Partner Opportunities

We are keen to work with you!

Successful partnership-working is vital to Get Walking Keep Walking and the Ramblers. And we are keen to work with a wide range of organisations who share our aims of promoting better health and social well-being through activity within the community.

Who are you?

You may be involved with a

• Community or educational group
• Charity
• Voluntary organisation
• Health or well-being project

Or, you might be from an organisation and are responsible for its employees’ well-being.

Ideally, you’re based in or near one of the Get Walking areas: Birmingham, East London, South London, Manchester, Sheffield

Why team up with us?

We promote and encourage walking within urban areas, which brings both health and social benefits. People who walk develop self-esteem, confidence, friendships, a sense of fun, a greater local knowledge and play a more active role in their community.

Get Walking is targeted in particular at:

• Inactive people
• People in deprived areas lacking affordable exercise
• People from black and minority ethnic communities
• Families, children and young people
• People with mental health problems

What we can offer you

At  the heart of the project is a free walking programme, tailor-made to meet your organisation’s needs, including:

• A ‘welcome session’ with tips, advice and reassurance both on a group and individual level
• Free stepcounter for everyone to monitor progress
• 12-week walking plan
• A series of easy led walks using local routes specially put together to suit the group
• Promotional and motivational literature including logbook and Get Walking booklet
• The expertise and time of our Project Co-ordinators and Outreach Officers
• Support from our local Walk Ambassadors and Walk Leaders
• Certificate of achievement for each participant at the end of the programme
• Refreshments
• E-newsletter 3 times a year
• Alternatively, we are also happy to arrange ‘one-off’ or ‘taster’ sessions

The exact details of any individual programme are determined by the needs of the host group or project and we are always flexible in trying to meet these.
And, there is no cost either to partners or to local people for any of the activities and benefits we are offering.
In addition

• We provide posters and leaflets for you to display or distribute
• Once your programme has finished, we are happy to keep in touch with support and advice

All we need YOU to provide throughout the programme is

• A venue to run the sessions from (such as Sure Start centres, GP surgeries, libraries, community centres)
• A designated member of staff who can attend
• A commitment to helping us promote the Get Walking project to your clients
• A guaranteed number of at least 12 participants per programme

‘Walking is motivation, self-empowerment and a happiness pill.’
Older walker, Birmingham