“The Big Smile” 2022 SCHOOL ENROLMENT

“The Big Smile” 2022 Following a massively successful 2021, we are delighted to announce details of The Big Smile 2022, this year’s campaign of fully guided, day-long, fundraising walks for schools and school communities. 2022 will see a tightly packed schedule of our favourite regional walks. All walks are circular and will be around 20 km in length, representing a good challenge for an adult with average fitness.

A North East charity promoting the physical health and mental wellbeing benefits of walking as a form of regular healthy exercise, with a particular focus on school children and their families.

www.walkandtalktrust.co.uk

”The Big Smile” is our summer campaign of fundraising walks to help fund new pairs of walking boots for groups of school children in the region.

www.bigsmileuk.co.uk

Some of our 2021 beneficiaries

A few of our Beneficiaries

Schools Fundraising Walks 2022 • In 2022 we’re aiming to double the number of beneficiaries • All fundraising will allow the charity to provide free walking boots • Tightly packed schedule of walks, early in the school holidays • A packed lunch, drinks and snacks will be required. • Participants will receive a commemorative t-shirt, a snack, drink and certificate at the end of the walk

Schools Fundraising Walks 2022 Raby Castle & Estate

Monday 25th July

Tynemouth and the coast

Tuesday 26th July

Edmundbyers & Derwent Reservoir

Wednesday 27th July

Roseberry Topping & North Yorks Moors

Thursday 28th July

Beamish Museum & Causey Arch

Friday 29th July

High Force & Upper Tees

Saturday 30th July

Teachers comments 2021 Martin Gray - Head of St Matthew’s RC Primary School, Prudhoe We were delighted to get involved with The Big Smile for so many reasons. It provided our staff with a well overdue chance to relax and enjoy each other’s company on a beautiful walk. We support the charity in endorsing taking children outdoors, walking and talking as a means of improving both their physical health and their emotional wellbeing, especially after recent Covid lockdowns. The associated fundraising helped the charity pay for all of the lovely walking boots for our Year 6 children. Alison Holtham – Deputy Headteacher at St Bede’s RC Primary School, Sacriston As a staff we thoroughly enjoyed being a part of The Big Smile this summer and to see the children now receiving their walking boots is fantastic. The Big Smile is a great project and the Walk & Talk Trust is a great charity. We look forward to participating again next year. Avril Armstrong - Headteacher, Emmaville Primary School, Crawcrook We were delighted to participate in this Walk and Talk Trust initiative. The charity does a splendid job of encouraging and inspiring people to enjoy walking and exploring the countryside. Members of our staff completed a 12 mile walk up High Cup Nick. We were sponsored by family, friends, parents and carers, which enabled us to raise money to help the Walk and Talk Trust buy walking boots for all of our Year 6 pupils.

Teachers comments 2021 Catherine Young - Headteacher, St Benet's RC Primary School, Ouston We've loved taking part in the Big Smile from the walk with the teachers through to the children receiving their boots. It has inspired us to get outside and explore our local area whilst reaping those physical and wellbeing aspects of walking which are so important as we continue to live with Covid. Denise Thompson - Head of Ravensworth Terrace Primary School, Birtley The children were genuinely thrilled to receive their boots. They all put them straight on, and the smiles, laughter, and chatter were heart-warming. One girl was walking out of school like she was on a catwalk because she loved her boots so much! They all said their parents were really impressed with the boots when they got home Steph Hughes - Year 6 teacher & Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator, St Mary’s Primary School, Blackhill Taking part in The Big Smile was a wonderful thing to do for us, it was great team-building, and we’re so glad to have done this lovely thing to benefit the children. We hope they’ll now find it easier to get out and about, and enjoy the beautiful area we live in

Who can join the walks ? • Teams of between 3 & 6 school staff, Governors or parents • Maximum of 10 teams from different schools on each walk • Get involved in your own fundraising to help the charity provide walking boots for Year 5 pupils at your school • We will provide you with your own JustGiving page • Boots to be presented to pupils at a special school assembly during 2022/23 academic year

How much fundraising do we need to secure ? GUIDELINES Schools with : Up to 25 pupils in Year 5

= £ 500

26 to 49 pupils in Year 5

= £ 750

50 or more pupils in Year 5

= £ 1,000

Fundraising to be completed prior to walk taking place

HOW TO APPLY Primary Schools can apply to register a team by : 

E-mailing [email protected] with “The Big Smile 2022” as the subject

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Places will be allocated to teams on a First-come, first-served basis

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Please include a note of all of the following information 

Your name as Lead Contact

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Your contact details ( E-mail address & mobile number )

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Name of your Primary School

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Number of pupils in Year 5

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Number of participants for walk

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Which walk you are interested in ( Location & Date )

If you would like to discuss The Big Smile campaign in more detail please contact Keiron Young, Walk Leader on 07584 197778