Maps, Marks and Canal Walk with Chris Goddard

Join us for a gentle, guided walk from Todmorden GP Practice along the Rochdale canal  with artist Christopher Goddard, an invitation to slow down, notice, and reimagine the landscape around you. Along the route, Chris will offer simple, creative mapping exercises to help you explore how you experience a place, through memory, mark making and the senses, and how this might be translated into your own unique map.

BOOK HERE: Book Your Free Place – Maps, Marks and Canal Walk with Chris Goddard – Todmorden Group Practice Todmorden Health Centre Lower George Street Todmorden

This is a relaxed and reflective session, open to all, with plenty of space to wander, observe, and create.

Please bring a notebook and pens, and come dressed for the outdoors. 

The walk will finish with an optional offer of FREE tea, coffee and homemade soup from the Todmorden Community Kitchen at the Todmorden GP Practice, whilst we continue our conversations and reflections from the workshop with Chris.  

The walk is accessible for wheelchair and mobility scooter users and also for buggies and pushchairs

The IOU Hostel in Hebden Bridge is now your local Active Hub for walking, running and wheeling — here to help you get outdoors, get active and explore the beautiful Calder Valley.

Whether you’re completely new to walking, cycling or running, or looking to rediscover your confidence and motivation, the Hostel offers friendly support, practical advice, and inspiring opportunities to help you take the next step.

Throughout 2026, our programme will include guided walks, rides and runs, hands-on skills workshops led by experienced practitioners, and informal sessions designed to help you get the most from your equipment and plan safe, enjoyable routes in the local landscape.

You’ll also find local maps, guidebooks and online access to route information — as well as a chance to meet like-minded people and become part of a growing active community.

As part of the IOU Creation Centre as an established arts space, the Hostel will also host artist-led workshops that offer creative ways to connect with nature, movement and place.

IOU Active Hub is supported by West Yorkshire Combined Authority , with suppport from Calderdale Community Foundation and National Heritage Lottery Fund

IOU is an Art Council England  funded National Portfolio Organisation sponsored and supported by Dean Clough, Halifax