Walking Buddy
- Thread starter Canico
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I’ve had a look online and a lot of what I found was relating to specific areas. I wondered if there would be a contact in one of these links where you might find something in your friend’s local area.
www.ageuk.org.uk
www.ramblers.org.uk
Walking Friends
Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire provide older people with a walking companion to help them build confidence. The two will enjoy a local walk and a chat which encourages people benefit from fresh air and exercise.
Walking and dementia - Ramblers
Walking is one of the safest ways for people living with dementia to get more active. Our health walks make it easy to get walking safely and are free to join.
Welcome to the forum @Canico
Your friend would need to contact their local AgeUK or CAB office to make enquiries. They would need a DBS check before any regulated charity would approve them
www.gov.uk
This applies to all volunteers as well as employees
Your friend would need to contact their local AgeUK or CAB office to make enquiries. They would need a DBS check before any regulated charity would approve them
Disclosure and Barring Service
The Disclosure and Barring Service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions. DBS is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office .
This applies to all volunteers as well as employees
I’m a rambler and a lot of local
Groups have walking for health groups. If you type in your area and Ramblers into a search engine you hopefully will come up with some information.
Groups have walking for health groups. If you type in your area and Ramblers into a search engine you hopefully will come up with some information.
I included the link to the ramblers association in my earlier post. Here it is again.
www.ramblers.org.uk
Walking and dementia - Ramblers
Walking is one of the safest ways for people living with dementia to get more active. Our health walks make it easy to get walking safely and are free to join.
