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Ulysses Trust Annual Review 2016

The end of 2016 marked a major transition point for the Ulysses Trust. Aside from the considerable achievement since 1992 of raising some £2.7M to help nearly 33000 individuals take part in some 2600 expeditions, the Trust itself has raised its game in the run up to our 25th anniversary in...

Prince of Wales’s Best Expedition Awards 2016

Each year the Ulysses Trust presents awards for the annual Best Expedition to the following categories – Volunteer Reserve Forces, University Units and Cadet Forces to highlight the very best in leadership, challenge, courage and planning. The expeditions for the Ulysses Trust 2016 Awards have been selected using the award...

Congratulations As Spear17 Crosses The Finish Line

Huge congratulations are due to the SPEAR17 team who have successfully crossed the finish line of their epic trek becoming part of a very exclusive band of brothers. To put it another way, more people have walked on the Moon than have achieved the remarkable feat...

The Winter 2016 Newsletter Has Arrived!

Winter has arrived, bringing with it the joys of frosty morns, roaring log fires, hot toddies, and the obligatory public transport delays caused by any number of weather based line blockages. Never fear, because while you're waiting for the leaves to be swept from the line, the Ulysses Trust Winter...

Duke of Westminster, Vice Patron of the Ulysses Trust, Dies Aged 64

The Trust is saddened to announce the death of Major General His Grace The Duke of Westminster KG CB CVO OBE TD CD DL who passed away after a short illness on the 9th August 2016. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the 6th Duke of Westminster, became a Vice Patron of...

Summer Newsletter 2016

Nothing beats an English summer, relaxing outside in the afternoon sun with the soothing sounds of the village cricket match filtering through on the light breeze, a cool drink in one hand, and a copy of the Ulysses Trust summer newsletter in the other. In this edition we focus on the...

Ulysses Trust Backs Expedition Paying Tribute To Henry Worsley’s Last Journey

Less than a year since the untimely death of Polar Adventurer Henry Worsley, a team of Army Reserves will set out to retrace his epic adventure in Antarctica. This will be the first time a team composed purely of Army Reservists attempts this incredible mentally and physically demanding crossing unsupported. Henry...

Ulysses Trust Annual Review 2015

The Ulysses Trust Annual Review is always an eagerly awaited publication from our benefactors and beneficiaries alike, and this year's is no exception. We have just published the 2015 Annual Review in which we discuss the exceptional results that the Ulysses Trust achieved, showcase some of the outstanding expeditions that...

Prince of Wales’s Best Expedition Awards 2015 – Winners Announced!

Each year the Ulysses Trust presents awards for the best expedition in the following categories – Volunteer Reserve Forces, University Units and Cadet Forces - to highlight the very best in leadership, challenge, courage and planning. The expeditions for the Ulysses Trust 2015 Awards have been selected using the award...

(Almost) The Oldest Paperboy Raises £2K For The Trust

The Trust would like to say a huge thank you to Colonel David Benest OBE who at the beginning of this year surpassed his donation target of £2000 in support of the Ulysses Trust's work with Cadet adventurous training. Since January 2015, David has been supporting his community by 'volunteering' as a...

Winter Newsletter 2015

As I write, the rain is coming down in droves, the wind is howling, and Falmouth harbour is looking as grey as the RFA supply ships berthed alongside the docks. What better way to brighten up the day than with the Ulysses Trust Winter newsletter, packed full of interesting articles,...

Ulysses Trust Expeditionary Award Winners

Each year the Ulysses Trust seeks to encourage aspiration by presenting an award to the best expedition to which it has provided support, amongst the Volunteer Reserve, University OTCs, and Cadets. It seems that every year the competition gets stronger, with some exceptional expeditions taking place which are truly inspirational....

Summer Newsletter 2015

Nothing says summer more than relaxing on the lawn with the sounds of the village cricket match in the distance, the latest test match on the radio, a glass of something cool by your side, and the latest edition of the Ulysses Trust summer newsletter to enthrall you with...

Winter Newsletter 2014

What better way to spend a cold winter's night than in front of a roaring fire with a hot toddy and the latest edition of the Ulysses Trust Winter Newsletter. In this edition we focus on our recent awards ceremony showcasing not just the event, but also highlighting the reports...

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

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

It's not often that the tables are turned on us, however Bravo Coy RM Cadets did just that! Lt Glenn MacLennan and his team of RM Cadets organised a self funded expedition earlier this year to trek 80km around the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path, which is not to be underestimated, and...

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...

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