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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What did you get up to this weekend? Our chairman Nick Kurth’s Saturday morning started at 06:50 with his bike ride training preparation: bike checked, fluid bottle loaded, energy bars in back pocket, bike computer on – satellites acquired, heart rate zone showing and ride start button pressed, sunnies on, foot clipped in and wheels
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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! Nick said, “After
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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 Ulysses Trust is proud to announce the publication of our Annual Review 2018. Since 1992, we have supported over 35,000 Cadets and Reservists to undertake more than 2,700 expeditions. The Annual Review contains a detailed summary of our work in 2018. In terms of results, 2018 was one of the best years in the
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There is no idle moment for Trust Chairman, AVM Nick Kurth, who was guest of honour at a dinner held by the Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Blenders on Wednesday night at Goldsmith’s Hall in London. He spoke about the work of The Ulysses Trust and the benefits the Charity brings. Nick passed muster as
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Tania Noakes: The Length of Norway by Skis 8th December 2018 | Brentwood School, Essex Please make a note in your diary for 8th December 2018. This is when our ambassador Tania Noakes will be giving a lecture to Cadets and Reservists about her recent expedition to Norway to support The Ulysses Trust. You are invited
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The latest edition of our newsletter is out now. This edition contains the following articles: + Himalayan Venture 18+ Expedition report: 225 medical Reservists explore the Amazon in a canoe+ Expedition report: East Midlands Universities Air Squadron venture into the Guyanese jungle+ Expedition report: Cadets from Selly Oak CCF have adventures on the south coast seas+ much more…
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Our ambassador Levison Wood has been busy travelling across the UK, giving talks and lectures to share his tales of adventure and putting in a good word for The Ulysses Trust. Lev has been roaming the length and breadth of Britain with his ‘Journeys through the Badlands and Beyond’ tour. Lev kindly provided a rucksack
The Ulysses Trust’s Chairman, AVM Nick Kurth, was delighted to be able to congratulate the Air Training Corps on its excellent expedition performance in 2017 and 2018 at the Cadet’s Shackleton Trophy competition. Nick was accompanied by a member of The Ulysses Trust’s Application Committee: Squadron Leader Kev O’Brien RAF. The Competition recognises expedition activity
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The latest edition of our newsletter is out now. This edition contains the following articles: + 25th Anniversary Celebration event+ 25th Anniversary Expedition+ Expedition report: ICE MAIDEN+ Expedition report: COCKNEY VENTURER NOVICE 9+ Expedition report: LANZAROTE LANDFALL+ The Prince of Wales’s Expeditionary Awards 2017 [flipbook pdf=”http://www.ulyssestrust.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Ulysses-Trust-Newsletter-Summer-2018-FINAL-LO-RES.pdf”]
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Tania Noakes: The Length of Norway by Skis 9th October 2018 | London Please make a note in your diary for 9th October 2018. This is when our ambassador Tania Noakes will be giving a lecture to members of The Alpine Club about her recent expedition to Norway to support The Ulysses Trust. Find out
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Congratulations to our Chairman, AVM Nick Kurth, for completing the RideLondon – Surrey 100 yesterday in truly awful conditions and raising a fantastic £6,287 for The Ulysses Trust. After a long spell of sunshine the timing of the inevitable downpour could not have been worse. The conditions during the bike ride were so treacherous that it
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Our Chairman of Trustees, Air Vice-Marshal N J E Kurth CBE FRGS is raising funds for the Ulysses Trust by attempting the Prudential Ride London – Surrey 100. Nick said, “I am taking part in the Ride London ‘100 miler’. Significantly, whilst I have undertaken lots of cycling I have never ridden 100 miles in one
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Tania Noakes has become the first British woman to complete the classic Norge På Langs, or ‘Norway from end to end’. She has skied and trekked more than 2,500 Km over 82 days across snow and ice to reach her destination, Nordkapp – earlier today. Tania made the journey to raise money for the Ulysses
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The Ulysses Trust is proud to announce the publication of our Annual Review 2017. Since 1992, we have supported over 34,000 Cadets and Reservists to undertake expeditions. The Annual Review contains a detailed summary of our work in 2017. The Review includes: + an update on our strategy to support disadvantaged Cadets + a detailed
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Two British Army Reservists from the hugely successful ICE MAIDEN expedition will be joining fellow Antarctic crossers from the award-winning SPEAR 17 expedition at the Ulysses Trusts’ 25th Anniversary Reception at Lancaster House on Thursday 15th February 2018. Ice maidens Major Sandy Henne and LSgt Sophie Montagne are two of the team of six British
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