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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.