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1. 'Walking the way to Health' aims to get more people walking in their own communities, especially those who take little exercise or live in areas of poor health.  Sunday 24th September10:00 am Mortimer Fairground, Victoria Road, Mortimer, Welcome to Walking Week 16 - 24 September 2006 National Day of Walking 17 September 2006 Latest News & Events Summer events 2006 West Berkshire Countryside Service Walking events – the Ramblers association

2. Walking groups - 1 East Berkshire Ramblers West Berkshire Ramblers Mid Berkshire Ramblers South East Berkshire Ramblers Pang Valley group Loddon Valley group Windsor and District group Berkshire walkers group Newbury Thatcham Bracknell Maidenhead Reading Wokingham Disabled ramblers Purley Pathfinders Berkshire Blisters Amesbury Walkers More walking groups >>>

3. Walking groups - 2 Gay Outdoor Club British Walking Federation Thames Valley long distance walkers

4. Access for the disabled The specific problems encountered by people with disabilities in enjoying the outdoors vary according to the individual disability. We give practical advice relating to individual disabilities. Our membership is mainly mobility disabled people. We get about using electrically powered chairs / scooters. English Nature believes that opportunities should be available to everyone including visitors with physical disabilities or special needs. Fieldfare works with people with disabilities and countryside managers to improve access to the countryside for everyone. Marlborough: Walks on Wheels

5. Walk finders & maps Open access maps - interactve Ordnance survey – buy maps online Forestry commission The ramblers association Welcome to Walking Where can we go – search the events diary Active places – search for sports and leisure activities

6. Self guided walks Long walks to enjoy in different ways, dip in for half or a full day’s walk or enjoy the Trails in sections – perhaps at weekends, or complete all at once. Ridgeway National Trail Thames Path National Trail The Berkshire Way Walking by UK waterways Along the Kennet & Avon Canal walks, rides and areas of open access provided under the Countryside Stewardship, Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Environmental Stewardship Schemes Thames Valley long distance walkers Three Castles Path Thames Valley Circular Walk

7. Beginners / family walks Walking the way to health First Steps -the ramblers association Walking with children Discovering fossils The National Trust Walk to school 2006 Thatcham nature discovery centre Walks around Lambourn Greenham common Newbury Town Centre walk Snelsmore common Padworth common Hosehill Lake - Theale Walks around Reading

8. Health and fitness bbc.co.uk/health Walking the way to health Green exercise Everyday sport Ramblers Association Walking for you Take 30 British Heart Foundation Race walking RACE WALKING Ticks and Lyme disease

9. Links to useful websites Rural Ways National Trust West Berkshire Council Walking-routes.co.uk Countryside Access Hillwalking.org.uk The Countryside code RSPB Countryside Walking guide books:

10. Getting there Public passenger transport information from West Berkshire Council The Kennet & Avon Sunday Shuttle Service Connecting Bradford-on-Avon, Devizes, Pewsey, Crofton and Great Bedwyn National Rail enquiries Newbury buses