Salle Dare The Ramblers Carragh Teague Transport for Greater Manchester What is the Manchester Green Corridor a walking circuit around the city 40 mile route linking ID: 379389
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THE MANCHESTER GREEN CORRIDOR
Salle Dare – The Ramblers
Carragh Teague – Transport for Greater ManchesterSlide2
What is the Manchester Green Corridor?
“
a
walking circuit around the
city
”
40 mile route linking
parks and green spaces
14 routes –
each with its own map and
directions
Each route average 4 miles longSlide3
How was the Green Corridor developed?Partnership between Manchester City Council & the Ramblers Get Walking Keep Walking Project
Each route designed & planned by volunteers Waymarked, signposted & leaflets produced Slide4
Then
2012 reduced funding
for local
government
Not set up via
“bottom up” approach so no push from local communities
Loss of staff = loss of capacity &
momentum Slide5
2014 – Phase 2New leadership from TfGMNew short term funding available
New partnership formedSlide6
2014 – Phase 2
One off walks organised
Ramblers continued to promote routesInaugural Greater Manchester Walking Festival 2015Slide7
2015 - ManchesterCommunity Giants
Charitable arm of national basket ball team
- Manchester Giants
Walks
are tailored to each individual’s
needs
9 new health walks
91 new
participants
Project extended to March 2016Slide8
Key Lessons
Need to involve grass roots communities from the start
Difficulties of engaging statutory bodies when staff keep changing
Need paid staff to recruit, train and support volunteersSlide9
Next StepsContinue to promote the Green CorridorContinue to build walking into mainstream activity:
Travel to work & school Walking for health, tackling obesity & inactivityGreater Manchester Moving &
DevoMancSlide10
www.tfgm.com/walkingwww.ramblers.org.uk
www.tfgm.com/walking
www.ramblers.org.uk
Thank you