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Image for Walking with the Wounded Event - Marathon des Sables 2022- must have kit & equipment- Written by Lucy Giles / (Marathon des Sables - Walking With The Wounded team from 2016
- Marathon des Sables - Walking With The Wounded team from 2016 Military charity - Injured servicemen charity
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10 March 2022

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Marathon des Sables 2022- must have kit & equipment- Written by Lucy Giles

In 2021, Lucy Giles and team of endurance runners, headed out to take part in the Marathon des Sables. Now, with WWTW’s next team counting down the days until the 2022 event, Lucy shares her top tips on what kit to pack.

Image for Walking with the Wounded Event - A day in the life of Sam Cook, Veteran Liaison Support Officer Regional Lead. / (Sam Cook
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09 March 2022

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A day in the life of Sam Cook, Veteran Liaison Support Officer Regional Lead.

Sam joined Walking With The Wounded (WWTW) as a Veterans Liaison Support Officer (VLSO) in August 2020. Sam is home based and is one of four VLSOs who form part of the new OP Courage South East Veterans Mental Health High Intensity Service, which covers, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

Image for Walking with the Wounded Event - Walking With The Wounded announces Colonel Lucy Giles and Victoria Bateman as new Charity Ambassadors to mark International Women’s Day / (International Women's day
- International women's day
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08 March 2022

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Walking With The Wounded announces Colonel Lucy Giles and Victoria Bateman as new Charity Ambassadors to mark International Women’s Day

In celebration of International Women’s Day which takes place on March 8th, Walking With The Wounded is proud to announce the appointment of two new Charity Ambassadors, current President of the Army Officer Selection Board, Colonel Lucy Giles and Victoria Bateman, a prominent Armed Forces supporter and widow of an Afghanistan soldier.

Image for Walking with the Wounded Event - Walking With The Wounded supports the new Veterans’ Mental Health High Intensity Service in the East of England / (NHS Op COURAGE
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07 March 2022

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Walking With The Wounded supports the new Veterans’ Mental Health High Intensity Service in the East of England

From today, Monday 7 March, Former armed forces personnel in the East of England will be able to access a new NHS service to support them during a mental health crisis.

Image for Walking with the Wounded Event - Walking With The Wounded announces Gasway as official Cumbrian Challenge Partner / (Cumbrian Challenge
- Cumbrian Challenge
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07 March 2022

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Walking With The Wounded announces Gasway as official Cumbrian Challenge Partner

Walking With The Wounded is excited to announce that Gasway (a subsidiary of Flagship Group) will be supporting the Cumbrian Challenge 2022 as one of the official Presenting Partners.

Image for Walking with the Wounded Event - The Cumbrian Challenge Countdown / (Cumbrian Challenge 2018 - Sprint finish
- Cumbrian Challenge 2018 - Sprint finish for Walking With The Wounded's charity walk in the Lake DistrictInjured servicemen charity - Royal British Legion
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04 March 2022

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The Cumbrian Challenge Countdown

Glen Pilkington, WWTW’s longest Cumbrian Challenge supporter, shares his most memorable highlights from past events and talks about why he’s been going back to Grasmere year and year and why you should join him this year.

Image for Walking with the Wounded Event - Supporting veteran mental health during the Ukraine conflict - Written by Emma McDonald, WWTW mental health therapist. / (Ukraine
- Ukraine
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04 March 2022

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Supporting veteran mental health during the Ukraine conflict - Written by Emma McDonald, WWTW mental health therapist.

Are you a veteran finding the ongoing events in Ukraine overwhelming? Are current events leading you to re-experience some of the events from your own military service? You are not alone I promise you, as a therapist I am hearing the impact on veterans’ mental health in the therapy room and in my volunteer role as a Petty Officer in the SCC where I work alongside veterans.

Image for Walking with the Wounded Event - Ukraine / (Ukraine
- Ukraine
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03 March 2022

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Ukraine

UKRAINE INVASION

Image for Walking with the Wounded Event - So you have signed up for the MdS 2022….? / (MDS 2021 Team
- Marathon des Sables
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03 March 2022

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So you have signed up for the MdS 2022….?

Last year, Lucy Giles, took on the Marathon des Sables in support of WWTW. This year, she reflects on the incredible challenge and offers an insight into how she prepared for the marathon of a lifetime