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Just Walk is a fantastic one day charity walking event around the glorious South Downs. This fundraising walk is open to anyone who is keen to get their walking boots on and hike for charity – you can choose either 10km, 20km, 40km or 60km routes – so something for everybody. You choose your distance, choose your charity and Just Walk.
This charity walk offers enthusiastic walkers the chance to experience a breathtaking charity walk over the picturesque South Downs in West Sussex and generate funds for their chosen charity. Now in it’s 6th year!
As we like this event so much we are offering 2 free places on the 20km route (worth £100), all you need to do to be in with a chance to WIN these places is to RT our tweet to enter! We will pick a name from all our Twitter entries, at random, on Friday 15th July 2011.
June 20th, 2011 | cancer run, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Events, Chichester, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, fund raising ideas, fundraising, fundraising marathon, Just Events, Just for Fun, Just Walk, open event, South Downs Way, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, West Sussex | No Comments | 
We have just received some great feedback from our recent trip to Kilimanjaro with Oxfam Ireland, it was a fantastic trip with a great group and with 100% success rate. Whoo Hoo!
Grace O’Neill from Oxfam Ireland who was on the Kilimanjaro Trek, 26th-9 March 2011 – “ALL SUMMITED”. Re Paul Collins the Expedition Leader – “motivational, inspiring and commanded confidence”. “Paul was great – took the time to know everyone in the group and was excellent at encouraging us to work together as a team. The group all acknowledged post-summit, that is was great they all made it up together, which is something very different to other groups experiences we had heard of. He inspired confidence in the team’s ability. He also was good fun in the evenings and kept people’s spirits up when they were tired.
I think he genuinely bonded with quite of few of the pax – it didn’t seem to be just another trek to him, he took time chatting to individuals.”
Tim Farrelly - “Summiting Kilimanjaro was a lifetime achievement which was only made possibly by ATD’s excellent itinerary and expert leadership.”
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June 14th, 2011 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity trek, Comic Relief, Comic relief Kilimanjaro trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, kilimanjaro, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Social Enterprise, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, Trek, trek for charity | No Comments |
Our Operations Manager recently headed up to Kilimanjaro and has written up a fantastic account of the trek.
One of the expedition leaders has been ripping the innards from the leader files, and we suspect it may be a certain Ceri Williams. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to accompany Mr Williams to Tanzania and to find out whether he is indeed the Leader-file-Ripper. And so it was that I found myself on the Cancer Research UK Kilimanjaro trek with Ceri, Sonya and Julia: my first overseas trip with Across the Divide.
The 7-hour bus journey from Nairobi to Moshi gave us a sense of the scale of the East African plains, and several opportunities to buy some small carved wooden animals. I had imagined that we would see Kilimanjaro looming on the horizon as we crossed the border into Tanzania, but it was not until the following day when we stopped at Mshuwa shop for Coca Cola that I got my first glimpse of Kilimanjaro poking its head out of the clouds.
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June 13th, 2011 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity trek, Comic Relief, Comic relief Kilimanjaro trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, kilimanjaro, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Social Enterprise, Team, Team Building, Trek | No Comments |
Fancy setting yourself a challenge this year? Take part in UNICEF’s trek for the Children of Namibia, which takes place in the stunning landscape of the Namib Desert, the oldest desert in the world; in southern Africa.
What is more, taking part in this trek is a unique opportunity for you to get to know more about UNICEF first hand. The visit to one of the UNICEF projects is a chance to see how much difference your support makes to the children of Namibia and just one of the many highlights of the trip.
For more information, please visit their website: http://www.unicef.org.uk/Fundraise/Get-active/Trekking/Namibia-trek/
Alternatively, contact them on 0844 801 2414 or email challenge@unicef.org.uk
Date – 30 August – 9 September 2011
June 6th, 2011 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity trek, Comic Relief, Comic relief desert trek, Comic relief Kilimanjaro trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, desert trek, Endurance, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Social Enterprise, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, Trek, trek for charity | No Comments |
Our fantastic photographer at Just Walk, Richersea not only took great photos but kindly put together a great video. Hope you enjoy it!
Just Walk is now in it’s 6th year. It’s open to everyone wanting to fundraise for their charity of their choice and at the same take take on a walking challenge. There are four distances to choose from 10km, 20km, 40km and 60km so something for everyone. Sign up to Just Walk 2012!
Just Walk 2011 video
May 24th, 2011 | Adventure Travel, cancer run, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, charity dog sledding, Charity Events, charity run, charity trek, Chichester, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, fund raising ideas, fundraising, fundraising marathon, Just Events, Just for Fun, Just Walk, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Social Enterprise, South Downs Way, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, Trek, trek for charity, West Sussex | No Comments |
Just Walk number 5 – was a huge success! On 7th May, 700 walkers took part in our annual UK charity walk, raising funds for the charity of their choice. We had a huge number of charities represented from Parkinson’s UK to WellChild to Cats Protection to Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund.
The day started with thundery showers and finished with showers but that didn’t damper anyones spirit.
For the first time we also had 10km runners take part and the first two ladies across the line were knabbed by Spirit FM to do an interview – once they’d caught their breath.
We’ve already had our first sign-ups for Just Walk 2012 so why not join us on this wonderful event.
I just wanted to pass my thanks onto your for such an amazing day on Saturday. I travelled to Goodwood to complete the 60k walk, having never done this kind of distance before I was quite nervous about the day, and after 16 hours of hard, wet and sore trekking my friend and I finally crossed the finish line. But I can say with hand on heart we would have found it 100 times more difficult without the amazing support of your crew and volunteers, they were fantastic, the encouragement and support they offered throughout the walk (especially at night time when they were as tired as us!) was monumental. They always had huge smiles on their faces and did everything in their power to get us over the finish line. Thank you, thank you, thank you what a FAB day! If possible please pass on my thanks to all the crew and volunteers who helped out on the day. Thanks again your all amazing! Cassandra – 2011 Just Walker
May 23rd, 2011 | Adventure Travel, cancer run, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity run, charity trek, Chichester, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, Endurance, fund raising ideas, fundraising, fundraising marathon, Just Events, Just for Fun, Just Walk, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Runner, Running, Social Enterprise, South Downs Way, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, Trek, trek for charity, West Sussex | No Comments |
KIT 
Remember what to wear:
- Comfortable walking boots or shoes
- Suntan lotion
- Thin tops (several if required)
- Walking poles (not essential)
- Warm top
- Sunglasses
- Quality walking socks
- Water bottle
Also be prepared, it might rain and for night walking you may need some extra layers.
Remember to carry:
- Water 2 litres
- Waterproofs
- Sun hat
- Snacks
- Small first aid kit
- Spare warm top
- Camera
- Mobile phone
- Spare money
- Head torch (if 40km and 60km routes)
- Plastic bags for rubbish
May 4th, 2011 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity trek, Chichester, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, Endurance, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, Just Walk, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Running, Social Enterprise, South Downs Way, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, Trek, trek for charity, West Sussex | No Comments |
Still time to join us at Just Walk 2011. Just Walk is an exciting sponsored UK charity walk for anyone wanting to fundraise for the charity of their choice. This fundraising walk is open to anyone who is keen to get their walking boots on and hike for charity – you can choose either 10km, 20km, 40km or 60km routes – so something for everybody.
NEW FOR 2011 – JUST RUN. Due to high demand we have now opened up the 10km walk to 10km runners. It is the same route, same price, it’s just running.
Join some inspirational walkers like Sue Fuller and Katie Bizzey.
So whether you are running or walking we look forward to seeing you in a few days.
April 26th, 2011 | Adventure Travel, cancer run, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity run, charity trek, Chichester, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, fund raising ideas, fundraising, fundraising marathon, Just Events, Just for Fun, Just Walk, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Runner, Running, Social Enterprise, South Downs Way, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, Trek, trek for charity, ultra marathon, West Sussex | No Comments |
I have just returned from leading a Nepal Multi Challenge for the Princes Trust . The Trust is a fantastic youth charity that helps change young lives. It was great to see a participant on the challenge that had directly benefitted from their enterprise programme, and their story really helped to frame the positive benefits of the fundraising achieved by all the participants.
Compared to the other adventure challenges we deliver, this has got to be one of the toughest physical and mental tests going. Right from the start participants have to cope with brutal ascents, relentless heat and difficult terrain. I was blessed and impressed with a group that took it all on the chin and threw themselves into it with abandon, even despite severe flight delays that meant very little sleep was had before the challenge began.
Cycling out from Pokhara we found ourselves right in the middle of a Holi festival and spent the day being pelted with paint from mischievous children which added a nice cultural element to the journey.
I love the final day of this challenge – a really tough 95km bike ride (see profile above). Freewheeling the last 10km down into Pokhara is a great way to finish and gives time to really put into perspective what has been achieved over the week.
If you want to test your physical and mental limits, and improve team work and leadership skills, you really can’t get a better challenge than this.
Steve Clark
Director of Operations
April 12th, 2011 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, Endurance, Everest Base Camp, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Himalayas, India, Just Events, Just for Fun, Nepal, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Social Enterprise, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, Trek, trek for charity | No Comments |
I have now managed to clock up a total of 140km. The last 50km really put the shoe to the test on the dusty high trails of the Annapurna region in Nepal, from Birethanti through Gorepani, Tatopani and on to Beni. The trails were steep ascents and descents on rocky, uneven steps, hot and dusty 4×4 tracks and local mountain trails. This is definitely the type of terrain that the shoe excels in. They felt remarkably stable, and had excellent grip. They were cool in the heat, and the sole is looking surprisingly new without any detectable wear and tear. The shoe let in a lot of dirt, but nothing big enough to cause rubbing or blisters. So far I am impressed and thinking of the next place to put them through their paces.
Steve Clark
http://www.ukgear.com
April 5th, 2011 | adventure race, Adventure Racing, Adventure Travel, cancer run, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, charity dog sledding, Charity Events, charity run, charity trek, Comic Relief, Comic relief desert trek, Comic relief Kilimanjaro trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, desert trek, Dog Sled, Dog sledding, Endurance, Everest Base Camp, fund raising ideas, fundraising, fundraising marathon, Himalayas, Just Events, Just for Fun, kilimanjaro, Marathon, Namib, Namibia, Nepal, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Runner, Running, Social Enterprise, South Downs Way, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, Trek, trek for charity, ultra marathon, wilderness running | No Comments |
