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Best foot forward accreditation
Congratulations and thank you to everyone
involved with Put Your Best Foot Forward.
We have been awarded accreditation by
Walking for Health, a Natural England
initiative.
The Gloucester Health Walks scheme
became accredited on 23rd September
having successfully demonstrated that we
meet the required criteria. This includes
offering led walks for beginners, meeting the
'Walking for Health' safety and insurance
standards for all walks and collecting
monitoring information.
As an accredited scheme we will benefit
from being seen as part of a nationally
evaluated scheme as well as being formally
recognised by health professionals,
prospective partners and funders.
William Bird, Strategic Health Advisor for
Natural England says:
'The new accreditation scheme has been
essential in ensuring high standards across
the WfH network and providing frontline
health professionals with added confidence
when referring their patients on.'
Put Your Best Foot Forward welcomes new
walkers throughout the year. If you'd like
to join a local group, or train as a Walking for
Health Volunteer Walk Leader, please
contact Chlöe Joslin on 01452 396861 or email at
healthwalks@gloucester.gov.uk