My Fundraising Adventure – Ben Shelley
Hello, my name is Ben Shelley and I’m currently 26 years old, living in Raynes Park (near Wimbledon), Greater London. I grew up in Essex and moved to London last year after spending years in different…
Hello, my name is Ben Shelley and I’m currently 26 years old, living in Raynes Park (near Wimbledon), Greater London. I grew up in Essex and moved to London last year after spending years in different…
A marathon is not an easy challenge to undertake but for father-of-two, Anders Sagadin, The Virgin Money London Marathon will be his ninth marathon in four years.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…