Calling everybody who walks or rides in Chesterfie

Aim: Chesterfield - let's create the ultimate walking, running, wheeling, cycling and riding network!

We’re fundraising to make it easier for everybody in Chesterfield to find and follow the best walking, running, cycling, riding, wheelchair, pushchair and scooter routes!

Just imagine lots of local Chesterfield groups and organisations sharing great routes that matched local people’s needs. And because each community is different, these local routes can reflect what really matters - child-friendly routes, pushchair-hikes, nature-rich treks, history trails, wheelchair ways and more. 

Too many people miss out on active travel and time outdoors simply because they don’t know the best way to go. 

And at some point or another, that’s all of us!

Slow Ways is an awesome citizen project that’s working to fix that. They’ve already created a national walking network that connects all of Britain’s towns and cities. 

Now they’ve got an exciting plan to enable community organisations to share local routes and networks that everybody can follow and enjoy - all in one easy to use online place.

And see their main crowdfunding campaign that this one supports here.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/slowways

We can play our part by creating active networks for Chesterfield that join-up to this inspiring national effort.

Slow Ways will always be free for people to find and follow routes, but they are fundraising to upgrade the network, build a new website and app, and to benefit more people.

I'd love your support to enable lots of Chesterfield’s community organisations to share active routes for their communities and the city as a whole. What if local charities, schools, libraries, health teams, clubs and other nonprofit organisations all got involved?

Back this fundraiser to help make that happen! 

The more we fundraise the more local organisations that will be able to share routes and networks - and the more people who will be able to enjoy them.

The memberships will be able to be claimed at any time in the future.

Slow Ways will manage a fair process for local people and organisations to apply for the memberships.

Rewards will only be fulfilled if Slow Ways hit their main crowdfunding campaign target of £250,000. Every donation will help us get closer to that target.

Support this fundraising page and as well as claiming any individual rewards you choose, you’ll help us get some great rewards for our area too. You can find out more about all of the rewards on Slow Ways main crowdfunding page.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/slowways

If you wish to sponsor a specific local organisation and support this Chesterfield fundraiser, simply choose the relevant reward on this page. That way you’ll get to choose them and support this fundraising effort too!

Let’s support Slow Ways and secure memberships for as many local charities, schools and nonprofits as we can? The more local groups involved, the wider and more diverse the community they’ll be able to reach and inspire. 

Got more questions? Visit the main Slow Ways crowdfunder (https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/slowways) or the FAQs page here.

Do you live in another area and would like to start a fundraiser like this one? Click here.

Organised by Chesterfield Walks.

People of Chesterfield - let’s make something brilliant together!

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 31st July 2025 at 8:00pm