Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the South West Coast Path Association has recently launched an exciting new Coast Path Connectors project that aims to open up coastal walking to a range of new audiences. This project will help improve equity of access along the South West Coast Path by supporting local people in making the most of our amazing trail, for their health and well-being, through a network of new volunteers.
May 9th -15th is Mental Health Awareness Week, hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, and is an invaluable opportunity for people to talk about all aspects of mental health.
Viv Gordon is an artist and survivor activist using creativity and her lived experience of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) to break the silence and build a sense of community with other survivors.
As part of #WorldHealthDay 2021 we’ve been chatting to adventurer, educator and author Gail Muller about how the South West Coast Path has helped her cope with, and come through living with chronic pain. Here’s her story.
We launched our flagship campaign nearly 12 months ago, and since then hundreds of you have kindly joined in by donating, fundraising, or sharing your stories using hashtag #EveryMileMatters. On World Health Day, here’s a look back at what we’ve achieved together so far for the health and wellbeing of the Trail’s communities.
With some lockdown restrictions easing today, we wanted to take a moment to shine a light on our most dedicated group of community fundraisers, Plymouth Coastal Runners (PCR), who’ve proven they are as agile in responding to change as they are on the Trail! In this guest blog, their founder Luke Elliott tells us how they adapted their monthly Strava time-trial to keep virtually challenging their runners and raising money throughout lockdown in a covid-safe way, using the power of social media. Since 2016, PCR members have raised nearly £3,000 to support the South West Coast Path Association’s work protecting and championing the National Trail that they love, we are extremely grateful for their unwavering support.
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