Tag: 2019 Grant
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Walking the Staffordshire Way with a toddler
Marjorie Armijos won a Next Challenge Grant back in 2019. Originally from Ecuador, she moved to the UK a couple of years ago and applied for the grant as an excuse to explore her new local area of Staffordshire, planning to walk all 99 miles of the Staffordshire Way with her two year old daughter,…
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Running across every UK national park
Mike Creighton won a Next Challenge Grant in 2019 to run across all the national parks in the UK. Health issues means he still has one park left to go, but in the meantime here is his story. The Next Challenge Grant is a crowd-funded adventure grant which has supported over 70 adventures since it was founded…
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Walking Around Scotland with a Pony
65 year old architect and Perthshire resident Sue Manning recently went walking in the mountains with her pack pony Kirsty. She won a Next Challenge Grant in part because she wanted to show that it is possible to have an adventure at any age, travelling slowly and without going too far from home. Traveling with…
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Crossing the Kolyma Mountain Range in the Russian Arctic
I tend to call the winning ideas from my grant “adventures” rather than “expeditions” because I don’t like to throw around the term “expedition” lightly. Like the word “epic”, I think it gets over used and there is a risk of diluting its meaning. Grant winners Wyatt Stevens and Tully Henke recently completed an epic…
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Teenager Walking from the Lakes to the Dales
The Next Challenge Grant is open to applicants of all ages but I especially like receiving applications from young people. I never stop being impressed by the ambition and boldness of youth, and today’s grant winner is no exception. At first glance, a few days of walking in the UK may not immediately seem like…
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Paddle-Boarding the Longest Lakes in England, Scotland and Wales
We all know about the British Three Peaks Challenge: climbing up the highest mountain in each of Scotland, England and Wales. But what about a Three Lakes Challenge? Crossing the largest lake in each of the British nations. Grant winner Jo Laird set out to do just that with a stand-up paddleboard (albeit without the…
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The Winners of the 2019 Next Challenge
I am delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 Next Challenge Grant. There are 11 fantastic adventure ideas ranging from prison island “swimming escapes” and fat-biking across a frozen plateau, to crossing a mountain range in northeastern Russia and walking the Staffordshire Way with a baby. The Next Challenge Grant would not be possible…
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2019 Grant Deadline Extended (plus: win £150’s worth of free kit)
Two bits of news for you grant fans: 1. 2019 Grant deadline The deadline for the 2019 Next Challenge Grant has been extended. It was previously 31 December 2018 but is now 31 January 2019. In previous years, the grant has taken place over two rounds: an initial application followed by detailed applications from a…
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2019 Next Challenge Grant Open for Applications
The Next Challenge Grant is once again open for applications and donations. The deadline for applications is 31 December 2018 and grants will be awarded in January 2019. Click here to apply Click here to donate The 2019 Next Challenge Grant This is the fifth of year of the grant. I started it in 2015…