A blind veteran from Aldershot in Hampshire is taking on the Brighton Half Marathon later this month in order to raise funds for the charity he credits with giving him his confidence back after he lost his sight.
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A blind veteran from Aldershot in Hampshire is taking on the Brighton Half Marathon later this month in order to raise funds for the charity he credits with giving him his confidence back after he lost his sight.
Read moreOn 5 June, 810 riders from all over the world joined together for an unusual cycling challenge, including 250 who took on routes around the beautiful Leicestershire and Rutland countryside. RAFA Rides 2021 raised money for the Royal Air Forces Association, the charity that supports the RAF family.
Read moreThe challenge consists of a 39-mile hike over Pen-y-ghent twice (694m; 2,227 ft), Whernside (736 m; 2415 ft) and Ingleborough (723m; 2,372ft) in less than 24 hours.
Read moreTwenty soldiers from the 21 Engineers regiment will be taking part in a 48-hour challenge on Tuesday 1 June for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for blind and vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.
Read moreThe son of a Royal Marine Commando who fought in the D-Day landings is on a marathon mission to raise money for the veterans’ care home where his father lived for the last three years of his life.
Read moreThis July, a Sussex-based veterans’ charity is asking people to abseil the UK’s highest controlled descent from Brighton’s British Airways i360 viewing tower.
Read moreWO2 Simon Hannaford a bomb disposal solider based at Bicester is planning to raise £100,000 for 2 charities by running, cycling, and swimming 1754 miles in just 26 days.
Read moreThis June, a Sussex-based runner is undertaking an ultra-marathon in memory of his grandfather to help raise vital funds for a local veterans’ charity.
Read moreMark Connor tackles 500 miles to fundraise for the Armed Forces Community
Read moreA Royal Welsh veteran from Aberystwyth has been completing a three-year fundraising challenge alongside other veterans and serving soldiers in his regiment, in memory of Captain Stephen Healey who was killed in Afghanistan on 26 May 2012 when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED).
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