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31 March, 2020

Following last Monday’s momentous lockdown announcement from the Prime Minister, all Freshwalks events across the next three weeks were postponed with immediate effect. Once the dust had settled, we flipped our programme on its head, replacing our very physical schedule with an entirely virtual o...

17 March, 2020

UPDATE (TUESDAY 24 MARCH) - UNFORTUNATELY, GIVEN THE ESCALATION IN GOVERNMENT POLICY YESTERDAY EVENING, ALL CURRENT FRESHWALKS EVENTS FOR THE NEXT 3 WEEKS ARE POSTPONED AHEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT'S REVIEW AT THAT POINT. FUTURE WALKS WILL REMAIN IN THE PLANNER AND DECISIONS WILL BE T...

09 December, 2019

After an incredible inaugural walk on the Gower Peninsula in November (see some photos below), we've not messed about announcing another date. And the good news is that Freshwalks is heading back sooner rather than later on Friday 7 February 2020 - for a route looping out of Llanmadoc. Whitefo...

03 December, 2019

By Michael McColgan, Podiatrist and part of the PelliTec® development team We’re obviously interested in feet, especially me, but we wanted to understand people’s understanding of blisters and the real issue they can pose if not treated properly. It turns out that 15 per ce...

30 November, 2019

The inaugural Freshwalks Annual Awards will take place (as part of our Christmas Party) at Refuge on Thursday 12 December. Thank you to everyone who has nominated fellow walkers and dogs to create shortlists for some of our categories. Will be a fun night celebrating an amazing year of walking. T...

23 September, 2019

Are you happy at work? We spend a lot of time there and all of the research points to the fact that a happy workforce is an engaged, resilient and productive workforce. What’s more, happy workers feel the benefit in their life outside of the office too, and often make a more positive contribu...

21 August, 2019

Freshwalks is going overseas for the first time as we head to Belfast on Thursday 26 September for a couple of nights. The plan is to blend a city break, including walking tours and socials, with some of the finest trekking in the United Kingdom and a route high up in the Mour...

15 August, 2019

Michael VJ Jones, GreenMoments and NatureConnection Promoter, joined us last Friday on Merseyside as we took to the Sefton Coastal Path. Along the way, it was clear that Michael had loads of fun facts and interesting insight to share. So, for those that missed it, he was kind enough to agree ...