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Jennifer Rudd: For some people, walking isn’t so simple


Walking is easy right? You just put on a pair of shoes, leave the house and walk along the pavements, woods or beaches right outside your door. We all know the importance of walking; it’s good for our blood pressure, circulation, keeping a healthy weight, muscle tone, heart, lungs etc. etc and it can give […]


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Helen Roberts: Walking (and running) on Cranbrook’s floodplains


I live in a new town in Devon called Cranbrook. There was much derision about the location of the development, with many people concerned about it being built on a floodplain. However, that is not the case. Green spaces and country parks have been kept free of development, allowing the floodplains to do their job […]


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Susann Power: The beach – a liminal space between hope and despair


The beach holds a special place in my heart. Gazing over the sea, listening to the sound of the breaking waves and feeling the sand between my toes inspires awe, instils calm, releases tension and provides a transitional space for wellbeing, recreation and many other of our human needs and desires. The beach is a […]


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Jaya Gajparia: Do I know I’m scared? I was in Fryent Park days before the sisters were murdered


Fryent Country Park in northwest London has over 100 hectares of rolling fields and small woods, divided in two by a busy road. This is the park where in June 2020, two women were murdered. The park is nestled in the London Borough of Brent, a borough celebrated for being one of the most culturally […]


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What does walking mean to you? A new blog series by ACCESS Leadership College Fellows


What does walking mean to you? Is it an opportunity to relax or something you have to do? Does it give you space to mull over challenging work problems or do you focus purely on enjoying the nature around you? Walking means many things to many people and in our second ACCESS College retreat a […]


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