From the NWUK Community
By Nordic Walking Watford at
…of the WALK 1000 MILES challenge! Your brain isn’t always as great a partner as it might be when it comes to the big challenges. Do you recognise any of these? Time to get them out in the open – and give them a good walking-to. 1 “It’s not for people like me”
By Caroline Fisher at
We’re looking forward to Christmas at NWS – we have a group who are taking part in the Santa Dash on 4/12 and then it’s our festive walks on 11 December ending with Christmas lunch at the Royal George. Still spaces on those 2 events! Come and join us!
By Nordic Walking New Forest at
A group of our walkers, led by Trevor, recently embarked on the Test Way Walk, a long distance path that follows the route of the River Test from its source to its mouth. The walk is 44 miles in total, so we decided to split in into 3 stages. Stage 1 was from Totton to
By Nordic Walking Watford at
“I think it’s great that Nordic Walking is accessible for people with a disability – in my daughter’s case, both physical and a learning disability. I think that walking with Nordic poles will actually help her balance and stability.” Recently one of our instructors taught a lovely young lady who has both learning and
By Nordic Walking Watford at
I have been avidly following the journey of #3dadswalking and yesterday they were interviewed by Country Walking Magazine Here’s the full interview, including the heartbreaking story of what happened to them, the inspiring people they’ve met along the way, the ups and downs of the walk, and that £10,000 donation from 007 himself, Daniel Craig
By Ian Northcott BEM at
We are having a Mercian Nordic Walking trip to the Peak District in March 2022. Full details can be found at your booking diary with the event listed on 18th March 2022 but an early booking price listed on 26th Nov 21. Book early as pkaces are limited. The accommodation and setting is awesome. The
By Ian Northcott BEM at
I am really pleased to have a fantastic new look website that links in with the booking system and where I can keep you updated with all things Mercian Nordic Walking.
By Nordic Walking New Forest at
Stage 2 of the Test Way Walk went well! Again, blessed with great weather, the walkers covered another 13.5 miles. Apart from the beautiful scenery and fantastic feeling of achievement, the team are enjoying a new found sense of camararderie and friendship from spending all this time together!
By Nordic Walking New Forest at
Thanks to the generosity of our walkers, we recently raised £242.00 for MacMillan Cancer! A beautiful 6 mile Friday walk through the Forest culminated in a cuppa and flapjack and all for an excellent cause!
By Nordic Walking Watford at
Leavesden Country Park is very much the HOME of Nordic Walking Watford and we are delighted to share the news that they have just been awarded both GREEN FLAG and GREEN HERITAGE SITE accreditation. We know how hard everyone involved works to keep our local parks well maintained and managed – and we are
By Nordic Walking Watford at
NWW CHARITY OF THE YEAR FOR 2022 Our nominated charity for the past two years – 2020 and 2021 – has been Hertfordshire Mind Network and we have supported them through our CAR BOOT CAFE’s, CHALLENGES, VIRTUAL QUIZ’s etc. As 2021 starts to draw to a close, it’s time to start considering whom we might
By Nordic Walking New Forest at
If you go down to the New Forest from Monday September 13, you’re sure of a ‘pig’ surprise! Because the National Park’s free-roaming ponies and donkeys have now been joined by several hundred of our unique Pannage pigs – domestic porkers turned out every autumn to feast on the forest’s fallen acorns, beech mast and chestnuts. Like many things New Forest,