Charity Support

Nordic Walking UK are delighted to support a number of charities in a variety of ways

British Heart Foundation - Walk in the Park challenge 19th September in Milton Keynes

In 2009 we:-

Provided FREE poles for a number of Age Concern projects

Offered FREE training to several University students in order to help them to carry out research into the benefits of Nordic Walking for conditions such as Breast Cancer and Parkinsons disease

Provided information about Nordic Walking and how it can help diabetics plus free taster sessions to readers of SWEET magazine (Diabetes)

Entered several teams into the Race for Life at venues all over the UK pictures on our flickr pages


Provided reduced cost training solutions for numerous community programmes including Age Concern and Breast Cancer projects.

Joined forces with the BHF to hold two Nordic Walking fundraising events in 2009 with a dual message that Nordic Walking is a great way to both prevent the onset of and aid recovery from Heart Disease. This years event will be even bigger and is on 19th September in Milton Keynespictures on our flickr pages

Hosted FREE taster sessions for ALL delegates at the BHF physical activity conference in November 2009 see pictures on our flickr pages

BHF click here

February is National Heart Month
Find out how BHF can help you, and how you can help fight heart disease. For your free Heart Information Pack and to join National Wear Red Day on Friday 26 February, visit bhf.org.uk or call 0300 333 0 333.

Diabetes UK click here

Age Concern click here

Parkinsons Disease society click here