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Merry Christmas from the walkit.com team!
So by now you should be stocked up on Christmas goodies; turkey (or maybe nutroast), cranberry sauce, a bucket-load of sprouts, chocolates, booze and pressies galore. But if you overindulge slightly over the festive period, why not get out in [...]
Tips for walking in snow and ice
With most of the UK blanketed in snow, and freezing conditions set to stick around for the next few days, travelling has become pretty chaotic. With public transport services reduced and driving conditions extremely dangerous, you may be relying on [...]
Physical activity, walking and the prevention of falls
Bristol City Council has an ongoing programme of collating key evidence from peer-reviwed literature in order to strengthen the case for current travel policies and practices.
This week's bulletin presents evidence that the risk of increasing falls among a largely sedentary [...]
Competition time!
Win a copy of 'Walking London's Waterways'
“From the mighty Thames to tranquil streams, from historic wharves to buzzing docklands, the 21 walks in this book follow these waters, revealing a hidden London full of history, discovery and surprises. Includes [...]
Inspiring video alert! You can reclaim streets for the kids
An inspiring little film (via Copenhagenize.com) about short after-school road closures in Bristol, allowing kids to roam free, safely.
Builds community, improves health, costs next to nothing. One of the kids tells his mum it's “the most exciting day of [...]
Guest post – Little steps would make a big difference
Here's the second of our guest blog posts. Today's contributor is David Callam, a resident of Motown, South London. If you're interested in writing a guest blog post for us, please do get in touch.
MOTOWN, south London; you might call [...]
Guest post – Getting to know your city
This is the first in what will (hopefully!) be a number of guest blog posts on our site. Our first contributor is Heather Waring of Walkers Coach, talking about why she likes to walk around London. If you're interested in [...]
Clearing snow and ice from pavements
As I'm sure you'll remember, last Winter we had a lot of snow and ice across the UK, and not enough salt and grit to deal with the problem. This led to a number of local authorities having to concentrate [...]








