Helen Shapiro knew a thing or two about walking. Today I joined Andy Binks from the Swindon Society as he led a group from the Swindon Health Walks on a guided tour of the Railway Village. The Walking for Health initiative aims to improve your general well being; help reduce your risk of developing serious health conditions; lift your mood and introduce you to new people. Andy and I had a great time and here are the photographs to prove it. Andy assembles the troops Walking along the backsies - or what do you call them? In Reading Street Andy tells the story of a serious case of overcrowding The Mechanics' Institute Bristol Street St Mark's Church The GWR Park Park House Taunton Street and the home of Jim Hurst, king of all engine drivers the old Medical Fund Hospital Milton Road Baths and the Medical Fund Hospital provided a blue print for Aneurin Bevan's National Health Serv...