Fundraising
We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to ALL our volunteers for their fundraising efforts on behalf of Combat Stress. Sadly, we can acknowledge but a few on this webpage. Among the many deserving recognition are:
Chara Challenge
In this year's Chara Challenge we had an impressive 12 individuals participating which is excellent. This 30 mile endurance race across Dartmoor involved carrying 32lbs in a daysack! So we thank all twelve of our runners for all their hard work and fundraising efforts. In total over £8000 has been raised which is great.
Lands End to John O'Groats - 24th July
Benjamin Barkes, George Rutherford-Jones, Ed Thorne and Callum McCall successfully completed their cycle ride in an impressive 5 days! Well done to all the team for this excellent achievement. They have raised over £2000 in sponsorship for Combat Stress so thank you to all the team for your hard work. To visit their fundraising page please go to: http://www.justgiving.com/benjybarkes1.
Charlie Weller, Leicester De Montford Round Table - May 2010
Earlier this year Charlie Weller and 3 friends from the Leicester De Montford Round Table drove 290 miles, taking part in the Barcelona Bangers rally. Charlie's Toyota Carina took him from Leicester to Calais, to Lyon, then to Nice, through the Pyrenees and ending in Barcelona. The guys spent 24/7 together in a confined space for 10 days in total, and thanks to their efforts raised £3,500 to be split between Mind, Parkinson, Barnardos and Combat Stress. Thanks to Charlie for supporting Combat Stress, a massive well done to you and all the guys who took part.
British London 10K - 11th July
A big thank you to all of our 96 runners who completed the 6 mile course on behalf of Combat Stress. It was a fantastic day and it was great to meet so many runners at the picnic afterwards. Sponsorship is still rolling in and we wish to thank everyone for all their training, running and fundraising.
Waltham St Lawrence Annual Shoeing Competion - 5th June 2010
Haitze & Helen organised another fantastic shoeing competion this year, running alongside The Bell Inn's annual Beer Festival. Residents of Waltham St Lawrence and the surrounding area went along to enjoy the festivities and watch the Farriers (some being Ex-services themselves) compete. At the end of a very sunny day a wonderful £2,415 was raised. A huge thanks to Helen & Haitze for all their support, the local businesses for paying for their stands, KBIS for their sponsorship and thanks to all the public for making the day such a success.
Marathon Des Sables 2010
In April this year Geoffrey Stanford competed in the Marathon Des Sables in the Southern Morroccan desert. The run is a 150 mile Ultra-Marathon with the longest single stage sitting at a staggering 55 miles in length! Runners have to carry enough food and equipment they need for the entire event. So a big congratulations to Geoffrey who chose to run on behalf of Combat Stress. Geoffrey has raised approximately £7000 in sponsorship so thank you for all your hard work and fundraising efforts. To find out more information or donate to his page please visit: http://www.justgiving.com/GeoffreyStanford.
London to Paris Cycle - 27th - 30th May
Heather Sharp and a team of 13 cyclists have successfully completed their 300 mile bike ride from Marble Arch to the Arc De Triomphe in aid of Combat Stress. This is a great achievement and we express our thanks to all members of the cycling team for supporting the charity! They have so far raised £1230 which is excellent. If you would like to find out more about their cycle ride and donate then please visit www.justgiving.com/londontoparisforcombatstress.
Plymouth Half Marathon - 30th May
Congratulations to both Alex Lambert and Tom Burt who successfully completed this year's Plymouth Half Marathon in an impressive 1 hour and 39 minutes! As they both turned 17 on the day it was a great way to celebrate. They have already exceeded their fundraising target on their Justgiving page and have raised £850 for Combat Stress. Our thanks go to Alex and Tom for their support. If you would like to donate to their page then please visit: www.justgiving.com/alexandtomforcombatstress.
60KM Just Walk Event - 15th May
A big thank you to Claire Sohn and her brother who have completed their charity walk across the South Downs for Combat Stress! So far on their Justgiving site they have managed to raise the impressive amount of £7,847 and money is still rolling in! If you would like to find out more about their walk and donate then please visit www.justgiving.com/Claire-Sohn.
If you would be interested in taking part in the Just Walk event next year on behalf of combat Stress then please visit www.acrossthedivide.com/just-walk for more information. Once you sign up you can cover distances from 10KM to 60KM.
London Marathon 2010 - 25th April
A massive congratulations to all 14 of our runners who completed this year's London Marathon in aid of Combat Stress. We hope you all had a wonderful day. Money is still rolling in from their sponsorship which is excellent! If you would like to donate to any of our runners pages then please click on the link below.
http://www.justgiving.com/adamfoden
http://www.justgiving.com/simon-ford.
George Rutherford-Jones: http://www.justgiving.com/GeorgeR-J
http://www.justgiving.com/Gary-Watson
http://www.justgiving.com/Andrea-Lowe
http://www.justgiving.com/HelenLouisaBlake
Own Place Runners:
http://www.justgiving.com/jmcclung
http://www.justgiving.com/Owain-Thomas
Mark Bisset, the Chilli Piper 
Mark raised £9,600 for the charity in 2009. He raised money at Burns Night and at each of our Battle Proms concerts. keep piping Mark! : http://chillipiper.co.uk/
Battlegames
For their continued support: http://battlegames.co.uk/ Henry Hyde's Combat Stress Appeal in conjunction with Battlegames, has now uped their target to £10,000 after hitting and over taking their original aim of £5,000. so far they have reached an impressive £5,049.68. We thank Henry, the readers of Battlegames and everyone who has helped raise funds.