Resources
Walk Leader Training Course Materials
The links below will open up the relevant items:
COVID/Restart Guidance and Resources
The national Walking for Health team have created new guidance and resources in response to the COVID pandemic to assist groups/leaders re-start walks if they feel in a position to do so. See below:
- How to restart group walks in a COVID-secure way
- Restarting Small Group Walks
- Planning Walks
- Leading Small Group Walks
- Guidance for Walkers
- Track and Trace
- Covid Risk Assessment template (blank)
- Covid Risk Assessment template (suggested mitigations)
Walking for Health Forms
Resources from Walking for Health that we think will be beneficial to you are:
- Risk assessment templates
- Walker Health survey (if they do not have means to receive electronically)
- Accident form template
- Incident form template
- Easy read walker registration form
All can be found at the Walking for Health website. Here is the direct link to the lead a walk section. You will need to be logged in to have access.
Please also have a look at the Walking for Health website in general as there will be other pieces of information that you may find of interest.
Cumbria Scheme Specific Forms
In addition there are a couple of forms that we have had to adapt for the Cumbria Scheme, we will need you to use the following:
- Walking Group Information Template (to register your group)
- Walker registration form
- Photography permissions form
- Health walk register template
- Health walk register spreadsheet (for multiple walks)
- ICE (in case of emergency) card template
- Walk Leader Process Map (next steps after becoming a walk leader)
Social Media
The following can be used for setting up a facebook group or Twitter account. If you do set up a group or account, please advise Aileen Grant of the details.
Facebook Covers
Twitter Covers
Posters
These posters have been developed for you to use in the promotion of your walk:
Poster option 1 - single walk - child image
Poster option 2 - single walk - dog image
Poster option 3 - single walk - group image
Poster option 4 - single walk - buggies image
Toolkit
Photographs
The photographs in the link below are provided for the purpose of advertising Walking for Health only and should not be used for any other purpose.
Using Your Own Posters
We are aware organisations may have their own branding and own poster templates and the above may not meet requirements for your organisations brand guidelines, if you wish to use your own, we ask that you do still give accreditation to Active Cumbria, Cumbria County Council and Walking for Health, please contact Joanna Coleman, Marketing & Communications Officer to discuss your requirements and to ensure brand guidelines are adhered to.
01228 226885
Scheme resources on the Walking for Health website, you'll need to be logged in to access this.
Newsletters
Events Calendars
To help you with ideas of where you can advertise your groups, we have pulled together a list of events calendars and other resources you can use, this can be found here as a word document.
