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In this section you'll find details about walking related events and initiatives.
Upcoming events
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Spring into Summer Weekend
22 - 23 May 2010
As part of a month long celebration of walking in May a weekend of free led walks is being promoted by Walk London on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd May 2010 as a fun way to explore the city, meet new people and experience the Capital on foot.
To find out more about the walks and to register your interest in the most popular walks, visit www.walklondon.org.uk or call 0870 240 6094.
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St Mungo's Action Week
20 - 27 June 2010
Hit the streets on Sunday 20 June to help St Mungo's support homeless people on their journey back into work. To kick start its Action Week (20-27 June), St Mungo's is asking people to take part in a five mile walk. It's the charity's third annual sponsored walk, which starts and finishes at St John's Church in Waterloo, and goes through the areas where St Mungo's provides homelessness services.
Sign up for the walk at www.mungos.org
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Past events
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Walk to Work Week 2010
Between 26-30 April 2010 almost 10,000 people took part in Walk to Work Week, and succeeded in walking a total of over 66,000 miles between them as part of our national event to encourage people to get fit, be active and enjoy their commute. Find out more about the event here.
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Hyde Park Gigs June/July 2009
The Walking Works campaign had a stall at the Hyde Park gigs and Wireless music festivals, where we urged music-loving members of the public to pledge to walk a bit further and walk off the calories in the nation's favourite ice creams, see our ice cream calculator here.
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Walk to Work Week 2009
The first ever Walk to Work Week (27 April - 1 May 2009) was a great success, with nearly 5000 employees and 550 workplaces taking part. Find out more about the 2009 events here!
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VIP Day, Oxford Street - 6 December 2008
The Living Streets team hit Oxford Street armed with pledge cards, a stall and heaters, to make full use of its temporary pedestrianisation! We were asking people to pledge to walk for all or part of their journey to work with a whopping 358 people pledging to do so! We were giving away free mince pies in the process to celebrate the launch of our walking calculator. Despite the cold, it was a successful day all round!
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Walk to Work Day 2008
Thousands of commuters took to the streets of London in celebration of Walk to Work Day 2008. Find out what happened here.
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