Slow Ways is delighted to be one of nine initiatives offered long term funding by the National Lottery Community Fund’s ‘Growing Great Ideas’ programme. A grant of £3 million has been awarded to Slow Ways over seven years from the new fund that “aims to offer long term, multi-year funding to initiatives we believe have the potential to achieve transformative and longer-term change”.
It is investing in “networks, ecologies, and coalitions working towards a common purpose and new philosophy”. As well as expanding the current (small!) Slow Ways core staff team, a major part of the funding will be used to inspire support at community level, ensure inclusion is at the heart of our work and grow new narratives around walking and wheeling. It’s a huge step towards creating a national network of walking routes connecting every town and city across the UK.
There’s more information in this news item, including links to blogs about the Growing Great Ideas programme and how Slow Ways fits with its aims. We’re looking forward to working with the National Lottery and the inspiring projects who will be growing their own great ideas!
Progress update
Across Great Britain, Slow Ways volunteers have now created 7,928 routes and submitted 1,803 route reviews. Added together these reviews stretch for 19,971km! Meanwhile 384 routes have had surveys carried out on them. As of today 25 routes are fully verified. This is a massive shared achievement – but there’s still a long way to go!
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