We are a group of women who network whilst walking and talking. We are not a conventional serious walking group, we donate £10 to charity per walk, talk, amble, talk some more, walk a stretching bit, laugh, admire a fantastic view from the top of a hill, and then are very likely to relax over a glass of wine afterwards before returning to our busy lives feeling much better as a result.

The founder of Welsh Women Walking Jacquie Williams explains:

I am passionate about promoting walking as a means of wellbeing, and came up with this concept of taking networking out of the usual environments and into the fresh air. Our monthly walks are a great way of getting fit and enjoying the beautiful Welsh countryside while making new contacts and enjoying quality time with existing contacts. We have lots of fun walking and chatting, and have been nicknamed Welsh Women Talking!

We want to share with as many women as possible the benefits of walking as a low impact and highly beneficial form of exercise. I believe whilst walking we lose more weight from our heads than our bodies, it really helps to declutter our minds and keep us fit physically and mentally for our business and home lives. It was whilst walking that I had the idea of taking a team of women up Kilimanjaro – so be warned! We get a real sense of satisfaction as all money raised during Welsh Women Walking Events is donated to our nominated charities – this year Tŷ Hafan and Marie Curie.

Welsh Women Walking First Sunday First Sunday of the Month A 3-4 hours hill-walk to walk and talk and donate £10 per walker to our charities.

Welsh Women Yomping As and when we can find someone brave enough to lead us. A hike of 6-8 hours. These are challenging and suitable for those who are fairly fit and used to hill walking.

Expeditions So far we’ve done Kilimanjaro where we raised £100,000, and a 16 day trek in Nepal where each woman trekker organised one fundraising event. We are currently considering our next BIG adventure so in April 2012 we are trekking to Base Camp Everest with Richard Parks of 737challenge fame. A BIG adventure for us and a great opportunity to raise funds for 2 worthy causes.

The children, young people and families from Tŷ Hafan look forward to having their new Hydro-Therapy Pool and will never forget the part that Welsh Women Walking have played in making that happen for them by donating £50,000 of the £100,000 they raised by walking Kilimanjaro.

Frank Ady Head of Business & Community Tŷ Hafan

This year we have been so inspired by Richard Parks achievements during his 737 challenge that we are going to donate to Marie Curie his chosen charity as well. For more information Click Here.