Walk for Diabetes

Walking is a great way of combining gentle exercise with raising much-needed funds to help people with diabetes.

Walk for Diabetes is a hugely successful series of sponsored walks that take place each year during May and June.

This year we have a total of 12 walks across Northern Ireland with our first ever flagship walk taking place at Stormont to mark the beginning of Diabetes Week 2013. We'd love you to come along and support us so take a look below to find a venue near you.

Downpatrick

Castle Ward – Saturday 11 May

• Walk starts at 2pm
• Route: two miles
• Suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs (Grade 2 accessibility)
• Dogs on leads allowed

Contact: Naomi Brown
Telephone: 028 9066 6646
Email: naomi.brown@diabetes.org.uk

Strabane

From Asda car park – Monday 13 May

• Walk starts at 7pm
• Route: two miles
• Car park is within a five minute walk from Strabane Bus Station 

Contact: Dorothy McLucas
Telephone: 078 6064 4126

Benone

Benone Beach – Saturday 25 May
Organised by the Limavady Voluntary Group

• Walk starts at 2pm
•  Route: one-three miles

Contact: Cecil Craig
Telephone: 028 7776 5732
Email: cecil.craig@btinternet.com

Dungannon

Dungannon Park- Saturday 25 May

• Walk starts at 11am
• Route: 2 miles

Contact: Naomi Brown
Telephone: 028 9066 6646
Email: naomi.brown@diabetes.org.uk

Newtownabbey

Hazelbank Park – Saturday 25 May
Organised by the Newtownabbey Voluntary Group

• Walk starts at 10am
• Route: two miles
• Suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs

Contact: Ken Jackson
Telephone: 028 9029 4967
Email: k.jackson60@ntlworld.com

Enniskillen

Castle Coole National Park – Saturday 1 June
Organised by the Fermanagh Voluntary Group

• Walk starts at 11am
• Route: two miles

Contact: Dinah Shortt or Anne Harland
Telephone: 028 66388184 (Dinah) or 028 6632 2548 (Anne)
Email: fish.teach@virgin.net

Portrush

Portrush East Strand - Whiterocks - Saturday 1 June

• Walk starts at 11am
• Route: Two miles
• Suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs
•  Dogs on leads allowed

Contact: Hilary Ramage or Heather Martin
Telephone: 078 6492 8260 (Hilary) or 077 2989 2309 (Heather)
Email: hilaryramage@btinternet.com (Hilary)

Belfast

Stormont Estate – Sunday 9 June

• Walk starts at 2pm
• Route: two miles
• Suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs
•  Dogs on leads allowed

Contact: Naomi Brown
Telephone: 028 9066 6646
Email: naomi.brown@diabetes.org.uk

Bangor

Pickie Fun Park – Saturday 15 June
Organised by the North Down & Ards Voluntary Group

• Walk starts at 11am
• Route: two miles
• Suitable for wheelchairs, pushchairs and dogs on leads
• Pickie Fun Park is within a 10 minute walk of Bangor Bus and Train Station

Contact:Jill McFarland and Simon Coey 
Email Jill: jill.mcfarland@btinternet.com
Eamil Simon: ndadiabetes@yahoo.co.uk

Hillsborough

Hillsborough Forest – Saturday 15 June

• Walk starts at 2pm
• Route: two miles
• Suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs
• Dogs on leads allowed

Contact: Naomi Brown
Telephone: 028 9066 6646
Email: naomi.brown@diabetes.org.uk

Antrim

Loughshore, Antrim – Saturday 22 June

• Walk starts at 2pm
• Route: two miles 

Contact: Philip McCreight
Telephone: 028 9446 3267
Email: naomi.brown@diabetes.org.uk

Lurgan

Lurgan Park – Saturday 22 June
Organised by the Craigavon Voluntary Group

• Walk starts at 2pm
• Route: two miles

Contact: Naomi Brown
Telephone: 028 9066 6646
Email: naomi.brown@diabetes.org.uk