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A one-hour session involves learning the Nordic walking technique initially (usually 4 - 6 weeks to learn the basics). Each week has a different theme and route that involves Waterproofs, Nordic walking and other functional exercises suitable walking using the poles whilst out on a walk. A short footwear, drink, Poles Ahead Penselwood Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire will Weekly. £49 for non-restrictive Nordic Church (near need to be filled in before starting the activity. 07745 Penselwood Monday 6 clothing (no Walking, near Wincanton), IT IS FUN! Nordic walking allows participant 413194 9-10am sessions jeans), sun Wincanton BA9 8LS the chance to chat and socialise, as well as cream, hat and doing activity together, designed to improve emergency each individual's health and fitness levels. contact number Participants are carefully monitored and advised on how much to do. Runs all year round, not restricted to school term times. Booking essential. Book in advance We are looking for physically fit individuals to by email. Tools Oakdale help our small existing volunteer team to provided and Library, Weekly maintain and enhance the gardens at Oakdale gloves provided Wimborne Rd, March- Library. A regular commitment would be ideal. if required. Tea Poole BH15 3EF Purpleray270 Oakdale October We welcome individuals with some gardening coffee & biscuits Meet at rear of [email protected]. Library Mondays knowledge particularly those who use an provided. Poole library where Free uk Gardening 09.00 to organic approach to gardening. Examples of Parking there is an Volunteers 12.00 tasks – Pruning established shrubs, Using on- available at entrance to the (Fortnightly site compost to enhance border fertility, library. main garden Nov - Feb) Weeding borders, Mowing and edging lawn Waterproofs for volunteers areas, Maintaining compost bins, Maintaining and suitable only. garden furniture. footwear recommended. Nordic Walking is a fun and sociable way to get fit, that is accessible for all. It offers full £5.00 if body workout, using 90% of the body’s 6 weeks skeletal muscles and burning 46% more paid in Weekly. Nordic calories than ordinary walking. Nordic Walking advance Monday Waterproofs, Walking, Hall, uses special designed poles which help to or £7.50 9.30- suitable walking 07779 Stalbridge Stalbridge Car Park, DT10 improve posture, strengthen back and pay as 10.30am footwear, snack 620843 and Milborne 2NS abdominal muscles and reduce the impact on you go. (term time and drink Port the joints. We walk for 1 hour, covering One to only) approximately 3 miles. Poles can be provided. One Booking Essential. Classes held in Stalbridge from and Milborne Port, please phone for further £15 details. Booking essential. Waterproofs, We meet weekly on Mondays at 10am for a Suitable walking Kingfisher Barn, Ranger led gentle guided walk around our footwear, Weekly. Granby Road, lovely Nature Reserve, stopping to look at Money for 01202 Bournemouth Health Walk Monday Muscliff, Free wildlife and anything of interest, it's a great refreshments 451548 10am-11.30 Bournemouth, opportunity to enjoy being outside (café), snack BH9 3NZ surrounded by Nature and fresh air and drink, camera Flourish is an ecotherapy-based (green care) wellbeing project that aims to support individuals to learn new skills, improve life opportunities, reduce social isolation and increase resilience and wellbeing. As part of Open to anyone the programme individuals are encouraged to over 18 with a participate in a range of activities including disability, or Livability Flourish Weekly. horticulture, conservation, woodworking / mental health Holton Lee, 01202 Holton Lee Ecotherapy, Monday garden maintenance, landscaping, forestry Free issues, or those Poole, 625562 Holton Lee 10am-3pm and catering. Individuals can self-refer and feeling at a BH16 6JN have a simple interview process to establish disadvantage how we can help them with their due to development goals or recovery programme. circumstances. We currently have funded places to allow participation for one day a week for up to four months. Paid access is available beyond that as are volunteering opportunities. Varies. See programme: www.walkingfo Dorchester Strollers is an accredited Walking rhealth.org.uk/ Waterproofs, for Health Group offering two walk occasions walkfinder/dor suitable walking each week - a slow walk of up to 45 minutes chester- footwear, Walking for Weekly. and a longer faster walk of an hour. For each strollers#schem money for 01305 Dorchester Health, Monday walk there is a leader and a backmarker. Free edetails refreshments 263759 Dorchester 10.30am Afterwards there is always opportunity for Copies can be afterwards tea/coffee. No need to book but on the first obtained by (optional), snack session arrive 15 minutes before the start calling and drink time to complete the registration form 01305 263759 or 01300 341255 A 45 minutes’ walk that commences at Rockley Park Viewpoint and encompasses Rockley Park Hamworthy Common before arching down to Viewpoint, Lake Pier and then completing a circular loop. Waterproofs Just turn up Hamworthy Weekly. Hamworthy All walks are led by experienced trained and suitable or phone Poole Common Monday Free Common, Walking for Health volunteer walk leaders and walking 01202 Healthy Walk 1.15-2pm Poole, BH15 offer a great social opportunity to keep fit and footwear 261333 4RW have fun! All walks are free and are suitable for people of all ages and abilities. They will go ahead in all weather conditions. A one-hour session involves learning the Nordic walking technique initially (usually 4 - 6 weeks to learn the basics). Each week has a different theme and route that involves Waterproofs, Nordic walking and other functional exercises suitable walking Thorngrove using the poles whilst out on a walk. A short footwear, drink, Poles Ahead Garden Centre, Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire will Weekly. £49 for non-restrictive Nordic Common Mead need to be filled in before starting the activity. 07745 Gillingham Monday 6 clothing (no Walking, Lane, IT IS FUN! Nordic walking allows participant 413194 2-3pm sessions jeans), sun Gillingham Gillingham, SP8 the chance to chat and socialise, as well as cream, hat and 4RE doing activity together, designed to improve emergency each individual's health and fitness levels. contact number Participants are carefully monitored and advised on how much to do. Runs all year round, not restricted to school term times. Booking essential An ecotherapy project that takes place on parks and greenspaces in Bournemouth. Creates volunteering opportunities to improve Parks and health and wellbeing, connect people to their greenspaces in 01202 local parks and enhance the local and Waterproofs 451513 environment. Provides a safe and friendly Weekly elsewhere in and suitable p.holloway@ place to take part in fun nature conservation, Bournemouth Parks in Mind Monday Bournemouth. Free walking bournemout parks and workshop activities, meet new 14.00-16.30 Contact Parks footwear hparksfound people and share experiences. As well as in Mind for the recommended. ation.org.uk practical nature conservation, the project also month's includes occasional wellbeing and arts programme. activities. Parks in Mind is open to everyone, whether wishing to maintain current good health or looking to improve wellbeing. All walks are for 90 minutes (unless otherwise Varies across 01305 stated) over a distance of 1-2 miles. No Waterproofs Wildlife Weekly. Dorset. See 750118 booking required. Walks are never cancelled and suitable Across Dorset Walks with Monday website Free or due to bad weather, but sometimes the list walking Bob Ford 2.30-4pm www.dorsetwal 07980 does have to be changed so please check the footwear ks.com/ 967473 website for details. Nordic Walking is a fun and sociable way to get fit, that is accessible for all. It offers full £5.00 if body workout, using 90% of the body’s 6 weeks skeletal muscles and burning 46% more paid in Weekly. Nordic calories than ordinary walking. Nordic Walking advance Tuesday Waterproofs, Walking, Stalbridge Hall, uses special designed poles which help to or £7.50 9.30- suitable walking 07779 Stalbridge Stalbridge Car Park, DT10 improve posture, strengthen back and pay as 10.30am footwear, snack 620843 and Milborne 2NS abdominal muscles and reduce the impact on you go. (term time and drink Port the joints. We walk for 1 hour, covering One to only) approximately 3 miles. Poles can be provided. One Booking Essential. Classes held in Stalbridge from and Milborne Port, please phone for further £15 details. Booking essential. Buggyfit is the perfect way to get back into Waterproofs, Meet at Bistro shape after having a baby, while spending suitable on the Beach Weekly time with your baby and having fun. footwear, snack Café on the Tuesday Whatever your postnatal stage we have a and a drink, Prom - you can Buggyfit, 9.30- programme that will suit your needs. We money for 07984 Bournemouth park along the £5.00 Southbourne 10.30am make our way along the prom, stopping for refreshments, 148702 clifftop on (term time different exercises. You can stop and feed at camera, buggy Southbourne only) any point so don't let this put you off. Please rain cover, mat Coast Road, make sure you have had your doctor's 6 week or something to BH6 4BE check-up before you do any exercise. lie on Nordic Poles needed - can be provided. Enjoy sociable Nordic walking in and around Participants Avon Heath car the Avon Heath. Begins with a selection of must hold a Weekly park, Brocks warm-up exercises before the walk and via website: Avon Heath freedom Tuesday Pine, St. finishes with cool down stretches. The walks www.dorset St Ives Adventure £6 passport to 9.30 - 10.30 Leonard's, St are led by an accredited instructor or leader nordicwalkin Walks attend. Booking am Ives, Ringwood and are a relaxing way to enjoy being active g.co.uk required. BH24 2DH outdoors. Participants must hold a freedom Suitable walking passport to attend. footwear and waterproofs recommended.

Upton Country Our gardening volunteer group meets every Park, Poole Tuesday and Wednesday, to help maintain the 01202 Gardening Road, Upton Suggested Weekly. Grounds at Upton Country Park. Tasks might 262753 or Volunteers, Poole, BH17 waterproofs Poole Tuesday include weeding, coppicing, cutting back Free info@uptonc Upton 7BJ - Meet at (coats), suitable 10am-3pm shrubs, conservation and maintenance tasks. ountrypark.c Country Park the Cottage, in footwear, lunch. Under 18s will require parental/guardian om our Tearooms permission. Courtyard. Get involved in taking action to maintain and Kingfisher Barn, improve the Stour Valley Local Nature Waterproofs, Healthy Weekly. Granby Road, Reserve. A wide range of tasks are covered suitable walking 01202 Bournemouth Heritage, Tuesday Muscliff, from hedge laying to making path Free footwear, 451548 Stour Valley 10am-1pm Bournemouth, improvements and clearing undergrowth. You money for café, BH9 3NZ will be supported by experienced volunteers camera from the Stour Valley Supporters group.

Come along and help tend the beautiful Kingfisher Barn, wildlife garden at the Barn. Give half an hour Waterproofs, Gardening to Weekly. Granby Road, or stay for all three. Whatever you can give. suitable walking Give, 01202 Bournemouth Tuesday Muscliff, You will be supported by experienced Free footwear, Kingfisher 451548 10am-1pm Bournemouth, volunteers from the Stour Valley Supporters money for café, Barn Muscliff BH9 3NZ group. Teas and coffees provided by the camera Rangers. Suggested Practical volunteer work party with Dorset waterproof Wildlife Trust, undertaking task such as scrub Variable in coats, suitable West Dorset Weekly. clearance and hedge laying across Dorset West Dorset - walking Reserves Tuesday Wildlife Trusts West Dorset Reserves. This will 07557 West Dorset contact Free footwear, snack Volunteer 10am- consist of using bowsaws, loppers and other 561624 organiser for and drink, Work Party 3.30pm hand tools. There will be burning of arisings on details wellies, work most days and includes working on uneven clothing, lunch and sometimes steep terrain. and work gloves A 1 hour walk along the Broadstone Trailway Junction and into Delph Woods. This is a circular walk Leisure Centre that us suitable for beginners. All walks are Weekly. Just turn up Castleman Car Park, led by experiences trained Walking for Health Waterproofs Tuesday or phone Poole Trailway, Station volunteer walk leaders and offer a great social Free and suitable 10.30- 01202 Broadstone Approach, opportunity to keep fit and have fun. All walks footwear 11.30am 261333 Broadstone, are free and are suitable for people of all ages BH18 8AX and abilities. They will go ahead in all weather conditions. Swanage Walking for Health is part of Walking for Health, which is run in partnership with Waterproofs, Meet outside the Ramblers and Macmillan Cancer Support. Weekly. suitable walking the Mowlem We offer short walks, which are open to Walking for Tuesday footwear, Theatre, Shore everyone but are particularly suitable for 01929 Swanage Health, 10.30-11am Free money for Rd, Swanage, those who may find it hard to be active due to 481000 Swanage (no walks in refreshments, BH19 1DD on health conditions. Well behaved dogs August) snack and drink, the seafront. welcome, but must be under control on a camera fixed lead at all times. www.walkingforhealth.org.uk/swanage Kingston Lacy During the growing season (Mar-Oct) we meet Allotments, at the allotments and garden together or just Fortnightly. Abbott Street, enjoy being outside. As well as gardening, Waterproofs, Alzheimer's The 1st & Pamphill, people can cut flowers and arrange into suitable walking Society, Step 3rd Tuesday Wimborne, bouquets to take home, as well as making footwear, Outside - of the BH21 4EF. lavender bags. Crops are harvested and money for 01202 Wimborne Allotment month Meet at the Free people can take vegetables home to enjoy. refreshments (in 764352 Gardening Mar-Oct: allotment We always have tea and biscuits! We can winter), Group, 2pm (Mar-Oct). provide seating plus shade in the summer and gardening Wimborne Nov-Apr: From Nov-Apr a dry place to shelter if it is cold or raining. For gloves 2.30pm at Pamphill people living with dementia and their Dairy Tea carers/families. Rooms An ecotherapy project that takes place on parks and greenspaces in Bournemouth. Creates volunteering opportunities to improve Parks and health and wellbeing, connect people to their greenspaces in local parks and enhance the local 01202 Boscombe and Waterproofs environment. Provides a safe and friendly 451513 Weekly elsewhere in and suitable place to take part in fun nature conservation, p.holloway@ Bournemouth Parks in Mind Tuesday Bournemouth. Free walking parks and workshop activities, meet new bournemout 14.00-16.30 Contact Parks footwear people and share experiences. As well as hparksfound in Mind for the recommended. practical nature conservation, the project also ation.org.uk month's includes occasional wellbeing and arts programme. activities. Parks in Mind is open to everyone, whether wishing to maintain current good health or looking to improve wellbeing. Dorchester Strollers is an accredited Walking Waterproofs, Varies. See: for Health Group offering two walk occasions suitable walking www.walkingfo each week - a slow walk of up to 45 minutes footwear, Walking for Weekly. rhealth.org.uk/ and a longer faster walk of an hour. For each money for 01305 Dorchester Health, Tuesday walkfinder/dor walk there is a leader and a backmarker. Free refreshments 263759 Dorchester 2.15pm chester- Afterwards there is always opportunity for afterwards strollers#schem tea/coffee. No need to book but on the first (optional), snack edetails session arrive 15 minutes before the start and drink time to complete the registration form Swanage Walking for Health is part of Walking for Health, which is run in partnership with Venues vary - Waterproofs, the Ramblers and Macmillan Cancer Support. Weekly. see website suitable walking We offer short walks, which are open to Walking for Tuesday www.walkingfo footwear, everyone but are particularly suitable for 01929 Swanage Health, 2-3.30pm rhealth.org.uk/ Free money for those who may find it hard to be active due to 481000 Swanage (no walks in walkfinder/swa refreshments, health conditions. Well behaved dogs August) nage-walking- snack and drink, welcome, but must be under control on a for-health camera fixed lead at all times. www.walkingforhealth.org.uk/swanage Waterproofs, suitable walking We are a regular running group of mixed ages footwear Wessex Bournemouth and abilities. The youngest is early twenties (preferably Orienteering Weekly. University and the oldest early seventies. We do a trainers), money 01202 Bournemouth Club Running Tuesday Sports Centre, Free session of approximately an hour spilt into for 484523 session, 6-7pm different ability groups followed by a sociable refreshments Bournemouth Campus drink afterwards. (optional drink during the session) Volunteers Conservation should bring tasks are held The EuCAN DMV activities range from food & drink, in a variety of hedgelaying and dry-stone walling to scrub sturdy different places clearance and fencing. We operate on a footwear, Purbeck. Mid-week Weekly. mainly in south number of different sites between Wareham waterproofs 07790 West Dorset. Wildlife Wednesday and west in the east of Dorset and as far west as Lyme and hat. Long 219463 or Free Weymouth Conservation 10am- Dorset, minibus Regis, working on nature reserves and private sleeves and eucan.dmv@ (for pick up) Volunteering 3.30pm pickups are sites. We recommend that you telephone or trousers gmail.com arranged from email the organiser, David Searle to discuss recommended. Weymouth and the plans and to reserve a seat on the minibus Bring Dorchester and if necessary. work/gardening en route. gloves if you have them. A one-hour session involves learning the Nordic walking technique initially (usually 4 - 6 weeks to learn the basics). Each week has a different theme and route that involves Waterproofs, Nordic walking and other functional exercises suitable walking Thorngrove using the poles whilst out on a walk. A short footwear, drink, Poles Ahead Garden Centre, Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire will Weekly. £49 for non-restrictive Nordic Common Mead need to be filled in before starting the activity. 07745 Gillingham Wednesday 6 clothing (no Walking, Lane, IT IS FUN! Nordic walking allows participant 413194 9.30-10am sessions jeans), sun Gillingham Gillingham, SP8 the chance to chat and socialise, as well as cream, hat and 4RE doing activity together, designed to improve emergency each individual's health and fitness levels. contact number Participants are carefully monitored and advised on how much to do. Runs all year round, not restricted to school term times. Booking essential

Meet next to Nordic Poles: the pay can be machine and provided. Weekly toilets in main A gentle midweek Nordic stroll around Upton via website: Gentle Nordic Booking Wednesday car park of Country Park using Nordic walking poles. Walk www.dorset Poole Walk - Upton £6 required. 9.30- Upton Country includes warm up and stretch exercises. A nordicwalkin Country Park Suitable walking 10.30am Park, Poole freedom passport is required to participate. g.co.uk footwear and Road, Upton waterproofs Poole, BH17 recommended. 7BJ Waterproofs, suitable walking Meet by the footwear, visitor hut in money for Weekly. the car park, 2 hours walk around RSPB Arne taking in the refreshments Discover Arne Wednesday 01929 Arne Arne Nature fantastic wildlife and amazing landscape of the £3.00 (café), binocular Walk 10am- 553360 Reserve, Purbecks. (you can hire 12noon Wareham, these from the BH20 5BJ shop if you don't have your own) Our Wednesday Conservation Work Party is great chance to get outdoors, learn some new skills, get fitter and have fun, with a friendly and varied group of other volunteers in the beautiful coast and countryside of Durlston. A Ranger is always on hand to make sure you Water Proofs Learning get the most out of the morning and will help (coats), Suitable Centre, you get to grips with tasks including dry-stone walking Conservation Weekly. Durlston walling, scrub cutting, path maintenance, tree footwear and 01929 Swanage Work Party, Wednesday. Country Park, planting and more. Volunteers range from 16 Free old clothes 424443 Durlston 10am-1pm Lighthouse Rd, years old up to 80+ years old and you can do which you don’t Swanage, BH19 as much or as little as you like. Tea, coffee mind getting 2JL (and usually cake!) is provided. mucky in! Free parking is available while volunteering at Durlston. To find out more about Durlston, volunteering or how to get here, please visit www.durlston.co.uk If you would like to give it a go, or would like to find out more, please give the Rangers a ring. An ecotherapy project that takes place on parks and greenspaces in Bournemouth. Creates volunteering opportunities to improve Parks and health and wellbeing, connect people to their greenspaces in local parks and enhance the local 01202 Boscombe and Waterproofs environment. Provides a safe and friendly 451513 Weekly elsewhere in and suitable place to take part in fun nature conservation, p.holloway@ Bournemouth Parks in Mind Wednesday Bournemouth. Free walking parks and workshop activities, meet new bournemout 10.00-14.00 Contact Parks footwear people and share experiences. As well as hparksfound in Mind for the recommended. practical nature conservation, the project also ation.org.uk month's includes occasional wellbeing and arts programme. activities. Parks in Mind is open to everyone, whether wishing to maintain current good health or looking to improve wellbeing. Waterproof Lorton coat, walking Conservation Meadows footwear, Work Party, Fortnightly. Conservation A range of conservation tasks to suit all snack/drink/ 01305 Weymouth Lorton Wednesday Centre, Lorton abilities, with Dorset Wildlife Trust. You can Free lunch if staying 816546 Meadows 10am-3pm Lane, attend for a few hours or all day. all day. Tea & Weymouth Weymouth, coffee, gloves DT3 5QH and tools provided Flourish is an ecotherapy-based (green care) wellbeing project that aims to support individuals to learn new skills, improve life opportunities, reduce social isolation and increase resilience and wellbeing. As part of Open to anyone the programme individuals are encouraged to over 18 with a participate in a range of activities including disability, or Livability Flourish Weekly. horticulture, conservation, woodworking / mental health Holton Lee, 01202 Holton Lee Ecotherapy, Wednesday garden maintenance, landscaping, forestry Free issues, or those Poole, 625562 Holton Lee 10am-3pm and catering. Individuals can self-refer and feeling BH16 6JN have a simple interview process to establish disadvantaged how we can help them with their due to development goals or recovery programme. circumstances. We currently have funded places to allow participation for one day a week for up to four months. Paid access is available beyond that as are volunteering opportunities. Waterproofs, suitable footwear, Max Gate, snack/drink/ General Weekly. Alington Gardening in General, weeding, pruning, lawn lunch if staying 07826 Dorchester Gardening, Wednesday Avenue, Free care, with the National Trust all day. Tea and 890940 Dorchester 10am-4pm Dorchester, coffee provided. DT1 2AB Steel Toe Cap boots provided if regular. A circular walk that commences at Rossmore Library before heading towards Bourne Valley Rossmore Nature Reserve and completing the loop. All Bourne Valley Just turn up Weekly. Library, walks are led by experienced Walking for Waterproofs, Nature or phone Poole Wednesday Herbert Health trained volunteer walk leaders and Free suitable walking Reserve 01202 10.30am Avenue, Poole, offer a great social opportunity to keep fit and footwear Walks 261333 BH12 4HS have fun! All walks are free and are suitable for people of all ages and abilities. They will go ahead in all weather conditions. Nordic Poles: Meet at Delightful and scenic Nordic walk through can be Thornecombe Thorncombe Woods. Sociable Nordic walking provided. Explore via website: Weekly Woods Visitor with warm-up exercises and cool down Booking Thorncombe www.dorset Dorchester Wednesday Centre, Higher stretches, led by an accredited leader. A £6 required. Wood Nordic nordicwalkin 13.00-14.30 Bockhampton, relaxing way to enjoy being active outdoors. Suitable walking Walk g.co.uk nr Dorchester, Participants must hold a freedom passport to footwear and DT2 8QJ attend. waterproofs recommended. Join local senior yoga teacher, Helen McCabe, for these weekly Wednesday morning yoga sessions on the beautiful location of Swanage pier this summer. These hour-long sessions will be gentle guided flow classes suitable for all levels and will include an introduction to simple breathing techniques, some standing and seated postures and a guided relaxation. Please dress in Anyone can benefit from the simple tools of clothes that are yoga, which can be a wonderful practice for comfortable to general wellbeing. Regular practice can move about in. develop strength, stability, flexibility and, Please bring a ultimately, a calm mind. All levels and abilities £6.50 yoga mat or let welcome. Not suitable for children. These per us know in Weekly, Swanage Pier, classes will take place outdoors, on the pier session advance if you Yoga on the Wednesday Pier Approach, Swanage itself, with the beautiful views of Swanage Bay or need to borrow Pier 08:00 – Swanage, BH19 as our backdrop. The nature of the location, £30.00 one. You may 09:00 2AW however, does mean that the floor surface is for all also like to bring not as even as an indoor floor, which you need six a cushion to sit to be mindful of. We are also exposed to the on and a elements and hopefully will be blessed with blanket or shawl warm sunny mornings, but do please come for the prepared with layers for extra warmth and hat relaxation at the / sunscreen, as appropriate for the weather. end. Yoga is traditionally practiced barefoot so a mat is essential. If you prefer to wear suitable outdoor fitness shoes that is also OK. If the weather is too wet, wild and woolly the class will be cancelled, and we will let you know / post this on the Swanage Pier website/Facebook page. Will involve conservation activities (with ) such as using hand Varied tools to cut small pine trees and other invasive depending on plants threatening the heathland. Tasks will task - to be reflect the needs of the park depending on the Waterproofs, notified prior season and may even be based round visitor suitable walking Volunteer Weekly. to event facilities if required to support the running of footwear, warm Conservation 01425 St Ives Thursday. Avon Heath car the park such as creating planters. Volunteers Free clothes, lunch Task, Avon 478082 10am-4pm park, Brocks also help to create and tend to a fire for (drinks and Heath Pine, St. burning the waste. Volunteers will ideally be biscuits Leonard's, St able to bend and lift/carry item (within their provided) Ives, Ringwood limit), but the rangers are happy to discuss BH24 2DH any special needs and may be able to organise activities to suit the individual with the activity as a whole. A one-hour session involves learning the Nordic walking technique initially (usually 4 - 6 weeks to learn the basics). Each week has a different theme and route that involves Waterproofs, Nordic walking and other functional exercises suitable walking using the poles whilst out on a walk. A short starting from footwear, drink, Poles Ahead Weekly. Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire will the Upper £49 for non-restrictive Nordic Thursday. need to be filled in before starting the 07745 Shaftsbury School, 6 clothing (no Walking, 9.30- activity.IT IS FUN! 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