2009 Bluebell Walk Campaign
You raised over £18,000 walking for Canine Partners in 2008, which brings the total to almost £66,000 since starting these very popular walks in 2004. We hope to increase the number of walks again being held in 2009. The walks are a great way of getting supporters together with their family, friends and work colleagues, to have fun, get fit, and you don't even need to have a dog to take part!
During 2008 walks were held in Cambridgeshire, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Norfolk, Northampton, Oxfordshire, Pembrokeshire, Somerset, Suffolk, Surrey and Sussex (East and West), Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire and Co. Antrim. For our 2009 campaign we hope to add additional counties to this list.
For more information on the walks below please call fundraising on 01730 716011
or email fundraising@caninepartners.co.uk
Some details in our Spring Newsletter 2009
| Date | County | Location |
| 18th April | Surrey | Woking |
| 18th April | Devon | Holnicote Estate NT |
| 19th April | Hampshire | Petersfield |
| 25th April | Essex | Witham |
| 25th April | Surrey | Fernhurst |
| 26th April | West Sussex | Eartham Woods |
| 26th April | Derbyshire | Shipley Country Park, Heanor |
| 26th April | Wiltshire | East Grimstead |
| 2nd May | Suffolk | Wetherden |
| 3rd May | East Yorkshire | Beverley |
| 3rd May | Kent | Sevenoaks |
| 3rd May | Hampshire | Holywell Estate |
| 6th May | Devon | Great Torrington |
| 6th May | Powys | Machynlleth |
| 9th May | Pembrokeshire | Colby Woodand Gardens, Amroth |
| 10th May | Hampshire | Micheldever |
| 10th May | West Sussex | Lurgashall |
| 10th May | Staffordshire | Derrington |
| 10th May | Hampshire | Forest of Bere West Walk |
| 13th May | Belfast | Lagan |
| 13th May | Conway | Llandudno |
| 16th May | Birmingham | Sutton Park Nature Reserve |
| 24th May | Surrey | Outwood National Trust woodlands |
Canine Partners English Bluebell Bulbs
We are pleased to announce that we have sourced beautiful English Bluebell Bulbs which will help raise funds for the charity. If you are unable to attend one of our walks this a unique opportunity to purchase these bulbs which will grow in pots, tubs and are safe to grow directly in your garden.
Bulbs cost £5 a bag (10 bulbs) and will be dispatched in September 2009 for planting, thus flowering in Spring 2010. To order call Malcolm Wells MBE on 01730 716011 or email fundraising.
Some details from Plantlife.org.uk on English Bluebells for you!
How many people can I have?
There is no limit, you can have anything from 5 to 100 people - it's up to you!
How long does the walk have to be?
Again, there is no limit, you choose from 1 to 10 miles, or longer if you wish.
When should I hold the walk?
Ideally between April and June as this is when the Bluebells are expected to be in bloom - this gives you three weekends to choose from, including the May Bank Holiday.
How will Canine Partners help me?
We will send each Walk Organiser a pack to help make your walk a success but more importantly, make it fun for all involved! Pens and stickers will be available to all participants.
We can help you with local PR if you would like to publicise your walk and using the materials provided by us or by downloading them from this web page, we hope that you will enjoy the day. We are of course, here to help where possible - please contact Malcolm Wells on 01730-716011 or email him on fundraising@caninepartners.co.uk, if you require any advice or assistance.
What if I don't have Bluebells near me?
If you want to take part but don't have bluebells growing near you, don't worry, you can still hold a walk in your local woods or park and we will provide bluebell stickers that you can wear instead.
What do I do next?
You can either download the 'Organisers Guide' together with the sponsorship form and poster below and start arranging your walk. Or, if you don't have a printer, please telephone 01730-716011 or email our Community Fundraising Team to request the materials.
2009 downloads:
| Sponsorship Form | - 95KB |
| Information Sheet | - 1.2MB (PDF) |
| Organisers Details | - 42KB |
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open PDF files. This can be downloaded free of charge from the following website www.adobe.co.uk/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
DID YOU KNOW that once removed, it can take up to 100 years for bluebell woodlands to regenerate? To read more interesting facts about Bluebells please click on this link.
Please let us know about your walk by hitting the 'Register' button below, so that we can add your walk to our list.
