Killeshin Active Retirement Walks and Talks

Local Explorers is an annual programme of monthly walks and talks aimed at connecting each of us more closely with our community and our place. Simple to set up, it can work in any location, urban or rural, and all members of the community are welcome to come along to some or all of the 6 summer walks and 6 winter talks over the year.

The programme aims to encourage a stronger sense of community, help people to become more socially connected and improve the community’s overall wellbeing. The walks and talks help people to discover and learn more about their place in a very social and inclusive way, fostering a collective sense of informed ‘pride of place’ and encouraging people to take a more active role in the conservation and care of their place.

The walks and talks should ideally be focussed around the natural, built or cultural heritage of your area and should be educational, sociable, family-friendly and locally-themed. They should have a gentle community and conservation message, encouraging people to be attentive to the needs of their community and their places.

So what’s stopping you? Ignite your community and find out more about what is special about your place together!

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This project has had such a positive impact on our local community and has facilitated some great connections between our commuity members. Recently we travelled to Athlone for a dinner and chat with all our local community members. It offered yet another day trip for members of our community that have been disconnected with the impact of Covid 19. We also went for a 'Walk and Talk' in the Altamont Gardens in South Carlow. Our group got to socialise in a very beautiful and tranquil part of Ireland and we had a fantastic trip there also. Overall this project has kept the most vulnerable members of our community connected and has spread joy and love in our small village of Killeshin and around.

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Our Active Retirement Boat Trip on the picturesque River Barrow. Later 13 members of the Active Retirement group had a beautiful meal in the Lord Bagnel Hotel. This was our first outing since Covid began so it turned to be a very special day out. We had a super guide who gave great information about the river and landmarks we passed.

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Overview

The first meeting for the Walk and Talks project in Killeshin was a great success. We decided to start with three local walks in the locality; Killeshin Waterworks, Castlecomer and part of the Barrow Way which are all in close proximity. Different members of the committee will organise the three seperate events to ensure that the workload is spread between the members.

How to spend the Seed funding

The Seed funding will be spent on key speakers and experts to guide us around the different routes. For example we will have a heritage expert for the Waterworks walk and a focus on Biodiversity for the Barrow walk while the Castlecomer walk will focus on the history of the mines in that particular area and will incorporate a museum visit. The seed funding will mainly pay for these experts to give the talks as well as cover some museum and small refreshment costs. There will also be some Covid Safety costs incurred to ensure that it can be carried out in a safe manner.

Covid Safety Plan

We will be sure to follow all government guidelines so that the Walk and Talks series of events can go ahead successfully. Some of the key steps taken will be;
Checking of Vaccination Certificates
Maintaining Social Distancing
Wearing of Face Masks when necessary (under current government guidelines)
Hand Sanitiser on site for all to use
No sharing of objects or items

Benefit to the community

Rural isolation is a major problem in our community especially among the older generation. These walk and talks will connect people locally each wee with a different walk in places of interest locally. We feel that they will improve the feeling of social isolation felt by our active retirement group. Older people can often be forgotten about where this project will tie some of the most vulnerable people in our society together and connect them in a shared series of events.

This Walk and Talk series will improve the knowledge of the area and will foster community spirit and provide entertainment and enhance wellbeing of all.

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