Birmingham Blog
ARTSFEST 2010
Posted Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Get Walking Birmingham will be distributing FREE Step Counters and Walk Information Packs to everyone expressing an interest from Saturday 11th September to Sunday 12th september 12pm-6pm. We will also be hosting a Taster Walk in the City Centre, exploring the history and migration of Birmingham and its inhabitants on Sunday 12th September 3pm.
Come and [...]
Introducing: Phyllis Downes, Walk Ambassador
Posted Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
This is Phyllis Downes, volunteer extraordinaire for Get Walking Keep Walking – Birmingham. Phyllis is an active 71year old who has lived in Birmingham for 53 years. Born in Dublin and then raised just on the outskirts of Belfast in a rural setting, Phyllis has walked all her life and loves it. Despite an ongoing [...]
PINK PICNIC PUBLIC TASTER WALK 31ST JULY
Posted Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
The Get Walking Project, Birmingham will be hosting a Taster Walk at the Pink Picnic at Cannon Hill Park. The Pink Picnic is aimed at the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community and their friends and families. Following the successful format of last year’s event in Cannon Hill Park. Birmingham LGBT Community Trust is again [...]
Great Pics from Get Walking Day Birmingham 2010
Posted Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
With a little help from the the Shire Country Park Rangers and Sarehole Mill again this year, Get Walking Day was a great success with the Birmingham Get Walking Team. With all the fun activities to be had on the day such as ‘pond’ dipping, worm digging, smoothie bike – ing, you’d think we’d have [...]
Walking As One: Get Involved!
Posted Monday, June 28th, 2010
Taking place in July in Birmingham and London is an opportunity to use your walking for art! Photographer Adam Magyar uses the same technology as the Olympic finishing line camera to create images that perfectly capture movement.
Trail Tales & Arden School
Posted Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Get Walking in Birmingham have had the pleasure of working with Arden School since November last year. We were approached by their Sports Teacher to provide an alternative form of exercise for the students as the local swimming pool had recently closed. We were delighted to help!
Get Walking Day Funday in Birmingham!
Posted Friday, May 21st, 2010
Come and join the Birmingham Get Walking team for a free Funday at Sarehole Mill on Saturday 22nd May from 12:00noon to 3:00pm.
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Posted Monday, March 22nd, 2010
The Get Walking team in Birmingham were invited to celebrate International Women’s Day by Including Women, an organisation in Birmingham providing information and support to women in the local area. The event was held at St Mary’s Church in Balsall Heath. International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements [...]
Birmingham Get Walking Joins International Women’s Day Celebrations
Posted Monday, March 8th, 2010
On 16th March at Balsall Heath Church, Edward Road, Balsall Heath, Get Walking Birmingham staff and volunteers will join Balsall Heath Forum in celebrating International Women’s Day.
Welcome to Get Walking in Birmingham!
Posted Friday, November 27th, 2009
Welcome to the Birmingham Get Walking blog. Over the coming weeks and months we’ll be writing about walks, events and happenings in the wonderful city of Birmingham. Mainly you’ll be hearing from Mohini and Sameena, our staff in the boroughs but we also hope to bring you tales from volunteers and people who’ve been on [...]
