Tom’s Trek 2025 – The Work and Walk Continue

As the situation in Zimbabwe continues to deteriorate, our commitment to those struggling to survive in Zimbabwe remains absolute. That is why we, alongside our dog Moses, are embarking on another sponsored walk for ZANE.

We walk because ZANE remains the only lifeline for many of the old, the hungry and the sick. We walk to help the most vulnerable and marginalised people in Zimbabwe; we walk to support those who have nowhere else to turn but ZANE. We walk because the work, and therefore the walk, must continue.

Life in Zimbabwe is a gruelling battle for survival. There is no material healthcare; no social services to rely on; inflation remains rampant as the cost of living escalates further. Coupled with power cuts, water shortages and failing infrastructure, life in Zimbabwe for the poor is relentless and exhausting.

We walk to help people like Betty and Sylvia; honest, hardworking people who deserve a different evening of their lives. We walk because your donations and messages of support inspire us to continue.  If you can, please sponsor our ZANE walk.  Your kindness and generosity save lives. It also sends a message of hope.

By supporting ZANE you are letting the vulnerable know they are not forgotten. We see them. We hear them.  With your help and encouragement, we walk to provide food, medicine, shelter, compassion and dignity.

Thank you.

Sponsor Tom

You can sponsor Tom via JustGiving here: www.justgiving.com/campaign/zanewalk2025

If you would rather sponsor Tom by post please download and print off a copy of the sponsorship form here.

Participation

Please contact us if you would like to walk with Tom and Jane at any point.

Tom and Jane aim to start walking at 9 am each day.

The Route



You can download GPX files from DropBox here for those who want to use them in their favourite GPS app. Once we have produced them, your will also be able to download an OS map (pdf and Word versions) of the route for each day.

The table below gives the start points for each day. These are also the end points for the previous days. The final column gives the What3Words references. This is a clever system used by the emergency services to pinpoint locations. To use it, please download the What3Words app or go to www.what3words.com and enter the reference in the search box.

Day
Date
Start Point
what3words
distance (m)
day of week
1
1 Sep
Town Pier, Gravesend DA11 0BJ
///successes.bucked.known
8.29
mo
2
2 Sep
Rye St, Rochester ME3 7UD
///sock.conductor.amaze
8.02
tu
3
3 Sep
Hoo Ness Yacht Club, Vicarage Ln, Hoo, Rochester ME3 9TW
///party.army.reason
8.64
we
4
4 Sep
The Strand Leisure Pk, Gillingham ME7 2ST
///full.smiles.faces
8.07
th
5
5 Sep
Church Path, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne ME9 7PN
///eternity.forensic.heightens
8.60
fr
6
6 Sep
nr Kemsley
///moons.riders.option
8.42
sa
7
7 Sep
REST DAY
0.00
su
8
8 Sep
Conyer ME9 9HL
///owner.occupations.shortens
8.68
mo
9
9 Sep
nr Faversham
///extremes.freely.prompting
7.99
tu
10
10 Sep
The Sportsman, Faversham Rd, Seasalter, Whitstable CT5 4BP
///relishes.aims.stopwatch
8.36
we
11
11 Sep
Herne Bay Pier, Central Parade, Herne Bay CT6 5JN
///broke.woof.asks
7.98
th
12
12 Sep
Grove Ferry Inn, Grove Ferry Rd, Upstreet, Canterbury CT3 4BP
///bluff.branded.animate
8.73
fr
13
13 Sep
Richborough Rd, Ash, Sandwich CT13 9JG
///broads.fruits.spray
8.28
sa
14
14 Sep
Walmer, Deal CT14 7LH
///ooze.storyline.regal
8.85
su
15
15 Sep
Drop Redoubt, Military Rd, Dover CT17 9BQ
///broadcast.scare.abandons
8.37
mo
Folkestone Grand Burstin Hotel, The Harbour, Marine Parade, Folkestone CT20 1TX
///head.slipped.wand
mo
total distance
117.28

Details of previous walks:

2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Earlier walks can be found at www.walkforzimbabwe.com.

© 2025
ZANE - Zimbabwe a National Emergency
Registered Charity No: 1112949

company number 05604011
Registered address:
2 Church Street, Bladon, Oxon OX20 1RS

 

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