WALKERS ARE WELCOME

Both Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd are official Walkers are Welcome towns.

Hebden Bridge became Britain's first Walkers Are Welcome town at a special launch event held on Sunday February 18th 2007. Mytholmroyd has also met the criteria and became Britain's fourth WaW town at a launch on Saturday September 29th 2007.

Hebden Bridge hosted the first UK-wide WaW conference, in October 2007, at which the Walkers are Welcome Towns Network was established.

Walkers are Welcome towns undertake to meet the following six criteria:

1. Demonstration of popular local support for the concept.

2. Formal endorsement of application for WALKERS ARE WELCOME status by local council

3. Action to ensure that rights of way are maintained in good condition

4. Adequate marketing of WALKERS ARE WELCOME status

5. Encouragement of walking using public transport

6. Demonstration of mechanisms in place to maintain WALKERS ARE WELCOME status

For more information please visit www.walkersarewelcome.org.uk