The new Community Service Volunteers, Retired & Senior Volunteer Programme Manchester (RSVP) over 50s friendship walking group called " RSVP Free Walkers" had an excellent first walk this week.
The group has walks planned on the last Wednesday of the each month at 2pm for the next few months - 28th March, 25th April, 30th May, 27th June. Each walk will be between 3 and 3 and a half miles and will take about 2 hours. All start and finish points are planned near public transport and the group wishes to encourage people over 60 who have free travel passes to use these to attend. Walks will mainly be in the South Manchester area, around the Mersey valley.
The next walk will be on Wednesday 28th March 2012; 1.45pm for 2pm start; Meet in Chorlton Water Park car park (Outside the building on your left hand side as you enter the car park. Maitland Avenue entrance). The walk will start from Chorlton Water Park and end at Fletcher Moss Park, Wilmslow Road, East Didsbury.
The walk is 3 miles and will take 2 hours. The group will walk through Kenworthy Woods and along the river before arriving in Fletcher Moss Park. Refreshments stop at the end of the walk if you wish to purchase food or drink.
WEAR FLAT SHOES SUCH AS WALKING BOOTS OR TRAINERS, BRING A BOTTLE OF WATER, WATERPROOFS/UMBRELLA AND ENOUGH WARM CLOTHING
Buses 276, 23/23A and 15 stop near Maitland Avenue and 101/4/5/9 stop on Princes Rd/ Merseybank Avenue. Buses from Wilmslow Road include 23; 42; 142; 157; 171 and 196. East Didsbury Train Station is 0.4 miles away on Wilmslow Road.
For more information please contact Will Peters on 0161 226 2454
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