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Leisure and tourism in Adur

Walking the way to health - accredited scheme logoHealthy walking and Health Walks in Adur

Introduction : Get fit - Look fit - Be fit ...

Adur Health Walks will take you on a journey to a new you! Come along and join in the fun. This new programme offers walks to suit all levels of fitness.

Take a step logo'Take a step' is free. You will meet new people and enjoy the fresh air. The best tonic of all is getting that oxygen into your lungs!

All you need to do is turn up ten minutes before the start. You will be required to fill in a Health walks questionnaire to initially register and to provide insurance cover (see questionnaire below).

Trained leaders will be there to lead you on interesting walks through the local countryside, by the sea or passed places of interest.

Walking the way to health logoThere are three different levels of walk depending on your ability :

By the end of the walk you should feel relaxed refreshed, re energised and revitalised ... and ready to put your feet up ... until the next time!

So come along and enjoy the sights sounds and smells of the great outdoors.

See the programme details - diary of dates (below).

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Walks programme details - diary of dates

Boot printsWe have wide range of healthy walks lined up for the coming months, so why not get out in the fresh air and join us. Families are welcome and so are well behaved dogs.

All you need to do is turn up ten minutes before the start. You will be required to fill in an Outdoor Health Questionnaire to initially register and to provide insurance cover (see questionnaire below).

Walks programmes and information to download :

Diary of dates:

Where do the walks start from?

Other useful information:

Walks organised by other organisations :

  • None at the moment - but watch this space ...
     

Outdoor Health Questionnaire and an explanation of its purpose

Boot printsThe Outdoor Health Questionnaire is the main tool by which the Walking the Way to Health scheme can evaluate the benefits of walking. A database has been established to collect information from the form which can then be shown to policy makers, health professionals and the public what has been achieved.

Parts A and B can be filled in at the beginning of a walk as it is an essential aspect of leading a safe walk and part C at the end which is important for monitoring who the walks are reaching and whether walkers are 'active' or 'inactive'

This form has to be filled in only on the first occasion of taking part in a health walk.

It has been created in consultation with the National Institute for Clinical Excellence. This type of information will enable the WHI to report its success to government and to ensure that funding for health walks continues into the future.

Guidance, information and questionnaires in other languages :

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Special events walks

Boot printsThrough out the year a number of special events walks are held.

These are detailed below :

Future special events walks :

  • Thursday 26th August 2010 - Sunset Supper Walk :
    Join us for a Sunset Supper Walk to Steep Down. Meet at Lancing Leisure Centre for a 6.30pm start. Allow 2 hours as we shall have a picnic at the trig point (bring your own picnic). This is a level 3 walk so involves steady ascent. Please car share if you can as parking is limited.
  • Sunday 26th September 2010 : Walk 4 Life
    Walk 4 life logoWe have been invited to join the Brighton and Hove Health Walk Scheme on Sunday 26th September for a special two mile Walk 4 Life event which will be covered by ITV. This is your opportunity to let everyone know why walking is important to you. There will be free Walk 4 Life T-shirts and stalls covering all aspects of walking. The walk starts at 11.00am with Registration at 10.30am Meet at the peace statue Hove Lawns. There is plenty of parking at the start point but it is pay on-street parking.
    The Walk 4 Life campaign is being launched this Autumn by Walk England who are hoping to identify 2012 way marked walk miles to celebrate the Olympics being held in London. It is being promoted by ITV as the 'Walk 4 Life Miles' campaign. See details at www.walkengland.org.uk or in the Walking for Health website under News and Events.

Previous special events walks have included :

If you need any further information about these special events walks please contact:

For details of regular walks see Walks programme details - diary of dates (above).

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Adur Health Walks Scheme training days

Boot printsWould you like to join a happy band of volunteers to lead walks for the new Adur Health Walks Scheme?

If so training days will be run twice a year in Adur (and also may be offered in other councils nearby). The next training day in Adur will be added here when details are known. On the training days lunch and refreshments will be provided and the training is FREE. More dates will be added here when known - watch this space!

They are run under the auspices of the Walking for Health Initiative (see their website at www.wfh.naturalengland.org.uk). This is a great organisation which has trained over 31,000 volunteer leaders in the past eight years.

Please note that if you are interested in attending a training day you must register beforehand, you can't just turn up on the day.

If you would like to train to lead walks in Adur, or know someone who might be interested, please contact Liz Timmer, Health Walks Leader for more information (see contact details).

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Want to know more?

Boot printsIf you need any further information or want to train to be a volunteer Healthy Walks leader please contact Liz Timmer, Health Walks Leader for more information (see contact details).

Other useful pages on our website :

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About the Adur area

Boot printsThe Adur District covers an area between the South Downs and the coast and lies between Worthing and Brighton & Hove. Towns in the district include Shoreham-by-Sea, Southwick, Lancing, Sompting and the smaller areas of Coombes, Fishersgate, Kingston by Sea (or Kingston Buci).

The north of the Adur District falls within the newly formed South Downs National Park and many of our walks are in this area of outstanding natural beauty. There are also three Local Nature Reserves (LNR) within the Adur District which include: Mill Hill LNR, Lancing Ring LNR and Shoreham Beach LNR.

Other long distance routes pass through the district include:

  • The Monarch’s Way (a 615-mile (990 km) long-distance footpath in England that approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 that runs from Worcester to Shoreham-by Sea after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester)
  • The South Downs Way which runs for 99 miles (160 km) from Winchester in Hampshire, to Eastbourne in East Sussex
  • The Coastal Link runs from the coast all the way to Guildford via Horsham and links with The Downs Link which is a 36.7 mile (58.7 km) footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way near Steyning in West Sussex and then on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea.

The Adur District also includes places of interest such as Shoreham Old Fort, Shoreham Tollbridge, Shoreham Port, Shoreham Airport, RSPB Wildfowl Reserve, Widewater Lagoon and the River Adur. There are also numerous historic churches to visit.

For maps of the area see Where is Adur and the River Adur webpage.

For other information about local places see the following webpages :

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Useful external weblinks

 

Further walking schemes across Sussex on other local council websites :

 

Links to on-line walking route planner websites :

If you want to plan a route to walk to the Adur Civic Centre the postcode is BN43 6PR.

  • Walk Jog Run website : route planner (www.walkjogrun.net) :
    allows you to input your start location by postcode (or zoom into the map to the right area). If you then click on 'create a route' , you can click out the route you want to take on the map, it then tells you how far it is, how long it will take (you can set your walking pace) and how many calories you will use.
  • Weight loss resources website : Walking Route Map Planner (www.weightlossresources.co.uk/exercise/walking/route-map.htm) :
    zoom in on the UK or the part of the world you are interested in (using the tools in the map panel) and then plot your walk by double clicking on the map to plot points on your route - it will then tell you how long your route is.
  • Walkit website (http://walkit.com/cities/london/) :
    you can input a UK start location or postcode and a UK finish location or postcode (and a mid route point - ignore that it says London in the top pull down menu), choose a direct or less busy route and it will then give you a map and directions and it will also give you distance and calorie burn and how much CO2 you have avoided creating.
  • Via Michelin website (www.viamichelin.com/tpl/hme/MaHomePage.htm) :
    zoom in on the UK or the part of the world you are interested in, enter the start and finish points of your route and then in the 'driving directions' section select the ‘pedestrian’ option and then click search.
  • Journey On : Walking route planner in Brighton and Hove (www.journeyon.co.uk/walking.asp)

 

See also our plan walking routes to Adur District Council buildings webpage.

 

Copies of booklets of guided walks are also available to buy or borrow at your local libraries. West Sussex produce one and so do East Sussex. You can also find them in local book shops.

 

Walking the way to health logo   Walking for Health logo - click for their website   Natural England logo - click for their website   Boot prints

 

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Contact details :

Health Walks Leader,
Community Wellbeing,
Adur District Council,
Civic Centre, Ham Road,
Shoreham-by-Sea,
West Sussex, BN43 6PR
Tel : (01273) 263240
Mobile : 07968 515 407
Fax : (01273) 263298
Minicom : (01273) 263060
Send the Healthy Walks Leader an e-mail
website : www.adur.gov.uk

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Countryside and The Downs:

Cycling:

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Related external websites :

Walking for Health Initiative (www.wfh.naturalengland.org.uk)

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