Each year we announce the winners of the Ulysses Trust Awards for expeditions undertaken in the previous year. Our task was particularly difficult this year as the quality of entries was extremely high. Congratulations are due to the following winners in each category. Best Expedition – Adult Volunteer Reserve Winner 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regt […]
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General Sir Michael Wilkes, one of our founding Vice Patrons, died on 27th October 2013, aged 73. In June 1991, General Mike was Deputy Commander Field Army and Inspector General TA, when he was invited to London by GOC London District to “hear about what part of his Army was trying to achieve.” This was
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The Ulysses Trust has secured a number of places for the 2013 British 10k London event, run annually in July by over 20,000 participants through the historic sites of London. See www.thebritish10klondon.co.uk We would like to invite you to participate and help raise funds for the Ulysses Trust. If you have been part of a Reserve
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Charles Wilson from the Isle of Man Reserve Forces & Cadets Association is undertaking the WW2 Freedom Trail through the Pyrenees, the Chemin de la Liberte, and is looking for sponsors. To support Charles, go towww.bmycharity.com/Freedom In September, a team of Veteran OAPs are planning to walk the Grand Randonee (GR) 20 – a 200
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In August 2011, The Ulysses Trust led the planning and funding of a Tri-Service expedition of 11 Reservists, from the RNR, TA and RAuxAF that retraced the steps of perhaps the hardest and most famous wartime escape routes, ‘Le Chemin de la Liberté’, over the Pyrenees from France into Spain on Ex ODYSSEY. Le Chemin
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The Ulysses Trust celebrated its 20th anniversary by presenting awards to cadet and reserve forces who have benefited from its grants, for the best expedition and the best expedition photograph in each category. These four awards were kindly sponsored by the Adventurous Training Group (Army). Among the winners were a Glaswegian Army Cadet who took
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In 2011/12, the Ulysses Trust supported 82 expeditions involving 1427 VRF and Cadet units members with a total of £152,000 financial assistance to challenging locations such as Greenland, India, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Central Asia, the Far and Middle East, Nepal, South America, Iceland and several European countries.
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