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January - March 2013

A Newsletter and Programme of Health Walks in and & Cleveland

Walking more helps Happy New Year everyone! to beat Dementia Once again it’s time to make your New Year’s resolution. If you haven’t already read the A recent study showed that people in their 70’s recent press articles advocating the many can help reduce the risk of dementia by taking health benefits of a daily brisk walk then have regular exercise rather than sitting around and a look at some of the extracts in the article doing crosswords. opposite. Exercise does not have to be strenuous - going for Physical inactivity is often described as the ‘silent a walk several times a week sufficed, the journal killer of our time’. So if you are not already a Neurology stated. 638 Scottish people born in participant in one or more of our health walk 1938 were asked to fill in questionnaires aged groups then make it your resolution to join us 70 and were then given MRI scans at 73. Study to get fitter, feel healthier and most importantly, author, Alan Gow from the University of Edinburgh, improve your quality of life! said that the research provided objective evidence What is clear from the research is that men and that exercise is critical for brain health. women of all ages should be encouraged to be The study found that their was no real brain-size more physically active for the sake of their long- benefit from mentally challenging activities such term health. Of course, other factors can boost as reading a book or doing a tricky crossword. the effects of a daily walk, such as not smoking, However, people over 70 who were physically eating healthily and not being overweight. Our active had fewer damaged areas of the brain. health walks are open to everyone of all ages They also had larger areas of grey matter in the and abilities. The walks are free and all are led brain, showing that fewer brain cells had died. by fully-trained walk leaders - so why not come Professor James Goodwin, head of research at along and join in! Age UK, said, “This research re-emphasises that it Don Burluraux really is never too late to benefit from exercise. So Health Walks Co-ordinator whether it is a brisk walk to the shops, gardening Health Improvement Service or competing in a fun run it is crucial that, those South Tees NHS Foundation Trust of us who can, get active as we grow older. Langbaurgh House, Bow Street Dr Simon Ridley, head of research at Alzeimer’s TS14 7AA Research UK said, “We do know that exercise in Tel: 01287 284424 Mobile: 07929 213417 middle age can reduce the risk of dementia later Email: [email protected] in life.”

Inside: Health Walk Groups - Car sharing away day... and more! Middlesbrough Area Health Walks Groups

HEMLINGTON LANGDON SQUARE WEST MIDDLESBROUGH (MONDAYS) (WEDNESDAYS) WALKERS & STROLLERS GROUP

Meet 10.30am every Monday Meet 10.30am every Wednesday Meet 10.30am every Thursday Meet most Monday afternoons 1.15pm Hemlington Recreation Centre Hemlington Recreation Centre at Langdon Square Community Centre at Melbourne House, Newport Road, Cass House Road, Hemlington Cass House Road, Hemlington Coulby Newham Middlesbrough Local walks include Hemlington Lake, Local walks include Hemlington Lake, Local walks including Fairy Dell, Coulby Newham Local walks, minibus or public transport Brookfield, Coulby Newham, Brookfield, Coulby Newham, & Hemlington Lake to walks in Cleveland & North Stainton & Thornton Stainton & Thornton Refreshments available afterwards (Refreshments most walks afterwards) Refreshments available afterwards Refreshments available afterwards Walks last approx 1 hour For further details ring 01642 862574 Walks last approx 1 hour Walks last approx 1 hour or 01642 878435

NORTH RAINBOW LEISURE CENTRE LUNCH-TIME WALKS ACKLAM LIBRARY WALKS COULBY NEWHAM BOTTLE OF NOTES

Meet 10.00am every Tuesday Meet 10.30am every Tuesday Meet at 12.15 every Wednesday Meet 1.30pm every Thursday afternoon near traffic lights opposite Market Place at entrance to Rainbow Leisure Centre, at seats near the Bottle of Notes at Acklam Library on Acklam Road Local walks incl Transporter Bridge, Parkway Centre, Coulby Newham (opposite the Mima Gallery) Local walks last approx 1 - 1½ hours including , Albert Park, Park Local walks around Lingfield and 2-mile (45-minutes) brisk walks to Middlehaven, to , Devil’s Bridge, the Avenue of & Town Centre Coulby Newham Transporter Bridge, , Longlands Trees and Mandale Walks last approx 1 hour Refreshments available afterwards etc Refreshments are available afterwards at Walks last approx 1 hour Last Wednesday in each month 2.5-mile / Acklam Library for a small donation 1 hour walk to Albert Park For further details ring Marjorie on Office staff and other town workers are 01642 814933 all welcome

BROOKFIELD & KADER MIDDLESBROUGH U3A GROUP MEN’S HEALTH - WAIST REMOVAL BUGGY WALKS STROLLING & WALKING GROUP

Meet between 9.30am - 9.45am Register at 9.30am at Natures World 3rd Thursday of each month 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month - at St Clare’s Church, Low Lane, Middlesbrough Ladgate Lane, Acklam, 2nd & 4th Thursday Trinity Centre, James Street, North Ormesby all walks start at 10.30am for registration each month (nr Market Place) Pram, pushchair and baby-carrier friendly 2 to 3 miles local strolls every other Wednesday 2 to 4 miles local strolls/walks and Our FREE Activities include: walks for parents, babies and toddlers in 4 to 6 miles countryside walks (car share) 4 to 5 miles countryside walks (car share) n Health Walks (30 mins or 1 hour) Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland alternate Wednesdays For more details ring n Cycling (bikes provided or bring your own) Please ring 01287 284427 for further details For more details ring Mike McCann: Mike McCann: 01642 592682 n L.E.A.N. - Weight Management service of walk venues 01642 592682 Fred & Marilyn Wood: 01642 821090 n Practical Cooking for men All men 16 and over are welcome - ring 01287 284479 for further details

For more information ring Don Burluraux on 01287 284424 or 07929 213417 Redcar & Cleveland Area Health Walks Groups

Level Guide

L1 Level 1 walk or stroll ( 20-30 minutes) Saltburn L2 Level 2 walk ( 1-1½ hours ) Day Jan Feb Mar Time Level Starting Point L2* Saltburn (Weds) has two groups - easy stroll or longer brisker walk - both 1hour Wednesday Every Wednesday 10.30 L2* Railway Station arches near Sainsbury’s shop entrance Guisborough

Day Jan Feb Mar Time Level Starting Point , Marske & Tuesday 8 5 5 10.30 L2 LIDL car park, Enfield Chase Day Jan Feb Mar Time Level Starting Point Tuesday 15 12 12 10.30 L2 Visitor Centre Sunday 1st Sunday each month 10.30 L2 Kirkleatham Museum car park Tuesday 22 19 19 10.30 L2 GP Surgeries, Rectory Lane Tuesday Every Tuesday 14.00 L1 Marske Clinic, Hall Close Tuesday 29 26 26 10.30 L2 Pinchinthorpe Visitor Centre Skelton

Redcar Day Jan Feb Mar Time Level Starting Point Day Jan Feb Mar Time Level Starting Point Thursday Every Thursday 12.30 L1 Hillside Surgery, Skelton Tuesday - 5 - 10.30 L2 Redcar Racecourse car park* Thursday Every Thursday 13.00 L2 Hillside Surgery, Skelton Tuesday - 12 5 10.30 L2 Stray Cafe Tuesday - 19 - 10.30 L2 Foxrush Farm Normanby Tuesday 8 - 12 10.30 L2 Mungle Jungle car park Day Jan Feb Mar Time Level Starting Point Tuesday 15 - 19 10.30 L2 Locke Park corner car park Thursday Every Thursday 11.00 L2 Manor House Surgery Tuesday 22 26 - 10.30 L2 Kirkleatham Museum car park For further details of this walk contact Stephen Mussett on 01642 496430 Tuesday 29 - 26 10.30 L2 Redcar Primary Care Hospital Thursday 3 - 7 10.30 L2 Redcar Primary Care Hospital East Cleveland Includes Loftus, , Thursday 10 - 14 10.30 L2 Stray Cafe , , Skelton Thursday 17 7 - 10.30 L2 Foxrush Farm Day Jan Feb Mar Time Level Starting Point Thursday 24 14 - 10.30 L2 Mungle Jungle car park Tuesday Every Tuesday 13.00 L2 Varied weekly walks in East Cleveland Thursday - 21 - 10.30 L2 Locke Park corner car park Friday Every Friday 13.00 L2 Thursday 31 - 21 10.30 L2 Kirkleatham Museum car park Ring Sue on 01287 642020 for details of venues Thursday - 28 28 10.30 L2 Redcar Racecourse car park* Sunday 6 3 3 10.30 L2 Kirkleatham Museum car park Grangetown Community Walking Group Monday 7 4 4 10.30 L1 Locke Park Bowls Club Day Jan Feb Mar Time Level Starting Point

*Redcar Racecourse - please use car park accessible from West Dyke Road. Thursday 2nd and 4th Thursday 10.00 L2 Grangetown Neighbourhood in each month Centre, Bolckow Road For further details of this walk contact Janet Easley on 01642 774774 Car-sharing ‘Away Day’ Walks for Longer Walks If you would like to progress and walk a bit further here are a few longer walks Healthy Stepping participants with the brookfield & kader group in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland (all walks start at 10.30am)

Date Walk Starting point & directions Brookfield & Kader Strolling & Walking Group was formed to encourage more people THURSDAY PRESTON PARK Preston Park car park, near to enjoy the benefits of walking and at the same time explore the local greenbelt and 10TH JAN 1 hour, some steps - may be muddy in parts Eaglescliffe countryside - all walks are led by trained community volunteer walk leaders. Café afterwards Register for all walks at St Clare’s Church, Low Lane, Brookfield at 9.30am for 9.45 start! Bring TUESDAY SALTBURN - MARSKE Meet in Sainsbury’s car park - 2 hrs a drink and a snack, walking boots/shoes and a rainproof coat. Cost per walk / stroll 50 pence - 15TH JAN via railway path - beach return 2 hrs - flat - max so park in streets or Marine moneys go toward two annual bus outings. Car-sharing - we suggest a £2 minimum donation wrap up warm! Parade to the driver towards fuel costs LOCAL STROLLS LASTING APPROXIMATELY 1 - 1½ HOURS ARE HELD ON WEDNESDAY LIFE STORE - ALBERT PARK NORTH Meet at the Life Store, Cleveland 23RD JAN ORMESBY - RIVERSIDE STADIUM - Mall Shopping Centre, ALTERNATE WEDNESDAYS IN BETWEEN THE WALKS BELOW MIDDLEHAVEN DOCK 2 hrs - mainly flat Middlesbrough Wednesday 2nd January 2013 Walk - over 5 miles (bring bus Wednesday 13th March 2013 MONDAY GUISBOROUGH PRIORY- APPLEGARTH LIDL car park, Enfield Chase, A WALK TO WELCOME THE pass for return!) Stroll about 3 A WALK TO PENSHAW 28TH JAN VARIOUS GUISBOROUGH ESTATES Guisborough NEW YEAR! miles. NOTE: LUNCH MUST MONUMENT VIA BE BOOKED BEFORE 9TH 2½ hrs - mainly flat HERRINGTON COUNTRY A delightful walk to let the New JANUARY 2013 Year in! We walk to Newham PARK THURSDAY PALLISTER PARK - MIDDLEBECK Pallister Park car park Grange, Hemlington Lake Wednesday 13th February 2013 After registration drive (car 7TH FEB (refreshments at the café) and share) 35 minutes up the A19 2½ hrs - mainly flat - may be muddy in parts Stainton. A WALK FROM REDCAR to Herrington Country Park for After registration drive (car a wonderful walk through the Kirkleatham Museum car park - free About 5 miles - good paths. TUESDAY KIRKLEATHAM WOODS - REDCAR share) to Redcar for a circular Park to Penshaw Monument, 12TH FEB PRIMARY CARE HOSPITAL parking (Choice of cafés ½-way or at Wednesday 16th January 2013 walk which is a little longer than returning via the River Wear. 1½ - 2 hrs - may be muddy in woods end of walk usual but level. Lots of sculptures to admire in A WALK FROM SALTBURN TO the Park and a good café for WEDNESDAY SEATON CAREW - HARTLEPOOL Meet at Seaton Carew bus station. MARSKE (RETURN) 6.5 miles. N.B. - very exposed on the beach at this time of the refreshments afterwards. 20TH FEB Promenade walk to Hartlepool Marina. Free parking nearby. No 1 bus to After registration drive (car Tea/coffee at Marina before return. Seaton Carew from Middlesbrough year so warm clothing essential! About 5 miles, a climb (steps) share) to Saltburn for a walk up to the Monument and some Bus Station every 30 mins Flat 5 miles - 2½ hours - wrap up warm! through Hazelgrove and field Wednesday 27th February 2013 muddy paths. paths to Marske returning along MONDAY TEES BARRAGE - STOCKTON Talpore pub and Premier Inn car the beach. A WALK FROM GREAT 25TH FEB (incl Infinity Bridge and Millennium Bridge) park, Tees Barrage BROUGHTON Wednesday 27th March 2013 About 5 miles. The walk includes 1½ miles - flat After registration drive (car A WALK FROM HUTHWAITE some gentle climbs and could GREEN be muddy in places. N.B. - share) to The Bay Horse, Great THURSDAY ERRINGTON WOODS - Turn up Grewgrass Lane opposite Broughton for a scenic walk in After registration drive (car 7TH MAR 1½ hrs - some gradients. May be muddy in Redcar Lane for New Marske - after very exposed on the beach at this time of the year so warm the foothills of the Cleveland share) to Huthwaite Green (near places. 1½ miles turn left near woods up clothing essential! Hills. Refreshments afterwards Swainby) for a walk along part steep bank to car park. in The Bay Horse. of the Cleveland Way to Carlton Bank, returning via Brian’s TUESDAY WYNYARD WOODLAND PARK Turn off left for Norton from A19 Wednesday 30th January 2013 About 6 miles, flat paths (could be muddy in places) and a Pond and the remote valley of 12TH MAR 1¼ hrs - uphill steps in woods - may be onto A1027 - turn right at next A WALK/STROLL FOLLOWED number of stiles. Scugdale. Stunning views of muddy in places roundabout onto Junction Rd then BY OUR ANNUAL LUNCH and the coast from right at roundabout near Tesco onto After registration the walkers Carlton Moor. Refreshments Durham Rd - then follow signs for will walk along the cycle path/ afterwards in Swainby. Wynyard Woodland Park walkway to Middlesbrough Over 5 miles - a long (and College and the strollers in places steep!) climb onto MONDAY SALTBURN WOODS, VALLEY GARDENS Meet in Sainsbury’s car park - 2 hrs will drive (car share) to Carlton Moor. Exposed moorland 18TH MAR PROMENADE & PIER max so park in streets or on Marine Middlesbrough FC for a stroll to - warm and waterproof clothing 1½ - 2hrs. May be muddy in woods & Valley Parade mima and back to the College. essential. Could be muddy in Gardens places if wet. WEDNESDAY EGGLESCLIFFE - - YARM Meet near Pot & Glass pub in 20TH MAR 1½ hrs - moderate gradient to Egglescliffe - Egglescliffe village - turn off Yarm field and river paths may be muddy if wet Road (A135) along Butts Lane. Free roadside parking in village For more details on above walks ring Mike McCann on 01642 592682 ‘BOW STREET WALKERS’ - WOMEN OUT WALKING TAKE HEART SUPPORT GROUP (WOW) GROUP The ‘Bow Street Walkers’ are part of the local The Women Out Walking (WOW) group are a charity Take Heart Support Group. They go voluntary ‘LADIES ONLY’ group that get together on varied walks in and around Cleveland for moderate to long walks around our local area each lasting about 2 hours (approx 5 miles). of Cleveland and . The routes are designed for people who are For further details of walks and venues ring not 100% fit, but can cope with typical local 01642 750344 or email: [email protected] footpaths. Walks start at 10.30am on the second and last Sundays of each month, usually ending with lunch. Ring Charles on 01287 653321 for details of where and when to meet.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT) Health Improvement Service also provide... COMMUNITY WEIGHT SMOKEFREE FAMILIES MANAGEMENT GROUP Smokefree Families’ promotes better health for Community Weight Management offers you the local families. It aims to protect your children and opportunity to manage your weight, improve family from the harmful effects of second-hand your health and enhance your quality of life by smoke. For more information ring STHFT Health providing programmes that are right for you. Improvement Service on 01287 284473. SHAPE UP - friendly group support ONE2ONE - personalised planning CVD SCREENING L.E.A.N. - a drop-in service ‘Are you a health-conscious employer?’ Ring 01287 284479 and make that Change 4 Life NHS Tees is offering FREE Healthy Heart Checks in the workplace for your employees. STOP SMOKING SERVICE If you have 15 or more employees aged between Smoking is the single biggest cause of 40-74 with no previous cardiovascular illness preventable death and disease in the UK. (Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes, High Blood People can and do give up - more than 12 Pressure or Cholesterol) then you are eligible million people in the UK are ex-smokers. There for the free checks. are many ways that we can help you to give up If you are interested and would like more smoking so if you are thinking of quitting contact information please contact Gareth Harding, Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland Stop CVD Screening Co-ordinator on 01287 284491 Smoking Service on 01287 284487 for more or [email protected] information.

Healthy Stepping is supported by:

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

For more information ring Don Burluraux on 01287 284424 or 07929 213417 or email: [email protected]