Tom and Jane Benyon (ZANE) on the final stretch of their 2013 walk into Oxford
“There they are…sun hats, sticks, fluorescent vests…that’s them.”
“Walking? From Bournemouth to Oxford? In this heat? They’ve just had their 50th wedding anniversary. You sure?”
“Yes. I’m sure.”
“They’re mad. Why do they do it?”
Ambleside – Adrian Warren & Dae Sasitorn/www.lastrefuge.co.uk
(March 2015: Relaunch of a piece about ZANE’s 2014 walk.)
Tom Benyon OBE has decided it’s the perfect time to strike out on another walk to raise money for the charity ZANE (Zimbabwe a National Emergency).
England is all sunshine and has been for a while. Half the population is draped across greenery under the nearest available sunbeam.
It’s the sensible thing to do … unless you’re Tom.
Tom Benyon OBE, his wife Jane, and dog, Dinah arrive at the Martyrs Memorial in Oxford
(March 2015: Relaunch of a piece about the end of ZANE’s 2014 walk.)
Tom Benyon OBE, his wife Jane, and their young dog Dinah have covered between them over 260 miles in 22 days to raise money for ZANE (Zimbabwe a National Emergency).
I have not.
Clothes lifeless, feet blistered, head blurred, sense of humour evaporated, I climb the last few steps of the Martyrs’ Memorial in Oxford …
The Phraser 