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Elysium Memorial Foundation - we are now a registered charity!
Lots of exciting news to share with you this week. Firstly, we are delighted to have been granted charity status. Our registered charity...
Ed
Aug 1, 20211 min read
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BBC Radio Oxford and a big milestone reached
Thank you to Kat Orman from BBC radio Oxford for her brilliant interview. You can listen on BBC Sounds here: (the interview starts at 1...
Ed
Jul 13, 20211 min read
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Mentioned in Parliament
We are thrilled to announce that Stuart Anderson, MP and Veteran, is supporting our cause and will be raising funds for the Elysium Memorial
Ed
Jun 29, 20211 min read
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‘I’ve lost 17 veteran friends to suicide – that’s why I’m kayaking from Liverpool to London’
A huge thank to Heathcliff O'Malley from The Telegraph for this article
Ed
Jun 19, 20211 min read
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On the water in Boroughbridge and at Ellerton park lake
We've had a couple of great training days recently. Last week I went out with the Yorkshire sea kayaking club at Boroughbridge, it was...
Ed
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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Press coverage in The Telegraph
A big thank you to Crystal Jones for the article in The Telegraph yesterday. If you didn't manage to see it, here it is: If you would...
Ed
Jun 15, 20211 min read
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BFBS Aldershot interview
We're delighted to have done another interview with BFBS to continue our awareness of our expedition to raise money for the Elysium...
Ed
May 28, 20211 min read
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Our kayaking route
We are delighted to be able to share our route and itinerary with you. We will depart Preston Brook Marina on the 17th August. We aim to...
Ed
Apr 23, 20211 min read
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Postponement of our kayaking expedition
It is with great sadness that we announce the postponement of the kayaking expedition from Liverpool to London, due to start on the 1st...
Ed
Jan 18, 20211 min read
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BFBS interview
BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) very kindly gave us an interview last week to put our important message out to all of the...
Ed
Jan 10, 20211 min read
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'Soldiers to kayak 280 miles for colleagues lost to suicide'
We are delighted to have been featured in the Oxford Mail. Follow the link to read the excellent article by Eirian Jane Prosser:...
Ed
Dec 31, 20201 min read
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Merry Christmas from the Elysium Memorial team
We hope everyone has a great Christmas and Hogmanay and hope to see you all in the New Year, when we start ramping up our training. If...
Ed
Dec 23, 20201 min read
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Interview on Canal Radio UK
DJ Pete from Canal Radio UK and I sat down to talk about the Elysium Memorial and our fundraising by kayaking from Liverpool to London....
Ed
Nov 30, 20201 min read
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If we are going to paddle almost 300 miles in April, we had better get training!
On Saturday, Dave Wood, myself and David Adams from river mountain experience set out to the River Ure in Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire,...
Ed
Nov 26, 20202 min read
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Elysium memorial
Welcome to our blog. Our aim is to erect a memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum to remember our fellow brothers and sisters, lost...
Ed
Nov 18, 20201 min read
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