Each year the Ulysses Trust seeks to encourage aspiration by presenting an award to the best expedition to which it has provided support, amongst the Volunteer Reserve, University OTCs, and Cadets. It seems that every year the competition gets stronger, with some exceptional expeditions taking place which are truly inspirational. This year is no exception, […]
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Nothing says summer more than relaxing on the lawn with the sounds of the village cricket match in the distance, the latest test match on the radio, a glass of something cool by your side, and the latest edition of the Ulysses Trust summer newsletter to enthrall you with exploits of derring-do in far flung
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What better way to spend a cold winter’s night than in front of a roaring fire with a hot toddy and the latest edition of the Ulysses Trust Winter Newsletter. In this edition we focus on our recent awards ceremony showcasing not just the event, but also highlighting the reports from the three award winning
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It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Sir Tommy Macpherson CBE, MC**, TD DL on 6th November 2014, aged 94. Sir Tommy Macpherson had been a vice-patron and great supporter of the Ulysses Trust from its inception in 1992. It was not just what he did, but also the way he
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The Ulysses Trust annual award ceremony took place on the 22nd October in the prestigious Long Room of the Honourable Artillery Company to celebrate the adventurous training achievements of Reserve and Cadet Forces over the year. An auspicious event in anyone’s social calendar, the Ulysses Trust awards is always well attended, and this year was no
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It’s not often that the tables are turned on us, however Bravo Coy RM Cadets did just that! Lt Glenn MacLennan and his team of RM Cadets organised a self funded expedition earlier this year to trek 80km around the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path, which is not to be underestimated, and in so doing raised £715 in
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The Prime Minister’s Office announced today that Philip Neame, the Ulysses Trust Founder, has been awarded a Points of Light Award for his outstanding contribution to volunteering and for being instrumental in supporting thousands of reservists and cadets to take up a challenge and be inspired. Since 1992 the Ulysses Trust has provided grants of almost
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You will recall that the Ulysses Trust conducted a survey into cadet Adventurous Training (AT) and the results of that survey are now available for download on our website. In terms of outcomes, there are perhaps no surprises but it is important to understand the full picture. The key themes to emerge were: AT is valued
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It’s that time of year again where we publish our Summer Newsletter containing all sorts of news and information about the Ulysses Trust and the outstanding adventurous training activities and expeditions that we have supported over the last few months. In this edition we feature three expeditions namely 4 Para powering their way to victory in
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The Ulysses Trust has recently appointed a new Trustee to its Board. Dr Rod Stables has accepted a position as Trustee and this will help to shape the Ulysses Trust for the future. Dr Rod Stables is a leading heart surgeon and was appointed to the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital in 2000. A former Territorial Army
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Since 1992 we have granted almost £1.8M to over 21,000 Cadets and Reservists participating in adventurous training and expeditions around the world. To help us to do more to support Cadet units in particular in the future, we recently ran a survey to find out what you think about the Ulysses Trust, about Adventurous Training in
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From 29 March to 5 Apr, a team of 8 Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force Reservists using Nordic skis will attempt to cover part of the of the extremely challenging Kungsleden (King’s Trail) in Sweden. Sponsored and planned by the Ulysses Trust, and underwritten by the Nuffield Trust, the expedition will be lead
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While the Ulysses Trust supports a broad range of adventurous training and expeditions for both UK Reserve Forces and Cadets, some activities that we support are particularly noteable. One such example is scheduled to take place in September 2014 when a team of eight servicemen selected from all branches of the UK Armed Forces, including
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From 26 Mar to 29 Jun 2014, four Reservists will be participating in an eight man British Army expedition to Mount Everest. Starting from China, the team plans to climb the north ridge of the mountain with the primary aim of placing least one member on its summit. One of the Reservists, Flt Lt Ted
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December 2013 We are pleased to announce the launch of a new part of our fundraising initiative – the official Friends of the Ulysses Trust programme. Aside from the knowledge that donations are supporting a good cause, for a relatively modest £7.50 per month Friends of the Ulysses Trust will receive a professionally printed copy
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The latest edition of our newsletter has now been published, and can be downloaded here: Ulysses Trust Winter 2013 Newsletter The 8 page newsletter features several full colour photographs of expeditions that we have supported over the last 12 months, key announcements, many interesting facts about the Trust, and further details of how you can
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The Ulysses Trust again has a number of places for the British 10k London event, run annually in July by over 20,000 participants through the historic sites of London. See the British 10K website. It has traditionally focused on raising support for charities. We would like to invite all members of the UK’s Reserves and
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The Ulysses Trust is delighted to announce that HRH The Prince of Wales has kindly extended his patronage of the Ulysses Trust until 2018. HRH’s involvement began in 1991, when he agreed to become Patron of the Territorial Army’s expedition to attempt the first British winter ascent of Everest, a project that resulted in the
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