Walk to Work Challenge

Walk to Work Week is over, and all my walking trips have been registered on the national website http://www.walkingworks.org.uk/ . I believe we have the rest of the weekend to use the website, before it closes and they share the results - and award the prizes.

We've done well in Essex, and even better in Colchester. I can only give our own results at Colchester2020 Travel Plan Club, where the two of us who jobshare have done 35.4 and 13.0 miles during the week. We've had walks to and from work, walking meetings and lunchtime strolls. When we get more results from Walking Works we'll share them on our blogspot.

Walk to Work Challenge - now live!!!!

The national "walk to work challenge" is now live, and people in Colchester are joining in. If you would like to take part it's not too late to register. Walk to work week is 26-30 April, and the weather forecast is great! The national Challenge is run by Living Sreets/Walking Works, and they have set up an entertaining website where we can log our trips, win prizes, and compete with others (if that floats your boat!).

Just as a reminder, click onto http://www.walkingworks.org.uk/walk-to-work-week-2010 . If you haven't registered, follow the links; we are in "east of england" "essex". When I last looked there were about 15 Essex employers on there, and around ten of them are based in Colchester.

If you have registered you can now log your trips. The website was so busy at times yesterday, that it stalled a bit, but was fine when I tried to use it. It's encouraging that so many are taking part.

The Challenge website is OPEN

At last we're in April and the national walk to work week challenge website is open. We can now register ourselves and/or our companies. The website should be user friendly, but it's too early for "Colchester walk to work" to share any advice, as we don't yet know. However, as a tip, we're in "east of England" region, and in "Essex". (Unfortunately there is no separate category for Colchester, as Colchester Borough Council is not a unitary authority. However, this debate is for another day and webspace....)

It's Easter and there's still the possibility of snow. But in three week's time, it will be walk to work week, the sun will be shining and spring will be all around, probably.

Sign up now for the website, so that we're all ready in advance of the week, and join the "colchester walk to work" Facebook group if you haven't already. We expect there will be a live forum for comments and latest news on all our walk to work week events. Full details of events WILL also be on this blogspot, so keep coming back.

Walk to Work Challenge, 26-30 April

Leave the car at home for the week. Living Streets and Walking Works have set a national challenge for us all to try more walking to work. And Colchester is joining in.

Walking Works have set up a personal calulator which will soon be available on www.walkingworks.org.uk/walk-to-work-week-2010 . This will be for businesses, departments and individuals to enter, and is likely to attract a lot of support. Don't worry if your personal totals are going to be modest, it's about taking part, and you can contribute to your team. High mileages are NOT necessary, just doing it is what counts.

And it's not just about the journey to work, it can be the lunchtime stroll, walking on business, or the walking meeting. We are hoping for media coverage, and we look forward to you signing up.