by Simon Turner | Oct 24, 2024 | Challenge, Fundraising, News
Over the past few weeks, Griff embarked on an extraordinary journey, one that pushed his mind and body to the very limits. This monumental challenge was not just a test of physical endurance, but a deeply personal mission to raise funds for Rugby for Heroes, a charity...
by Simon Turner | Oct 8, 2024 | Challenge, Fundraising, News
The Big Three Challenge is officially underway, and Griff has already faced a series of unexpected challenges already. As he treks through the Himalayan wilderness, his journey is not just a test of physical and mental endurance but also a testament to his unwavering...
by Peter Jones | Jun 8, 2021 | Challenge, Event
A group of thirty Rugby For Heroes walkers crossed Hampshire’s New Forest to raise funds for the charity. We are all keen to see the Transition Through Rugby courses re started post lockdown, and the walkers were aiming to raise £15,000 in sponsorship in order to make...
by Simon Turner | May 4, 2021 | Challenge, Event, News
Fundraising bike ride honouring the GLORIOUS GLOSTERSHistoric moment – Cassel This month marks the 81st anniversary of the retreat to Dunkirk in the early stages of WW2. The 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, alongside the 4th Oxfordshire and...
by Simon Turner | Oct 15, 2020 | Challenge, Event, News
Patrons Mike Tindall and Nick Knowles join our charity war walk as Rugby for Heroes marks the anniversary of the Normandy Landings.This June, Rugby for Heroes Patrons Mike Tindall and Nick Knowles will join the charity’s New Forest War Walk as we remember the...
by Nicola | Jul 17, 2019 | Challenge
As the nation marks 75 years since the Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy in June 1944, a Rugby for Heroes team will be cycling in the tank tracks of the Welsh Guards who went on to liberate Brussels in September 1944. A fitting end to the challenge will...