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Guided Walks

The Big Life Group runs a number of guided walks for free each week in the Rochdale borough.
Here we have listed a selection in Heywood, Littleborough, Middleton and Rochdale.

Hollin & Hopwood Woods, Middleton Falinge Park, Rochdale Bring
Mondays 10am. Wednesdays 11am.
Meet at Hollin Estate Management Board Meet at Falinge Park main entrance, Falinge
office, Hollin Shopping Precinct, Nowell Road, Rochdale OL12 6LB movement
Road, Middleton M24 6FL This is a short gentle walk. The routes are
There is a free car park at Hollin EMB office pushchair and wheelchair accessible and back to
and bus stop close by. aimed at new walkers and people with health
conditions. Street parking in the area.
Milnrow Library Walking Group, Rochdale your life!
Mondays 10am. Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough
Meet at Milnrow Library, Newhey Road, Wednesdays 2pm.
Milnrow, Rochdale OL16 3NP Meet at Hollingworth Lake Visitors Centre,
With multiple leaders we are able to offer Rakewood Road, Littleborough OL15 0AQ
lots of options to suit new and intermediate This walk is a little quicker than our other more quickly than traditional joint “It allows me to tailor the operation
walkers. Refreshments are available at the walks and uses the surrounding hills and • Continuous stiffness in replacement methods. So, whether to the patient’s anatomy and soft
library afterwards. Street parking in the area. moors. Pay and display car parking, toilets your knee? it is a walk in the countryside or tissue tension, thus helping to meet
and café available. a game of golf you will be able to the individual patient’s expectations
Cutgate Walking Group, Rochdale • Knee aches during and reclaim your mobility. as I consult with them.”
Tuesdays 10am. Queen’s Park, Heywood after exercise? The CORI surgical system is a Sean Crooks, executive director
Meet at Denehurst Park entrance off Thursdays 10am. • Limited mobility? handheld robotic device that allows at The Highfield Hospital, said: “The
Edenfield Road, Rochdale OL11 5AF Meet at the cafe inside the park, Queen’s consultants to perform partial and Highfield Hospital is pioneering
This is a slower pace walking group. There is Park Road, Heywood OL10 4UY • Medication not delivering total knee replacement surgery with robotics for orthopaedic surgeries,
some free car parking inside the park and bus There are two groups. A gentle walk with a enough relief from pain? greater accuracy and precision than and we are the first hospital in
stops on Edenfield Road. focus on nature and a longer walk for more is possible using traditional methods. the north of England to be able to
experienced walkers. Free car park available. • Walking aids are no longer provide access to this technology.
Castleton Walking Group, Rochdale Toilets at the café. helping? The important thing to know
Wednesdays 10am. • Still waiting for surgery? about the CORI system is that the “This investment not only shows
Meet at the Castleton Community Centre Syke Walk & Talk, Rochdale surgeon always remains in control. our dedication to the latest surgical
car park, Keswick Street, Castleton, Fridays 10am. The tool is an enhancement, which techniques, but to our patients who
Rochdale OL11 3AG Meet at Syke Methodist Church, Syke Road, Yes? Then it is time to consult the helps them create a detailed receive the highest quality care.”
There is free parking at the rear of Rochdale OL12 9TF experts at The Highfield Hospital surgical plan during the operation Highfield offer fixed package
Castleton Community Centre. The walk This particular walk is quite long at two hours The Highfield Hospital takes knee to ensure that the implant is quotations for knee replacement
follows the canal towpath around Castleton. with more hills than our usual walks. Toilets replacement surgery to the next positioned and aligned correctly surgery, following your initial
Toilets are available. are available. for your individual anatomy. consultation you will be provided
level with the new CORI surgical
system. One of the first surgeons to use with a full quotation where we also
Safety information for guided walks In making this addition to its the device in the UK, Mr Mohan, provide access to accessible payment
No dogs allowed, except for guide dogs. Orthopaedic Department, the consultant orthopaedic surgeon options from £320 per month*
Please wear a face mask, if possible. at The Highfield Hospital, said: *Representative Example: Total amount of Credit
£15,250. Total charge for credit £3966.20. Total Amount
Please don’t attend if you or anyone in your household has tested positive for Covid-19 or is showing symptoms. hospital looked for a system “The CORI system provides the Repayable £19,216.20. Repayable by 60 monthly
Walks in winter may be cancelled or rerouted due to ice, deep snow or mud. that showed evidence of better treatment that patients are both payments of £320.27. Representative 9.9% APR. Example
You are advised to wear a waterproof coat and walking boats or similar hardy footwear in poor weather. alignment and positioning than demanding, and deserve. based upon a medical procedure costing £15,250
repayable over 60 months. Acceptance is subject to
The walks have been awarded ‘Accredited Scheme’ status as the walks have been proven to be safe, well-led and conventional methods during status. Terms and conditions apply. Chrysalis Finance
well-organised. surgery, a speedier recovery and “With better patient outcomes, working in partnership with Circle Health Group. Loans
are arranged by Chrysalis Finance Limited of PO Box 404,
reduced post-operative pain. The there is no question that this Alderley Edge, Cheshire SK9 0EA. Both Circle Health
Call 01706 751190 to join any of these walks or for information on other walks. system is the future of Group and Chrysalis Finance Limited are authorised and
CORI system assists patients in regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to carry out
getting back to an active lifestyle orthopaedic surgery. the regulated activity of credit broking.
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