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17 August 2017

Walking With The Wounded

Challenge, Funding, fundraising, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Nottingham couple walking the 2,190 mile Appalachian trail for wounded ex-Servicemen and women.

Simon Richard and Alison Shelford from Nottingham, UK have fundraised over £4,000 for wounded ex-servicemen and women by hiking the Appalachian Trail. The route runs between Springer Mountain (Georgia) to Mount Katahdin (Maine) in the eastern United States, navigating a total of 14 states and approx. 464,500’ gain/loss in elevation. It attracts over 3 million visitors a year as the longest hiking-only trail in the world.

Simon and Alison began the epic 2,190 mile journey on foot from Georgia to Maine on 28th March, with the aim to finish at Mount Katahdin mid August (a total of 4 ½ months walking).

16 August 2017

Turn to Starboard

Challenge, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Calling all veterans! Charity launch search for round-Britain crew member

A Cornish sailing charity is launching a recruitment drive with a difference – to find a military veteran to join them on a section of a challenge to sail around the British Isles.

A crew of seventeen injured veterans – many with little or no sailing experience – set sail on a tall ship from Falmouth in Cornwall on August 5 on the Turn to Starboard Round Britain Challenge. So far the team has battled huge waves and clocked up more than 400 miles sailing up clockwise up the West coast.

Now the charity is calling out for a crew member also affected by military operations to join them on the epic journey, whether for a shorter section or the rest of the route.

15 August 2017

Queen Alexandra Hospital Home

Care Home, Carehome, Challenge, fundraising, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

Assault Course Challenge in aid of disabled veterans

Worthing-based charity, The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home, is on the hunt for people to take part in its Assault Course Challenge on Sunday 10 September at Lodge Hill, Pulborough.

Set in stunning woodland in the heart of the South Downs National Park, soldiers will be putting you through your paces over the 5km course, which includes flooded tunnels, smoke bombs, mud, rope climbs, tyre runs, log carries and much more! There’s also a medal for all participants and a trophy for the winning team!

14 August 2017

Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund

Challenge, Fund-raising, fundraising, RAF, Royal Air Force, Sport

100 marathons to mark RAF centenary for Lossiemouth Corporal

A serving Corporal, based at RAF Lossiemouth, has set himself an ambitious challenge that will see him run 100 official marathons, with his last ever race falling in April 2018 and coinciding with the Royal Air Force centenary.

Jon Ward, a Logistics Mover by trade, ran his first ever marathon back in 2007, when he took on the 26.2 mile race in London, completing it in four hours 56 minutes.

It was two years ago, however, that Jon set his sights on joining the exclusive 100 marathon club.

27 July 2017

Help for Heroes

Challenge, Events, Sport, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Invictus Games Jaguar Land Rover Driving Challenge

Seven members of the UK team for the Invictus Games 2017 in Toronto headed to the Land Rover Experience Centre at Eastnor Castle, joined by Land Rover ambassadors Zara Tindall and Lewis Moody, to hone their skills on the legendary off-road tracks.

The Invictus Games is an international adaptive sporting event for wounded injured and sick servicemen and women, which was first held in London in 2014. This year’s Games kick off in Toronto on 23 September, with the Jaguar Land Rover Driving Challenge marking the first opportunity for all 17 competing nations to win a medal.

14 February 2017

BLESMA

Challenge, Disability Support, Events, fundraising, Sport, Welfare

Wounded Veterans to take on gruelling muddy obstacle race to raise money for Blesma and they want you to join them!

A group of wounded veterans are taking on the menacing Nuclear Races in May and they’re not letting their injuries stop them.

Blesma are partnering with Nuclear Races in Brentwood for their award winning fun, tough and gritty obstacle race on 13 May. With a Blesma dedicated wave at 12:40 and 500 places to fill, wounded Veterans are asking you to take part alongside them to complete this gruelling 7k race.

26 September 2016

Blind Veterans UK

Army, Challenge, Disability Support, Events, fundraising, Remembrance

Wiltshire Corporal pushes himself to the limit for military charity

An Army Corporal from Salisbury will be running the Atlantic Coast Challenge this October for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.

The Atlantic Coast Challenge is a three day running event starting on Friday 7 October 2016 which takes participants along the Cornish coast. Runners start in Padstow and take on 78.6 miles over three days, the equivalent of a marathon each day, finishing in Land’s End.

22 September 2016

ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

Army, Challenge, Events, fundraising, Grants, Serving, Sport, Transition, Veterans

Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge raises £5,400 for The Soldiers’ Charity

A 25-mile challenge to scale the three highest peaks in Yorkshire saw 27 participants raise £5,400 for The Soldiers’ Charity on a sunny September weekend. The challenge saw some of those taking part walk and others run, with the quickest team – two soldiers from 2 YORKS – completing it in 5 hours and 13 seconds.

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