The Ice Maiden Expedition has become the first all-female team to cross the Antarctica continent from coast-to-coast using muscle power alone. The Ulysses Trust is proud to have been a major sponsor for such a challenging and ambitious expedition. After spending 62 days on the ice, the six soldiers crossed the finish line at the Hercules Inlet […]
Congratulations to the SPEAR17 for winning the Military Awards 2017 ‘Inspiring Others’ category, otherwise known as ‘the Millies’. The SPEAR 17 expedition (supported by the Ulysses Trust) consisted of a team of British Army reservists who completed a coast-to-coast crossing of Antarctica earlier this year. Upon completing their 1,100-mile expedition, the team of British Army reservists
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As part of our 25th anniversary celebrations the Ulysses Trust is launching an appeal to raise £1.5m by the end of 2021 to significantly increase the amount of support we can give to cadet expeditions. Our ambassador, Tania Noakes, is embarking on an expedition to raise funds for the appeal. Tania will ski the classic Norge
The latest edition of our newsletter is out now. This edition contains: + An introduction to our new Vice Patron, Viscount Chelsea and ambassadors Levison Wood and Tania Noakes + Expedition reports + The Prince of Wales’s Expeditionary Awards 2016 + Our 25th Anniversary Appeal + An update on SPEAR17 Click the Ulysses Trust Newsletter –
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In July 2017, 11 cadets and 3 Cadet Force Adult Volunteers from TS Stirling Sea Cadets in Birmingham set off for the adventure of a lifetime in the USA – Exercise Stirling Venturer 2017. The group consisted of six senior cadets from the community side of TS Stirling and five, newly enrolled cadets from Tile Cross Academy.
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We are delighted to be a major sponsor of Ex Ice Maiden, the first all-female traverse of Antarctica scheduled to take place later this year, and we are thrilled to report that the final team sheet is in and there are two Reservists on the team! Their full message is below, but congratulations to all
Ex Ice Maiden Antarctica Challenge Team Announced Read More »
We’re delighted to report that our Founder and Deputy Chairman, Philip Neame, has been awarded an MBE in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for Voluntary Service to Reserve Forces and Cadets. Phil founded the Ulysses Trust on the back of a winter Everest attempt in 1992. The Trust is now celebrating its 25th year,
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The end of 2016 marked a major transition point for the Ulysses Trust. Aside from the considerable achievement since 1992 of raising some £2.7M to help nearly 33000 individuals take part in some 2600 expeditions, the Trust itself has raised its game in the run up to our 25th anniversary in 2017. This change of gear
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Each year the Ulysses Trust presents awards for the annual Best Expedition to the following categories – Volunteer Reserve Forces, University Units and Cadet Forces to highlight the very best in leadership, challenge, courage and planning. The expeditions for the Ulysses Trust 2016 Awards have been selected using the award guidelines, which include the key
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Huge congratulations are due to the SPEAR17 team who have successfully crossed the finish line of their epic trek becoming part of a very exclusive band of brothers. To put it another way, more people have walked on the Moon than have achieved the remarkable feat of trekking unsupported across 1100 miles of the most
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Winter has arrived, bringing with it the joys of frosty morns, roaring log fires, hot toddies, and the obligatory public transport delays caused by any number of weather based line blockages. Never fear, because while you’re waiting for the leaves to be swept from the line, the Ulysses Trust Winter Newsletter has arrived! In this
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The Trust is saddened to announce the death of Major General His Grace The Duke of Westminster KG CB CVO OBE TD CD DL who passed away after a short illness on the 9th August 2016. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the 6th Duke of Westminster, became a Vice Patron of the Ulysses Trust in 1995, and
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Nothing beats an English summer, relaxing outside in the afternoon sun with the soothing sounds of the village cricket match filtering through on the light breeze, a cool drink in one hand, and a copy of the Ulysses Trust summer newsletter in the other. In this edition we focus on the spirit of adventure and
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Less than a year since the untimely death of Polar Adventurer Henry Worsley, a team of Army Reserves will set out to retrace his epic adventure in Antarctica. This will be the first time a team composed purely of Army Reservists attempts this incredible mentally and physically demanding crossing unsupported. Henry aimed to complete the
Ulysses Trust Backs Expedition Paying Tribute To Henry Worsley’s Last Journey Read More »
The Ulysses Trust Annual Review is always an eagerly awaited publication from our benefactors and beneficiaries alike, and this year’s is no exception. We have just published the 2015 Annual Review in which we discuss the exceptional results that the Ulysses Trust achieved, showcase some of the outstanding expeditions that the Trust supported throughout the
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Each year the Ulysses Trust presents awards for the best expedition in the following categories – Volunteer Reserve Forces, University Units and Cadet Forces – to highlight the very best in leadership, challenge, courage and planning. The expeditions for the Ulysses Trust 2015 Awards have been selected using the award guidelines, which include the key
Prince of Wales’s Best Expedition Awards 2015 – Winners Announced! Read More »
The Trust would like to say a huge thank you to Colonel David Benest OBE who at the beginning of this year surpassed his donation target of £2,000 in support of the Ulysses Trust’s work with Cadet adventurous training.
(Almost) The Oldest Paperboy Raises £2K For The Trust Read More »
As I write, the rain is coming down in droves, the wind is howling, and Falmouth harbour is looking as grey as the RFA supply ships berthed alongside the docks. What better way to brighten up the day than with the Ulysses Trust Winter newsletter, packed full of interesting articles, expeditionary discoveries, and inspirational photographs.
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