Footnotes Autumn 2012

Paths for All Volunteer Newsletter

Inside:• Around the world 40 times• Volunteer Award Winners

Autumn 2012 www.pathsforall.org.uk

Inside:• Around the world 40 times • Volunteer Award Winners Local People

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Footnotes Autumn 2012

Welcome to our new look newsletter. Thedecision to merge our existing newslettersFootnotes and Local People Local Paths is

based on efficiency savings. Additionally, we wantto link how a good walking environment combinedwith promotional projects result in more activecommunities. This reflects our two workprogrammes, Walking for Health and Path NetworkDevelopment, which we have secured three yearsfunding for from the Scottish Government andScottish Natural Heritage, from 2012 until 2015.

This funding enables the continued support and development of our activitieswhere volunteers are at the heart of our work.Currently, we are reviewing how best to communicate with walkers,

volunteers, project staff, professionals, partners and funders. We would likeyou to tell us how best to share your good news. Please contact: [email protected]

Thank you. Ian Findlay – Chief Officer

Paths for All would like tothank Patricia Cummingand the Stirling WalkingNetwork, and JaneMcArdle and the WeeCounty Walkers for theirinvolvement andcontribution to the recentphoto shoot sessions.Thanks to their effortsand the cooperation ofwalkers, we now have arange of fantasticphotographs depictingWalking for Health whichyou will no doubt see inour forthcomingpublications.

Our front cover featuresWee County Walkers fromClackmannanshire.

Cover stars News from the board walkWe recognise the crucial rolevolunteers play in bothdeveloping an attractivewalking environment andproviding led walkingopportunities. We want tofully recognise and enhancethe contribution ofvolunteers and attract morevolunteers.

To help us in this task wehave recruited Eliane Reid(pictured), Assistant ChiefExecutive with VolunteerDevelopment Scotland ontoour board of directors. Shebrings with her a wealth ofvolunteering knowledge andexperience from theenvironment sector.

She is keen to share herideas stating: “I am so verydelighted to be able to offermy time and my experience

to Paths for All. I can’t waitto start meeting people tolearn more and offer anyhelp that I can in supportingthe next few years of Pathsfor All’s success.”

If you feel there arespecific volunteer issues weneed to immediately addressplease [email protected] speak to Ian McCall01259 222 332.

PFA has trained over 6000

Let us beyour guideAre you involved in setting up, managing orpromoting a health walk project?

If so, Paths for All have produced a series of online GuidanceNotes jam packed full of advice, best practice and useful linkscovering all aspects of a health walk project. Topics covered include:

• The Case For Walking• Planning Your Project• Working With Volunteers• Monitoring & Evaluation• Promotion & Marketing• Moving On

The Guidance Notes can be downloaded from the Paths for All website at:www.pathsforall.org.uk/pfa/scheme-co-ordinators/guidance-notes.html


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Our popular walking leaflet has been re-written and designed to help you spreadthe simple, but life changing message…walkmore, feel the difference.

Copies are available via your Scheme Co-ordinator who can order them for you.

Orders of up to 100 leaflets (and

postage) are free to Walking for Healthschemes, community groups and voluntaryorganisations. There will be a charge of 20pper leaflet (plus postage at cost) foradditional orders. Leaflet holders are free.Please send your order, stating how manyleaflets and holders you would like, [email protected] or phoneLaurene MacKenzie on 01259 218888.

Share the message…

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More than 4,500 peoplefrom 317 workplaces tookpart in the challenge whichkicked off in March and ranfor eight weeks. Usingpedometers, staff measuredtheir daily step counts andclocked up a staggering 1.9billion steps, the equivalentof walking round the Earth40 times.

Employees formed teamsof five and introducedsimple ways of increasingtheir daily activity such asusing the stairs, going for alunchtime stroll and walkingto work. Many convertedtheir steps into miles,planned virtual journeys andcharted their progress each

week. Paths for All staff andboard members had fourteams taking part andfollowed the route of theOlympic Torch aroundScotland, a distance ofnearly 1,000 miles.

Participants were keptmotivated throughout theeight weeks with regularupdates and a blog wherepeople could share stories,tips for increasing their stepcounts, photographs andexperiences.

Workplaces were alsoinvited to vote for their StepCount Champion. This wassomeone who had gone theextra mile to encourage theircolleagues to get moreactive or had overcomeadversity and made a realdifference to either their own

Earlier this year, Pathsfor All launched thesecond Walk at WorkStep Count Challenge.

health and wellbeing or thatof others.

There were hundreds ofnominations and theeventual winner wasStephen Morrison from theJobCentre Plus in Glasgow.Stephen was put forward byseveral colleagues for hisrole in coordinating andencouraging teams fromacross the Glasgow area.Having taken part in the2011 Step Count Challenge,Stephen was motivated toget more active and as aresult lost more than 12stone. Since then, he hasbecome a vocal champion ofwalking and actively shareshis enthusiasm for physicalactivity and promoted thechallenge and his love ofwalking in local press and

In the 2012 PFA Step Count Challenge, over 4,500 people from 317

Staff from NHS Greater Glasgowand Clyde West Glasgow Childand Adolescent Mental HealthTeam show off their pedometersand a map of their virtual journey

Step Count Champion Stephen Morrison

More than 70 Volunteer Walk Leaders gathered inKilmarnock for our networking event in March. The variedprogramme included updates on Paths for All, Zumba, alunchtime walk, presentations from other volunteers,Otago exercises and opportunities to network – and some lovely weather.

Some of the comments we’ve had since the eventspeak for themselves:

“The day in Kilmarnock was fantastic. Great weather.Excellent organisation and very informative. Particularlyenjoyed the Zumba and other activities. Great chance fornetworking.”

“What a lovely day it was, most enjoyable andcongratulations for all the hard work for such a successful event.”

“The speakers were inspirational, the food was lovely andthe weather was grand, all in all a good day.”

It was also a great opportunity for Paths for All staff tomeet a range of our Walk Leaders and learn from theirexperience. During the day we gathered ideas on how toattract inactive people to join walking groups, why peoplejoin health walks, why people become a Walk Leader andhow to encourage new walkers to keep coming back.

Thank you to those of you who came and we wouldencourage all Volunteer Walk Leaders to attend their localScheme networking events.


workplaces collectively walked over 975,895 miles in 8 weeks

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staff magazine. He is aworthy Step CountChampion.

Stephen said, “I genuinelylove walking and happilypromote the challenge, it isheart warming to know thatmy colleagues and Paths forAll appreciate my efforts. Ithas been a pleasurecoordinating my teams andhope that I can get evenmore involved next year!”

Of course, there is aserious side to all of this.According to HSE stats, illhealth and sickness absencecost the Scottish economyover a billion pounds eachyear with 2.2 million workingdays being lost throughillness. A more activeworkforce has been shownto take less sick days and bemore productive. Ourevaluation from last year’schallenge indicated thatthere was also a boost tooffice morale as well. Thechallenge is quicklybecoming an annual fixture!

Paths for All workedclosely with the ScottishCentre for Healthy WorkingLives to promote thechallenge.

Short walk cuts chocolateconsumption in halfA 15-minute walk can cutsnacking on chocolate atwork by half, according toresearch by the Universityof Exeter. The studyshowed that, even in

stressful situations,workers eat only halfas much chocolateas they normallywould after this shortburst of physical activity.


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Welly Good TimeOver 100 walkers enjoyedthree days of health walksorganised by Western IslesNHS Paths to Health andSmoke Free Hebrides teamsduring July’s HebrideanCeltic Festival in Stornoway.Decorated wellies, a naturewalk and a prize winningClan colours walk provedvery popular.

Laughter galoreIf there’s one thing walkers, walk leaders, and scheme coordinators like tohave, it’s fun. Here’s a round up of enjoyable days out to share thecamaraderie and provide you with future ideas for your walking groups!

PFA has supported over 440 community health

Heads UpThe Renfrewshire WalkingNetwork held their AnnualEaster BonnetEggstravaganza (right, inset)complete with egg hunt onApril 11. Sunshine, rain andhailstones didn’t dampenthe enthusiasm of 70walkers.

In February the Networkhad a tartan walk (mainright). A great idea forcelebrating St Andrew’s Dayon 30th November.

Spending a penny (or two) Presently, there are grant funds available to Walking for Health projects targetting womenover 45 and men and women over 65. Monies can be used to support volunteers withtraining, celebration events, purchasing equipment, evaluation, marketing and promotion.If you have a good idea, speak to your Scheme Co-ordinator about making an application.

Caroline MacLennan and Staff of Celtic Clothing with the MacGrahamfamily, winners of a made-to-measure kilt, and of course theProclaimers – headliners at this year’s Hebridean Celtic Festival.


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Free CommunityStreet Audit Training

Could the walkingenvironment in yourcommunity be improved? Ifso, a Community StreetAudit with your group couldhelp. It is aimed at VolunteerWalk Leaders, Scheme Co-ordinators, CommunityPaths Group Members,Community Learning &Development Workers,Tenant & ResidentsAssociation members orCommunity Councilmembers. The followingtopics will be covered:• what makes a walkable

community;• how walkable communities

help increase everydayphysical activity;

• examples of small andlarger scale improvementsthat can make a difference;

• what is involved in theaudit process – includingtrying a sample audit foryourself;

• how to plan for andorganise your group toundertake an audit;

• how best to get resultsfrom the audit process.

Dates9 October 2012 – Glasgow20 November 2012 – Alloa23 January 2013 – EdinburghMarch 2013 – Inverness

For more information and tobook, please contact JaniceGray, Living Streets Scotland [email protected] 0131 243 2649

More health walksOn their recent weekly health walk, the Glen Tanar healthwalk group in Deeside met a group of footpath traineesworking on the Riverside Path in Glen Tanar. Walkersthanked the trainees for their hard work in maintaining theriverside walk.

Olympic Winners

Walk, Jog, Run Moray designed their own Alternative TorchRelay over a 150 mile route, with over 4,000 peopleparticipating. The six day relay involved one in 20 of theMoray population. Check out their activities at:www.walkjogrunmoray.org.uk

Cairngorms Outdoor Access Trust’s (COAT) Access Skills TrainingProject trainees funded by the European Social Fund, HighlandCouncil, The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) andScottish Natural Heritage (SNH).


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Do you promote your local path? Seventeen communities across Scotland have been awarded grants ofup to £1000 to improve local path promotion and signage.

Path promotion is vital inencouraging local people touse paths. Signs highlightingthe start of routes, alongwith directional fingerpostsat crossroads and markersalong sections of paths are agreat way ofensuring that

people are confident whileenjoying the outdoors.

Additionally creating apath leaflet highlighting localroutes, their distance,condition of the path andany local features is a greatway of encouraging both

locals and

visitors to bemore active.

Yourgroup may

have missedthe opportunity to apply for

a grant for path promotion,but there are still methods ofimproving the informationand knowledge on your localroute. The Local PeopleLocal Paths section of ourwebsite has information and guidance, while ourdownload pages havedetails of factsheets and our Signage guidance foroutdoor access publication.

Alternatively, pleasecontact the local pathsDevelopment Officer aboutpath promotion by phoning01463 725 153 or [email protected]

Volunteers Needed Ramblers Scotland are seeking experienced Volunteer WalkLeaders for their Short Walks programme of 3 – 5 miles andMedal Route Walks of 15, 30 and 60 minutes. ContactJeannie Cranfield on 01577 861222 or email:[email protected] if you are interested.

Brisk Walking The Medical ProtectionSociety have produced anupdated statement ofsupport reassuring healthprofessionals thatrecommending briskwalking is a safe way toencourage patients tobecome more active.

To receive a copy of thisendorsement of Paths forAll’s work, and help todevelop a closer workingrelationships with yourlocal health professionals,please visit our websitewww.pathsforall.org.uk

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Training opportunities for local groups

Do you know how to carry out path maintenance?

We currently offer a varietyof training covering thedifferent areas of our workincluding workplace andcommunity walking forhealth projects, and a seriesof courses aimed atvolunteers carrying out pathmaintenance and promotion.

All of the groups we workwith spend a lot of time outon local paths, whetherwalking, maintaining pathsor enjoying the outdoors. We know that somevolunteers or walkerscurrently involved in ourwalking projects may be

interested in our pathmaintenance courses andvice versa, so we havedeveloped a trainingbrochure promoting all of thetraining we have to offer.

To view our latest trainingcourses you can check ourtraining calendar by clickingthe Training button at the topof the webpage. Furtherinformation on each coursecan be found throughaccessing the ‘leadinghealth walks’ and‘developing and managingpaths’ links in the trainingsection.

We have recently developed a series of 6‘How to Guides’ aimed at providing adviceto volunteers working on localpaths. Each guide focuses onkey information, toolsrequired for the task andadvice on when to carryout the work.Additionally theguide highlightsmethods of getting thejob done andconsidering healthand safety while outon the paths.

The guides focus on:• Maintaining surfaces

• Controlling vegetation • Keeping water off paths

• Looking after path features• Approaching vandalism on paths• Maintaining tools

Created on shower-proof card, theguides are durable and aredesigned to be folded, so that theycan fit into a large jacket pocket. To obtain copies for your localgroup please [email protected] how many copies you wouldlike. Alternatively, PDF versions areavailable online in the downloadsection of our websitewww.pathsforall.org.uk

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30% of the Scottish population lives

There are a number of waysto access the NNR, and lotsof interesting features to see.

One very pleasant option isto take access from LundinBridge in the east of Tayport,

where you can walk toTayport Heath fairly quicklyand then see over themudflats, the Tay Estuaryand the heath with the forestadjacent. From there youcould walk 1.5 miles alongfrom Tayport via TayportHeath and reach TentsmuirPoint north end. The totalreturn distance would beapproximately 3 milesdepending how far you goonto Tentsmuir Point.

Another option is to park atMorton Lochs which isaccessed from the B945Tayport to St Michael’s road.From the Morton Lochs carpark you can walk straightonto the all abilitiesfootpaths and use the birdhides, this is a circular walkof approximately 2 miles.Another option is the ‘wildwalk’ around the south lochand woodland plantationwhich is flat although it canbe soft in places. You willsee some of the Time Linesculptures here too.

From Morton Lochs there isalso scope to walk for nearly9 miles, and it is this routewhich is marked on the mapto the left, but if you don’twant to do the whole walkthen you can just visit thefirst few stopping points andthen head back the way youcame.

Scottish Natural Heritage manages some wonderfulplaces in Scotland, National Nature Reserves (NNRs). Wehave been featuring some of these in recent editions ofFootnotes, and we continue with a look at Tentsmuir NNR.

Some 10km north of St Andrews in Fife, Tentsmuir NNRoffers the visitor a chance to explore miles of shifting sanddunes and windswept beach, while inland you can checkout the wetland wonders of Morton Lochs.

The reserve’s name dates back to the mid 1780s whenopen moorland backed onto this dramatic coastline. ADanish fleet, shipwrecked off the coast, landed on thebeach and set up their tents on the land behind, givingrise to the name ‘Tents Moor’.

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The Morton Lochs werecreated from existingwetlands by locallandowners to providefreshwater fishing in the early1900s. They now attractlarge numbers of waterfowl,and otters are regularly seen.

Follow the track signed‘Ice House’, keeping an eyeup high for red squirrels.When you reach the edge ofthe forest, head over to theright and you’ll see theremains of an old stonebuilding down by the beach.This is the Ice House, built in1888 to keep locally caughtsalmon fresh before it waswrapped in ice and shippedfrom Tayport to London.

Heading north andlooking out to sea, you maywell find that you’re beingwatched by some inquisitiveseals. Both grey andcommon seals are foundhere.

Around Tentsmuir Pointyou’ll be able to look out

over one of the mostimportant sites in Scotlandfor migratory waders andwildfowl.

The northern shore ofTentsmuir is one of thefastest growing parts ofScotland, with sand beingdeposited and the landmoving out into the sea atfive metres a year.From Tentsmuir Point, headback towards the forest andalong its northern edge.Beyond the mudflats you’llsee a number of islands inthe river which wereartificially created whentrading ships dumpedballast, usually pantiles,overboard in the 18thcentury.

As you continue towardsTayport you’ll pass thehighest dune in this area,then it’s on towards the oldmeteorological station withgood views of the birds onthe mudflats. Turn left at theforest edge and head down,with the forest on your leftand a farm on your right,and eventually you’ll meetthe track that will take youback to Morton Lochs.

Essential InformationThere are all ability paths around Morton Lochs. The startof the walk is on a wide but rough forestry track. Theroute also takes in bare sand dunes and the beach itself.Gradients are mostly low but there are some short slopesover the dunes and on the forest track.

You can find out more and download a leaflet aboutthe reserve at www.nnr-scotland.org.uk/tentsmuir/ orcontact Scottish Natural Heritage on 01382 553704.

Nature WatchGoldenChanterellemushroomThe golden chanterelle (C. cibarius) is common inwoods in late summer andautumn.

Caution is requiredwhen picking chanterellemushrooms for eating, as there are look alike species which may causeillness. These versatilemushrooms can be addedto most dishes, after beingcleaned.

Look out for a fragrantodour, apricot colour,widely spaced gills and anabsence of slime and darkor decaying parts. Theyare good source ofvitamins A and D andcontribute to the intake of the vitamin B complex.

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Health WalkVolunteer of the Year

Patsy Reynolds,Cairngorms Walking to Health ProjectEight years as a VolunteerWalk Leader withCairngorms Walking toHealth project – Ballatergroup, Patsy is described byher Scheme Coordinator,Alan Melrose as “the mostfantastic and inspirationalhealth walk leader”.

She is welcoming toeveryone, creating an easyinformal atmosphere –making it a pleasure for theparticipants, who all want tobe there and look forward totheir health walk. Shebelieves in what she doesand has witnessed thehealth benefits of walking –making her a greatambassador for Walking for Health.

However, it is her extraactivities for the BallaterWalking to Health group thatmake her Paths for All’s2012 Health Walk Volunteerof the Year. She takeswalkers to the airport andthe doctor, collects theirshopping and has eveninvited a single elderly

2012 volunteer winners are left to right: Stephen Morrison, Heather Macleod, Jackie Reid, Patsy Reynolds and Alan Smailes.

Thank you to everyone who nominated their volunteers for our National VolunteerAwards. All forty six nominees show amazing dedication, energy and enthusiasm. The final winners received their awards to rapturous applause at our National

Networking Event in September at the Royal Glasgow Concert Hall. Each received a commemorative gift, certificate and £100 for their project to spend on theirvolunteers.

Volunteer Award Winners Announced

participant to Christmasdinner with her family.

She’s made a hugedifference to her community.

Patsy is keen that fellowvolunteers Evelyn Newton,Molly Bannerman and Martin Reynolds receive amention too.

Highly CommendedEmma Lang, Walk Buckie (part of Walk,Jog, Run Moray)A “special lady” according to Dr Nick Brown of theWalk, Jog, Run MorayPartnership, who hasinspired many people in adegenerated fishingcommunity to become

active. Emma admittedstruggling walking 30minutes in 2011 when shejoined the group but recently took part in her first5k event as a jogger.

She has established very strong links with thelocal jogging group toensure that walkers have aprogression option. Thanks to Emma, walkers in Buckie feel part of a wider scene. She isundoubtedly a localchampion for Walking forHealth, and is admired andrespected by those whohave the fortune andpleasure to be guided andsupported by her.


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Health Walk VolunteerNomineesAgeing Well MidlothianRuth SimpsonCairngorms Walking to Health ProjectMargaret CarnegieMary WalkerJoyce SandisonCaol Walking Group William Gibbons Lucy Hope Norma Callison Dams to Darnley Country ParkLawrence SweeneyLennoxtown Health WalkMay TaylorNorthern Sole Mates, North Glasgow WalkingNetworkRebecca LaveryOban Health WalksFiona CapperPilton Community Health ProjectChristine HenryScottish Borders Council -Walk ItMary DouglasSouth Lanarkshire Health WalksAnn RankinSouth Lanarkshire OlderWalkers Rambling GroupMary RitchieStep It Up HighlandChristine LangfordJoe BarkerJeanette McGarryAnn RamsayStirling Walking NetworkRobert RussellTullibody Healthy LivingDonald BuchanWee County WalkersKelly Saga

Community PathVolunteer of the YearAlan Smailes, Crianlarich into Action A very active member of thecommunity within Crianlarichand Tyndrum, Alan dedicatesalmost all his spare timetowards enhancing the localcommunity, undertakingseveral paths projects such as:

• developing a cyclewaybetween Crianlarich andTyndrum

• improving local river paths • developing a new West

Highland Way link intoCrianlarich

He has helped othercommunity path volunteersto attend training andnetworking days. “Hispassion and drive isfantastic” said John Forth,Loch Lomond and TrossachsNational Park CommunitiesOfficer.

Highly CommendedGeoff Hardman Carter, St Fillans Path Group Informal chairman of St Fillans Paths Group,Geoff Hardman Carter hasworked relentlessly over thelast few years to establishand develop local pathsbetween St Fillans,Lochearnhead and Comrieforming the missing NationalCycle Network cycle link.

His hard work, combinedwith that of other communitymembers has driven this

project forward to allow localfamilies and children to walkand cycle safely betweenthese communities. He is areal asset to his communityand it is through the group’sdetermination and drive thatthe current signage projectand feasibility study havetaken place.

Community Path VolunteerNominees East Lothian Council David Habgood

Volunteer Manager of the YearHeather MacLeod, Walk Glasgow As the Walk Glasgow Project Coordinator since2009, Heather’s contributionhas far exceeded therequirements of the jobaccording to Chris Kelly who nominated her.

She has taken a projectfrom nothing to one whichnow delivers over 70 ledwalks per week through ateam of 200 dedicated walkleaders – last year’scommunity health walkattendances exceeded12,000.

Heather’s dedication tothe project can be seen inthe support she provides toall the volunteers, rangingfrom a quick chat over thephone to the various awaydays and celebration eventsshe plans every year. This“nothing is too muchtrouble” attitude is one ofthe main reasons the Walk

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Glasgow Project has beenso successful.

Highly Commended Karen Robertson,Annandale and EskdaleBetter 4 Walking ProjectKaren’s passion, enthusiasmand energy have ensured thecontinuous developmentand success of Annandaleand Eskdale Better 4Walking.

The project has reachedover 15,000 attendances atthe weekly walks over thelast 6 years, trained nearly100 volunteer walk leadersand offered over 2,000 walks,a significant achievement in asmall rural district of 36,000square miles and apopulation of 37,000.

Volunteer ManagerNomineesDumbarton Area Council onAlcohol, Walk and Talk GroupLiz FraserStirling Walking NetworkPatricia Cumming

Workplace Volunteerof the YearJackie Reid, Maryhill Health Centre,Glasgow Nominated by hercolleagues at Maryhill HealthCentre for being “a breath offresh air” Jackie gives up hertime to locate lunchtimewalks and exercise activitieswhile encouraging staff toeat healthily and have fun.

Working within one of themost deprived areas in

Scotland, with some of themost vulnerable peoplewithin the population, thechallenges facing staff areconstant and havedetrimental effects on theirhealth. Staff may suffer fromwork related stresses,anxiety and evendepression.

As a result of her positivityHealth Centre staff servetheir clients better, are moreproductive and enjoy theirwork. “Before her arrival inour team we were fat,unhappy and lackedmotivation” said JuliaMcCrum who nominated her.

Highly Commended Terry Ruitenburg, Scottish Council ofVoluntary Organisations(SCVO), Inverness Terry has worked tirelessly toget the staff in SCVO’sInverness office out onlunch-time walks in rain, hailor shine! She has workedout a number of routeswhich she varies dependingon the abilities of those inthe walking group on a day-to-day basis and is fantasticat motivating colleagues.

Workplace VolunteerNomineesAberdeen CollegeDawn DaviesLoretto Care Lanark ServiceEuan ThornSECC, GlasgowAlan CuggieSpringburn Jobcentre Plus, GlasgowJulie Differ

Thomson Cooper,DunfermlineKirsty BruceUniversity of AberdeenLaura Taylor

Step CountChallenge AwardStephen Morrison, Partick Jobcentre PlusStephen has been very keenin encouraging staff withinthe Department for Workand Pensions in theGlasgow District area toimprove their personalfitness.

He has encouraged staffto take part in various eventsduring the year beginningwith the Walk at Work StepCount Challenge in Marchand April, as well asarranging various keep fitBoot Camps acrossGlasgow since then.

Stephen’s enthusiasm forkeep fit and also his successmeeting his personalchallenge to lose 160pounds and complete hisfirst ever 5k, has been a trueinspiration.

See page 4 “Workplaceswalk 30 times around theworld” for more onStephen’s story.

Well done everyone whowon, was nominated andvolunteers on behalf ofPaths for All – your work ishelping to develop ahappier, healthier, greener,more active Scotland.


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My Active Community Photo Competition WinnersThank you to everyone who took and sent in an amazing array of photographs depictingtheir active communities. We shortlisted the selection to twelve and let our NationalNetworking Event delegates choose the winner. The picture loved most on the day was…

West Highland Way by Amanda EleftheriadesThis photo shows twowalkers from the DumbartonArea Council on Alcohol’sWalk and Talk groupenjoying a walk along theWest Highland Way on aperfect summer’s day.

The two runners-up selectedby popular demand were:

Keep taking and sharing your photographs because “Great things are not done byimpulse, but by a series of small things brought together.”

Vincent Van Gogh

Nethy Bridge by Jane Cox Two members of the NethyBridge WTH Group walkingand chatting in Dell Woods.

Better 4 Walking by Philip HardyThe Better 4 Walking group in Annandale and Eskdale knowhow to dress for the weather and local terrain!


Paths for All is a partnership organisation, for a full list of our current partners please visit our website: www.pathsforall.org.ukPaths for All Partnership is a recognised Scottish Charity No: SC025535 and a Company Limited by Guarantee No: 168554incorporated 19 September 1996 at Companies House, Edinburgh. Registered Office: Inglewood House, Tullibody Road, Alloa FK10 2HU.

Contact usPaths for All (Head Office), Inglewood House, Tullibody Road, Alloa FK10 2HUTel: 01259 218 888

Paths for All (North Office), Great Glen House, Leachkin Road, Inverness IV3 8NWTel: 01463 725 152

email: [email protected] • www.pathsforall.org.uk

Need a grant?A Local People, LocalPaths Small Grant will belaunched later this year.Please visit:www.pathsforall.org.ukfor further information onour grants.

There is one word in the listbelow that is not included inthe word search. Send themissing answer [email protected] or by post to the Alloaoffice by 23rd November2012. The winner will receivea walking related prize!

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All geared upWe hope you are enjoying using your 15% discount with Cotswold Outdoors to purchase any new walking gear. Staff and volunteersof Paths for All supported projects can benefit from thissaving. If you have not received details of this offerplease contact Ian McCall 01259 222 332 or [email protected]

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