Friends Group Walk a Mile a Day to Celebrate The Longford Way

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Photo of Longford and Firswood Strollers at the Edge Lane Entrance.

On Sunday 31st July a health walk was held to celebrate the installation of three new way marked one mile walk routes in the park. The three circular routes start from Walking and Friendship Trail signs located near to the Edge Lane, Firswood and Ryebank Road park entrances. The initiative, partly funded by a grant from Trafford Council’s Inclusive Neighbourhood Fund is aimed at making the park more accessible to all sections of society and encouraging people to walk at least a mile a day in green surroundings.
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LONGFORD AND FIRSWOOD STROLLERS

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Attached is a photo of the Longford And Firswood Strollers Health Walk Group that met to do the Edge Lane Entrance One Mile Walk at 10.30am on Sunday, 29th May. Local photographer Jay Clarke took a photo of the group having a brew in the Bowling Green Shelter at the end of the walk. Walkers got a preview of the new one mile walk routes leaflet which will be distributed in the next few weeks.

Good news for the Health Walks Group

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Jean is pleased to report that, following the award of a grant from the Friends of Longford Group, the health walk is now fully accessible for wheelchair users. They managed to buy a very good mobile ramp second hand from Stretford Shop Mobility at the Mall. The Athletics Club have agreed to store the ramp for use at future Health …