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Make new friends while taking a gentle stroll on Wishaw health walks

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Residents in Wishaw and the surrounding areas are being invited to make new friends and become more active by joining new health walks.The walks are being organised by Get Walking Lanarkshire, and the programme is a joint venture between North Lanarkshire Council and neighbouring South Lanarkshire Council that has been running since 2014.The aim is to engage people who usually walk very little or not at all on outings led by trained volunteers on risk-assessed paths, so the pace is suitable for everyone.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android A new health walk is starting in Wishaw on Wednesday afternoons with the first one taking place on February 8.Project co-ordinators Gosia Lipaj and Paula Hubens are encouraging people to come along and get involved.Gosia said: “It’s a partnership programme between North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire councils.

Paula and I are working together. Most of our walks are weekly walks and at the moment we have 34 different weekly walks across Lanarkshire. "The Wishaw walk will be every week from the wellbeing centre which is situated in the former cinema at Kirk Road in Wishaw.“The walks are suited to everyone, they last no longer than one hour and the pace is slow so they are suitable for everyone.

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