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Winter Newsletter 2014
Sir Tommy Macpherson
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Sir Tommy Macpherson CBE, MC**, TD DL on 6th November 2014, aged 94.
Sir Tommy Macpherson had been a vice-patron and great supporter of the Ulysses Trust from its inception in 1992. It was not just what he...
Ulysses Trust Awards A Resounding Success
Ulysses Trust Awards A Resounding Success
The Ulysses Trust annual award ceremony took place on the 22nd October in the prestigious Long Room of the Honourable Artillery Company to celebrate the adventurous training achievements of Reserve and Cadet Forces over the year.
An auspicious event in anyone's social calendar, the Ulysses Trust awards is always well attended, and...
Bravo Coy RM Cadets Support The Ulysses Trust
Phil Neame Wins Points of Light Award
The Prime Minister's Office announced today that Philip Neame, the Ulysses Trust Founder, has been awarded a Points of Light Award for his outstanding contribution to volunteering and for being instrumental in supporting thousands of reservists and cadets to take up a challenge and be inspired.
Since 1992 the Ulysses Trust has...
Cadet Adventurous Training Survey Results
Summer Newsletter 2014
Summer Newsletter 2014
It's that time of year again where we publish our Summer Newsletter containing all sorts of news and information about the Ulysses Trust and the outstanding adventurous training activities and expeditions that we have supported over the last few months.
In this edition we feature three expeditions namely 4 Para powering their...
New Trustee Appointed
The Ulysses Trust has recently appointed a new Trustee to its Board. Dr Rod Stables has accepted a position as Trustee and this will help to shape the Ulysses Trust for the future.
Dr Rod Stables is a leading heart surgeon and was appointed to the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital in 2000....
Win An Intelligent Pelican Adventure Travel Kit Worth £125!!
Since 1992 we have granted almost £1.8M to over 21,000 Cadets and Reservists participating in adventurous training and expeditions around the world.
To help us to do more to support Cadet units in particular in the future, we recently ran a survey to find out what you think about the Ulysses Trust,...
Odyssey 2014 – Kungsleden, Sweden
Odyssey 2014 – Kungsleden, Sweden
From 29 March to 5 Apr, a team of 8 Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force Reservists using Nordic skis will attempt to cover part of the of the extremely challenging Kungsleden (King’s Trail) in Sweden. Sponsored and planned by the Ulysses Trust, and underwritten by the Nuffield Trust,...
Ulysses Trust Supports Services’ Makalu Climb
While the Ulysses Trust supports a broad range of adventurous training and expeditions for both UK Reserve Forces and Cadets, some activities that we support are particularly noteable. One such example is scheduled to take place in September 2014 when a team of eight servicemen selected from all branches...
Ulysses Trust Support For British Army 2014 Everest Attempt
Friends of the Ulysses Trust Launch
Friends of the Ulysses Trust Launch
December 2013
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new part of our fundraising initiative - the official Friends of the Ulysses Trust programme.
Aside from the knowledge that donations are supporting a good cause, for a relatively modest £7.50 per month Friends of the Ulysses Trust will receive a...
Winter Newsletter 2013
The latest edition of our newsletter has now been published, and can be downloaded here:
Ulysses Trust Winter 2013 Newsletter
The 8 page newsletter features several full colour photographs of expeditions that we have supported over the last 12 months, key announcements, many interesting facts about the Trust, and further...