Tag: Walking

First Foot Forward from Craigroyston

Free walking group at Craigroyston Community High School

Tuesdays 11am – 1pm

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Hi

Please share with your friends – and come along on Tuesday next week for a free feelgood walk with a friendly and experienced tutor who can help you go from gentle exercise to feeling more feisty and ready to take on longer walks!

First Foot Forward is a new FREE Drop In Walking Group to go out walking using public transport to access lower level local walks, taken at a leisurely pace and lasting 45 minutes to 1.5 hours in walking time.

Please wear suitable outdoor clothing and flat comfortable shoes.

Interested? Come to Craigroyston Community High School community desk – 67 Pennywell Road, EH4 4NL

Fiona Henderson

On your bike for Inverleith’s free active travel festival

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Expect all things active travel at Inverleith Park this Sunday, when the first Inverleith On Foot and By Bike festival will take place.

From unicycling to orienteering, walking football and bike proficiency, the event will feature a range of activities aimed to change local people’s walking and cycling habits.

Organised by Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership and funded by Transport Scotland through Paths for All, the family-friendly event will also feature a live broadcast of the Tour of Britain finale via a bike-powered cinema!

Transport Convener and Champion of the Inverleith Active Travel Forum, Councillor Lesley Hinds, said: “Increasing walking and cycling is a key priority both in Inverleith and for the Council as a whole, and what better way to encourage the public than through a variety of free, fun and creative activities.

“I hope to see lots of people, of all ages and abilities, coming along to Inverleith Park this Sunday to discover just how rewarding active travel can be.”

The Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership is working towards four key objectives identified by the local community, which will improve the quality of life of people living, working and visiting the area. These are:

  • to increase physical activity levels
  • engage better with young people
  • enhance the community’s enjoyment of open green spaces
  • and to increase walking and cycling.

Sunday’s event will tackle all four priorities, welcoming people of all ages and abilities, whether they have never considered walking for fun or if they want to chat about taking their cycling skill to the next level.

Other activities on offer will include taster jogging sessions, bike security marking and the opportunity to ‘bling up your bike’. In addition, a range of prizes will be up for grabs, such as a day’s bike hire, a month’s gym membership or new pedometers and backpacks.

The Inverleith On Foot and By Bike festival is run by the Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership with support from local bike shops Ronde, Gamma and Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative, as well as a host of walking, cycling and physical activity organisations, and takes place on Sunday 13 September from 2.30pm to 5.30pm.

Find out more about walking and cycling in Inverleith.

Free walking and cycling festival at Inverleith Park

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Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership presents:

Inverleith On Foot and By Bike 

Don’t miss this opportunity to have fun, try new things, get out and about in fresh air, win some great prizes and get fitter!

Sunday 13 September in Inverleith Park, 2.30-5.30.

Finalé of the event is the live screening of the Tour De Britain. Come watch it on large screen in our bike powered cinema!

More info here.

Step out and discover Drylaw’s hidden gems

Discovering the Orient in Drylaw!

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An Evening Walk discovering Drylaw’s hidden gems!

Thursday 30 July

Meet at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre, 7pm

Come and join Pilton Community Health Project’s experienced, award-winning volunteer guides who will lead the short walk in Drylaw, part of a programme of walks across North Edinburgh.

For more information call 551 1671 or email admin@pchp.org.uk