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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.