The Ulysses Trust Videos

The Ulysses Trust is proud to support #SocialMobilityDay and encourage other organisations to put social mobility at the heart of what they do. Creating opportunities for everyone to achieve their full potential, regardless of where they might have started out in life, not only helps build a fairer and more equitable society, but also creates an empowered workforce of diverse voices and lived experiences. In 2020 we were delighted that Tile Cross Academy was named as the winner of the School/College of the Year in the UK Social Mobility Awards for its social mobility work. We have supported the Academy's cadet unit to undertake expeditions on many occasions supporting over 100 cadets and our contribution to support the cadet unit was part of their submission that won the award. Tile Cross Academy serves one of the most disadvantaged communities in Birmingham so our support is targetted to help those that need it most at a critical time in their lives. More recently we have worked in partnership with our friends at BAE Systems to produce a short video about one of the cadets/students from Tile Cross Academy who has benefitted from our support. Shiza's story is an example of how transformational the cadet/expedition experience can be and there are many more similar success stories who have benefitted from our support during their journey. You can find out more about The Ulysses Trust via our website or read our recently published Impact Report - get in touch and we will send you a copy. @SocialMobilityDay Our thanks to all our supporters who help us promote our charity and continue to help us to change lives. BAE Systems Team Forces Collins Aerospace Veterans' Foundation Army Sport Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Greater London Reserve Forces' & Cadets' Association Levison Wood Jordan Wylie MBE Sally Orange Amelia Wendy Searle Louis Rudd Ray Mears & Woodlore Limited Fishmongers Company London Masons Wessex RFCA Fujitsu Ian Hannam Westminster Foundation The Nuffie

It's coming to the end of #VolunteersWeek. We've had several messages from our ambassadors to highlight the fantastic work volunteers do for our charity. Today we hear from Ulysses Trust ambassador Wendy Searle (who is also a Ulysses Trust volunteer). THANK YOU to all our dedicated team of volunteers who work hard behind the scenes to enable our charity to support young cadets, officer cadets and reservists to undertake exciting and challenging expeditions. And many thanks to all the thousands of adult volunteers who support the cadet forces and enable young cadets to undertake expeditions and adventurous activities. Keep up the great work! And let's not forget our supporters and sponsors who generously donate money that makes these amazing activities affordable for cadets and reservists and help us to change lives. THANK YOU. BAE Systems Team Forces Collins Aerospace Veterans' Foundation Army Sport Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Greater London Reserve Forces' & Cadets' Association Levison Wood Jordan Wylie MBE Sally Orange Amelia Wendy Searle Louis Rudd Ray Mears & Woodlore Limited Fishmongers Company London Masons Wessex RFCA Fujitsu Ian Hannam Westminster Foundation The Nuffield Trust for the Forces of the Crown Clive Richards Foundation Lord & Lady Fellowes Gareth Neame Foundation MacRoberts Trust The Lord Faringdon Charitable Trust Paul Orchard-Lisle Smith Brothers (Leic) Julian Radcliffe Dyers Company Neil Kerr Armourers' & Braziers Company C3IA Microsoft Spectra Infrastar The Worshipful Company of Fletchers

It's #VolunteersWeek and our ambassador Jordan Wylie MBE (who is also a volunteer) has sent this special message to our volunteer team. We can only echo what Jordan says and say how grateful we are to all our volunteers who enable our charity to support young cadets, officer cadets and reservists to undertake expeditions and adventurous activities. Our thanks to all our supporters who help us promote our charity and continue to help us to change lives. BAE Systems Team Forces Collins Aerospace Veterans' Foundation Army Sport Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Greater London Reserve Forces' & Cadets' Association Levison Wood Jordan Wylie MBE Sally Orange Amelia Wendy Searle Louis Rudd Ray Mears & Woodlore Limited Fishmongers Company London Masons Wessex RFCA Fujitsu Ian Hannam The Nuffield Trust for the Forces of the Crown Westminster Foundation Clive Richards Foundation Lord & Lady Fellowes Gareth Neame Foundation MacRoberts Trust The Lord Faringdon Charitable Trust Paul Orchard-Lisle Smith Brothers (Leic) Julian Radcliffe Dyers Company Neil Kerr Armourers' & Braziers Company C3IA Microsoft Spectra Infrastar The Worshipful Company of Fletchers

It's #VolunteersWeek and our ambassador Levison Wood (who is also a volunteer) has sent us this message to highlight the vital role of volunteers within the Cadet Forces and in the running of The Ulysses Trust. Thank you Lev! We've said it before and we'll say it again - a huge THANK YOU to our dedicated team of volunteers who work hard behind the scenes to enable our charity to support young cadets, officer cadets and reservists to undertake expeditions and adventurous activities. + our thanks to all our supporters who help us promote our charity and continue to help us to change lives. BAE Systems Team Forces Collins Aerospace Veterans' Foundation Army Sport Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Greater London Reserve Forces' & Cadets' Association Levison Wood Jordan Wylie MBE Sally Orange Amelia Wendy Searle Ray Mears & Woodlore Limited Fishmongers Company London Masons Wessex RFCA Fujitsu The Nuffield Trust for the Forces of the Crown Louis Rudd Ian Hannam Westminster Foundation Clive Richards Foundation Lord & Lady Fellowes Gareth Neame Foundation MacRoberts Trust The Lord Faringdon Charitable Trust Paul Orchard-Lisle Smith Brothers (Leic) Julian Radcliffe Dyers Company Neil Kerr Armourers' & Braziers Company C3IA Microsoft Spectra Infrastar The Worshipful Company of Fletchers

We were delighted to join East Anglia RFCA at their AGM in Cambridge today to talk about The Ulysses Trust and meet some great people doing fantastic work. Let’s hope it encourages more cadet, OCdt and reservist expeditions! #weareearfca

Ex: Northern Chile Cormorant 2023
Here's a super little video put together by Reservists from 206 MMR who took part in Ex: Northern Chile Cormorant 2023 (supported by The Ulysses Trust). We award grants to Cadet, OCdt and Reservist expeditions deploying to the UK and overseas - of all shapes and sizes.⁠ Get in touch to find out more. Many thanks to all our supporters who continue to help our charity change lives. BAE Systems Fujitsu Sopra Steria Team Forces Veterans' Foundation Worshipful Company of Grocers Army Sport Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Reserve Forces & Cadets Association for Greater London Levison Wood Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust

Message from Levison Wood
Last week we held an event at Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust Hall to thank our supporters and showcase what we do: + changing lives through enabling outdoor challenge, exploration and adventure +supporting activities that deliver confidence, resilience, self-awareness and values + opening eyes to a world of unseen opportunity, and achievement beyond expectation. One of our ambassadors, Levison Wood, recorded a special video message of support as he was unable to attend the event in person. We're delighted to have Lev on board as an ambassador as he is a world renowned explorer and helps raise awareness about the work we do and is an inspiration and a role model to our beneficiaries. Thank you Lev. #ThankyouThursday BAE Systems Fishmongers Company Wessex RFCA Sopra Steria Team Forces Veterans' Foundation Worshipful Company of Grocers Army Sport Greater London Reserve Forces' & Cadets' Association Royal Air Force Charitable Trust

Did you know we support mountain bike activities/expeditions? Officer cadets from EMUOTC Association have been honing their cycle skills in Wales recently (supported by The Ulysses Trust) We'll be publishing their report on our website very soon. In the meantime, if you'd like us to support your next cadet, OCdt or reservist expedition, please get in touch. East Midlands Reserve Forces & Cadets Association

EX DELAGO TIGER, - Exeter UOTC
We get some amazing expedition photos and videos sent to us from the units that we support. Here's some incredible drone footage from Exeter University Officers' Training Corps. They also sent us the following message: During the summer, 30 of our Officer Cadets took part in EX DELAGO TIGER, where they headed to the beautiful Dolomite mountains in northern Italy for 2 weeks of adventure training. Activities there included Via Ferrata, Trekking and Rock climbing. There were impressive achievements made throughout, with one group even making it up the Marmolada (the highest in the Dolomites at an impressive 3,343m). All cadets also took part in expeditions over 2-3 days, staying in Rifugios and trekking/climbing long distances. A massive thank you to all staff involved (including our incredible chefs) for making this happen. It was an absolutely incredible experience that we are sure none of them will forget… until next year! A huge thank you also to @ulyssestrust for supporting this trip! #uotc #euotc #dolomites #viaferrata #trekking #rockclimbing #adventure #bemorethanyourdegree

The 2021 Prince of Wales’s Expeditionary Award was presented by ACM Sir Simon Bryant at The Ulysses Trust’s 30th Anniversary event on Thursday 28 July at Cadogan Hall. The event was a celebration of the Trust’s 30 years of grantmaking during which it has supported over 40,000 reservists, university cadets and cadets to take part in challenging and adventurous expeditions in the UK and around the world. Many thanks to everyone who attended and all those who helped us make it happen.

Here's another video clip from our recent 'Seeking New Horizons' event. It features @canfordschool CCF Cadets undertaking Nordic Skiing and building ice shelters in Norway in the early part of 2020 (just before lockdown). Click https://www.ulyssestrust.co.uk/ if you'd like our support to try something similar.

Here's a video clip from our 'Seeking New Horizons' event which took place last month. It features @east_of_scotland_uas cadets during their epic mountain bike adventure in Mongolia in 2019. Click https://www.ulyssestrust.co.uk/grant-applications/ if you'd like our support to try something similar.

You can't beat a bit of camp cooking. These cadets from 2344 (Longbenton) Air Cadet Squadron are learning new culinary skills during their assessed expedition (supported by the Ulysses Trust). And it got me thinking about my favourite camping stove. I'm a big fan of petrol stoves so it's a toss up between the classic Coleman 533 or the quirky Opitmus 8R. What's your favourite cooker for creating outdoor cuisine?

ON THIS DAY... in 2019, 282 (East Ham) Squadron Royal Air Force Air Cadets 6F (Romford) Squadron ATC and 34F Balham & Tooting Squadron, RAF Air Cadets set-off to the Brecon Beacons for a week of adventure. Maybe we can support your next expedition too? Get in touch to find out more.

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It's not too late to sponsor our Chairman, Nick Kurth, who completed the Prudential Ride London – Surrey 100 challenge event on Sunday. Nick was raising funds for The Ulysses Trust and his fundraising page remains open. Please support Nick (and The Ulysses Trust) at: https://tinyurl.com/nick-kurth Thanks!

Adriatic Lion 2019
Got a minute to spare? Grab a brew and enjoy this bitesize slideshow video of University of Birmingham Air Squadron Ex: Adriatic Lion 2019 (supported by The Ulysses Trust) - a sailing expedition around Croatia's Dalmation Coast Fancy trying something similar? If so please get in touch as we may be able to support you. We welcome applications from ALL UOTC, Reservist and Cadet units who want to try something adventurous either at home or abroad. #nottoyield #adventureawaits #ulyssestrust