Who we are
We are an Non- Profit 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 who identify with our lived experience
to do so.
What we do
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 in unfamiliar spaces where they feel exposed, judged, and
remarked on. This has led to our staying in our lanes.
We want to encourage women to step
across these boundaries and push their limits, to do this 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 colour 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 which have been
prevalently on the increase.
When we meet, we walk and talk and enjoy the surrounding vibes of
nature. We share ideas on the different cultures, foods, holiday spots,
community groups ect.
We sometimes finish the walk off going to a country pub for lunch.
