Our Sponsors
The Countryside Management Service is sponsored by Hertfordshire County Council, City and District of St Albans, Dacorum Borough Council, East Herts District Council, Hertsmere Borough Council, North Herts District Council and Three Rivers District Council, and is also supported by Broxbourne Borough Council and Welwyn Hatfield Council.
In addition, the Health Walks schemes are sponsored by Herts County Council, Herts Sports Partnership and supported by Harpenden Town Council, West Herts and East & North Herts PCTs, the Walking the Way to Health Initiative and Volunteer Centres Hertfordshire
 | Herts Sports Partnership |
Dacorum
The Dacorum Health Walk Scheme was set up in 2002 when a partnership was formed with Dacorum Borough Council, CMS, the Primary Care Trust and Dacorum Council for Voluntary Service. Funding was secured from the Countryside Agency through the Walking the Way to Health Initiative (WHI). With a great deal of support from Dacorum Borough Council the first lead walks started out in Markyate and Gadebridge Park. Then with further funding from WHI in place, a part time officer was employed to build upon the scheme. Funding from WHI ceased in January 2006 and the co-ordination of the scheme was integrated into CMS core work. The volunteer leaders have been integral in keeping the scheme going, meeting regularly, devising new routes and organising their own rotas.
 | Dacorum Borough Council |
Harpenden
The Harpenden Health Walk scheme has been running for eight years and was the first one to be set up in Hertfordshire! The partnership for the scheme includes volunteer walk leaders, West Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust, Countryside Management Service and Harpenden Town Council. Harpenden Health Walks have progressed from only a few volunteers and walks to 14 actively trained walk leaders and 19 individual walk routes.
 | Harpenden Town Council |
Hertsmere
Health walks in Hertsmere have been running successfully for a number of years, the first of which was launched in Borehamwood in 2003. This scheme was closely followed by similar schemes in Radlett and Bushey. These walks were launched in partnership with Hertsmere Borough Council, Hertsmere Primary Care Trust, Fifty Plus, the Countryside Management Service and a team of dedicated volunteers who lead walks and devise new routes.
 | Hertsmere Borough Council |
St Albans
The St Albans Health Walks were set up with walks around Highfield Park in June 2007 following numerous requests for a Scheme in St Albans and an identified need in the Camp area. The Scheme has since expanded to include a route in Verulamium Park. The Scheme has been set up in partnership with St Albans District Council who has provided funding along with Hertfordshire County Council. It is early days and is hoped that it will grow within St Albans to include more venues.
 | St Albans City and District Council |
Hitchin
The Hitchin Health Walks scheme was set up in January 2006 as a partnership between CMS, North Herts District Council and the local Primary Care Trust. The programme is provided by local volunteer leaders and administered by CMS.
 | North Hertfordshire District Council |
Watford & Three Rivers
The Watford and Three Rivers Health Walk Scheme was set up in 2004 in partnership with the Watford and Three Rivers Primary Care Trust. The PCT reorganised in 2006 and the co-ordination of the scheme was integrated into CMS core work. The volunteer leaders have been integral in keeping the scheme going, meeting regularly, devising new routes and organising their own rotas.
 | Three Rivers District Council website |
Supporters
 | East and North Herts NHS Primary Care Trust website |
| West Herts NHS Primary Care Trust website |
 | Volunteer Centres Hertfordshire website |
 | Walking the way to health website |