Trapped in Zone One has been awarded the Walking and Cycling London Grant for Move and Sketch.
Walking and Cycling Grants London is a programme funded by Transport for London in partnership with The London Marathon Charitable Trust and managed by the environmental regeneration charity Groundwork London. It offers funding of up to £10,000 over three years to community groups such as residents’ associations, charities and youth groups for projects that encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to walk and cycle safely.
This programme is open to females aged 18 and over from diverse ethnic background living, working, and studying in East London. Sessions will improve fitness and activity levels with weekly 2-hour outdoor walking sessions within Tower Hamlets and Hackney, incorporating a creative activity of sketching/drawing.
Miranda Leedham, Head of Customer Marketing and Behaviour Change at TfL, said: "We’re really pleased that Trapped in Zone One can benefit from this grant and enable more East Londoners to walk and improve their fitness through the move and sketch programme. Creating opportunities to enable people of all ages and abilities to get active through walking is really important to creating a healthier and more sustainable capital. We look forward to seeing the project develop and the impact it will have on helping women across East London to enjoy the benefits of being physically active".
Deirdre Cole, Strategic Partnership Programme Lead for The London Marathon Charitable Trust, said: “The London Marathon Charitable Trust is proud to be working in partnership with Transport for London on their Walking and Cycling Grants London programme. It will be exciting to see the impact that Trapped in Zone One’s project will have in creating new opportunities for walking within the local community, helping to fulfil The Trust’s mission of inspiring activity.
These sessions are FREE to attend, online booking is required through Eventbrite prior to participating.
What to wear and bring
We recommend bringing a bottle of water and wearing clothing and footwear you are comfortable in that allows you to move freely whilst walking outdoors.
We ask all attendees to bring their own art material of a sketchbook, pencils, eraser, and sharper as a means of continuing the activity in your time after the session creating your own Move and Sketch plan. If you do require assistance with materials, contact us prior to attending the activity.
We previously displayed artworks from our Move and Stretch programme at GreatArt in Shoreditch and the session will resume in May 2024. Our activities will explore greenspaces with walking sessions and getting creative by producing a sketch to help towards creating a community mural in Tower Hamlets themed around nature and the environment by participating in our outdoor workshops during summer.
If you have a question or interested in volunteering with us, get in touch:
This project is funded by Mayor of London, in partnership with London Marathon Foundation and London City Airport Community Fund.
