Top (park in lay-by past Scotland Nurseries on B6014) 14/5/14 Bonsall – meet at main Matlock Bus Station, (M2 bus leaves 10:14) 21/5/14 Whitworth Centre Car Park, A6, Darley Dale 28/5/14 Cromford Meadows, park in approach to Rugby Ground 4/6/14 Laburnum Pub, Hackney Road 11/6/14 Village, past Riber Hall 18/6/14 Flash Lane, lay-by where Flash Lane has a right-angle bend 25/6/14 Ashover Parish Hall

Matlock Thursday Walks – 10.00am, duration 45 – 75 minutes Thursdays Bandstand, Hall Leys Park This is an easy entry level walk around the park and central Matlock Area. Come and make new friends whilst enjoying some gentle exercise. We also share cars and walk further afield, routes chosen on the day. Meet at the bandstand.

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Bakewell Thursday Walks – 10.00am, duration 90 – 120 minutes Date Start Location 3/4/14 Alport – Park at layby on main road 10/4/14 Monsal Head - Park on the road to Little Longstone 17/4/14 Edensor Village – Park next to Church 24/4/14 Calver – Park next to Church 1/5/14 Rowsley – Park in rear car park at Peak Village 8/5/14 Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell – Park in Pay and Display Car Park 15/5/14 Carlton Lees - Pay and Display car park 22/5/14 Ashford in the Water – Park by the old footbridge 29/5/14 Great Longstone – Park in the village main street 5/6/14 Alport – Park at layby on main road 12/6/14 Foolow – Park next to village green 19/6/14 Calver – Park by the playing fields in the village centre 26/6/14 Rowsley – Park in rear car park at Peak Village

Ashbourne Weekly Walks Wednesdays – 10.30am, Long walks: 120 – 180 minutes Meet at Ashbourne Leisure Centre and share cars to go on the best walks in the southern Dales and beyond. Thursdays, starting 8 May – 10.30am, Entry Level Walks: 30 – 75 minutes Meet at Ashbourne Leisure Centre, Clifton Road, for a short, flat walk on good surfaces. Fridays – 10.00am, Easy Walks: 60 – 90 minutes Meet at Ashbourne Leisure Centre for local walks and car share to walks from different local beauty spots.

Tideswell and Litton Wednesday Health Walks, 10.00am Tideswell walks meet on the 1 st and 3 rd Wednesday of the month at Fountain Square, adjacent to the public toilets. Litton walks meet at Litton School on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Easy 60 – 90 minute walks around Tideswell, Litton and the surrounding area.

Wednesdays April May June Tideswell, 10.00am 2 16 7 21 4 18 Litton, 10.00am 9 14 11

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Partnership Walks

Bakewell Children’s Centre Spring Walks - 1.30pm – 2.30pm Pushchair friendly walks, booking is essential, meeting places will be confirmed at the time of booking. 01629 533673 8, 29 April – Meet outside Bakewell Children’s Centre, Granby Road, Bakewell 13, 27 May – Meet in Hathersage 10, 24 June – Meet in Grindleford

The Farming Life Centre Wednesday Easy Walks, 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Our walks are short, gentle, easy walks usually one hour in duration designed to help ease people back into walking. These walks generally take place on even, flat surfaces unless otherwise stated. Everyone is welcome to join us for a chat and tea and biscuits at the Farming Life Centre afterwards. 16 April, 1.00pm – 2.00pm – Litton Village walk and Litton Edge Meeting at the Red Lion Pub at Litton on a circular route over Litton Edge with some stunning scenery. This walk has a number of stiles. 21 May, 1.00pm – 2.00pm – Earl Sterndale War theme walk with community artist Lois Blackburn. Meet outside the church (which was bombed in WWII), then going on an easy linear walk on a quiet road and track to see views of Chrome Hill and Dowel Dale. Suitable for everyone and easy walk. Lois will be taking time to share views about war for her ‘Stitching the War’ art project. 18 June, 1.00pm – 2.00pm – Blackwell Meeting outside the Farming Life Centre for a walk through the flower meadows. Involves some stiles. To book a place, or for more information please contact The Farming Life Centre, Blackwell Farm, Nr. Buxton. SK17 9TQ on 01298 85162 Visit www.thefarminglifecentre.org.uk

The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health – Tuesday Strollers, 10.15am Local walks with a friendly group. All abilities welcome. First Tuesday of the month, 10.15am, meet at Stancliffe House, Molyneux Business Park, Whitworth Road, Darley Dale, Matlock, for a 10.30am start, return by 1.30pm. Fridays, 2.00pm, meet at the Bandstand in Hall Leys Park, Matlock for a walk up to 2 hours. Telephone 01629 733915. Visit www.federationmentalhealth.co.uk

Dales Heart Cardiac Support Group Dales Heart is a group of people with heart disease plus their spouses, partners and carers, offering mutual support in a social setting. We meet on the second Tuesday of the month at 2.15pm, usually at the Imperial Rooms, Matlock. We also offer a monthly programme of walks to help with rehabilitation after a heart ‘event’, usually 1 to 3 miles over easy ground. These are on the fourth Wednesday at 10.30am from March to October. For further details contact Mike 01629 584589 or Myra 01246 274117 or visit www.dalesheart.co.uk

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New, Up and Coming Events…

Get Walking Week 3 – 10 May

Derbyshire Dale Walking for Health are taking part in the Ramblers biggest ever short walks festival in a drive to get 100,000 people to discover the joys of walking in 2014.

Peak District Walking and Outdoor Festival 2014 26 April – 11 May

Here is an opportunity to go on some superb longer walks that Derbyshire Dales Walking for Health are organising as part of the Walking Festival. Booking essential.

A Walk along the Edges Tuesday 29 April, 10.30am – 2.30pm, 6.5 miles, moderate Meet at Curbar Gap Car Park: S32 3YR (up to 4 hours £2.50) Grid Ref: 261 747 A spectacular walk along the gritstone edges from Curbar Gap up on to White Edge, returning via Froggatt Edge and Curbar Edge. Please bring a packed lunch.

Walk Tideswell Dale Wednesday 30 April, 10.30am – 2.30pm, 7.5 miles, moderate Meet at Tideswell Dale Car Park (up to 4 hours £2.50) Grid Ref: 154742 We will follow the river Wye through Millers Dale to Cressbrook Mill and the Monsal Trail then up on the Limestone Way to Tideswell before our return to the Dale.

A Walk to Riber and the Lumsdale Valley Wednesday 30 April, 10.30am – 2.30pm, 6.5 miles, moderate Meet at Lumsdale Road next to Highfields School, DE4 5NA, Grid Ref: 312 613 The walk will go over to the village of Tansley and up to Riber Castle returning to the lower Lumsdale Valley with its picturesque waterfalls and millponds. The Arkwright Society will provide a short talk on the archaeological history of the valley (donations gratefully received)

A Walk from Ilam Wednesday 7 May, 10.30am – 2.00pm 5.25 miles Meet at Ilam Hall Visitor Centre Car Park (£2.60 for up to 4 hours, National Trust Members – free) Grid Ref: SK 132 507 A scenic route up past Blore Village and church, Coldwell Bridge and the Limestone Way up to Thorpe Village, through Lin Dale past the Stepping Stones and back to 7 Ilam Hall.

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