Megan Cumberlidge’s photos have made me very jealous. She won a Next Challenge Grant and recently took her mountain bike to Andalusia, Spain. Her grant was only small – £50... Read more
By far our youngest grant winners to date, Dyuthi and Druthi (4), have recently returned from a short walk in the Western Ghats, India. They went with their dad, Guru, and cousin, Adithi (8)... Read more
Last year, Next Challenge Grant winner Bex Band kicked a scooter 150 miles around the ‘London LOOP’. In her grant application, written in July 2016, she wrote: Myself and my husb... Read more
While I read through all of the wonderful applications we’ve received for this year’s Next Challenge Grant, previous years’ winners are out there doing their things. Today,... Read more
The Channel Islands might not be the first destination that springs to mind when planning an expedition but it is eactly where Next Challenge Grant winner, Amanda McDonnell, chose for her ad... Read more
Next Challenge Grant winner Tina Page has just run the British Three Peaks: Snowden, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis. She didn’t just run up them, she ran between them too: 500 miles in tot... Read more
Two weeks ago, we waved off the first two winners of the 2017 Next Challenge Grant: Libby and Lisa set off run and cycle up every Munro in Scotland. They’ve already ticked off 31 mount... Read more
Two weeks ago I announced the winners of the 2017 Next Challenge Grant. There were sixteen winners spanning a whole range of adventures but the biggest award went to two fell running buddies... Read more
Charlie and Sam King were winners of a 2016 Next Challenge Grant. They used their money for a big cycling trip across Europe inspired by their dad who had done a similar ride aged 17 but had... Read more
Cycling between, walking up and swimming on the slopes of Snowdon, Cadair Idris and Pen y Fan. That was the plan for 2016 Next Challenge Grant winner Heather Jones. She hadn’t planned,... Read more
Applications for the 2017 Next Challenge Grant closed last Friday. We’ll have to wait a while before we find out who’s going to win but, in the meantime, there are still plenty o... Read more
Heather Jones is about to set off to cycle between, hike up and swim on the slopes of the Welsh Three Peaks. She was one of the winners of last year’s Next Challenge Grant and has very... Read more
