We Will Be Raising Funds for MAP, Askar Medical Centre Nablus, Lebanese Red Cross, Peacehaven Mosque Reconstruction Fund, Care4Calais and SAMAS
On the Downs - Tom Paine Sponsored Walk 2025
Please
send your donation to:
Account Name: The
Brighton Trust
Sort Code 089299
Account Number: 67453784
Reference: Tom Paine Walk
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This is
an annual walk from Brighton to Lewes to raise funds for a variety of good
causes. Last year we raised thousands of pounds for Medical Aid for Palestine and for the
creation of a new Medical Centre in Askar Refugee Camp, Nablus. This year we
are raising funds for four additional projects:
Ø Care for
Calais which supports refugees in Calais,
Ø The
Lebanese Red Cross
Ø The
Peacehaven Mosque Reconstruction Fund – since Fascists Burnt it Down and
Ø
SAMAS – which supports
arriving migrants and asylum seekers through collaborative community projects
in East Sussex.
Project to Raise Funds for Medical Centre Askar
Refugee Camp Nablus
My
apologies for this late appeal but I was detained elsewhere – literally! Last
year I raised over £1,000. Please help
me do so again.
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I will
once again be walking from Brighton to Lewes over the Downs to the house of Tom
Paine - the great English-American revolutionary, author of The Rights of Man, and a fighter for
freedom of the oppressed everywhere.
This is a
historic and beautiful ramble, taking us from Brighton across the South Downs
to Lewes - a town famous for its dissenting tradition. This year, the walk will
end at Southover Grange Gardens, where a short talk on Tom Paine’s life
and his relevance to the Palestinian struggle today will take
place. Afterwards we will go up Southover High Street to Bull House, Tom
Paine’s former home and then to a local pub for refreshments.
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The Walk
Date: Sunday, 30
August 2026
Time: Meet at 11am
Meeting point: East Brighton Park,
at the junction of Wilson Avenue and Roedean Road.
People
will cut across the park into the Downs, follow the trail to Woodingdean, and
stop for lunch at the crossroads pub. Some participants may finish here, or
join here. We’ll set off again around 1:30pm, cutting diagonally across the
Downs towards Lewes. Once in Lewes, we’ll make our way to Tom Paine’s old
abode/workplace on the High Street for a short concluding talk. The walk is
family friendly and dogs are welcome to join as well.
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Distance:
about 10 miles
Route:
East Brighton → Ovingdean → Woodingdean → Lewes
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Why we
walk
This
sponsored walk is not just a journey through the countryside - it is an act of
solidarity and a way to bring tangible support to those living under the
horrific conditions created by Israeli blockade, occupation, apartheid, and
genocide. This year the march is also supporting the Lebanese Red Cross, the
reconstruction fund for Peacehaven Mosque and two organisations helping
refugees and asylum seekers.
Palestinians
in Gaza and the West Bank are enduring unimaginable suffering - healthcare is
under constant attack, and the situation grows more desperate by the day.
MAP
remains one of the few international charities operating on the ground in Gaza,
and the Medical Centre in Askar Camp in Nablus provides essential care to
refugees in the West Bank. By walking and donating, we send a powerful message
of compassion and resistance to injustice.
Everyone
is welcome to join us for the walk.
There is
no limit to the number of participants - the more, the better, as we aim to
raise as much money as possible for these vital causes.
The Tom Paine Sponsored Walk 2026 is finally here!
Join
Brighton & Hove Stop the War & a host of other groups this Sunday (30
August) for a brilliant solidarity walk from Brighton to Lewes, raising funds
equally for 6 important organisations.
Tony Greenstein
Synchronicity; I was outside the Tom Paine house in Lewes yesterday evening.
ReplyDeleteHave a great walk Tony!
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