Walkers are Welcome
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| Founded | 18 February 2007 |
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Region served | United Kingdom |
The Walkers are Welcome scheme is a community-led initiative operating in England, Scotland and Wales. The Walkers are Welcome Towns Network claims that the scheme helps strengthen a town’s reputation as a destination for visitors, and also brings benefits to the local economy, encouraging the towns to view walkers as "economic assets".[1][2][3]
The scheme was first proposed in Summer 2006 by a local walkers group in the Yorkshire town of Hebden Bridge and formally launched on 18 February 2007. Since then, it has expanded rapidly and more than ninety towns and villages have been granted Walkers are Welcome status.[4][5][6]
The current patron is the Ramblers Association vice-president Kate Ashbrook.[7]
References
- ↑ "Fact Sheet 1" (PDF), Walkers are Welcome, retrieved 3 September 2010
- ↑ "Otley has warm welcome to walkers", BBC News, 5 February 2010, retrieved 5 September 2010
- ↑ "Winter walks and refreshing rambles", Independent on Sunday, 20 December 2009, retrieved 5 September 2010
- ↑ "Walkers are Welcome network grows to over 50 towns", National Trails News, retrieved 3 September 2010
- ↑ "Welcoming a new breed of walkers", BBC Radio 4 You and Yours, 6 November 2009, retrieved 5 September 2010
- ↑ "Home page". Walkers are Welcome. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ Kate Ashbrook becomes patron of Walkers Are Welcome, Ramblers Association, 20 October 2008, archived from the original on 5 March 2012, retrieved 21 May 2022