After six long years, former Paratrooper Chris Lewis – walking the UK coastline for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity and raising hundreds of thousands of pounds in the process – is nearly at journey’s end.
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After six long years, former Paratrooper Chris Lewis – walking the UK coastline for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity and raising hundreds of thousands of pounds in the process – is nearly at journey’s end.
Read moreScots former gunner Dan McNeil – on a fundraising walk around the entire UK coastline for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity – is making his way through Wales.
Read moreIt was perhaps less a welcome in the hillsides, and more a walk along a stretch of the M48, but crowds of well-wishers and supporters saw former Paratrooper Chris Lewis back into Wales on the Severn Crossing this afternoon (July 5) on the last leg of this adventure.
Read moreOn a brisk Sunday, 18 June 2023, a quartet of hardy cyclists, as resolute as they were intrepid, embarked on a journey that would test their mettle and endurance.
Read moreA High Wycombe care worker is preparing to face her fear of heights head-on by jumping from 13,000 feet for charity.
Read moreA group of five friends from Essex cycled over 300 miles in just 24 hours and raised over £10,000 for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.
Read moreMark Lane, from Doncaster, who serves in the RAF, and is currently based at RAF Waddington, found himself on the Falkland Islands with some free time on his hands. He promptly set about raising money for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity by organising a virtual row around the islands.
Read moreOn 3 June, James Neil, 45, from Tunbridge Wells, ran the 52 highest tors on Dartmoor, known as the Dartmoor 500 Challenge, in under 24hrs, with no support.
Read moreIt seems carrying a 70lb military bergen and walking for 24 hours solid wasn’t tough enough for PC Scott Caswell who will soon be setting off on his latest charity challenge.
Read moreThe Twelfth Annual Cateran Yomp on 3-4 June saw the largest ever number of participants, raising hundreds of thousands of pounds to support soldiers, veterans and their families.
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