This year's Derbyshire Dales Walking Festival launches on Monday 18th May, with free walks galore planned all the way through to Saturday 30th May. Organised by Derbyshire Dales District Council, the Festival celebrates National Walking Month with treks of a variety of distances to suit different abilities and interests. The District Council's Health Walks Coordinator, Sam Barton, said, "There really is something for everyone. The Festival builds on the successful programme

Thread Your Way Along the Steel Cotton Rail Trail, the brand-new station to station walking trail from Sheffield to Manchester which was launched on 27th September. Created by the High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership and the South East Manchester Community Rail Partnership, the Steel Cotton Rail Trail allows walkers to explore the Peak District and canals from Sheffield to Manchester along the Hope Valley railway line, discovering the area’s industrial past a