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22nd March - 1:45pm - Wednesday: New walks are coming - and Clissold is going well

 


Above is the photo taken from our Clissold Park relaunch back in February 2023.  What a wonderful turn out we had and it felt very special.

So why were we doing a relaunch?  Well, towards the end of last year we applied to the Walking and Cycling Fund from the London Mayor.  This was a three year plan to expand our walks in London.  We wanted to be the only project provider offering free health walks in multiple boroughs.

To our excitement we managed to achieve the maximum grant we could get - which was amazing.
Our application detailed our plans to:

relaunch our weekly Thursday Clissold Park walk in February 2023- which is in partnership with Highbury Grange Medical Practice and Clissold Park User Group - this covering Islington and Hackney
launch a new weekly Wednesday walk in Highbury Fields in April 2023 - in partnership with Islington Central Medical Centre and Better Gym - this covering Islington
launch a new walk in Finsbury Park in July 2023 - we are looking to partner with Finsbury Park Job Centre, a local medical practice, and the Friends of Finsbury Park - details to come soon - this covering Islington and Haringey.

I have just had to complete a "requirement form" to the funders showing how we have gone so far, if we are following our plan and if things are going smoothly.

I am going to do a separate entry next to show the wonderful marketing for the walks, but it was great to complete this form showing that everything is going well.  People do not realise the amount of paperwork actually involved with HMHB.  From completing applications to then providing feedback, the walks might just be a morning with friends, but for HMHB they are much more.

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