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Walk Colchester was set up in 2010 with the following objectives:

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To promote and facilitate safe and enjoyable walking

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• To improve health and community engagement by encouraging walking as a primary form of transport.

• To advance Colchester as a ‘walkable town’.

• To promote communication and a shared agenda with the cycling community.

 

To provide information about and facilitate walking access to

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• The local green environment: paths, trails, parks, woods and open spaces

• Local wildlife and countryside biodiversity

• sustainability features: allotments, recycling points

• Local heritage points of interest and arts/cultural venues.

 

To promote an inclusive approach to mapping

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• To provide practical map-based information aimed at maximizing informed choice for walkers of all abilities.

• To contribute to the development of a shared iconography for inclusive mapping.

• To act as a prototype for inclusive mapping and information provision on a wider scale

 

To aid protection of our green open spaces

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• To act as a tool for local pathway planning, development and management via improved auditing, communication structures and design protocols.