Category Archives: Grants

This July after three sets of selection races I flew to Finland to represent Great Britain at the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC). I felt prepared, having been to JWOC 2016 in Switzerland but also nervous as it was my last competition as a junior. Flying out a few days before races started gave meContinue reading “2017 Orienteering, Alice Rigby, Junior World Championships”

World Schools Orienteering Championships 2017- Palermo, Sicily Day 1 The journey was very long, as from our Heathrow to Rome flight to the Rome to Palermo flight we had about 2 hours waiting. We got to the hotel eventually though, and we were so amazed at how nice it was- we had sea and sunsetContinue reading “2017 Orienteering, Evie Conway, World Schools Championships”

Over the years we have been paddling, we have been lucky enough to experience such places as the French and Austrian Alps along with the beauty of the British Isles, especially Snowdonia. All expeditions have followed previously paddled rivers, detailed and documented by other paddlers before us. In the world we live in now, theContinue reading “2017 Kayaking, Matt Cullen, Birnock Water Expedition”

James Nicholson – Jack Bloor Fund Report I am very grateful to the Jack Bloor Fund for supporting my RYA Senior Instructor course which took place at Rockley Point Watersports, Poole in April 2017. Growing up by the sea in Devon, I volunteered as an Assistant Instructor at my local sailing club from the ageContinue reading “2017 Sailing, James Nicholson, Senior Instructor Course”

IronTour Race report – Sarah Hodgson Five days after my first triathlon in three years, I quietly wondered if I was going mad. Armed with an Italian phrasebook and a cumbersome bike box, I travelled to Elba, a small island off the coast of Tuscany, known only as Napoleons’ place of exile. The place boastsContinue reading “2017 Triathlon, Sarah Hodgson, IronTour”

The WSO Championships takes place every 2 years and more than 800 athletes competed this year. There is a large focus on fair play, competition and developing friendships between different countries. The whole event started with a huge opening ceremony and each team paraded through the streets of Palermo chanting and waving their flags. AfterContinue reading “2017 Orienteering, Tara Schwarze-Chintapatla, World Schools Orienteering Championships”

Hi, I am Joseph Parker, in September I received monetary assistance from this fund to pay for my Level 2 cycle coaching course, and in December I became a fully qualified Level 2 coach. At the beginning of March I took my Level 2 mountain bike specific coaching qualification. This fund has enabled me toContinue reading “2017 Cycling, Joe Parker, Cycle Coaching”

Elbrus Expedition 2016 Sponsors Log Elbrus Expedition Diary (8-21st July) Day 1: Late on a Friday night I set off to Heathrow airport from my home in Rotherham. Our team was allotted one of the last flights to Moscow airport. I settled in with the members of my team which I had just met forContinue reading “2017 Mountaineering, Joe Stickland, Mount Elbrus”

JEC 2016   This year the Junior European Cup was being held in Scotland in the areas surrounding Aberfoyle and Stirling. It was sandwiched on the weekend between the Junior Inter Regional Championships where I ran for Yorkshire and the Junior home Internationals Where I ran for England. This meant I had to manage myContinue reading “2016 Orienteering, Laura King, Junior European Cup”

World Lifesaving Championships My journey to the World Lifesaving Championships started after the National UK Championships were held in February this year. From this event, myself along with 3 other women and a team of 4 men were selected to represent our club and head out to Holland in September. After the initial selection ofContinue reading “2016 Lifesaving, Jennie Lockwood, World Championships”