Men’s Walk: Your Way

Location

Plan a route of your choice. We suggest you plan your walk location and route in advance. Please take into consideration the following:

• Choose / plan a walk route that is safe and a sensible distance for you and appropriate to your fitness level
• Plan to walk a route that is open to the public, easily accessible and well-lit if light is poor
• Ideally do not walk alone
• Carry a mobile phone in case of emergency
• Only walk in appropriate weather and wear appropriate clothing and footwear
• Take a hydrating drink on your walk and avoid alcohol consumption
• Adhere to all current Covid-19 government guidance

Last year, a handful of people signed up to Men’s Walk: Your Way and then joined us at Double Locks. Please do not do this as it will ultimately cost Hospiscare money. If you sign up for Men’s Walk: Your Way we won’t be expecting you at Double Locks.

What to wear / take

Please wear your Men’s Walk t-shirt. It will be fantastic to see all our Men’s Walkers in their t-shirts across Devon and beyond.

Although the Men’s Walk t-shirt is synonymous with the event, we’re asking those who have a Men’s Walk t-shirt from previous years, to wear it at Men’s Walk 2024 to help us keep costs down and reduce the event’s environmental impact.

If you are taking part in Men’s Walk Your Route, you do not need a walker number.

Although they are not currently mandatory, you may like to carry a facemask while walking. We also suggest you take a bottle of hand sanitiser. We recommend that you wear comfortable trainers or walking shoes and appropriate clothes for the weather on the day you are walking – layers are good so you can adapt your clothing to any changes in the weather. Please make sure that whatever footwear you decide to walk in are well worn in.

Set up your fundraising page

The easiest way to get started with your fundraising is to set up a JustGiving page and share it with your friends and family on social media!

You can set up your JustGiving page using this URL - https://bit.ly/46wzWCT

Paying in Sponsorship

If you’re fundraising online JustGiving will automatically send us the money you’ve raised.

If you’d like to pay in what you’ve raised offline via our website please visit https://www.hospiscare.co.uk/donate/ and select ‘I have taken part in a sponsored event’ and use the text box to let us know you’ve taken part in Men’s Walk.

If you’d prefer to pay in your funds over the phone, please call us on 01392 688020. Thank you.

Please note: In order for us to claim Gift Aid on any eligible donations, you’ll still need to send us a copy of your sponsorship form. You can either post the form to: Fundraising, Hospiscare, Searle House, Dryden Road, Exeter, EX2 5JJ or email a copy to fundraising@hospiscare.co.uk.

If you’d rather send us a cheque please make it payable to ‘Hospiscare’ and send it along with your sponsorship form to Fundraising, Hospiscare, Searle House, Dryden Road, Exeter, EX2 5JJ.

How to use Strava

Strava is a free activity tracking app, so you can record your Men’s Walk on the app as well as share it in the Men’s Walk Strava Club.

How to download Strava on your smart phone:

Apple: go to the App Store search Strava and download.
Android: go to Play Store search Strava and download.

Then simply sign up with either your email address or Facebook account.