I am delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 Next Challenge Grant. A wonderful spread of walking, running, cycling, climbing, swimming and skiing. Some in far flung places like Guam an... Read more
In their application, Next Challenge Grant winners and Zoe and Juliette described themselves as “passionate about hiking as well as sheep”. They were agricultural engineering stu... Read more
The Next Challenge Grant is now open for adventures happening in 2024. Click here to apply. What is The Next Challenge Grant? The Next Challenge Grant funds people having adventures, big and... Read more
Following a Bulgarian narrow gauge railway. Walking from one white horse to another. A triathlon across Wales. A swim the length of Cumbria. A cycle through the Great Sambisa Forest. A cycle... Read more
The Next Challenge Grant is now open for donations and applications. Click here to donate Click here to apply Now in its eighth year, the Next Challenge Grant has supported over 70 different... Read more
Here are the wonderful people and ideas that won Next Challenge Grants this year. Apologies for the delay in sharing their stories. The 2023 Next Challenge Grant will open for applications v... Read more
Here are the winners of the 2022 Next Challenge Grant (in no particular order): Crossing the Alps on foot – Zoe Mitaut and Juliette Polle Climbing the smallest mountains in Scotland, E... Read more
The 2022 Cycle Touring Festival launches today with a week of free online events. Browse the programme and register at www.cycletouringfestival.co.uk Talks include: Fat biking through Columb... Read more
Charity worker Bethany and music producer Alasdair won a Next Challenge Grant to complete the Great Western Trail on a motorcycle, riding “2UP” (i.e. two people on one bike). The... Read more
Here is grant winner Tenny Adamian’s account of circumnavigating Lake Sevan, Armenia, on a stand up paddle board (SUP). Tenny won £200 towards her expedition from The Next Challenge Gr... Read more
I have extended the deadline for applications to the 2022 Next Challenge Grant. It was originally 31st December 2021, but I am allowing an extra month for people to get their applications in... Read more
We spent nine days cycling the length of Shetland with our two young children last summer as part of a five week tour of Scotland. This is Laura’s account of our time at top of the UK... Read more
