WW1 Battlefields Trek – Final Thoughts
Since returning to Blighty from the Ypres Salient, the trekkers have now had a bit of time to rest weary feet and let the past few days sink in. I’ve been overwhelmed by the incredible feedback from t…
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WW1 Battlefields Trek – Day 4
Our final day of the WWI Battlefields Trek saw another early start as we took a short bus journey to Kemmelberg, a 156m high hill to the south of the Salient. We looked out towards the east where th…
WW1 Battlefields Trek – Day 3
If yesterday was an opportunity to grasp the geography of the Ypres Salient, then our second trekking day has been a chance to visualise the leafy green fields as they would have been after four years…
WW1 Battlefields Trek – Day 2
Miraculously for us, the rain stopped the moment we left the hotel this morning and the sun gave us a gloriously hot day. Nigel, our trek leader, promised us an easier first day to acclimatise at a di…
WW1 Battlefields Trek – Day 1
It's hard to believe we've finally arrived in Ypres after the months of planning, fundraising and training. When I say 'we' I mean thirteen Trekkers (including The Royal Star & Garter Homes’ Direc…
WW1 Battlefields Trek – Why I’m Taking Part
Hello, my name is Kirstie Miller, and I am the Major Partnership Relations Manager at The Royal Star & Garter Homes. This is my first blog for The Royal Star & Garter Homes’ WWI Battlefields T…
Accident & Emergency – An Update from Alex
Hello all, it's been a while since I wrote my last post - sorry about that. It's been a very busy time! I'm in my third and final year of the nursing degree and the workload has really jumped up. Cu…
‘Your Country Needs You’
The Country believed that the War would be over by Christmas; Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum did not. The day after Britain declared war on Germany, Lord Kitchener took over as Minister for…