In June 2007, Tom Allen and Andy Welch pedalled away from their homes in the UK with a crazy idea that just might work – to travel round the world by bicycle. On their way, through sponsorship they have been raising funds in support of the Wilderness Foundation UK. This is a recap of [...]
Participants in the Wilderness Foundation UK’s intervention programme for vulnerable youth – The TurnAround Project – have this week literally started to chart a new course.
A group of six participants, together with Wilderness Foundation UK CEO Jo Roberts, volunteers Roy Perry and Paul Morris and a University of Essex Researcher, Jo Barton all stepped on [...]
News has reached us from our Wilderness Hero, Jon Alexander who participated in the Barcelona Ironman competition yesterday (Sun 4/10/09). Jon says:
I´m alive, just about. Time of 11h32, which I have to say I´m pretty chuffed with. Swim was a total dream, did it in 1.06 which is way quicker than anticipated, and really enjoyed [...]
I´m about to do a 140 mile race in a day. That´s a stupidly long way. It´s funny how these things only occur to you when it´s a little bit too late!
So says our Wilderness Hero Jon Alexander, who has now safely arrived in Spain after his train journey from the UK. As you may [...]
Our “Wilderness Hero” Jon Alexander will be appearing on BBC Radio Somerset this coming Thursday (01/10/09) at around about 7:30 a.m. Tune in to hear more about Jon’s commitment to the Wilderness Foundation UK, plus the gruelling challenge he is about to undertake on Sunday when he participate in the Barcelona Ironman.
Jon has been [...]
TurnAround is a twelve month long intervention programme for vulnerable youth in mid-Essex, created and managed by the Wilderness Foundation UK.
Over four years in development, and having completed a successful pilot programme in 2007 (where we achieved an outstanding 80% success rate in returning participants to full time education and [...]
Are you up to a challenge?
Places still available for next year’s Coast to Coast Walking Challenge across Scotland
If you felt inspired by Nick’s adventure in our last news bulletin, then why not challenge yourself and join us on our Coast to Coast walk across Scotland next year.
30th April to 3rd May 2010
(other dates available throughout [...]
For those of you that are keenly following the travels of Nick Ray (see earlier posts here and here) here are a few updates on his progress, as relayed by his wife Karen:
August 5th
Nick was out of phone range last night, but left a message this morning. He camped on a lovely secluded beach last [...]
Nick’s planned journey is as follows:
5th August: Aberdovey to Bardsey Island, open crossing, 31NM
6th August: Bardsey to Caernarfon, coastal, 29.7NM
7th August: Climb Snowdon, 23 miles, then Caernarfon to Conwy, coastal (Menai Straits), 19.4NM
8th August: Conwy to Point of Ayr, coastal, 22.8NM
9th August: Point of Ayr to Fleetwood, coastal, 35.3NM (big day!)
10th August: Fleetwood to Ravenglass, [...]
In August 2009 I will embark on one of the greatest challenges I have ever undertaken – to kayak a distance of 450 miles (solo) from Aberdovey on the coast of Mid-Wales to Loch Eil in Highland Scotland, and on the way to run/climb up and down Snowdon, Scafell Pike, and Ben Nevis, the three [...]
