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Read the latest updates from Walking With The Wounded's 'Walking Home ' winter campaign
Businesses on Board: Lockdown Edition 2020
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Get your business on board to support ex-servicemen and women and be part of the fight against the covid-19 mental health crisis, all while engaging staff and clients in a light-hearted challenge and boosting their wellbeing in a difficult winter. Here are some examples of businesses are taking part in 2020.
A VARIETY OF CHALLENGES: Shard Capital are taking on a number of challenges across the business. Some staff are walking from Fulham Football Ground to Shard Capital’s HQ at 20 Fenchurch Street (22km) before climbing the stairs to their office on the 23rd floor! Others are trying to achieve 20km per day for 20 days (in relay teams of 2, 3 or 4), and some are even collectively attempting to virtually cycle to the North Pole!
12 MILES OF CHRISTMAS: Staff from Resilient Nutrition, including CEO Ali MacDonald, are walking 12 miles on 12th December, and encouraging their family, friends and clients to take part as well.
WALKING HOME: staff from Hamilton Barnes are all walking or cycling home from their London office, and are aiming to raise £3459 (the distance in miles between their London and NY office).
WALK OF OMAN: Level Peaks have set a collective target of walking 1000km in 20 days, inspired by team leader Pete Newland who is taking part in the Grenadier Walk of Oman (Walking With The Wounded’s 2021 expedition). Pete will be walking 400km in 20 days in the Omani desert and he and his team are currently walking 400km collectively for Walking Home For Christmas as a warm up.
TEAMWORK: DXC technology, long-term supporters of WWTW, have created team pages for various offices across the country, allowing for some friendly competition and creativity.
DAILY WALKS: Hewett Recruitment are taking part in Walking Home For Christmas for the first time after recently signing their pledge for the Armed Forces Covenant. They have set themselves a collective target of 250 miles, taking place during lunch breaks and weekends!
CONNECTIVITY: Veteran-Owned UK have encouraged their members from across the country to take part in WHFC, with a number of regions creating their own team page. Challenges range from the Wharfedale Three Peaks (VOUK North Yorkshire) to a walk along the coast (VOUK Portsmouth).
WALKING TOGETHER: Jason Marshall, Director of Littlefields Supplies Ltd, has recruited seven of his friends to walk with him as part of team British Dollar Rum, from Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire to Ye Old Ferry Inn at Symonds Yat, a grand total of 15 miles.
KEEP THE BANTER FLOWING: A team of Plymouth Veterans (and friends), led by Paul Montgomery (owner of locksmith company Sir Fix-a-Lock) are walking 22 miles with a goal of £1000, and are looking forward to the banter on the walk.
12 DAYS OF GIVING: As part of their #G4S12DaysofGiving, colleagues from G4S are marking Christmas 2020 by walking 20km whilst carrying 20kg #G4S12DaysofGiving. And to add to that, they will be dressed as Santa Claus!
GOING VIRTUAL: On 16th December, members of Greater Manchester Police will be taking part in a virtual walk, with all participants walking at the same time in different areas to remain within social distancing regulations. GMP are brilliant supporters of Walking With The Wounded, and regularly take part in our walk from the Manchester Cenotaph to Canada Street, which was unable to take place this year.
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Yodel stepping out to support veterans
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Yodel has been a steadfast supporter of Walking With The Wounded, consistently raising substantial funds over the years to support those who have served. This December, teams from different branches of the company will be participating in various walks nationwide. Their collective efforts are dedicated to raising funds for Walking With The Wounded's Walking Home For Christmas campaign, further demonstrating Yodel's ongoing commitment to supporting the veteran community.
Commenting on the Walking Home For Christmas challenge, John Hardman said, “At Yodel, we have actively participated in various Walking With The Wounded campaigns and events to raise money to support veterans and their families. This year, teams from across Yodel will be...
From London to Dumfries, the care staff Walking Home For Christmas
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Workers from the UK’s largest online care platform Curam put their best feet forward on December 11, raising vital funds for veterans’ charity Walking With The Wounded as part of its Walking Home For Christmas campaign.
The national sponsored event, which is now in its 10th year, involved teams from the care company’s London and Dumfries offices, who collectively clocked up a total of 50 miles as one of 154 teams taking part.
Staff in east London carried out individual walks, including Curam co-founder Patrick Wallace, who walked from the company’s office in Ashwin Street, Dalston, to Hammersmith. And the Scottish team, headed by Curam director Ben Weatherall, clocked up 12 miles with their countryside walk in Irongray, Dumfries.
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Veteran walking 250 miles from the Shetland Islands to Aberdeenshire
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Lee Jordan from Banchory, Aberdeenshire will be walking from the Shetland Islands home to Banchory in December to raise funds for those who served.
Commenting on the Walking Home For Christmas challenge, Lee said, “Last year I took on a Walking Home For Christmas, walking from the most Easterly Bothy in the UK. This year I have decided that I owe it to my fellow veterans to try and raise the bar and raise as much money as possible for those in need by ‘Walking Home For Christmas’ from the most Northerly Point in the UK.
I have been kindly supported by Loganair who are taking me to the Shetland Islands, where I will start my journey South, walking through Orkney, then on to John O Groats and walking back to my home in Banchory,...