Movement Heroes - Laura & Matt from Active Stirling

Movement Heroes - Laura and Matt from Active Stirling

The Scottish Health Walk Network team at Walking Scotland would like to nominate Laura Taylor and Matthew Tanner from Active Stirling as this month’s Movement Heroes.

Laura and Matt both do so much to champion movement for others, making Health Walks, Strength and Balance Exercises, volunteering and physical activity in general accessible. They co-ordinate the Riverside Health Walk, which won the Active Stirling Walking Group of the Year Award 2025. The Riverside walk is a Health Walk catering to adults with disabilities. As well as ensuring walks are accessible, Laura and Matt aim to empower participants to lead and support the walks themselves by taking on volunteering roles - Walking Towards Community, Connection, and Inclusivity! - Active Stirling.

Laura and Matt have championed training to their volunteers which has resulted in being able to offer Dementia Friendly Walks, New Dementia Friendly Health Walk Launches in Stirling - Active Stirling, Sighted Guiding for individuals with visual impairment or sight loss Active Stirling’s Health Walk programme is growing - Active Stirling, and accessible walks for people living with long term conditions or disabilities Walk Leaders Now Skilled in All-Ability Training - Active Stirling. They have also trained Walk Leaders in Strength and Balance exercises enabling them to incorporate these into health walks, to support participants to stay active, mobile and more independent for longer Volunteer Walk Leaders Step Up with Specialist Training - Active Stirling. Here Graham and Edna share the difference attending strength and balance classes and health walks has made to them Meet Graham and Edna: Staying Active And Connected! - Active Stirling

Both Laura and Matt work with community groups, schools and individuals to identify barriers to taking part in Health Walks and constantly adapt what they offer dependant on need. They also work to raise awareness of walking and wheeling, all ability health walks and inclusive cycling.

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