SILVERDALE COUNTRY PARK
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onservation volunteers has started an exciting new project on two of The Land Trust s sites; Silverdale Country Park in Newcastle, as well as at Hassall Green Nature Reserve in Cheshire. The project is a TCV Green Gym, a new health project to get people out and about in nature for health and wellbeing. The project consists of a variety of activities from health walks to conservation tasks, from outdoor cooking to willow weaving. The first one took place at Silverdale Country Park and began with a health walk around the park. A spokesman said: Green Gyms are fun and free outdoor sessions where you will be guided in practical activities such as planting trees, sowing meadows and establishing wildlife ponds. Unlike other conservation projects, the emphasis is very much on health and fitness volunteers warm up and cool down in preparation for a range of light to vigorous activities to suit all abilities. In fact, almost a third more calories can be burnt in some Green Gym sessions than in an
average aerobics class. All activities follow Covid-19 safe guidelines and participants are asked to meet at the entrance to Silverdale Country Park by the football club at 10.30am, with each session running until 1.30pm. The remaining dates which have been scheduled so far are: July 14 and 28, August 11 and 25, September 8 and 22, October 6 and 20, November 17 and 31, and December 15. Travel to site may be available if required with prior booking at a designated pick-up point. Booking is essential to take part in these sessions, contact Neil McMahon (TCV Senior Project Officer) on 07740 899716 or by email at n.mcmahon@tcv.org.uk.
