Gloucestershire County Cricket Club to host first ever Walkers & Talkers sponsored walk

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club will host the first ever Walkers & Talkers sponsored walk to raise money to fund the purchase of defibrillators in the local area.

The brainchild of former Glos player, Andy Brassington, Walkers & Talkers was set up 12 months ago to support bringing together like-minded people, promote an active lifestyle, and to ensure regular social contact for those who became disconnected during the challenging Covid years.

Since its inception and hosted every Wednesday at the Seat Unique Stadium, Walkers and Talkers has gone from strength to strength and regularly welcomes up to 100 attendees free of charge. Guest speakers have included ex-England cricketers, rugby players and TV personalities.

The sponsored walk will take place at 10am at the Seat Unique Stadium, Nevil Road, Bristol, on Wednesday 12 April, and will feature an appearance and a Q&A session with former Gloucestershire player, Mike Smith. The prolific left-arm bowler made more than 400 appearances for Gloucestershire and claimed more than 830 wickets.
The fundraising event has been organised to allow people to give back with some of the money raised to allow the session to remain free for all to attend in the future. A portion of the donations will also go towards funding the instalment of defibrillators in the local area close to Gloucestershire Cricket.

Andy Brassington said: “It’s amazing what a cuppa, a stroll and a chat can do. Everyone benefits from it and the constant high number of people attending is overwhelming. The sponsored walk is our chance to enable the sessions to become self-sufficient as well as giving back to other areas within our community."

“To think that a defibrillator funded by the members of Walkers & Talkers could one day save the life of someone in the community fills me with a huge sense of pride.”
The sponsored walk is open for all to attend but if you can’t make it on the day and would still like to show your support, donations can be made here.