Annual Olive Walk
Each year, the trust hosts a sponsored walk to raise funds for Olive Academies Foundation.
Read on to find out more.
Olive Walk 2026
Staff and students from across Olive Academies came together on Thursday, 9 July for Olive Walk 2026, raising an incredible £3,538 in support of Olive Academies Foundation.
The trust-wide fundraising event saw every academy take on its own sponsored walking challenge, with distances up to 10k completed across local communities. Designed to be inclusive of all students, this year’s event brought together over 100 staff and young people for a day of walking, fundraising and fun.
Collectively, participants walked approximately 1.4 million steps. That’s almost the entire length of Great Britain or more than 26 marathons back-to-back or the equivalent of climbing Snowden more than 100 times in distance alone!
A huge thank you to all staff, students, families, friends, supporters and donors who contributed.
Olive Walk 2025
The 2025 sponsored Olive Walk took place on Saturday, 28 June from 12:30pm and was hosted by colleagues from OA-Nene Valley.
The walk was around the lovely surroundings of Ferry Meadows, near Peterborough. It was an afternoon of fun for walkers and family members, making the most of the facilities at Ferry Meadows and offering a BBQ after the walk and fun team games (e.g. rounders).
All funds raised will go to benefit marginalised young people through our academies being funded to offer life enhancing opportunities and experiences.
Olive Walk 2024
On Saturday 12 October 2024, staff, students, families and friends from across Olive Academies came together at Thorndon Country Park in Brentwood for a fantastic afternoon of fresh air, community and connection.
The event, organised by our Havering and Thurrock academies, brought together walkers of all ages, taking part in a relaxed route through the park’s scenic trails. Laughter, conversation and plenty of muddy boots made for a memorable day that perfectly captured the Olive spirit of togetherness, wellbeing and adventure.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the event such a success.