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Ulysses Trust Chairman Congratulates Cadets at Shackleton Trophy

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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EVENT: Tania Noakes: The Length of Norway by Skis

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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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Wheelie Well Done Nick!

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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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Chairman’s Fundraising Bike Ride

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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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Trust Ambassador Completes 25th Anniversary Expedition

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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 Annual Review 2017

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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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Inspiring Ice Maidens Help Launch Charity Appeal

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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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Congratulations Ice Maidens – First All-Female Team To Cross Antarctica Using Muscle Power Alone

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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

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SPEAR17 Wins Award

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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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25th Anniversary

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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

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Birmingham Cadets Visit the USA for the Junior Cadet Leadership Challenge

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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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Ex Ice Maiden Antarctica Challenge Team Announced

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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

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Phil Neame Awarded MBE in 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours List

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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 Ulysses Trust Annual Review 2016

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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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Prince of Wales’s Best Expedition Awards 2016

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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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Congratulations As Spear17 Crosses The Finish Line

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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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