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Ramblers Wellbeing Walks Telford & Wrekin is proudly supporting Let’s Lift the Curfew — a national movement from This Girl Can calling attention to the unwanted curfew many women feel during the darker months, when safety concerns limit their freedom to get active outdoors.We will host our second Women’s Only event to show solidarity and highlight the barriers many women face when exercising outside after dark.
Let’s Lift the Curfew launched in 2023 and has evolved into a national movement with an annual campaign moment when the clocks go back. Now in its third year, the campaign seeks to amplify women’s stories, promote allyship and encourage wider cultural awareness of the issues that prevent many from being active outdoors during the autumn and winter — from poor lighting to fear of harassment.
Kate Dale, Director of Marketing at Sport England and This Girl Can, said: “Every winter, many women are forced to adjust their routines, avoid certain routes or stop being active outdoors altogether – not because they want to, but because they don’t feel safe. It is a societal failure that women changing their behaviour is normalised, rather than changing the behaviour of those that make them feel unsafe. Let’s Lift the Curfew is about calling that out and demanding better.
“This year’s movement is powered by allies and communities everywhere who refuse to accept that women’s freedom should shrink when the sun goes down and the clocks go back. Together, we’re showing what real change looks like – one street, one run, one act of solidarity at a time.”
We encourage you to log your activity on Strava, label it ‘Let’s Lift the Curfew’, and share it on social media using the hashtag #LetsLiftTheCurfew, tagging @thisgirlcanuk to help amplify the message nationally.
This is a Grade 3 walk which can include uneven ground and inclines.
Please wear approprite clothing for a walk andnthe weather.
Bring a drink and any medication you would normally tale or need.
Help us light up the night and wear lights, bring torches, wear reflective gear.
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Abraham Darby Leisure Centre, Ironbridge Road,Telford, United Kingdom
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