Toggle Font size JOIN US FITNESS COVID PORTAL About Venues Activities Community Sport Wellbeing Talk To Us Ardrossan Connections Route Mapping activity During the initial stages of the Ardrossan Connections Project, the community identified that one of the barriers to walking, wheeling and cycling in the area was due to lack of awareness about routes. The Project Team are now looking to put together information to promote routes within Ardrossan, and are looking for local knowledge to help develop this information. The routes can be ones you use for going to the shops; for commuting or getting to places of education, as well as those taken to visit friends or family and those for leisure or getting outside to clear your head. The Project Team are also looking for Points of interest and where you like spending time within Ardrossan. Within the mapping tool, you can share your points of interest in the area and comment on what you like about the routes and locations, as well as any improvements that could be made to help with walking, wheeling, cycling and spending time in the area. The map can be found here: https://arcg.is/1e858a Outdoor and Green Activities There is a significant evidence base for the range of individual and wider social health and well-being benefits that can be achieved through outdoor activity and contact with nature. Key benefits include: better physical and mental health and guarding against future illness; therapeutic and restorative qualities which enhance recovery; reduced social isolation, greater community cohesion and opportunities to establish lifelong healthy behaviours. Green health activities includes any nature based activity that gets people outdoors and benefits their physical and/or mental health. It can include a wide range of activities such as: Walking and running Outdoor learning and play Recreation and sport Practical conservation Gardening / Food Growing Active travel These activities can be built into our everyday lives or it might be something someone participates in in order to prevent poor health or aid recovery from a specific illness. North Ayrshire is rich in assets and opportunities for people to be physically active and engage in the outdoors. Using Green Health Activities To Keep Well WALKING GARDENING CONSERVATION North Ayrshire Green Health Partnership KA Leisure is working with a wide range of organisations in the health, social care, environment, leisure, sport and active travel sectors as part of the North Ayrshire Green Health Partnership. There are four pilot Green Health Partnerships making up a key element of Scottish Natural Heritage’s vision for a Natural Health Service in Scotland. Find out more about Our Natural Health Service here. The Senior Project Officer of the North Ayrshire Green Health Partnership, David Meechan, is employed by TCV (The Conservation Volunteers) and based with KA Leisure in Irvine. David is working with health and environmental professionals and community groups across North Ayrshire to mainstream approaches to increasing physical activity and improving mental health through engagement with the natural environment. For more information about the work of the North Ayrshire Green Health Partnership please get in touch with David Meechan: David Meechan Senior Project Officer – North Ayrshire Green Health Partnership d.meechan@tcv.org.uk 07773 200525 SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER About Us Who we are Customer Charter Work with Us Announcements / News Reports and Publications Policies Privacy Policy Venues Find a venue Golf Courses Theatre Activities Online Booking Exercise At Home Fitness Swim Learn To Swim Golf Ice Activities Pre School Indoor Sports Dance Birthday Parties Holiday Activities Community Sport Community Sport Programme CSH Programme Coach Education Disability Sport DrEAM Step Challenge North Ayrshire Active Schools Wellbeing Active Lifestyles Team Active North Ayrshire ANA Class Programme Activator Community Programme Dance First Aid Girl Make Your Move Outdoor and Green Activities Walking Opportunities Communications Talk To Us Cancel My Membership Membership Change Request Address North Ayrshire Leisure Limited is a Company Limited by Guarantee No.202978 and a recognised Scottish Charity No.SC029780. Registered Office: 22 Quarry Road, Irvine KA12 0TH Tel: 01294 315120; email: info@kaleisure.com View Our Privacy Policy View Our Cookies Policy. View Online Booking Terms and Conditions View Our Memberships Terms and Conditions KA Leisure is a trading name of North Ayrshire Leisure Limited. DESIGN OF WEBSITE BY ADWORKS