East London Walking Programmes
A new idea to Get Walking
Posted Friday, July 16th, 2010
Throughout August, East London residents will be given the chance to attend a series of FREE summer strolls starting from the Whitechapel and Bow Ideas Stores. The short walks are specially designed to help people ease into exercise and discover the mood-boosting benefits of walking.
The walks take place at the Whitechapel Idea Store (321 Whitechapel [...]
Olympic Stadium Walk 23rd May
Posted Friday, May 7th, 2010
Join us on Sunday 23rd May at 11am for a free walk from Victoria Park to the Olympic Stadium.
Meeting Place: Outside the Pavilion Café in Victoria Park (Corner Old Ford Road and Grove Road) at 11am.
The walk is just over 2 miles long and should take about an hour. We will finish at the View [...]
Hackney Walking Surgeries
Posted Friday, April 9th, 2010
Over the next few months we will be running a series of walking programmes with GP Surgeries in Hackney. The walks will be aimed at improving particpants’ health and the distance of each route will increase gradually every week.
Why not come along and try one of the walks for yourself?
The Surgeries involved are:
Well Street Surgery, [...]
Ongoing Walks in Tower Hamlets and Hackney
Posted Monday, March 15th, 2010
As well as the walks led by Get Walking Keep Walking, the two boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Hackney also run their own led walks. Details of these can be found on their websites by following the links below.
Walks in Tower Hamlets
Walks in Hackney
Hour long walks near Limehouse DLR station
Posted Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
On Wednesday 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th February Get Walking Keep Walking will be leading walks around the local area. The Walks will begin at 10.30 am until 11.30 am. So why not come along and explore this intriguing maritime area of locks and boats and learn a little about its fascinating history. Walks [...]
Chisenhale Art Place – Artist Walk
Posted Friday, November 27th, 2009
Join us for a walk to the sculpture ‘Boulder’ accompanied by its artist John Frankland. The walk heads over to the sculpture in Mabley Green via the wonderful and historic Victoria Park – a chance to catch the last of the leaf-fall! At the sculpture John will give a talk about the piece before the group heads back to the gallery via the quiet Hertford Union Canal.
