Moving More for Our Mental Health

Join us in moving more, completing challenges, and, where possible supporting fundraising by getting active.

Challenges

Poster for a fundraising event called Walk, Run, Move. It features photos of people participating in the event, holding torches and trophies. The text highlights a goal of 135 kilometers before September 13, 2025, to raise awareness about suicide, with details about fundraising support, joining a Strava group, and a website link.

Move for Hope: The 135km Challenge

Let’s move Derby and Derbyshire in the journey toward hope. Whether you walk, run, or move, we invite you to complete 135km before 13th September 2025, when the Baton of Hope arrives.

 By taking part, you’ll raise vital funds for suicide prevention, support mental well-being, and promote our shared mission to create a Zero-Suicide Society. Together, we’ll honor those impacted by suicide and help build stronger, more connected communities.

Why 135km?

On average, 135 people are affected after each suicide. This challenge symbolises our collective mission to raise awareness and work towards a Zero-Suicide society.

 How You Can Get Involved

1. Move Your Way: Choose your favourite activity—walking, running or moving in your own way and track your progress using Strava or your own app.

Join our Strava Club and share updates, and join our club’s growing championship table. strava.com/clubs/batonofhopederbyderbyshire

2. Join our Led Walks: Connect with nature and community by joining our guided walks across beautiful Derbyshire. Keep an eye out for dates and locations on social media and our website,

3. Raise Awareness: Share your journey, invite others to join, and raise funds through your own GoFundMe page batonofhopederbyshire.co.uk/donate.

We appreciate this challange is underway for many, however, if you want to join in, how about setting yourself a timeframe of 4 months to complete the challenge.

Move More

Blue background with bold text that says 'Move More for Your Mental Health'. Top right corner has a circular logo with 'Baton of Hope Derby & Derbyshire'. Bottom left shows logos for Active Derbyshire, Derby & Derbyshire Emotional Health & Wellbeing, and Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Public Health Derbyshire.

Move More and Connect with Nature Webpage.

It has details from the city and county's campaign containing information about getting active, opportunities, and more about where you can connect with nature.

A promotional poster for Derbyshire's community activities, featuring three circular images: a person jogging on a country road, a person in a wheelchair on a field, and a forest path. The poster encourages local outdoor physical and mental health groups, and connecting with nature, organized by Derbyshire's Public Health team.

The Let’s Chat Derbyshire Map has loads of locations where you can connect with nature and visit local parks and other green space activities.

It also has links to local outdoor groups and to the county-wide Let’s Chat Derbyshire Bench signs.

Promotional graphic encouraging users to walk Derbyshire using the Derbyshire Walk app, featuring logos of Active Derbyshire and Derbyshire Walk.

Walk Derbyshire App. Explore outdoor spaces and walking trails from right outside your doorstep.

This free app can support you in getting active and walking/moving more to support balanced and improved mental wellbeing.