Community Group
Green Gym – Kilwinning Library
Kilwinning Library, St Winning’s Ln, Kilwinning KA13 6EP entrance/car park.
http://https://www2.tcv.org.uk/cgi-bin/greengym/green_gyms?r=11
Overview
Green Gyms are fun and FREE outdoor sessions where you will be guided in practical activities such as horticulture/gardening, sowing wildflowers, healthy walking educational activities, and environmental art.
Unlike other conservation projects, the emphasis is very much on health and fitness – volunteers warm up and cool down in preparation for a range of light to vigorous activities to suit all abilities.
Service Description
Green Gyms are fun and FREE outdoor sessions where you will be guided in practical activities such as horticulture/gardening, sowing wildflowers, healthy walking educational activities, and environmental art.
Unlike other conservation projects, the emphasis is very much on health and fitness – volunteers warm up and cool down in preparation for a range of light to vigorous activities to suit all abilities.
Green Gym™ is every Wednesday, 10am – 1pm. Drop in, drop out programme.
Anyone who is interested in getting fit as a social group, has an interest in the outdoors, or loves mucking in with practical conservation work then join in. Learn all about the natural environment and gain some exciting new skills.
This project is part of Smarter Choices Smarter Places fund to build confidence and knowledge in being outdoors and being active. Also, the basis of changes in behaviour to include more active travel in everyday life. Through the delivery of this Green Gym, TCV will seek to educate, build confidence and monitor use of active travel.
Costs
Free
Duration
From August 2nd 2019 to September 2nd 2020
Resources and Amenities
Toilets
Carpark
Tea and coffee is offered.
Areas Covered
- Ardrossan
- Arran
- Beith
- Cumbraes
- Dalry
- Fairlie
- Irvine
- Kilbirnie
- Kilwinning
- Largs
- Saltcoats
- Skelmorlie
- Stevenston
- West Kilbride