By Gill Stewart at 07:07 PM | 22/09/2019

2019 was the 4th Purbeck Nordic walking festival (known as PURPLEBECK) It has grown significantly over the years and now attracts 700 plus walkers to a mix of walks, workshops and social events over 3 days every September. This year, WALX sponsored the event and a decision was made to open up some of the

By Gill Stewart at 12:45 PM | 22/09/2019

Love it or hate it Technology is here to stay and this year at our Purplebeck Festival in September we embraced it both as a way to keep folk safe and to aid research. So, DON’T SWITCH off from this article because we have two APPS that could save you and others from illness or

By Gill Stewart at 02:21 PM | 02/09/2019

We are delighted that so many Purbeck festival goers stay in our lovely part of the world for a few extra days and this year we have made sure they can join us to explore further afield. The local Team have put on some stunning walks and as we know some visyors are still not

By Gill Stewart at 02:20 PM | 02/09/2019

Love it or hate it Technology is here to stay and this year at Purplebeck we are embracing it both as a way to keep folk safe and to aid research. So, DON’T SWITCH off from this article because we have two APPS that could save you and others from illness or a serious incident

By Gill Stewart at 01:31 PM | 02/09/2019

We are going Canine crazy at the festival this year – not only will we be doing specific workshops on pole walking with dogs, we have opened up some suitable walks for them to join their owners and soak up the festival fun We will have a designated Doggie area under a beautiful Oak tree