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It was a mixture of the locomotion of my muscles and the sifting of my thoughts which walking allows that helped me to find both a sense of purpose and a sense of peace.
Surrounded by the benign indifference of nature – which didn’t care about coronavirus or my Dad being dead – really helped me reconnect with a wider picture as well as with my Dad. My father had always loved the natural world and walking. We had gone on walks as a family and with friends as children.
I remember my Dad telling me the names of the birds, the plants and the trees (something I could never get to grips with myself) and being out in the woods brought back these warm memories to me. As the months went on I saw other people who seemed to be experiencing some similar rediscovery of the joys of the natural world and the pleasures of a good walk. We would stop and share thoughts on the changing of the seasons or exchange suggestions on new places to visit.
I still go out for walks now even though the days are getting darker and colder as I find the same sense of recharge and reconnection that I did way back at the beginning of this strange period. What’s more I have brought it into my work and now run a weekly walking group with the men’s group I run, The West Leeds Men’s Network. I intend to carry it on as long as I am able to and will remain an evangelist for the humble walk until my own rambles are through
TALES FROM THE LOCKDOWNWALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS
My name is Ian Pepper and I run the West
Leeds Men’s Network: a men’s support group in Armley and Bramley. I’d like to tell you a little bit about walking and what it means to me.
At the beginning of the first lockdown whilst out on what had become my regular daily walk in Gledhow Valley woods I received a phone call to tell me that my dad had died. He had been ill for a matter of days and later we found out it was Covid 19. Everyone deals with grief in different ways and my way was to get out and walk. Unable to concentrate or find distraction and comfort (at least initially) in music, films and books I went on long walks all over Leeds. I would look at my increasingly battered map and find areas of woodland or parkland and make my own routes. Often I would spend all day out and would return feeling tired but all the better for it.
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ONLINE GROUPS & ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE IN LEEDSMONDAY
MEN WITH VOICES GROUP 10am – 12pm. Contact Bryn: 07518 650 872
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HAREHILLS MEN’S SOCIAL GROUP 2pm - 3pm. Contact Joe: 0113 248 4880 [email protected]
WORTLEY BAND OF BROTHERS 3pm - 4pm. Contact Joe: 07741 328 786
ANDY’S MAN CLUB 7pm. Contact: [email protected]
TUESDAY
WEST LEEDS MEN’S NETWORK 2pm. Contact Ian: 07738 107 012
CONNECT MEN’S CLUB 1pm - 3pm. Contact Aulson: 07593 436 608 [email protected]
ONLINE GUITAR GROUPS Intermediate: 2pm - 2.45pm. Beginners: 2.45pm - 3.30pm. Contact Joe: 07741 328 786
WEDNESDAY
MAN ABOUT TOWN MUSIC GROUP 12pm - 2pm. Contact Jogga: 07305 237 120
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ROTHWELL MHA MAINLY MEN GROUP 1pm - 2pm. Contact: 0113 288 0887 [email protected]
THURSDAY
ARMLEY MEN OF THRONES 2pm - 3pm. Contact Maxine: 07825 438 375
MAN ABOUT TOWN CREATIVE WRITING 12pm - 2pm. Contact Jogga: 07305 237 120
LONG DISTANCE SOCIAL CLUB Afternoons. Weekly chat and support group. Contact Duncan: [email protected]
FRIDAY
RECLAIM ONLINE MEN’S SUPPORT GROUP 10am – 11.30am. Contact: 07341 736 298
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WELL MEN ACTIVISTS TRAINING 10:30am - 12pm. 8 weeks - Starts Feb 5. Support others - Improve your own health and wellbeing - Make a difference in your community Contact: [email protected]
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