We are an award-winning walking group established in Bristol in April 2021 to enable us to reach out to local women in the Bristol area to encourage an interest in walking and thriving in open spaces. We are a grassroots group of black women and women of colour who are passionate about walking and enthusing and who identify with our lived experience of doing so.
We regularly organise walks for those who wish to take short walks and for those who wish to take longer treks.
The aim is to help motivate women of colour to visit places they would not have ventured to, including rural areas around Bristol and further afield in the south west, routes that can get women around the city and beyond, routes that stoke interest and wonder.
Why we do it: There has been a reluctance for women of colour to venture into unfamiliar spaces where they feel exposed, judged, and commented on. This has led to our staying in our lanes.
We want to encourage women to step across these boundaries and push their limits, doing so in the safety and company of others who share similar experiences of discrimination and disadvantage.
We want to enable the activity of walking to be uplifting and enriching to the lives of women of all abilities, to present walking as opportunities to engage in conversation, creative reflection, enjoyment of nature, appreciation of new environments, and fundamentally to help address issues of mental health that have been prevalent on the increase.
When we meet, we walk, talk, and enjoy the surrounding vibes of nature. We share ideas on different cultures, foods, holiday spots, community groups, etc.
We sometimes finish the walk off by going to a country pub for lunch. I have just started arranging get-together events for the summer months for us all to enjoy.
