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.