The Ulysses Trust is proud to announce the publication of our Annual Review 2019. Since 1992, we have supported over 37,000 Cadets and Reservists to undertake more than 2,800 expeditions. The Annual Review contains a detailed summary of our work in 2019 and how this compares to the previous year. In terms of results: + […]
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We are delighted to announce The Ulysses Trust’s 2019 Outcome Measurement Results. This is the second year of data capture and the results tell us it has been another fantastic year for The Ulysses Trust! As a result of our survey we are pleased to report the outcomes of our service is as follows: 100%
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We’re delighted to report that two members of The Ulysses Trust have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours List. Vice Patron, Clive Richards OBE DL, has been awarded a CBE and Trustee, Group Captain Matt Stowers MBE, has been awarded an OBE. Air Vice-Marshal N J E Kurth CBE FRGS commented, “I am delighted that
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On Thursday 5th December the Transformation Leaders network celebrated its 19th anniversary ‘end year’ event in style at the prestigious Army and Navy Club and raised a fantastic total of £3,500 for The Ulysses Trust. £500 was raised from various events that evening and a single donation from the network’s start-up Chairman, who added an additional £3,000
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The latest edition of our newsletter is out now. This edition features plenty of thrills and spills including: + Ex: Mongolian Endurance – featured on the front cover, this ambitious mountain bike adventure in Mongolia by students from East of Scotland UAS is a thrilling read for 2 wheel enthusiasts. + Ex: Alpine Rose – 2344 (Longbenton)
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The Ulysses Trust’s Chairman, AVM Nick Kurth, and Ops Director, Sqn Ldr Kev O’Brien, attended the annual Air Training Corps Shackleton Trophy best expedition competition at the Royal Geographic Society on Friday 8th November 2019. Nick had the opportunity to address those attending, including thanking the RAF Charitable Trust for its assistance to the Charity.
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We are delighted to announce that James Cleverly has agreed to become a Vice Patron of The Ulysses Trust. James has been involved with the Trust for a number of years as the President of our fundraising group. As we are in the middle of an election, James is currently the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for
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The fourth and final Prince of Wales’s Expeditionary Award was presented in Oxford last night by HM Lord Lieutenant of Oxford Mr Tim Stevenson (pictured above left). The Prince of Wales’s Expeditionary Awards highlight the very best in leadership, challenge, courage and planning. The annual awards are selected from over one hundred Cadet and Reservist
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The third of four prestigious awards was presented by Lord-Lieutenant for Stirling and Falkirk – Mr Alan Simpson OBE yesterday. The Prince of Wales’s Expeditionary Awards highlight the very best in leadership, challenge, courage and planning. The annual awards are selected from over one hundred Cadet and Reservist expeditions supported by The Ulysses Trust, whose patron is HRH the
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The second of four prestigious awards was presented by HM Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex – Peter Field at a special event on Tuesday. The Prince of Wales’s Expeditionary Awards highlight the very best in leadership, challenge, courage and planning. The annual awards are selected from over one hundred Cadet and Reservist expeditions supported by
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The Trust’s Chairman, Air Vice-Marshal Nick Kurth, was a guest at Sunday’s Sea Cadet Trafalgar Day Parade and Reception at Horse Guards in London. Nick’s attendance was to acknowledge the support that The Ulysses Trust provides to the Sea Cadet movement. Indeed, so far in 2019, the Trust has awarded over £25,000 to support Sea
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The first of four prestigious awards was presented by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire, Mr David Laing at a special dinner in Northampton last week. The Prince of Wales’s Expeditionary Awards highlight the very best in leadership, challenge, courage and planning. The annual awards are selected from over one hundred Cadet and Reservist expeditions supported by
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Rowing across the Atlantic, trekking in the Guyanese jungle, canoeing on the Amazon and building a toilet block for orphans in Peru before taking on the Salkantay trail to Machu Picchu. These are some of the highlights of The Ulysses Trust’s 2018 Prince of Wales’s Expeditionary Awards which this year included a special individual commendation.
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The latest edition of our newsletter is out now. This edition contains the following articles: + HRH The Prince of Wales extends his patronage+ Expedition report: Tiger Matravers 2019. 5 Cadets from Matravers CCF go snowshoeing in France+ Expedition report: Northern Langtang Serpent. HQ 2 Medical Brigade go trekking in Nepal+ Expedition report: Easter Challenge 2019. Southampton
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Until recently online donations to The Ulysses Trust could be made via BT MyDonate but this service was withdrawn at the end of June. Another platform had to be found and after considerable research we decided to move to Virgin Money Giving It offers donors the opportunity to cover its fees by making a small,
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Our Chairman, Nick Kurth, completed the Prudential Ride London – Surrey 100 challenge event on Sunday – a hundred miles from London, over the Surrey hills and back to London. Nick raised over £1,400 for the Charity. We caught up with him and asked how he found it. “Having good weather, compared to the wind
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Our Chairman of Trustees, Air Vice-Marshal N J E Kurth CBE FRGS is back in the saddle to raise funds for The Ulysses Trust. Nick completed the Prudential Ride London – Surrey 100 in 2018 to help raise funds for the Trust’s Anniversary Appeal. And he’s doing it all again this year! We asked him to
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Our Chairman of Trustees, Air Vice-Marshal N J E Kurth CBE FRGS is back in the saddle to raise funds for The Ulysses Trust. Nick completed the Prudential Ride London – Surrey 100 in 2018 to help raise funds for the Trust’s Anniversary Appeal. And he’s doing it all again this year! We asked him to
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