Veronica, who has breast cancer, is getting into the Christmas spirit this year by dressing up as an elf to raise money for Walking Home For Christmas. Veronica is undergoing six chemotherapy treatments and will be dressing up for each treatment to raise money for six different charities, including WWTW.

On November 25th, Brian Wood MC, completed his Ultimate Sacrifice Challenge, having run 25 marathons in 25 days to raise money to support Walking With The Wounded and those who served. He was joined by Walking With The Wounded (‘WWTW’) CEO, Fergus Williams, who presented Brian with a flag featuring all the names of the Armed Forces personnel who died during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.

On November 25th, Brian Wood MC, will complete his Ultimate Sacrifice Challenge, having run 25 marathons in 25 days to raise money to support Walking With The Wounded and those who served. He will be joined by Fergus Williams, CEO of Walking With The Wounded, who will support him through the final 5 miles of the challenge.

Have some fun bidding on this wonderful auction raising money to enable Walking With The Wounded to support veterans in need.

According to new research released by WWTW today, Brits are still suffering an impact on their mental health caused by lockdowns enforced during the pandemic. 4 in 5 of those surveyed said that they still suffer from the effects on their mental health. This number equates to over 53 million adults, even since lockdown restrictions were lifted.

On 11th November 1918, WW1 formally ended with the armistice, but although the hope was that this would mark the end of this war that in turn would end all wars was not going to be the case. Conflict and war have stayed with us throughout the decades.

Sopra Steria, one of our key partners, is a European leader in consulting, digital services and software development. Walking With The Wounded’s partnership with Sopra Steria is multifaceted and we are privileged to enjoy their support in a number of different ways including a partnership launch that doubled as a fundraiser, participating and fundraising through our Cumbrian Challenge, and leading us through a ‘Hackathon’ in order to help us solve a challenge that WWTW hasn’t had the resource or capacity to solve.

November is Men’s Mental Health Month – it is an opportunity to open the discussion around men’s mental health and reduce barriers and increase accessibility in the mental health arena, particularly when talking about ex-servicemen.

On Wednesday, November 10th, a team of brave Walking With The Wounded (‘WWTW’) supporters will take on a terrifying and exciting challenge as they abseil from the heights of Chester Cathedral to raise vital funds for WWTW.

Following the initiative’s huge success last year, Project Nova are once again inviting the public to paint a poppy pebble and place it on a war memorial or headstone to mark Remembrance Day.

This month, several Walking With The Wounded (‘WWTW’) beneficiaries secured employment with Security company, RSM Securus. They are now supporting the security detail at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow

Hear from the team as they trek the final few days across the Wadi Rum in Jordan

WWTW team member, James, has joined the team out in the desert and shares his highlights from the first 2 days of the 4 day trek.

For some veterans, bonfire night is a distressing time, and the probability is that the fireworks will start at the end of October and will keep going after 5th November on a nightly basis, reminding them of the experiences they have been exposed to whilst serving in the military.

One of the biggest impacts of the pandemic on event fundraising has been the curtailment or outright cancellation of overseas charity challenges. An ever popular staple of the charity calendar, these routinely attract huge audiences and command impressive fundraising numbers year after year – and Walking With The Wounded are no exception.

On November 1st, Brian Wood MC, former Colour Sergeant, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, will take on a 635-mile marathon challenge in a personal tribute to the 635 British Armed Forces personnel who lost their lives during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.

Needless to say, the pandemic has been a tough time for the third sector; we have all faced reduced income due to less face-to-face fundraising and hurdles to jump as Covid restrictions became our very way of life.

On Monday 18th of October, just over 50 business leaders, owners, executives and senior leaders from the Manchester area joined the CEO Sleepout for an outdoor, overnight stay at Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Club, raising funds for people who have found themselves homeless.

Earlier this month, a team of wounded serving and ex-military took on The Grenadier Walk of Oman, of which The Duke of Sussex is the Expedition Patron, walking 350km from Pen-Y-Fan in Wales to the Anglo Omani Society in London.

A group of 3 beneficiaries (and hopefully more soon) have been attending a project weekly, alongside the EA, working with rangers on the Countryside Access Team.

Walking With The Wounded’s (‘WWTW’) latest expedition, The Grenadier Walk of Oman, reimagined in the UK, of which The Duke of Sussex is the Expedition Patron –has reached the finish line in London.

They have made it! The Grenadier Walk of Oman team has reached the official finish line at The Anglo Omani Society in London.

The NHS is the principal partner of Walking With The Wounded and our team works closely with NHS teams across the country to support with the delivery of mental health, employment and care coordination programmes for those who served and their family members.

When you join the Armed Forces, you join a close, tight-knit community and when ex-service personnel leave their career in the Armed Forces, often, the thing they cite as missing the most is the sense of camaraderie and brotherhood.

October is Free Online Will Writing Month.

Today, Colonel Lucy Giles, joins The Grenadier Walk of Oman team as they walk through Maidenhead to Windsor Castle.

Leading military charity, Walking With The Wounded (‘WWTW’), launches a new ‘Mission Green’ initiative through OP-REGEN, its core volunteering programme.

The Invictus Games is a key partner of The Grenadier Walk of Oman expedition. It was established by Walking With The Wounded’s Expedition Patron, The Duke of Sussex, in 2014 after he watched the Warrior Games in the USA in 2013.

As the Grenadier Walk of Oman continue their incredible journey across the green hills in the UK, the landscape around them is a far cry from vast desert plains in Oman.

The Armed Forces serve and protect our country; however, their support does not stop at the battlefield- Armed Forces personnel also play a vital role in supporting wider society.

The Walk of Oman, delayed twice by Covid and reimagined in the UK, is the embodiment of our mantra of ‘adapt and overcome’.

A career in the Armed Forces provides a job, financial security, a home, and a friendship group and, for some, the transition from the Armed Forces to civvy street can be stressful.

“I served with the Queen's Royal Hussars for 14 years, I am incredibly proud of serving my country during my time on operations and back in the UK following in my dad and grandads’ footsteps.”

“Some of the best, most interesting people I know, are those men and women who have had to overcome adversity,” said Inge Solheim, who guided Walking With The Wounded’s North and South Pole expeditions.

Sunday October 10th marks World Mental Health day, an international awareness day that brings the focus to global mental health awareness and education.

Over the past decade, Walking With The Wounded has pioneered ambitious expeditions around the world. We have taken teams of veterans to the North and South Poles, the slopes of Everest, walked the length of Britain, and crossed the USA.

WWTW supports those who have served. We have teamed up with CEO Sleepout to try and combat homelessness amongst individuals and veterans in the UK.

In partnership with South Shields Surf and Sea ( C ) Company, kindly funded by Inspire South Shields, WWTW NE launched our first 6-week North-East Veterans Surf programme.

Military charity Walking With The Wounded (‘WWTW’) is working in partnership with Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups to raise vital funds to support those who served across the UK.

Walking With The Wounded (‘WWTW’) has revealed the final route for its 6th expedition, The Grenadier Walk of Oman, of which The Duke of Sussex is the Expedition Patron.

Not only have Yodel Ops exceeded the £2k goal since completing the challenge, but they have also raised an incredible £6,825 so far, taking them to the top of the fundraising leader board.

On Friday 1st October 2021, Walking With The Wounded’s largest Marathon des Sable (MdS) team are heading out to the Moroccan Sahara desert.

In just 2 days, Walking With The Wounded’s (‘WWTW’) biggest Marathon des Sables team will be heading to out to Southern Morocco to run the world’s toughest footrace.

On Saturday, October 2nd, 2021, military charity, Walking With The Wounded (‘WWTW’) will host 80 veterans from across Europe in an international football tournament at Allied Vehicles Groups Peugeot Ashfield Stadium, home of Glasgow Tigers Speedway.

OP-REGEN regional leaders from across greater Manchester worked alongside staff members from the northwest to help rejuvenate the outdoor areas of the Manchester office and support house.

On the 1st November 2021 Brian Wood will pay tribute to our fallen from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflict by starting his Ultimate Sacrifice Challenge pledging to run a minimum of 26 miles per day for 25 days dedicating every mile to our fallen comrades, totalling 635 miles.

On the morning of Saturday 11th September, 179 teams came together to the start line of Walking With The Wounded’s long-awaited 10th Cumbrian Challenge, which had been postponed since 2019. Teams of 3 or 4 embarked on 3 routes across the Cumbrian mountains: Peak (10km, 900m ascent), Tough (22km 1350m ascent), Tougher (29km 1900m ascent).

Ben McComb and the importance of family

They came, they saw, they conquered the peaks and themselves for Walking With The Wounded.

The expedition has been postponed twice due to the Covid-19 pandemic so, for certainty, the charity has reimagined it in the UK, so they can still showcase the value of veterans and raise funds and awareness of veteran issues, especially in light of the recent withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan.

The long-awaited Cumbrian Challenge, promised since 2019, has almost arrived and we can't wait to welcome our teams to the event, all 179 of them.

In February 2021 Models for Heroes (M4H), in partnership with Walking With The Wounded, were awarded a grant through the AFCFT’s Positive Pathways Programme for their ‘Online Model Making for Veterans’ project.

Walking With The Wounded are heading to the Lake District to host our annual flagship fundraising event, the Cumbrian Challenge. After the event’s postponement from last year due to covid, everyone is looking forward to a successful event, with hundreds of teams taking part in a covid-secure setting.

The past 18 months have been some of the toughest that we have gone through; individually, as a nation, and across the world. As a charity, we have seen first-hand how much the pandemic has changed the way we live.

So far, hundreds of Corporates and almost 200 teams have signed-up to hike together and raise funds to support veterans and their families.

In October 2021, an outstanding group of 19 ultra-runners will be taking on the infamous Marathon des Sables (MDS), a seven-day ultra-marathon in the heat of the Sahara Desert, in order to raise funds for WWTW’s work. In the lead up to the race, we will be introducing you to some of the team. Over the years, WWTW has invited different teams to take part in the event on behalf of the charity. In this interview, we hear from Emma Carpenter.

The events unfolding in Afghanistan may be distressing to people who have served or been affected by combat.

Sappers taking on the Marathon des Sables to support WWTW

In less than one month, hundreds of teams will be taking part in Walking With The Wounded’s flagship fundraiser, the Cumbrian Challenge, in order to raise funds for those who served. Despite being postponed due to the pandemic, this year will be the biggest event yet.

Walking With The Wounded, is set to return to Grasmere in September to host our annual Cumbrian Challenge. The event which was postponed twice last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic is set to take place next month on September 11th, 2021.

In just under 6-weeks, teams will arrive in the Lake District to take part in WWTW’s flagship Cumbrian Challenge event.

WWTW has announced that its North-West Hub, based in Veteran’s Village on Canada Street, Manchester, will re-open on August 2nd.

In this time, we have developed our services in partnership with a number of organisations both charitable and statutory.

Leading Armed Forces charity, Walking With The Wounded (‘WWTW’), has just announced a new partnership with Forces Support, a UK Bereavement and Veterans Charity, who are providing funding for WWTW’s North-East hub, based in North Shields.

There are less than 2 months to go until hundreds of teams descend on Grasmere to take on Walking With The Wounded’s annual Cumbrian Challenge. The event was postponed last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic but thanks to the resilience of our dedicated supporters, this year promises to be bigger and better.

Why you should sign-up. Written by WWTW Operations Team Manager

On Sunday 13th June, Walking With The Wounded’s Walk Of America team of veterans were asked to meet with Dr Jill Biden and The President of the United States of America at the steps of Air Force One at Heathrow airport.