TTG 30 Under 30s to walk 500 miles in aid of Turkey and Syria

The walk, which roughly approximates the distance between Turkey and Syria, will be completed in two stages. The first “warm-up” walk was done on Tuesday (14 March) with the second due take place on 27 April.

Each member of this year’s intake of 30, who are spread across the UK and Ireland, have been tasked with walking 16.66 miles, with the group looking to complete as much of it together as possible.

“While we’re trying to do many of the walks collectively, some people won’t be able to join the group walks – so instead they are walking in the places they live,” Ware said.

Joined by three other 30 Under 30s, marketing manager Ware and co ticked off five miles with a warm-up walk in central London from London Bridge to Oxford Circus, passing Buckingham Palace, Regent Street and Chinatown.

“It was just a short walk, but even then, you get the sense that if you don’t know where you’re finishing or if you don’t know where it ends, it can be really challenging,” she added.

“So the reason for doing this warm-up walk was just to get people to think about what has happened in Turkey and Syria and how it is affecting displaced people.”

You can can find out more about the group’s fundraising efforts, and contribute, via their JustGiving page.